EP Rules of Procedure, Rules 27(1) and 28(1): replacing the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs/the Conference of Delegation Chairs, interpretation

The Committee on Constitutional Affairs, which had been consulted on the application of Rules 27 and 28 of the Rules of Procedure, provided the following interpretation:

'In the absence of the Chair, the meeting shall be chaired by the oldest Member, or, in the absence of the latter, by the oldest Member present.'