EP Rules of procedure, rules 139, 159 and 162: justification of amendments to documents of a legislative nature

The committee adopted the report by Lord INGLEWOOD (EPP-ED, UK) on the various rules of the Rules of Procedure relating to justifications of amendments. The report pointed out that the changes to the Rules following the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty had given rise to a number of questions concerning the admissibility of amendments. The committee therefore proposed introducing new paragraphs into the Rules of Procedure stipulating that amendments to documents of a legislative nature may be accompanied by short justifications, which shall be the responsibility of the author and shall not be put to the vote.�