EP Rules of Procedure: request for opinion from European agencies

The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Richard CORBETT (PES, UK) amending its Rules of Procedure with regard to requests to European Agencies. A new rule states that, where Parliament has a right to submit a request to a European Agency, any Member may submit such a request in writing to the President of Parliament. Such requests shall be on matters falling within the mission of the Agency concerned and shall be accompanied by background information explaining the issue and the Community interest. The President shall, after consulting the committee responsible, either forward the request to the Agency or take any other appropriate course of action. If the Agency considers that it is unable to respond to the request as formulated, or seeks to have it modified, it shall inform the President, who shall take any appropriate action, after consulting the committee responsible.�