EP Rules of Procedure, Rule 182: involvement of the chairs of subcommittees, interpretation

The Committee on Constitutional Affairs, which had been consulted on the application of Rule 182, provided the following interpretation on that provision:

'Rule 182(1) does not forbid the chairman of the main committee from involving the chairmen of the subcommittees in the work of the bureau or from allowing them to chair debates on issues specifically dealt with by the subcommittees in question - indeed, it allows this - provided that this procedure is submitted to the bureau in its entirety for its consideration and that it receives the bureau's agreement.'