European Parliament decision of 13 November 2007 on the amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure in light of the Statute for Members (2006/2195(REG))
Date: 2007-11-13
Institutions: Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, Member of Parliament, Statute for Members of the Parliament, allowances and expenses, resolution

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P6_TA(2007)0499

Composition of the Conference of Presidents (amendment of Rule 23)

European Parliament decision of 13 November 2007 on amendment of Rule 23 of Parliament's
Rules of Procedure on the composition of the Conference of Presidents (2007/2066(REG))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for amendment of its Rules of Procedure (B6-0039/2007),

— having regard to Rule 202 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0355/2007),

1.

2.

3.

Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

Points out that the amendment will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session;

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information.

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AMENDMENT

Amendment 1
Rule 23, paragraph 2

2.
their
The Non-attached Members shall delegate two of
number to attend meetings of the Conference of Presidents,
without having the right to vote.

2.
The non-attached Members shall delegate one of their num-
ber to attend meetings of the Conference of Presidents, without
having the right to vote.

P6_TA(2007)0500

Amendment of the Rules of Procedure in light of the Statute for Members

European Parliament decision of 13 November 2007 on the amendment of Parliament's Rules of
Procedure in light of the Statute for Members (2006/2195(REG))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the letter from its President of 29 June 2006 and the announcement in plenary on

7 September 2006,

— having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinion of the

Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0368/2007),

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1.

Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

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Decides that these amendments will enter into force on the first day of its parliamentary term

2.
beginning in 2009;

3.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information.

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AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1

Rule 8

Payment of expenses and allowances

Implementation of the Statute for Members

The Bureau shall
expenses and allowances to Members.

lay down rules governing the payment of

Unless otherwise stipulated, the rules governing implementa-
tion of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament
shall be laid down by the Bureau.

Amendment 2

Rule 39, paragraph 1

Parliament may request the Commission to submit to it
1.
any appropriate proposal pursuant
to Article 192, second para-
graph, of the EC Treaty by adopting a resolution on the basis of
an own-initiative report from the committee responsible. The
resolution shall be adopted by a majority of the component
Members of Parliament. Parliament may, at the same time, fix a
deadline for the submission of such a proposal.

1.
Parliament may request the Commission, pursuant to Arti-
cle 192 of the EC Treaty, to submit to it any appropriate proposal
for the adoption of a new act or the amendment of an existing act, by
adopting a resolution on the basis of an own-initiative report
from the
to
Rule 45. The resolution shall be adopted by a majority of the
component Members of Parliament. Parliament may, at the same
time, fix a deadline for the submission of such a proposal.

responsible drawn up pursuant

committee

Amendment 3

Rule 39, paragraph 1a (new)

1a.
Any Member may table a proposal for a Community
act on the basis of the right of initiative granted to Parlia-
ment pursuant to Article 192 of the EC Treaty.

Amendment 4

Rule 39, paragraph 1b (new)

1b.
The proposal shall be submitted to the President, who
shall refer it to the committee responsible for consideration.
Prior to such referral, the proposal shall be translated into
those official languages which the chairman of that committee
considers necessary in order to make summary consideration
possible. The committee shall take a decision on further action
within three months of the referral, and after having heard
the author of the proposal.

Where the committee decides to submit the proposal to Parlia-
ment in accordance with the procedure set out in Rule 45, the
author of the proposal shall be named in the title of the
report.

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AMENDMENTS

Amendment 5

Rule 39, paragraph 2

2.
Before initiating the procedure under Rule 45, the com-
mittee responsible shall establish, in the following cases, that
no such proposal is under preparation:

deleted

(a) such a proposal is not included in the Annual Legislative

Programme;

(b) the preparations of such a proposal have not started or

are unduly delayed;

(c)

the Commission has not responded positively to earlier
requests
or
contained in resolutions adopted by Parliament with a
majority of the votes cast.

responsible

from the

committee

either

Amendment 6

Rule 45, paragraph 1

1.
A committee intending to draw up a report and to submit
a motion for a resolution to Parliament on a subject within its
competence on which neither a consultation nor a request for
an opinion has been referred to it pursuant to Rule 179(1) may
do so only with the authorisation of the Conference of Presi-
dents. Where such authorisation is withheld the reason must
always be stated.

1.
A committee intending to draw up a report and to submit
a motion for a resolution to Parliament on a subject within its
competence on which neither a consultation nor a request for
an opinion has been referred to it pursuant to Rule 179(1) may
do so only with the authorisation of the Conference of Presi-
dents. Where such authorisation is withheld the reason must
always be stated. Where the subject of the report is a proposal
tabled by a Member pursuant to Rule 39(1a), authorisation
may be withheld only if the conditions set out in Article 5 of
the Statute for Members and in Article 192 of the EC Treaty
are not met.

Amendment 7

Rule 150, paragraph 6, subparagraph 1

6.
Amendments shall be put to the vote only after they have
been printed and distributed in all the official languages, unless
not
Parliament
decide otherwise if at least 40 Members object.

Parliament may

otherwise.

decides

decides

6.
Amendments shall be put to the vote only after they have
been printed and distributed in all the official languages, unless
not
Parliament
decide otherwise if at least 40 Members object. Parliament
shall avoid taking decisions which would lead to Members
who use a particular language being disadvantaged to an
unacceptable degree.

Parliament may

otherwise.

Amendment 8

Annex I, Article 2, paragraph 1, point (aa) (new)

(aa)

any salary which the Member receives for the exercise

of a mandate in another parliament,

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AMENDMENTS

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Amendment 9
Annex I, Article 4

Pending the introduction of a Statute for Members of the
European Parliament to replace the various national rules,
Members shall be subject to the obligations imposed on them
by the legislation of the Member State in which they are elected
as regards the declaration of assets.

Members shall be subject to the obligations imposed on them
by the legislation of the Member State in which they are elected
as regards the declaration of assets.

Amendment 10
Annex VII, Section Ca (new)

Ca.

Personal conflicts of interest

With the approval of the Bureau, a Member may, on the basis
of a reasoned decision, be denied the right to inspect a Parlia-
ment document if, after having heard the Member concerned,
the Bureau comes to the conclusion that such inspection would
cause unacceptable damage to Parliament's institutional inter-
ests or to the public interest, and that the Member concerned
is seeking to inspect the document for private and personal
reasons. The Member may lodge a written appeal, which
must include reasons, against such a decision within one
month of notification thereof. Parliament shall reach a deci-
sion on the appeal without debate during the part-session
that follows its being lodged.

P6_TA(2007)0501

Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 November 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of
the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on public health and health
and safety at work (COM(2007)0046 — C6-0062/2007 — 2007/0020(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2007)0046),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0062/2007),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and

the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0365/2007),