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AddedRule 118 – paragraph 1

AddedAmendment: 1. In accordance with Rule 54, paragraphs 1 and 2, the committee responsible may draw up draft recommendations for the Council, for the Commission or for the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on subjects under Title V of the Treaty on European Union (the Union’s external action), or in cases where an international agreement falling within the scope of Rule 114 has not been referred to Parliament or Parliament has not been informed thereof under Rule 115.

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Rule 118 – paragraph 3

Amendment: 3. During the procedure for adopting those draft recommendations at committee stage, it shall be necessary for a written text to be put to the vote. Other committees may deliver an opinion to the committee responsible in accordance with Rule 56.

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Rule 118 – paragraph 6

Amendment: 6. Recommendations shall be deemed to have been adopted unless, before the beginning of the part-session, a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold submit a written objection. Where such an objection is submitted, the committee's draft recommendations shall be included on the agenda of the same part-session. Such recommendations may be the subject of a debate, and any amendment tabled by a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold shall be put to the vote.

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AddedRule 123 a (new)

AddedAmendment: Rule 123a / Cooperation with committees or in the context of special scrutiny hearings / A representative of a Union institution or body and any other person shall be expected to cooperate in case of requests to attend meetings of committees and special scrutiny hearings as well as to supply relevant documents to the committees and for such hearings. In the case of lack of cooperation, a committee or Chair of a special scrutiny hearing may request the President to take action. The President, after consulting the Conference of Presidents, shall decide on whether to apply one or more of the following measures: / (a) an instruction to the Secretary General to seek authorisation from the Quaestors to withdraw or deactivate long-term access badges in accordance with Rule 123(3); / (b) a formal statement expressing Parliament’s dissatisfaction; / (c) a request to the relevant Union institution or body or any other organisation to send a representative to a meeting of the Conference of Presidents to explain its refusal; / (d) any other appropriate measures.

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Title V – title: RELATIONS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES AND POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY

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Rule 125 – paragraph 1

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ChangedAmendment: 1. The President shall invite the President-elect of the Commission to inform Parliament about the planned structure of the new Commission and the allocation of responsibilities (portfolios) in the proposed new College of Commissioners in accordance with the political guidelines of the President-elect as well as about other horizontal issues, in particularincluding gender balance in that College.

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Rule 125 – paragraph 3

Amendment: 3. The confirmation hearings shall be conducted by the committees. Exceptionally, a confirmation hearing may be carried out in a different format when the responsibilities of a Commissioner-designate are primarily horizontal in nature, provided that such a confirmation hearing involves the committees responsible. / The confirmation hearings shall be held in public. / (Amendment applies throughout: replace "hearings" by "confirmation hearings” throughout Rule 125 and Annex VII)

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Rule 133 a (new)

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ChangedAmendment: Rule 133a / Statements explaining the use of Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as a legal basis / 1. When the Commission plans to adopt a proposal for a legal act based on Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the President shall invite the President of the Commission to make a statement to Parliament explaining the reasons for the choice of that legal basis, as well as outlining the main objectives and elements of the proposal. The statement shall be included in the draftmade agendaprior ofto the first part-session following theformal adoption of the proposal by the Commission,Commission. unless,Failing forthat, timetablingit reasonsshall orbe becauseincluded in the draft agenda of the relativefirst politicalpart-session relevancefollowing the adoption of the subject-matter,proposal by the Commission, unless the Conference of Presidents decides otherwise. The Conference of Presidents shall decide whether the statement is to be followed by a full debate or by a period of brief and concise questions from Members lasting 30 minutes.debate. Rule 132(2) to (8) concerning the tabling and voting of motions for resolutions shall apply mutatis mutandis. / When such statement is not placed on the agenda of the first part-session following the adoption of the proposal mentioned in the first subparagraph, the committee responsible for the subject-matter shall invite the Commissioner responsible to provide the information referred to abovein the first subparagraph at one of its forthcoming meetings. / 2. The President shall refer the proposal to the committee responsible for legal affairs for verificatio…verification of the legal basis. If that committee decides to question the…

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Title V – Chapter 3 – title: SPECIAL SCRUTINY HEARINGS AND PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS

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Rule 135 a (new)

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ChangedAmendment: Rule 135a / Ad hoc specialSpecial scrutiny hearings / 1. In order to question one or more Commissioners, or any other relevant person, on an issue of major political importance, the Conference of Presidents may, upon a proposal by the President, by a committee or by Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold, convene at short notice an ad hoca special scrutiny hearing. / 2. The Conference of Presidents shall determine the number of Members to be appointed for a given ad hoc special scrutiny hearing by the political groups and the non-attached Members. Where relevant, political groups shall ensure that the committees concerned are duly represented. / 3. An ad hocA special scrutiny hearing shall be chaired by the President or, by delegation, by one of the Vice-Presidents. It shall be entirely public unless decided otherwise by the Conference of Presidents. / 4. The speaking time allocated to a political group shall be treated as a block. Each political group shall distribute the speaking time within its block between those of its members who are participating in the hearing. Speaking time allocated to non-attached Members shall not be treated as a block. . / 5. FollowingTime themay conclusionbe allocated for questions and answers to a political group as a block for which each political group shall make free use of thethat adtime. hocDuring specialthe scrutinytime hearing,so itsallocated chairas maya submitblock, tothe role of the ConferenceChair of Presidentsthe writtenhearing recommendationsshall onbe behalflimited ofto Membersmaintaining whoorder participatedand atto ensuring observance of the hearing.standards /of (deleted)conduct laid down in…

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Rule 137 – paragraph 1

Amendment: 1. Question Time with one or more Commissioners may be held at each part-session for a duration of up to about 90 minutes on one or more themes to be decided upon by the Conference of Presidents in advance, and at the latest on the Thursday before the relevant part-session. The Commissioners invited to participate in Question Time by the Conference of Presidents shall have a portfolio related to the theme or themes on which questions are to be put to them.

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Rule 137 – paragraph 2

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ChangedRule 137 – paragraph 32 a (new)

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RemovedAmendment: 3. Question Time may also be held, under the terms laid down in paragraph 1, with the President of the European Council, with the Presidency of the Council, with the President of the Commission, with the entire college of Commissioners or specific categories of Commissioners, 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. / (deleted)

AddedAmendment: 2a. As a general rule, once per part-session, a special scrutiny session shall be held with the President of the Commission or selected Commissioners without a pre-defined theme.

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Rule 137 – paragraph 3

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ChangedAmendment: 3. Question Time may also be held, under the terms laid down in paragraph 1, with the President of the European Council, with the Presidency of the Council, with the President of the Commission, with the entire college of Commissioners or specific categories of Commissioners, with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy andPolicy, with the President of the Eurogroup.Eurogroup /and (deleted)with other relevant representatives of Union institutions and bodies.

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AddedRule 137 – paragraph 5 a (new)

AddedAmendment: 5a. Time may be allocated for questions and answers to a political group as a block for which each political group shall make free use of that time. During the time so allocated as a block, the role of the Chair shall be limited to maintaining order and to ensuring observance of the standards of conduct laid down in Rule 10. In that case, paragraphs 4 and 5 shall not apply.

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AddedRule 137 – paragraph 6a (new)

AddedAmendment: 6a. Members shall not have pre-allocated seats and shall be encouraged to sit at the front of the Chamber.

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Rule 150 – paragraph 3

Amendment: 3. A committee may directly engage in dialogue with national parliaments at committee level within the limits of the budgetary appropriations set aside for that purpose. This may include appropriate forms of pre-legislative and post-legislative cooperation, including scrutiny of the implementation of Union law and Union policies.

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ChangedRule 158154 – paragraph 14 a (new)

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RemovedAmendment: 1. At the beginning of each part-session, Parliament shall adopt its agenda. Amendments to the final draft agenda may be proposed by a committee, a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold. Any such amendments must be received by the President at least one hour before the opening of the part-session. Any such amendment shall be inadmissible if a similar amendment to the draft agenda was rejected by the Conference of Presidents. When any such amendment proposes the addition of a new item, the committee, the political group or the Members proposing it shall indicate what item of the final draft agenda shall be replaced by the item added. The President may give the floor to the mover and to one speaker against, and in each case for not more than one minute. In order to be adopted, any such amendment shall require the votes of a majority of the component Members of Parliament. / (deleted)

AddedAmendment: 4a. The Conference of Presidents may decide, on a proposal from a committee or Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the high threshold, to hold ad hoc part-sessions on matters of significant political importance. In such cases no voting session may take place. / The President shall, following the decision of the Conference of Presidents, convene Parliament.

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Rule 158 – paragraph 1

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ChangedAmendment: 1. At the beginning of each part-session, Parliament shall adopt its agenda. A committee, a political group or Members reaching at least theone mediumtenth thresholdof the Members may propose one amendment to the final draft agenda in response to events or new political developments, which arose after the adoption of the final draft agenda. Any such amendments must be received by the President at least one hour before the opening of the part-session. When any such amendment proposes the addition of a new item, the committee, the political group or the Members proposing it shall indicate what item of the final draft agenda is to be replaced by the item to be added. The President may give the floor to the mover and to one speaker against, and in each case for not more than one minute. / (deleted)

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Rule 160 a (new)