EP Rules of Procedure, Rules 47 and 149(4): associated committees and establishment of quorum, interpretation

The European Parliament adopted a decision on the interpretation of Rules 47 and 149(4) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on the procedure with associated Committees and establishment of quorum.

The Parliament decides:

• to append the following interpretation to Rule 47: for the purposes of examining international agreements under Rule 83, the procedure with associated committees set out in Rule 47 may not be applied in relation to the assent procedure under Rule 75;
• to append the following interpretation to Rule 149(4): Members who have asked for the quorum to be established must be present in the Chamber when the request is made.