The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the letter of 9 April 2015 from the Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs,

–  having regard to Rule 226 of its Rules of Procedure,

1.  Decides to append the following interpretation to paragraph 1(a) of Annex XVI to the Rules of Procedure:

"Scrutiny of the declaration of financial interests of a Commissioner-designate by the committee responsible for legal affairs consists not only in verifying that the declaration has been duly completed but also in assessing whether a conflict of interests may be inferred from the content of the declaration. It is then for the committee responsible for the hearing to decide whether or not it requires further information from the Commissioner-designate."

2.  Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information.