rule procedur adopt committe region plenari session approv council european union meet titl organ committe chapter constitu bodi committe rule constitu bodi committe plenari assembl bureau commiss committe assist gener secretariat chapter instal committe rule committe conven yearli replac oldest member maximum period month notif member committe appoint council meet chair oldest member present assist youngest member present secretari gener committe constitut interim offic rule meet interim chairman inform committe notif receiv council appoint member committe declar committe duli instal year period rule meet held pursuant rule committe chair interim offic elect bureau year date instal committe refer rule interim offic continu function result elect bureau committe declar topic elect bureau committe discuss chairmanship interim offic chapter plenari assembl rule chairman committe conven plenari assembl month timet meet fix bureau begin year request member chairman oblig conven extraordinari meet plenari assembl month rule draft agenda prepar bureau forward chairman full altern member committe earli month start plenari session draft opinion commiss document discuss good time offici languag start session plenari assembl adopt agenda propos amend submit bureau work dai start plenari session rule appli inclus urgent debat agenda member hold preparatori meet rule plenari assembl hold valid debat major member committe present quorum verifi ten member request quorum vote postpon meet plenari assembl hold valid debat number member present rule plenari assembl decid major vote cast save provid rule request member plenari assembl decid vote secret ballot vote appoint secret ballot amend draft opinion support member submit bureau hour start plenari session compromis amend tabl plenari session support member rule chairman consult bureau design commiss respons draw opinion urgent case bureau inform meet token commiss invit chairman give supplementari opinion commiss respons main opinion report committe enclos opinion supplementari opinion commiss request give urgent case posit relev commiss unanim draft opinion transmit council commiss inform understand submit adopt debat plenari assembl rule committe act request commiss bureau member give opinion initi consid propos opinion put forward member committe submit bureau hour start plenari session rule rule appli mutati mutandi case econom social committe consult committe region act paragraph treati establish european commun consid specif region local interest involv rule repres european parliament council commiss entitl attend plenari session floor rule gener rule speak time plenari session limit time limit decid bureau prior debat chairman respons lai implement arrang closur plenari assembl session chairman announc time place item agenda session chapter member committe rule full member prevent attend plenari session replac altern member nation deleg altern member stand full member altern member exercis power full member relev meet gener secretariat notifi deleg vote bureau establish arrang part attend duli author altern member plenari session rule term offic committe member termin resign death forc majeur successor appoint remaind term resign notifi chairman committe refer matter council confirm vacanc implement replac procedur rule notwithstand provis rule vote deleg rule priveleg immun full member altern member accord articl protocol priveleg immun european commun rule bureau lai implement arrang committe member travel subsist expens complianc provis laid budget procedur chapter bureau chairman rule bureau elect year consist thirti member includ chairman vice chairman member countri rank vice chairman composit bureau account geograph balanc european commun chairman vice chairman elect plenari assembl discuss absolut major vote cast secret ballot elect place third member present elect chairman vice chairman place separ ballot member bureau elect ballot procedur group list absenc singl list member elect separ ballot absolut major vote cast ballot rel major subsequ ballot bureau draw list twelv member rank vice chairman submit list plenari assembl endors rule event termin committe membership resign bureau member bureau replac remaind term offic accord procedur laid rule rule time committe yearli replac bureau respons current busi meet committe rule bureau respons prepar decis submiss plenari assembl continu action committe bureau prepar organ coordin work plenari assembl commiss connect invit member committe virtu expertis mandat person belong committe attend meet repres council commiss attend bureau meet bureau give instruct determin procedur implement provis rule procedur full complianc languag arrang laid council regul april bureau ascertain action committe opinion report present plenari assembl chairman bureau member begin session purpos report council commiss invit inform committe action committe opinion bureau adopt draft estim revenu expenditur submit plenari assembl accord rule rule bureau conven chairman month chairman deem request member quorum exist half member present decid major vote cast rule chairman direct work committe committe repres chairman chairman absent repres vice chairman vice chairman absent chairman repres vice chairmen chapter commiss rule plenari assembl set stand temporari commiss subcommiss prepar work decid composit power stand commiss set propos half member bureau stand temporari work parti deem rule commiss appoint chairman vice chairmen rule composit stand commiss reflect nation composit committe member commiss repres altern member commiss accompani expert member committe belong minimum maximum commiss except made bureau member belong smaller nation deleg rule plenari assembl set commiss session yearli replac chapter administr committe rule committe assist gener secretariat head secretari gener discharg duti direct chairman repres bureau secretari gener attend meet bureau advisori capac minut meet secretari gener respons give effect decis bureau chairman pursuant rule procedur secretari gener deleg power limit decid chairman give solemn undertak bureau discharg duti conscienti complet imparti bureau act propos secretari gener organ gener secretariat ensur effici function committe constitu bodi member committe perform duti rule accord protocol treati gener secretariat committe region gener secretariat econom social committe joint technic servic detail arrang defin agreement committe matter relat joint servic regul secretari gener act agreement rule power staff regul offici commun confer appoint author exercis secretari gener council act propos bureau applic articl paragraph staff regul bureau applic provis offici grade categori languag servic offici categori secretari gener offici bureau act propos secretari gener power condit employ servant commun confer author compet conclud contract employ exercis staff grade categori languag servic temporari staff categori secretari gener staff bureau act propos secretari gener special advis privat offic chairman accord condit set articl condit employ servant rule secretari gener submit preliminari draft estim committe revenu expenditur financi year bureau bureau submit draft plenari assembl plenari assembl adopt draft estim committe revenu expenditur forward commiss inform council parliament good time ensur deadlin laid financi provis met committe budget implement accord financi regul titl ii procedur constitu bodi committe chapter work commiss rule commiss set time limit produc draft opinion rule date meet agenda set chairman commiss act agreement vice chairmen commiss conven chairman request quarter member rule quorum exist commiss half member present member commiss vote decis major vote cast rule proceed plenari assembl open public assembl decid commiss chairman propos depend agenda meet open public rule specif case agreement bureau commiss hold public hear invit speaker virtu expertis regard item agenda rule repres european parliament council commiss attend deliber commiss repli question member rule commiss act propos chairman appoint rapporteur draft opinion urgenc procedur invok committe appoint rapporteur gener opinion adopt unanim commiss adopt debat plenari session rule gener secretariat draw minut deliber committe constitu bodi rule committe opinion publish offici journal european commun chapter cooper institut rule committe opinion council commiss chapter provis rule plenari assembl decid major member amend rule procedur part full appoint ad hoc commiss draw report draft text basi adopt rule major member approv council act unanim rule forc dai public offici journal rule rule procedur enter forc dai public offici journal european commun