EP Rules of Procedure, Rule 201: application or interpretation of the Rules of Procedure

Mr. Giuseppe GARGANI (EPP-ED, I) has made a proposal for the amendment of Rule 201 of the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the interpretation of the Rules themselves.

The proposal for an amendment concerns paragraph 1 of Rule 201 and aims to introduce a new clause stating that committee chairmen may refer to the committee responsible matters concerning the interpretation of these Rules of Procedure which arise in connection with the exercise by the committees of the powers and responsibilities granted to them by these Rules of Procedure.

Mr GARGANI justifies this proposed amendment by indicating that committee and delegation chairmen are required to apply and interpret the Rules of Procedure when performing their duties. Accordingly, they should have the right to refer to the competent body, the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, matters arising in connection with the exercise by the committees and delegations of the powers and responsibilities granted to them by the Rules of Procedure. Such a measure would help to guarantee uniformity in the application of the Rules of Procedure and legal certainty within Parliament's internal system of rules.