European Parliament decision of 6 July 2022 on amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 216 on committee meetings (2022/2069(REG))

7.2.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 47/283 ---|---|---|--- * * * P9_TA(2022)0281 Amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 216 on committee meetings European Parliament decision of 6 July 2022 on amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 216 on committee meetings (2022/2069(REG)) (2023/C 47/24) The European Parliament, — | having regard to the letter from its President of 9 June 2022, ---|--- — | having regard to Rules 236 and 237 of its Rules of Procedure, ---|--- — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A9-0203/2022), ---|--- | 1. | Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below; ---|---|--- | 2. | Decides that the amendments shall enter into force on the day following their adoption; ---|---|--- | 3. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information. ---|---|--- Amendment 1 Parliament's Rules of Procedure Rule 216 — paragraph 1 Present text | Amendment ---|--- 1\. A committee shall meet when convened by its Chair or at the request of the President. | 1\. A committee shall meet when convened by its Chair or at the request of the President. | When convening such a meeting, the Chair may decide, on a case-by-case basis and with the approval of coordinators representing a majority of the committee members, that the meeting may also be attended remotely, except for committee meetings to be held in camera. When convening the meeting, the Chair shall submit a draft agenda. The committee shall take a decision on the agenda at the beginning of the meeting. | When convening the meeting, the Chair shall submit a draft agenda , in which it shall be stated whether the meeting may also be attended remotely . The committee shall take a decision on the agenda at the beginning of the meeting. Amendment 2 Parliament's Rules of Procedure Rule 216 — paragraph 4 Present text | Amendment ---|--- 4\. Rule 171(2) on allocation of speaking time shall apply mutatis mutandis to committees. | 4\. Rule 171(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to committees . However, the second sentence of Rule 171(2) shall not apply to Members who are attending the meeting remotely . Amendment 3 Parliament's Rules of Procedure Rule 216 — paragraph 5 a (new) Present text | Amendment ---|--- | 5a. For any remote participation, it shall be ensured that: | — | Members are able to exercise their parliamentary mandate, including, in particular, their right to speak in committees without impairment; ---|--- — | the information technology solutions made available are ‘technology neutral’; ---|--- — | secure electronic means that are managed and supervised by Parliament’s services directly and internally are used; ---|--- — | the technical equipment enables the necessary audio and video quality; and ---|--- — | the intervention is done from an appropriate place. ---|--- * * *