4. Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure

The President informed the House, under Rule 211(3), of the following interpretation of Rule 156(6), provided by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, which had been consulted on the application of that provision:

'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.'

If this interpretation was not contested by a political group or by at least 40 Members, in accordance with Rule 211(4), before the opening of the following day's sitting, Tuesday 21 May 2013., it would be deemed to have been adopted. Otherwise, the matter would be put to the vote in Parliament.