OLP

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European Council – what do we want?
EP Council
Commission
Legislative proposal

10. 10

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14. No
Act
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014Commission Proposal
First
Reading
(no time
limits)
Parliament
Position
Council
approves EP
position
Council
Round One
Option 1
compromise text is adopted by Parliament
(NB simple majority) and
then approved by Council;
the act is adopted “in the wording which
corresponds to the position of the European
Parliament”.
Act of EP
& Council

15. Coreper /
Council
(“general
approach”?)
Commission
Proposal
EP Committee
mandate
1. Intra-institutional
discussions
compromise
package
informal
trilogues
2. Inter-institutional
negotiations
Presidency
letter to EP
Committee
EP Plenary
adopts text as
Position
Council
approves text
as “A “item
Legislative
Act signed
by the two
Presidents
3. Formalisation
of the outcome
LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES
Ordinary Legislative Procedure: first reading agreements
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014

16. EP Rule 70 (as amended)

17. No
Act
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014
Act of EP
& Council
Commission Proposal
First
Reading
(no time
limits)
Parliament Council
Round One
Option 2 (rare)
Parliament “rejects”
the Proposal
e.g. port services
(exceptional lobbying...!)
Rule 56 – If Commission does not withdraw the
proposal, the matter is referred back to committee.

18. No
Act
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014
Commission Proposal
Council
First
Reading
(no time
limits)
Parliament
Position
Amended
Proposal?
Council Position
Round One
Option 3
No agreement
On to round two....
Act of EP
& Council

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20. No
Act
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014
Commission Proposal
CouncilParliament
Position
Amended
Proposal?
Second
Reading
Parliament
Commission Communication
Council Position
3(4) months
Round Two
Option 1
pre-negotiated compromise
text is adopted by Council and
then approved by EP
pre-negotiation
Act of EP
& Council

21. No
Act
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014
Second
Reading
Parliament
Council Position
3(4) months
Round Two
Option 2 (rare)
Parliament rejects
the Council Position
e.g. software patents
Act of EP
& Council

22. Second
Reading
Parliament
3(4) months
© E.Best, EIPA, 2009
Commission Opinion
amends
Council
approves all EP
amendments
Council
3(4) months
Council Position
Round Two
Option 3
compromise text
is adopted by
Parliament
(absolute majority),
supported by
Commission and
then approved by
Council
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014
Act of EP
& Council

23. Second
Reading
Third
Reading
6(8) weeks
Conciliation
Committee
No Act
Council
3(4 ) months
Round Two
Option 4
No agreement
On to round three ....
Act of EP
& Council
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014

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25. Council Delegation
Chair: Minister
from Presidency
Members:
Coreper
Parliament Delegation
Chair: 1 of 3 Vice-Presidents
Members: Chair of Committee
responsible, Rapporteur,
23 others + substitutes
European Commission (Commissioner) - to help in “reconciling
positions”

27. Parliament
Chair of Delegation
+ Committee Chair
+ Rapporteur
Council
Chair of Coreper
+ Chair of Working
Party
Commission
formal trilogues = co-chairs of the
Conciliation Committee + Commissioner

28. Third
Reading
No
Act
EP and
Council
6(8) weeks
6(8) weeks
no
Joint Text Joint Text
Conciliation
Committee
6(8) weeks
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014
Act of EP
& Council

29. Second
Reading
Parliament
3(4) months
Third
Reading
6(8) weeks
Conciliation
Committee
No
Act
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014Commission Proposal
Council
approves
EP Position
EP approves
Council PositionEP
rejects CP
Commission Opinion
amends
EP and
Council
6(8) weeks
Council
approves all EP
amendments
Council
3(4) months
6(8) weeks
no
Joint Text Joint Text
Council
First
Reading
(no time
limits)
Parliament
Position
Council Position
Amended
Proposal?
Commission Communication
Act of EP
& Council

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36. • Parliament and Council must agree
• 4 possible moments to reach agreement
– first reading
– early (EP) second reading
– (Council) second reading
– conciliation and third reading
• informal tripartite negotiations (“trilogues”)

37. Source: European Parliament, Conciliations and Codecision
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/code/about/statistics_en.htm

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39. Commission Proposal
Council
approves
EP Position
Council
First
Reading
(no time
limits)
Parliament
Position
Amended
Proposal?
Act of EP
& Council
The European Citizens’ Initiative:
a First Reading Agreement
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014

40. Commission Proposal
Council
approves
EP Position
Amended
Proposal?
Act of EP
& Council
31/03/10
Commission
agrees
15/12/10
14/02/11
Signed
16/02/11
Parliament
votes
15/12/10
Draft Report
28/10/10
Report
03/12/10
Parliament Council
Position
EDPS, 21/04/10
CoR, 10/06/10
CEES, 11/07/10
Opinions
informal agreement
06/12/10
trilogues
Council agrees
14/12/10
General Approach
14/06/10
© E.Best, EIPA, 2014

41. COMPARISON OF
SOME MAIN ISSUES
Commission
Proposal
Number of MS 1/3 (9)
Number of
citizens
Variable
minimum
Registration Registration by
EC unless
improper or
against EU values
Admissibility 300,000
signatories
Criteria for non-
admissibility
No legal act
possible; or
outside EC
powers
Collection
Verification ID numbers
Examination by
EC
4 months
Entry into force Immediate

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43. COMPARISON OF SOME
MAIN ISSUES
Commission Proposal Council Gen.
Approach
Number of MS 1/3 (9) 1/3 (9)
Number of citizens Variable minimum Variable minimum
Registration Registration by EC
unless improper or
against EU values
Registration by EC
unless improper,
against EU values
or outside scope of
Treaties
Admissibility 300,000 signatories 100,000
signatories
Criteria for non-
admissibility
No legal act possible; or
outside EC powers
No legal act poss.;
or outside EC
powers
Collection
Verification ID numbers ID nos. for 21 MS
Examination by EC 4 months 4 months
Entry into force Immediate I mm./ 12 months

44. (CO-) RAPPORTEURS
Zita GURMAI (S&D)
Alain LAMASSOURE (EPP)
Opinion-giving Com m ittee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home
Affairs
COMMI TTEE
Com m ittee Responsible
Constitutional Affairs
(AFCO)
Associated Com m ittee
Petitions (PETI)
Gerald HÄFNER (Greens/EFA)
Diana WALLIS (ALDE)
Cecilia WIKSTROM
(ALDE)/
Kinga GÖNCZ (S&D)
Ró a Gräfin Von THUN
UND HOHENSTEIN (EPP)
Opinion-giving Com m ittee
Culture and Education

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47. COMPARISON OF SOME
MAIN ISSUES
Commission Proposal Council Gen.
Approach
EP Report
Number of MS 1/3 (9) 1/3 (9) 1/5 (6)
Number of citizens Variable minimum Variable minimum Variable minimum
Registration Registration by EC
unless improper or
against EU values
Registration by EC
unless improper,
against EU values or
outside scope of
Treaties
Registration by EC
if citizens’
committee formed
(min. 7 pers from 7
MS); is not
manifestly outside
EC’s powers nor
against EU values
Admissibility 300,000 signatories 100,000 signatories --
Criteria for non-
admissibility
No legal act possible; or
outside EC powers
No legal act poss.; or
outside EC powers
No admissibility
check by EC
Collection
Verification ID numbers ID nos. for 21 MS No ID numbers
Examination by EC 4 months 4 months 3 months /
public hearing
Entry into force Immediate Imm./ 12 months 6 months

50. COMPARISON OF
SOME MAIN ISSUES
Commission
Proposal
Council Gen.
Approach
EP Report Agreement
Dec. 2010
Number of MS 1/3 (9) 1/3 (9) 1/5 (6) 1 / 4 (7)
Number of citizens Variable minimum Variable minimum Variable minimum Variable mini-
mum (750 x no.
MEPs)
Registration Registration by EC
unless improper or
against EU values
Registration by EC
unless improper,
against EU values
or outside scope of
Treaties
Registration by EC
if citizens’
committee formed
(min. 7 pers from
7 MS); is not
manifestly outside
EC’s powers nor
against EU values
Registration by
EC if citizens’
committee (min.
7 pers from 7
MS); not mani-
festly outside
EC’s powers nor
against EU
values
Admissibility 300,000 signatories 100,000
signatories
-- --
Criteria for non-
admissibility
No legal act
possible; or outside
EC powers
No legal act poss.;
or outside EC
powers
No admissibility
check by EC
No admissibility
check by EC
Collection EC contact point
and open source
software to help
Verification ID numbers ID nos. for 21 MS No ID numbers Flexibility for MS
Examination by EC 4 months 4 months 3 months /
public hearing
3 months /
Public hearing
(joint, case-by-
case)
Entry into force Immediate Imm./ 12 months 6 months 12 months

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