EP Rules of Procedure, Rules 166 and 195(3): final vote and voting in committee

The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted the report by Carlo CASINI (EPP, IT) on the amendment of Rule 166 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning the final vote and Rule 195(3) concerning voting in committee.

The committee suggested that the Rules should be amended as follows:

• Rule 166 (final vote): when deciding on the basis of a report, Parliament shall take any single and/or final vote by roll call.
• Rule 195 – paragraph 3 (vote in committee): voting in committee shall be by show of hands. However, the vote shall be taken by roll call in the case of a single and/or final vote on a report or if so requested by a quarter of the committee’s members.