European Parliament decision of 14 January 2014 on amendment of Rule 81 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on the consent procedure (2012/2124(REG))
Date: 2014-01-14
Institutions: Committee on Constitutional Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: consent procedure, rules of procedure








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Official Journal of the European Union


C 482/157





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Rules on voting and contents of reports in the consent procedure
European Parliament decision of 14 January 2014 on amendment of Rule 81 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on the consent procedure (2012/2124(REG))
(2016/C 482/26)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the letter from the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs of 9 December 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 (A7-0412/2013),












1.


Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;












2.


Decides that the amendments will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session and will apply to those consent procedures for which the committee responsible has not yet adopted a recommendation;












3.


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





Amendment 1


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Article 50 — interpretation — paragraph 2








Present text




Amendment







For the purposes of examining international agreements under Rule 90,
 the procedure with associated committees set out in this Rule may not be applied in relation to the 
consent procedure
 under Rule 81.


The procedure with associated committees set out in this Rule may not be applied in relation to the 
recommendation to be adopted by the committee responsible
 under Rule 81.





Amendment 2


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Article 81 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 1








Present text




Amendment





Where Parliament is asked to give its consent to a proposed act, it shall 
take a
 decision 
on the basis of
 a recommendation from the committee responsible to approve or reject the act.


Where Parliament is asked to give its consent to a proposed act, it shall
, when adopting its
 decision
, take into account
 a recommendation from the committee responsible to approve or reject the act. 
The recommendation shall include citations but not recitals. It may include a short justification, which shall be the responsibility of the rapporteur and which shall not be put to the vote. Rule 52(1) shall apply mutatis mutandis. Amendments tabled in committee shall be admissible only if they aim to reverse the recommendation as proposed by the rapporteur.







Amendment 3


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Article 81 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 1 a (new)








Present text




Amendment





 




The committee responsible may table a motion for a non-legislative resolution. Other committees may be involved in drawing up the resolution in accordance with Rule 188(3) in conjunction with Rules 49, 50 or 51.







Amendment 4


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Article 81 — paragraph 1 — subparagraph 2








Present text




Amendment





Parliament shall 
take a decision
 on the act requiring its consent under the Treaty on European Union or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by means of a single vote, and no amendments may be tabled. The majority required for the adoption of the consent shall be the majority indicated in the article of the Treaty on European Union or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that constitutes the legal basis for the proposed act.


Parliament shall 
decide
 on the act requiring its consent under the Treaty on European Union or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by means of a single vote 
on consent, irrespective of whether the recommendation from the committee responsible is to approve or reject the act
, and no amendments may be tabled. The majority required for the adoption of the consent shall be the majority indicated in the article of the Treaty on European Union or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that constitutes the legal basis for the proposed act 
or, where no majority is indicated therein, the majority of the votes cast. If the majority required is not obtained, the proposed act shall be deemed to have been rejected
.





Amendment 5


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Article 81 — paragraph 2








Present text




Amendment





2.   In the case of 
accession treaties and
 international agreements 
and
 determination of a serious and persistent breach of 
common
 principles by a Member State, Rules 74c, 74e 
and 90
 shall apply respectively. 
For an enhanced cooperation procedure in an area covered by the ordinary legislative procedure, Rule 74 g shall apply.




2.   
In addition,
 in the case of international agreements
, accession treaties, the
 determination of a serious and persistent breach of 
fundamental
 principles by a Member State, 
the establishment of the composition of Parliament, the establishment of enhanced cooperation between Member States or the adoption of the multiannual financial framework,
 Rules 
90,
 74c, 74e
, 74f, 74 g and 75
 shall apply respectively.





Amendment 6


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Article 81 — paragraph 3








Present text




Amendment





3.   Where Parliament's consent is required for a 
proposed
 legislative act or an envisaged international agreement, the committee responsible may 
decide, in the interests of achieving a positive outcome of the procedure, to
 present an interim report 
on the proposal
 to Parliament including a motion for a resolution containing recommendations for modification or implementation of the proposed act.


3.   Where Parliament's consent is required for a 
proposal for a
 legislative act or an envisaged international agreement, the committee responsible may present an interim report to Parliament, including a motion for a resolution containing recommendations for modification or implementation of the proposed 
legislative
 act 
or envisaged international agreement
.





Amendment 7


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Article 81 — paragraph 3 a — subparagraph 1 (new)








Present text




Amendment





 




3a.
   
The committee responsible shall deal with the request for consent without undue delay. If the committee responsible decides not to give a recommendation, or has not adopted a recommendation within six months after the request for consent has been referred to it, the Conference of Presidents may either place the matter on the agenda for a subsequent part-session for consideration, or decide to extend the six-month period in duly substantiated cases.







Amendment 8


Parliament's Rules of Procedure


Article 81 — paragraph 3 a — subparagraph 2 (new)








Present text




Amendment





 




Where Parliament's consent is required for an envisaged international agreement, Parliament may decide, on the basis of a recommendation from the committee responsible, to suspend the consent procedure for no longer than one year.