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Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament
7th parliamentary term - July 2012
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TITLE II  : LEGISLATIVE, BUDGETARY AND OTHER PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 3  : FIRST READING
Committee stage

Rule 54  : Commission and Council position on amendments

1.    Before the committee responsible proceeds to the final vote on a proposal for a legislative act, it shall ask the Commission to state its position on all the amendments to the proposal adopted by the committee, and the Council to comment.

2.    If the Commission is not in a position to make such a statement or declares that it is not prepared to accept all the amendments adopted by the committee, then the committee may postpone the final vote.

3.    If appropriate, the position of the Commission shall be included in the report.

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