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Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament
8th parliamentary term - July 2018
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NOTE TO THE READER
COMPENDIUM OF THE MAIN LEGAL ACTS RELATED TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

TITLE XII : POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS

Rule 224 : Powers and responsibilities of the Bureau (deleted) (1)

1.   The Bureau shall take a decision on any application for funding submitted by a political party at European level and on the distribution of appropriations amongst the beneficiary political parties. It shall draw up a list of the beneficiaries and of the amounts allocated.

2.   The Bureau shall decide whether to suspend or reduce funding and whether to recover amounts which have been wrongly paid.

3.   After the end of the budget year the Bureau shall approve the beneficiary political parties' final activity reports and final financial statements.

4.   Under the terms and conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Bureau may grant technical assistance to political parties at European level in accordance with their proposals. The Bureau may delegate specific types of decisions to grant technical assistance to the Secretary-General.

5.   In all the cases set out in paragraphs 1 to 4 the Bureau shall act on the basis of a proposal from the Secretary-General. Except in the cases set out in paragraphs 1 and 4, the Bureau shall, before taking a decision, hear the representatives of the political party concerned. The Bureau may at any time consult the Conference of Presidents.

6.   Where Parliament - following verification - establishes that a political party at European level has ceased to observe the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, the Bureau shall decide that that political party shall be excluded from funding.

(1) Rule 224 shall remain applicable as regards acts and commitments relating to the funding of political parties and political foundations at European level for the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 budget years, which, pursuant to Article 40 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 continue to be governed by Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding. See also footnotes to Rules 223a and 225.
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