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Rules of Procedure of the Committee of the Regions

RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
INTRODUCTION
TITLE I
MEMBERS AND CONSTITUENT BODIES OF THE COMMITTEE
CHAPTER 1
CONSTITUENT BODIES
Rule 1 – Constituent bodies of the Committee
Rule 2 – Gender equality
CHAPTER 2
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
Rule 3 – Status of members and alternates
Rule 4 – Term of office
Rule 5 – Privileges and immunities
Rule 6 – Attendance of members and alternates
Rule 7 – Delegation of vote
Rule 8 – National delegations and political groups
Rule 9 – National delegations
Rule 10 – Political groups and non-attached members
Rule 11 – Interregional groups
Rule 12 – Honorary Membership
TITLE II
ORGANISATION AND PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE
CHAPTER 1
INITIAL CONVENING AND INSTALLATION IN OFFICE OF THE COMMITTEE
Rule 13 – Convening the first meeting
Rule 14 – Installation in office of the Committee and verification of credentials
CHAPTER 2
PLENARY ASSEMBLY
Rule 15 – Tasks of the Plenary Assembly
Rule 16 – Convening the Plenary Assembly
Rule 17 – Agenda for the plenary session
Rule 18 – Opening of the plenary session
Rule 19 – Admission of the public
Rule 20 – Standards of conduct and speaking time
Rule 21 – Speakers in the Plenary Assembly
Rule 22 – Points of order
Rule 23 – Quorum
Rule 24 – Voting
Rule 25 – Tabling of amendments
Rule 26 – Procedure for dealing with amendments
Rule 27 – Coherence of a final text
Rule 28 – Simplified procedures
Rule 29 – Closing of the plenary session
Rule 30 – Symbols
CHAPTER 3
THE BUREAU AND THE PRESIDENT
Rule 31 – Composition of the Bureau
Rule 32 – Replacements at Bureau meetings
Rule 33 – Election rules
Rule 34 – Election of the President and the first Vice-President
Rule 35 – Election of the members and replacement members of the Bureau
Rule 36 – By-election for vacant Bureau seats
Rule 37 –Tasks of the Bureau
Rule 38 – Convening of the Bureau, quorum and decision
Rule 39 – The President
Rule 40 – Commission for Financial and Administrative Affairs
Opinions, reports and resolutions – Procedure in Bureau
Rule 41 – Opinions – Legal bases
Rule 42 – Opinions – Designation of commission
Rule 43 – Appointment of a rapporteur-general
Rule 44 – Urgent opinions
Rule 45 – Own political initiative opinions
Rule 46 – Tabling of resolutions
CHAPTER 4
CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS
Rule 47 – Composition
Rule 48 – Powers
CHAPTER 5
COMMISSIONS
Rule 49 – Composition and powers
Rule 50 – Chairs and vice-chairs
Rule 51 – Tasks of commissions
Rule 52 – Convening of commissions and their agendas
Rule 53 – Attendance and admission of the public
Rule 54 – Time limits for drawing up opinions
Rule 55 – Content of opinions
Rule 56 – Follow-up to Committee opinions, reports and resolutions
Rule 57 – Revised opinions
Rule 58 – Participation in trilogues
Rule 59 – Action for infringement of the subsidiarity principle
Rule 60 – Failure to carry out obligatory consultation of the Committee
Rule 61 – Report on the impact of opinions
Rule 62 – Rapporteurs
Rule 63 – Commission working groups
Rule 64 – Rapporteurs’ experts
Rule 65 – Quorum
Rule 66 – Amendments
Rule 67 – Decision not to draw up an opinion
Rule 68 – Written procedure
Rule 69 – Provisions applicable to commissions
CHAPTER 6
ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMITTEE
Rule 70 – Secretariat-General
Rule 71 – Secretary-General
Rule 72 – Engagement of the Secretary-General
Rule 73 – Staff Regulations of Officials and Conditions of Employment of Other Servants
Rule 74 – Meetings in camera
Rule 75 – Budget
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1
COOPERATION, FORWARDING AND PUBLICATION
Rule 76 – Cooperation agreements
Rule 77 – Forwarding and publication of opinions, resolutions and political declarations
CHAPTER 2
OPENNESS TO THE PUBLIC, TRANSPARENCY AND DECLARATION OF MEMBERS’ FINANCIAL INTEREST
Rule 78 – Public access to documents
Rule 79 – Declaration of members’ financial interest and Code of Conduct with respect to financial interests and conflicts of interests
Rule 80 – Participation in the EU Transparency Register
CHAPTER 3
USE OF LANGUAGES
Rule 81 – Interpreting arrangements
CHAPTER 4
OBSERVERS
Rule 82 – Observers
CHAPTER 5
ORGANISATIONAL PROVISIONS
Rule 83 – Holding of meetings
CHAPTER 6
EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Rule 84 – Extraordinary measures
Rule 85 – Remote attendance regime
CHAPTER 7
RULES OF PROCEDURE
Rule 86 – Revision of the Rules of Procedure
Rule 87 – Bureau instructions
Rule 88 – Entry into force of the Rules of Procedure