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Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament
8th parliamentary term - July 2018
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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 225 : Powers and responsibilities of the committee responsible and of Parliament's plenary (deleted) (1)

1.   At the request of one quarter of Parliament's Members representing at least three political groups, the President, following an exchange of views in the Conference of Presidents, shall call upon the committee responsible to verify whether or not a political party at European level is continuing (particularly in its programme and in its activities) to observe the principles upon which the European Union is founded, namely the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.

2.   Before submitting a proposal for a decision to Parliament, the committee responsible shall hear the representatives of the political party concerned. It shall ask for and consider the opinion of a committee of independent eminent persons, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003.

3.   Parliament shall vote (by a majority of the votes cast) on the proposal for a decision establishing that the political party concerned either does or does not observe the principles set out in paragraph 1. No amendment may be tabled. In either case, if the proposal for a decision does not secure a majority, a decision to the contrary shall be deemed to have been adopted.

4.   Parliament’s decision shall apply with effect from the day upon which the request referred to in paragraph 1 was tabled.

5.   The President shall represent Parliament on the committee of independent eminent persons.

6.   The committee responsible shall draw up the report provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the application of that Regulation and the activities funded, and shall submit it in plenary.

(1) Rule 225 shall remain applicable to political parties and political foundations at European level within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003, for as long as they receive funding for the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 budget years in application of that regulation. See also footnotes to Rules 223a and 224.
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