Rule 216  : Corrigenda

1.    If an error is identified in a text adopted by Parliament, the President shall, where appropriate, refer a draft corrigendum to the committee responsible.

2.    If an error is identified in a text adopted by Parliament and agreed with other institutions, the President shall seek the agreement of those institutions on the necessary corrections before proceeding in accordance with paragraph 1.

3.    The committee responsible shall examine the draft corrigendum and submit it to Parliament if it is satisfied that an error has occurred which can be corrected in the proposed manner.

4.    The corrigendum shall be announced at the following part-session. It shall be deemed approved unless, not later than 48 hours after its announcement, a request is made by a political group or at least 40 Members that it be put to the vote. If the corrigendum is not approved, it shall be referred back to the committee responsible which may propose an amended corrigendum or close the procedure.

5.    Approved corrigenda shall be published in the same way as the text to which they refer. Rules 72, 73 and 74 shall apply mutatis mutandis.