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Clarification of Committee Voting Rules

Summary

This decision clarifies that if a committee fails to reach a majority on a proposal for a legally binding act, it must recommend that the Parliament reject it.
10 13.03.2019
Other
european union
legislative procedure
parliamentary rules of procedure

Key points

  • Clarification of the rules regarding voting outcomes for legally binding acts within committees.
  • Committees are now required to recommend that the Parliament reject an act if it fails to achieve a majority vote.
  • This requirement applies to both original proposals and any versions that have been amended.
Documents (PDFs)
Failure in committee to secure a majority on a proposal for a legally binding act (interpretation of Rule 171(1), first subparagraph, point (b), of the Rules of Procedure)
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