Amendment of the Rules of Procedure to take into account the changing relationships between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty European Parliament decision of 29 March 2012 amending the Rules of Procedure to take into account the changing relationships between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon (2011/2266(REG))
Date: 2012-03-29
Institutions: Committee on Constitutional Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, Treaty of Lisbon, amendment, government, interinstitutional relations, rules of procedure








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6.9.2013   


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Official Journal of the European Union


CE 257/91





Thursday 29 March 2012Amendment of the Rules of Procedure to take into account the changing relationships between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty
P7_TA(2012)0111
European Parliament decision of 29 March 2012 amending the Rules of Procedure to take into account the changing relationships between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon (2011/2266(REG))
2013/C 257 E/15

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the letter from its President of 4 March 2011,










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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 (A7-0039/2012),










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Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;










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Points out that the amendments 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 1






Parliament’s Rules of Procedure


Rule 116 – paragraph 1





1.   Question Time with 
the Council and
 the Commission shall be held at each part-session at times decided by Parliament on a proposal from the Conference of Presidents.


1.   Question Time with the Commission shall be held at each part-session at times decided by Parliament on a proposal from the Conference of Presidents.





Amendment 2






Parliament’s Rules of Procedure


Rule 116 – paragraph 2





2.   No Member may put more than 
one question to the Council and
 one question to the Commission at any given part-session.


2.   No Member may put more than one question to the Commission at any given part-session.





Amendment 3






Parliament’s Rules of Procedure


Rule 116 – paragraph 5





5.   In accordance with guidelines established by the Conference of Presidents, specific question hours may be held with the President of the Commission, with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and with the President of the Eurogroup.


5.   In accordance with guidelines established by the Conference of Presidents, specific question hours may be held 
with the Council,
 with the President of the Commission, with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and with the President of the Eurogroup.





Amendment 4






Parliament’s Rules of Procedure


Annex II – part A – point 1 – indent 2











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fall within the competence and sphere of responsibility of the 
Commission and the Council
 and are of general interest;












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fall within the competence and sphere of responsibility of the 
addressee
 and are of general interest;









Amendment 5






Parliament’s Rules of Procedure


Annex II – part A – point 1 – indent 2 a (new)





 








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concern in particular, in the case of specific questions to the Council, the exercise of its functions in defining, coordinating and implementing Union policies, or concern its powers relating to appointment procedures or the operation of the institutions, agencies and bodies of the European Union or a revision of the Treaties,










Amendment 6






Parliament’s Rules of Procedure


Annex II – part A – point 2











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A question shall be inadmissible if the agenda already provides for the subject to be discussed with the participation of the institution concerned.












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A question shall be inadmissible if the agenda already provides for the subject to be discussed with the participation of the institution concerned
, or if it relates to the exercise of the Council’s legislative and budgetary functions referred to in Article 16(1), first sentence, of the Treaty on European Union
.