2019-2024

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

2021/2048(REG)

1.6.2021

AMENDMENTS 19 - 26

Draft report (PE692.659v03-00)

on amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning Rules 99, 197, 213, 214, 222, 223, 230, 235 and Annex V, and on insertion of a new Rule 106a (2021/2048(REG))

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PE693.669v01-00 2/7 AM\1232888EN.docx EN Amendment 19 , , , Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, , Leila Chaibi, Helmut Scholz

Proposal for a decision Paragraph 2 – point a

Proposal for a decision Amendment

(a) the amendment to Rule 213(1), deleted second last sentence, concerning the gender requirements for the Chair and the first Vice-Chair of committees, which shall enter into force at the opening of the first part-session following the next elections to the European Parliament due to be held in 2024;

Or. en

Amendment 20 , , Gunnar Beck, ,

Parliament's Rules of Procedure Rule 213 – paragraph 1

Present text Amendment

1. At the first committee meeting after 1. At the first committee meeting after the appointment of committee members the appointment of committee members pursuant to Rule 209, and again two and a pursuant to Rule 209, and again two and a half years thereafter, the committee shall half years thereafter, the committee shall elect a bureau consisting of a Chair and of elect a bureau consisting of a Chair and of Vice-Chairs from among its full members Vice-Chairs from among its full members in separate ballots. The number of Vice- in separate ballots. The number of Vice- Chairs to be elected shall be determined by Chairs to be elected shall be determined by Parliament upon a proposal by the Parliament upon a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. The diversity of Conference of Presidents. The diversity of Parliament must be reflected in the Parliament must be reflected in the composition of the bureau of each composition of the bureau of each committee; it shall not be permissible to committee. The Chair and the first Vice- have an all male or all female bureau or for Chair of a committee shall not be of the all of the Vice-Chairs to come from the same gender or nationality or come from same Member State. the same political group. The composition of the Committee bureaux shall fully reflect the political diversity of

AM\1232888EN.docx 3/7 PE693.669v01-00 EN Parliament. It shall not be permissible to have an all male or all female bureau or for all of the Vice-Chairs to come from the same Member State. Or. en

Amendment 21 Pascal Durand, Sandro Gozi, Gilles Boyer, Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, Daniel Freund, Helmut Scholz, Leila Chaibi

Parliament's Rules of Procedure Rule 213 – paragraph 1

Present text Amendment

1. At the first committee meeting after 1. At the first committee meeting after the appointment of committee members the appointment of committee members pursuant to Rule 209, and again two and a pursuant to Rule 209, and again two and a half years thereafter, the committee shall half years thereafter, the committee shall elect a bureau consisting of a Chair and of elect a bureau consisting of a Chair and of Vice-Chairs from among its full members Vice-Chairs from among its full members in separate ballots. The number of Vice- in separate ballots. The number of Vice- Chairs to be elected shall be determined by Chairs to be elected shall be determined by Parliament upon a proposal by the Parliament upon a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. The diversity of Conference of Presidents. The diversity of Parliament must be reflected in the Parliament must be reflected in the composition of the bureau of each composition of the bureau of each committee; it shall not be permissible to committee. The Chair and the first Vice- have an all male or all female bureau or Chair of a committee shall be of different for all of the Vice-Chairs to come from the genders. Gender balance shall also apply same Member State. to the other members of the Bureau.. It shall not be permissible for all bureau members to come from the same Member State. Or. en

Amendment 22

Parliament's Rules of Procedure Rule 213 – paragraph 1

Present text Amendment

1. At the first committee meeting after 1. At the first committee meeting after the appointment of committee members the appointment of committee members

PE693.669v01-00 4/7 AM\1232888EN.docx EN pursuant to Rule 209, and again two and a pursuant to Rule 209, and again two and a half years thereafter, the committee shall half years thereafter, the committee shall elect a bureau consisting of a Chair and of elect a bureau consisting of a Chair and of Vice-Chairs from among its full members Vice-Chairs from among its full members in separate ballots. The number of Vice- in separate ballots. The number of Vice- Chairs to be elected shall be determined by Chairs to be elected shall be determined by Parliament upon a proposal by the Parliament upon a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. The diversity of Conference of Presidents. The diversity of Parliament must be reflected in the Parliament must be reflected in the composition of the bureau of each composition of the bureau of each committee; it shall not be permissible to committee; it shall not be permissible to have an all male or all female bureau or for have an all male or all female bureau or for all of the Vice-Chairs to come from the all of the bureau members to come from same Member State. the same Member State. Or. en

Amendment 23 Victor Negrescu

Parliament's Rules of Procedure Rule 213 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)

Present text Amendment

Remote voting procedures for the election of the committee bureaux shall be considered, taking account of the remote plenary voting system. Or. en

Amendment 24 Victor Negrescu

Parliament's Rules of Procedure Rule 214 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Present text Amendment

The Vice-Chairs may be invited to The Vice-Chairs shall be invited to participate in the meetings of committee participate in the meetings of committee coordinators in a consultative role. coordinators. Or. en

Amendment 25 , Chiara Gemma, , , Tiziana

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Parliament's Rules of Procedure Rule 214 – interpretation – paragraph 1

Present text Amendment

Non-attached Members do not constitute a Non-attached Members do not constitute a political group within the meaning of Rule political group within the meaning of Rule 33 and they cannot therefore designate 33 and they cannot therefore designate coordinators, who are the only Members coordinators. entitled to attend coordinator meetings. Or. en

Justification

As established by the decisions of the European Court of Justice, even if it is possible to allow benefits for MEPs attached to political groups, it is not possible to tolerate the violation of non-discrimination principle, except where it is objectively justified (cf. judgment C-174/89, Hoche, Racc. pag. I-2681, point 25). There is no objective reason to deny the participation of non-attached Members to coordinators meetings as observers.

Amendment 26 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Chiara Gemma, Mario Furore, Dino Giarrusso, , Sabrina Pignedoli, Daniela Rondinelli, Dorien Rookmaker, Laura Ferrara

Parliament's Rules of Procedure Rule 214 – interpretation – paragraph 2

Present text Amendment

In all cases, non-attached Members must In all cases, in order to guarantee that be guaranteed access to information, in non-attached Members have access to accordance with the principle of non- information, in accordance with the discrimination, through the supply of principle of non-discrimination, they may information and the presence of a appoint one non-attached member as an member of the non-attached Members’ observer. The Chair can give the non- secretariat at coordinator meetings. attached Member acting as an observer the opportunity to express his or her view. Or. en

Justification

As established by the decisions of the European Court of Justice, even if it is possible to allow benefits for MEPs attached to political groups, it is not possible to tolerate the violation of non-discrimination principle, except where it is objectively justified (cf. judgment C-174/89, Hoche, Racc. pag. I-2681, point 25). There is no objective reason to deny the participation of

PE693.669v01-00 6/7 AM\1232888EN.docx EN non-attached Members to coordinators meetings as observers.

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