Deadline for tabling amendments

Resolution 1448 (2005)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

Text adopted by the Standing Committee acting on behalf of the Assembly on 6 June 2005 (see Doc.10491, report of the Committee on Rules of Procedure and Immunities, rapporteur: Mr Mulas).

Thesaurus

1. The Parliamentary Assembly considers that the tabling of amendments by members would be facilitated if the deadline for doing so with respect to draft texts contained in reports to be debated on the third and the following days of a part-session and fixed in Rule 34.5 was extended by 30 minutes. Furthermore, the Assembly considers it appropriate to include in the wording of Rule 34.5 the deadlines which have until now been contained in the additional provisions relating to Assembly debates.

2. Consequently the Assembly decides:

to replace the second sentence of Rule 34.5 by the following text: “Unless the Bureau decides otherwise and except for debates under urgent procedure, amendments shall be tabled in accordance with the following deadlines:

for the first day of a part-session starting at 3 p.m., at the latest by 12 noon;

for debates on the second day, not later than 4 p.m. on the first day of the Part-Session;

for debates on the subsequent days of a part-session, not later than 23.5 hours before the opening of the sitting at which the debate is to begin. [(1) That is, normally 10.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.] Sub-amendments shall be tabled two hours before the opening of the sitting at which the debate is to begin.”

that this change shall enter into force on the adoption of the present resolution.