Rules of Procedure of the Assembly (December 2025)

Rule 1 - Ordinary sessions

Rule 2 - Extraordinary sessions

Rule 3 - Place of meeting

Rule 4 - Duration of sessions

Rule 5 - Provisional President

Rule 6 - Credentials

Rule 7 - Challenge of still unratified credentials on procedural grounds

Rule 8 - Challenge of still unratified credentials on substantive grounds

Rule 9 - Reconsideration of previously ratified credentials on substantive grounds

Rule 10 - Decision of the Assembly on a challenge or reconsideration of credentials

Rule 11 - Duration of term of office of representatives and substitutes

Rule 12 - Substitutes

Rule 13 - Code of conduct for members of the Assembly

Rule 14 - Bureau of the Assembly and Presidential Committee

Rule 15 - Election of the President

Rule 16 - Election of Vice-Presidents

Rule 17 - Standing Committee

Rule 18 - National delegations

Rule 19 - Political groups

Rule 20 - President and immediate past President

Rule 21 - Vice-Presidents

Rule 22 - Maintenance of order

Rule 23 - Public order in the Chamber and galleries

Rule 24 - Official documents

Rule 25 - Tabling of motions for recommendations and resolutions

Rule 26 - Reference to committee

Rule 27 - Agenda

Rule 28 - Official and working languages

Rule 29 - Interpretation in the Assembly

Rule 30 - Interpretation in committees

Rule 31 - Reports of debates

Rule 32 - Public sittings

Rule 33 - Debate and consideration of texts

Rule 34 - Amendments and sub-amendments

Rule 35 - Right to speak

Rule 36 - Points of order

Rule 37 - Procedural motions

Rule 38 - Organisation of debates

Rule 39 - Free debate

Rule 40 - Methods of voting

Rule 41 - Majorities required

Rule 42 - Quorum

Rule 43 - Right to vote

Rule 44 - Appointment of committees

Rule 45 - Competence of committees

Rule 46 - Bureaux of committees

Rule 47 - Procedure in committee

Rule 48 - Meetings of committees

Rule 49 - Sub-committees

Rule 50 - Reports of committees

Rule 51 - Special committees

Rule 52 - Urgent procedure in the Assembly

Rule 53 - Urgent procedure in the Standing Committee

Rule 54 - Current affairs debates

Rule 55 - Procedure for dismissing the President and Vice-Presidents of the Parliamentary Assembly

Rule 56 - Procedure for dismissing chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of committees, sub-committees, networks, platforms and alliances

Rule 57 - Written declarations

Rule 58 - Access to the Assembly and committees

Rule 59 - Joint Committee

Rule 60 - Reports of the Committee of Ministers

Rule 61 - Requests from the Committee of Ministers for opinion or further consideration

Rule 62 - Questions to the Committee of Ministers

Rule 63 - Special guests

Rule 64 - Observers

Rule 65 - Partners for democracy

Rule 66 - Representatives of national or international organisations

Rule 67 - Co-operation with the European Parliament

Rule 68 - Hybrid or remote Assembly sessions

Rule 69 - Hybrid or remote committee meetings

Rule 70 - Hybrid or remote Bureau and Standing Committee meetings

Rule 71 - Hybrid or remote Joint Committee meetings

Rule 72 - Petitions to the Assembly

Rule 73 - Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly

Rule 74 - Waiver of the immunity of representatives and substitutes

Rule 75 - Revision of the Rules of Procedure