Handbook on the Ordinary Legislative Procedure
All you need to know about the ordinary legislative procedure in one handy document
Parliament's revamped handbook on the ordinary legislative procedure, which covers all the key steps inside Parliament and includes updated guidance on inter-institutional legislative negotiations and Parliament's Rules of Procedure, has just been published, on behalf of the European Parliament Vice-Presidents responsible for conciliation, Mr Roberts ZĪLE, Ms Katarina BARLEY and Mr Jan Christoph OETJEN for the 9th parliamentary term and the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs, Mr Bernd LANGE.
The Handbook is both a useful introductory document and a handy reference manual. It provides general introductions and detailed background information and takes into account important developments since the previous version of September 2020. Please note that the other linguistic versions will be uploaded soon.
Parliament's revamped handbook on the ordinary legislative procedure, which covers all the key steps inside Parliament and includes updated guidance on inter-institutional legislative negotiations and Parliament's Rules of Procedure, has just been published, on behalf of the European Parliament Vice-Presidents responsible for conciliation, Mr Roberts ZĪLE, Ms Katarina BARLEY and Mr Jan Christoph OETJEN for the 9th parliamentary term and the Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs, Mr Bernd LANGE.
The Handbook is both a useful introductory document and a handy reference manual. It provides general introductions and detailed background information and takes into account important developments since the previous version of September 2020. Please note that the other linguistic versions will be uploaded soon.
Background documents
- Activity Report 9th legislature (2019-2024) (PDF - 6 MB)
- Article 294 TFEU
- Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law Making 2016
- Joint Declaration on Practical Arrangements for the Codecision Procedure 2007
- Parliament's Rules of Procedure
- Legal bases for the ordinary legislative procedure (PDF - 1 MB)