The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the letter of 24 April 2013 from the Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs,

–  having regard to Rule 211 of its Rules of Procedure,

1.  Decides to append the following interpretation to Rule 156(6):"

On a proposal from the President, an oral amendment, or any other oral modification, shall be treated in the same way as an amendment not distributed in all the official languages. If the President considers it admissible under Rule 157(3), and save in the case of objection under Rule 156(6), it shall be put to the vote in accordance with the order of voting established.

In committee, the number of votes needed to object to such an amendment or such a modification is established on the basis of Rule 196 proportionally to that applicable in plenary, rounded up where necessary to the nearest complete number.

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