EP Rules of procedure, rule 57: annual legislative programme and programmation of works

The European Parliament has adopted the resolution by Mrs Cecilia MALMSTRÖM (ELDR, S) which aims to amend Rule 57 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure. The new text stipulates that Parliament and the Commission shall cooperate in preparing the Commission's legislative and work programme in accordance with the timetable and arrangements agreed between the two institutions. The Parliament has also deleted the amendments which state that: - the Commission shall, in October, present its Annual Legislative Programme with an assessment of the previous year's Legislative Programme; - the Programme shall refer to any legislative proposals and documents requested by Parliament or the Council which the Commission has agreed to submit; - every act included in the Programme must indicate the legal basis and the timetable for adoption; - before the end of each year, Parliament shall adopt a resolution setting the political priorities for the Legislative Programme; - Parliament shall review progress on the implementation of the Annual Legislative Programme every six months; - the Programme may be revised at the beginning of the second half of the year. Lastly, there has been a change in terms of the name of the Programme. The new text specifies that it shall be the "Commission's legislative and work programme" as opposed to the "Annual legislative programme".�