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Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament
9th parliamentary term - July 2022
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CONTENTS
NOTE TO THE READER
COMPENDIUM OF THE MAIN LEGAL ACTS RELATED TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

TITLE VII : SESSIONS
CHAPTER 5 : QUORUM, AMENDMENTS AND VOTING

Rule 178 : Quorum

1.   Parliament may deliberate, settle its agenda and approve its minutes, irrespective of the number of Members present.

2.   A quorum shall exist when one third of the component Members of Parliament are present in the Chamber.

3.   All votes shall be valid whatever the number of Members voting unless the President, on a request made by at least 38 Members before voting began, establishes that a quorum is not present. If the number of Members required to make up a quorum is not present, the President shall declare that a quorum is not present, and the vote shall be placed on the agenda for the next sitting.

The electronic voting system may be used in order to check the threshold of 38 Members, but it may not be used for checking the quorum. The doors of the Chamber may not be closed.

4.   Members who ask for the quorum to be established must be present in the Chamber when the request is made, and shall be counted as being present within the meaning of paragraphs 2 and 3, even if they then leave the Chamber.

5.   If fewer than 38 Members are present, the President may rule that there is no quorum.

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