Consent procedure (APP): Parliament approves or rejects, but cannot amend. Consent procedure
Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation
Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.
Where it stands: Parliament voted on 2 April 2009.
- ✓ Referred to committee 2 September 2008
- ✓ Committee work
- ✓ Tabled for plenary
- ✓ Plenary vote Voted 2 April 2009
- 5 Adopted by the Council
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.
The text, version by version
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 2 April 2009 Plenary vote
- Committee stage
- 2 September 2008 Referred to committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.