EP Rules of procedure: amendment after the signing of the Treaty of Amsterdam

This report deals the modifications to be made to the European Parliament's internal rules of procedure following the adoption of the Amsterdam Treaty. These modifications are examined in three main aspects : legislative procedure, procedures concerning the institutions in themselves or their co-operation in non-legislative fields, specific procedures concerning more specifically the Member States, the national parliaments and third countries. It should also be noted that this report also includes the following procedures : - EVANS report : Article 147 - co-operation between committees referred to for opinions and supplementary opinions (INI0900); - WIJSENBEEK : Annex I - declaration of financial interests on the occasion of votes (REG0111); - FORD report : rules concerning honorary members (INI0962); - FABRE-AUBRESPY report : Art. 8 - length of parliamentary term (INI1901); - FAYOT report : insertion of new Article 168 - organisation of annexes (REG0121); - FORD report : Annex I - transparency and financial interests of members (INI0963); - NORDMANN report : modification of Article 136.10 and 146.3 - minority opinions (REG0110); - VOGGENHUBER report : procedure for the axamination of the annual report and special reports of the European Ombudsman (REG0117); - VECCHI report : Art. 7, paragraph 2 - verification of credentials (REG0120); - SPIERS report : financing and operation of intergroups (REG0068).�