EP Rules of procedure, rule 156.3: right of petition

In adopting the report by Mr Robert EVANS (PSE, UK) Parliament amended Rule 156 of its Rules of Procedure. This Rule sets out the conditions which must be met for submission of a petition to the European Parliament. The amendments seek only to provide additional details on language so that petitions written in any other language than the official languages of the Union will be considered only where the petitioner has attached a translation or summary in an official language of the European Union, which will form the basis of Parliament's work. In its correspondence with the petitioner Parliament will employ the official language in which the translation or summary is drawn up. �