CELEX: 52007DP0500
Language: en
Date: 2007-11-13 00:00:00
Title: 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))

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Tuesday 13 November 2007
             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.   Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;
             2.   Points out that the amendment 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 Commission, for information.
                         PRESENT TEXT                                                              AMENDMENT
                                                             Amendment 1
                                                           Rule 23, paragraph 2
2.   The Non-attached Members shall delegate two of their                2.    The non-attached Members shall delegate one of their num-
number to attend meetings of the Conference of Presidents,               ber to attend meetings of the Conference of Presidents, without
without having the right to vote.                                        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;
              2.    Decides that these amendments will enter into force on the first day of its parliamentary term
              beginning in 2009;
              3.    Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information.
                          PRESENT TEXT                                                                 AMENDMENTS
                                                               Amendment 1
                                                                    Rule 8
Payment of expenses and allowances                                         Implementation of the Statute for Members
The Bureau shall lay down rules governing the payment of                   Unless otherwise stipulated, the rules governing implementa-
expenses and allowances to Members.                                        tion of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament
                                                                           shall be laid down by the Bureau.
                                                               Amendment 2
                                                             Rule 39, paragraph 1
1.    Parliament may request the Commission to submit to it                1.     Parliament may request the Commission, pursuant to Arti-
any appropriate proposal pursuant to Article 192, second para-             cle 192 of the EC Treaty, to submit to it any appropriate proposal
graph, of the EC Treaty by adopting a resolution on the basis of           for the adoption of a new act or the amendment of an existing act, by
an own-initiative report from the committee responsible. The               adopting a resolution on the basis of an own-initiative report
resolution shall be adopted by a majority of the component                 from the committee responsible drawn up pursuant to
Members of Parliament. Parliament may, at the same time, fix a             Rule 45. The resolution shall be adopted by a majority of the
deadline for the submission of such a proposal.                            component Members of Parliament. Parliament may, at the same
                                                                           time, fix a deadline for the submission of such a proposal.
                                                               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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                          PRESENT TEXT                                                              AMENDMENTS
                                                               Amendment 5
                                                             Rule 39, paragraph 2
2.    Before initiating the procedure under Rule 45, the com-              deleted
mittee responsible shall establish, in the following cases, that
no such proposal is under preparation:
(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 either from the committee responsible or
     contained in resolutions adopted by Parliament with a
     majority of the votes cast.
                                                               Amendment 6
                                                             Rule 45, paragraph 1
1.    A committee intending to draw up a report and to submit              1.    A committee intending to draw up a report and to submit
a motion for a resolution to Parliament on a subject within its            a motion for a resolution to Parliament on a subject within its
competence on which neither a consultation nor a request for               competence on which neither a consultation nor a request for
an opinion has been referred to it pursuant to Rule 179(1) may             an opinion has been referred to it pursuant to Rule 179(1) may
do so only with the authorisation of the Conference of Presi-              do so only with the authorisation of the Conference of Presi-
dents. Where such authorisation is withheld the reason must                dents. Where such authorisation is withheld the reason must
always be stated.                                                          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             6.    Amendments shall be put to the vote only after they have
been printed and distributed in all the official languages, unless         been printed and distributed in all the official languages, unless
Parliament decides otherwise. Parliament may not                           Parliament decides otherwise. Parliament may not
decide otherwise if at least 40 Members object.                            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.
                                                               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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                          PRESENT TEXT                                                              AMENDMENTS
                                                               Amendment 9
                                                              Annex I, Article 4
Pending the introduction of a Statute for Members of the                  Members shall be subject to the obligations imposed on them
European Parliament to replace the various national rules,                by the legislation of the Member State in which they are elected
Members shall be subject to the obligations imposed on them               as regards the declaration of assets.
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),