Additional
provisions relating to Assembly debates
(adopted by the Bureau of the Assembly on 25 March 2002 and
17 December 2007)
viii.Conduct
of members of the Parliamentary Assembly during Assembly debates
(Rule 22 of the Rules of Procedure)
1. Pursuant to Rules 20.1.
and 22
of
the Rules of Procedure, the President of the Assembly maintains
order and decorum and ensures that debates are conducted in a civil
and orderly manner, in conformity with the rules and practices in
force.
2. Members of the
Parliamentary Assembly shall behave in a courteous, polite and respectful manner
towards each other and towards the President of the Assembly or
any other person who is presiding. They shall refrain from any action
that may disrupt the proceedings. This provision shall apply mutatis
mutandis to meetings of the Bureau and of committees.
3. With regard to
Assembly members' discipline and observance of the rules of conduct,
paragraphs 27 to 42 of the Code of conduct for members of the Parliamentary
Assembly shall apply.
