52.1. At
the request of the Committee of Ministers, of the committee concerned,
of one or more political groups, or of twenty or more representatives
or substitutes, a debate may be held on an item which has not been
placed on the draft agenda as approved by the Bureau. A
motion to initiate a complementary joint procedure between the Committee
of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly in response to a serious
violation by a member State of its statutory obligations cannot
be the subject of a request for urgent procedure. The urgent procedure
should not be used for a statutory opinion unless there are exceptional
circumstances justifying its use.
52.2. A
request for urgent procedure shall be addressed to the President
of the Assembly in time for the last Bureau meeting before the opening
of the part-session. The President shall submit it to the Bureau which
shall make a proposal to the Assembly.
52.3. Only
the following may speak on a request for urgent procedure: one speaker
for the request, one speaker against, the chairperson of the committee
concerned and a representative of the Bureau speaking in its name.
52.4. The
adoption of urgent procedure shall require a two-thirds majority
of the votes cast. If
urgent procedure is adopted, the Assembly shall decide the date
for the debate and refer the item to a committee of the Assembly
for report and, if appropriate, to one or several committees for
opinion.
