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Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament
8th parliamentary term - April 2015
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TITLE II  : LEGISLATIVE, BUDGETARY AND OTHER PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 1  : LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rule 38  : Respect for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

1.    Parliament shall in all its activities fully respect fundamental rights as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Parliament shall also fully respect the rights and principles enshrined in Article 2 and in Article 6(2) and (3) of the Treaty on European Union.

2.    Where the committee responsible for the subject matter, a political group or at least 40 Members are of the opinion that a proposal for a legislative act or parts of it do not comply with rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the matter shall, at their request, be referred to the committee responsible for the interpretation of the Charter. The opinion of that committee shall be annexed to the report of the committee responsible for the subject-matter.

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