European Parliament Rules of Procedure, 16th edition, July 2004

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TITLE II : LEGISLATIVE, BUDGETARY AND OTHER PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 3: FIRST READING / Subheading: Follow-up procedure

Rule 55 - Renewed referral to Parliament

Subheading: Codecision procedure

1. The President shall, at the request of the committee responsible, ask the Commission to refer its proposal again to Parliament

not applicable
not applicable
where, through the passage of time or changes in circumstances, the nature of the problem with which the proposal is concerned substantially changes; or
where new elections to Parliament have taken place since it adopted its position, and the Conference of Presidents considers it desirable.

CHAPTER 4: SECOND READING

Rule 57 - Communication of the Council's common position

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Subheading: Committee stage

1. Communication of the Council's common position pursuant to Articles 251 and 252 of the EC Treaty takes place when it is announced by the President in Parliament. The President shall make the announcement after he has received the documents containing the common position itself, all declarations made in the Council minutes when it adopts the common position, the reasons which led the Council to adopt its common position and the Commission's position, duly translated into the official languages of the European Union. The President's announcement shall be made during the part-session following the receipt of such documents.

Before making the announcement, the President shall establish, after consulting

the chairman of the committee responsible and/or
the rapporteur,

that:

the text he has received is indeed a common position

and that

the circumstances described in Rule 55 do not apply.

*Failing this*, the President, *together with the committee responsible* and, where possible, in agreement with the Council, shall seek an appropriate solution.