European Parliament decision of 20 November 2012 on amendment of Rule 181 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning verbatim reports of proceedings and Rule 182 concerning the audiovisual record of proceedings (2012/2080(REG))
Date: 2012-11-20
Institutions: Committee on Constitutional Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, rules of procedure








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Official Journal of the European Union


C 419/200





P7_TA(2012)0423
Amendment of Rule 181 on verbatim reports and Rule 182 on audiovisual record of proceedings
European Parliament decision of 20 November 2012 on amendment of Rule 181 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning verbatim reports of proceedings and Rule 182 concerning the audiovisual record of proceedings (2012/2080(REG))
(2015/C 419/32)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the letter from its President of 13 January 2012,










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having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2011 on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 as modified by the Council — all sections — and letters of amendment Nos 1/2012 and 2/2012 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 (1),










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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 (A7-0336/2012),










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whereas savings from the budget in the area of translation and interpretation must not jeopardise the principle of multilingualism, but are possible with the help of innovation and new working methods (2),












1.


Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;












2.


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












3.


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





Amendment 1


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Rule 181 — paragraph 1








Present text




Amendment





1.   A verbatim report of the proceedings of each sitting shall be drawn up 
in all the official languages
.


1.   A verbatim report of the proceedings of each sitting shall be drawn up 
as a multilingual document in which all oral contributions appear in their original language
.





Amendment 2


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Rule 181 — paragraph 2








Present text




Amendment





2.   Speakers 
shall return
 corrections to typescripts of their 
speeches
 to the Secretariat 
within one week
.


2.   Speakers 
may make
 corrections to typescripts of their 
oral contributions within five working days. Corrections shall be sent within that deadline
 to the Secretariat.





Amendment 3


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Rule 181 — paragraph 3








Present text




Amendment





3.   The verbatim report shall be published as an annex to the Official Journal of the European Union.


3.   The 
multilingual
 verbatim report shall be published as an annex to the Official Journal of the European Union 
and preserved in the records of Parliament
.





Amendment 4


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Rule 181 — paragraph 4








Present text




Amendment





4.   
Members may ask for extracts
 from the verbatim report 
to be translated
 at short notice.


4.   
A translation into any official language of an extract
 from the verbatim report 
shall be made on request from a Member. If necessary, the translation shall be provided
 at short notice.





Amendment 5


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Rule 182 — paragraph - 1 (new)








Present text




Amendment





 




The proceedings of Parliament in the languages in which they are conducted, as well as the multilingual soundtrack from all active interpretation booths, shall be broadcast in real time on its website.







Amendment 6


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Rule 182 — paragraph 1








Present text




Amendment





Immediately after the sitting, an audiovisual record of the proceedings, 
including
 the soundtrack from all interpretation booths, shall be produced and made available on 
the internet
.


Immediately after the sitting, an 
indexed
 audiovisual record of the proceedings 
in the languages in which they were conducted
, 
as well as
 the 
multilingual
 soundtrack from all 
active
 interpretation booths, shall be produced and made available on 
Parliament's website during the current and the next parliamentary term, after which it shall be preserved in the records of Parliament
. 
That audiovisual record shall be linked to the multilingual verbatim reports of the proceedings as soon as they are available.








(1)  Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0461.

(2)  See resolution of 26 October 2011 mentioned above, paragraph 77.