THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

Having regard to Article 193 of the EC Treaty,

Having regard to Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 19 April 1995 on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament's right of enquiry,

Having regard to Rule 176 of its Rules of Procedure,

Having regard to the request presented by 213 Members of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 14 December 2005, agreeing in principle to establish a Committee of Inquiry into the allegations raised by petitions 0611/2004 by Arthur White (British) and 0029/2005 by Paul Braithwaite (British), on behalf of the Equitable Members' Action Group and by subsequent petitions on the same subject submitted by German and Irish petitioners, all of which related to the Equitable Life Assurance Society (Equitable Life),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: