Rule 116 : Consideration under the joint committee procedure

If the basic legislative act was adopted by Parliament under the procedure provided for in Rule 59, the following additional provisions shall apply to the consideration of delegated acts and draft implementing acts or measures:

–   upon receipt of the delegated act or draft implementing act or measure, the President shall determine which committee is responsible or which committees are jointly responsible for it, in accordance with the criteria laid down in Rule 59 and with any agreements reached between the Chairs of the committees concerned;

–   if a delegated act or a draft implementing act or measure has been forwarded for consideration under the joint committee procedure, each committee may request that a joint meeting be convened to consider a motion for a resolution. If the Chairs of the committees concerned fail to reach agreement, the joint meeting shall be convened by the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs.