Amendment of Rule 48(2) on own-initiative reports European Parliament decision of 15 February 2012 on amendment of Rule 48 (2) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on own-initiative reports (2011/2168(REG))
Date: 2012-02-15
Institutions: Committee on Constitutional Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, activity report, interinstitutional relations (EU), rules of procedure








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30.8.2013   


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Official Journal of the European Union


CE 249/66





Wednesday 15 February 2012Amendment of Rule 48(2) on own-initiative reports
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European Parliament decision of 15 February 2012 on amendment of Rule 48 (2) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on own-initiative reports (2011/2168(REG))
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The European Parliament,






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having regard to the Conference of Presidents' decision of 7 April 2011 on own-initiative reports,










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having regard to the letter of 26 April 2011 from the President of the European Parliament to the Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs,










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having regard to Rules 211 and 212 of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A7-0399/2011),










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Takes note of the Conference of Presidents' decision of 7 April 2011 stating that own-intiative reports drawn up on the basis of annual activity and monitoring reports listed in Annexes 1 and 2 to the Conference of Presidents' decision of 12 December 2002 as contained in Annex XVIII to its Rules of Procedure (‘the 2002 Decision’) are to be considered as strategic reports within the meaning of Rule 48(2), and instructs its Secretary-General to incorporate the decision into Annex XVIII;










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Takes the view that Article 2(4) of the 2002 Decision has become obsolete as a result of its decision of 13 November 2007 on the amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure in light of the Statute for Members (1), and instructs its Secretary-General to adapt Annex XVIII accordingly;










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Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;










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










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










PRESENT TEXT


AMENDMENT





Amendment 6/rev





Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 48 – paragraph 2




2.   Motions for resolutions contained in own-initiative reports shall be examined by Parliament under the short presentation procedure set out in Rule 139. Amendments to such motions for resolutions shall only be admissible for consideration in plenary if tabled by the rapporteur to take account of new information or by at least one-tenth of the Members of Parliament. Political groups may table alternative motions for resolutions in accordance with Rule 157(4). 
This paragraph
 shall not apply in cases where the subject of the report qualifies for a key debate in plenary, where the report is drawn up pursuant to the right of initiative referred to in Rule 41 or 42, or where the report 
can be considered
 a strategic report 
according to the criteria set out by the Conference of Presidents
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2.   Motions for resolutions contained in own-initiative reports shall be examined by Parliament under the short presentation procedure set out in Rule 139. Amendments to such motions for resolutions shall only be admissible for consideration in plenary if tabled by the rapporteur to take account of new information or by at least one-tenth of the Members of Parliament. Political groups may table alternative motions for resolutions in accordance with Rule 157(4). 
Rule 163 and Rule 167 shall apply to the committee's motion for a resolution and amendments thereto. Rule 167 shall also apply to the single vote on alternative motions for resolutions.






 




The first paragraph
 shall not apply in cases where the subject of the report qualifies for a key debate in plenary, where the report is drawn up pursuant to the right of initiative referred to in Rule 41 or 42, or where the report 
has been authorised as
 a strategic report.






(1)  OJ C 282 E, 6.11.2008, p. 106.