Rules of Procedure of the Assembly (December 2025)

1. Any member of the Assembly who has been named or referred to directly and considers that his or her reputation has been adversely affected by a statement made in the course of a debate by another member may ask the President of the Assembly the authorisation to take the floor for not more than two minutes at the end of the debate. The President has the discretion to decide on how to respond to such a request. He or she may ask the person who made the statement to provide an explanation.

2. Any person who has been named or referred to directly and considers that his or her reputation has been adversely affected by a statement made in the course of a debate by a member of the Assembly may submit a written request to the President of the Assembly for an appropriate response to be included in the official report.

3. The written request shall be reasoned, make reference to the impugned statement in the report and shall not contain any vexatious or offensive wording; it shall be submitted within three months of the date of the sitting during which the statement at issue was made.

4. The President shall examine the request and decide:

5. This provision shall not apply if the words spoken have been struck from the report in accordance with Rule 22.6..