Article 1
The Council's Rules of Procedure of 15 September 2006 shall...
Article 2
In accordance with the Protocol on the role of national...
Article 3
This Decision shall take effect of the day of its...
ANNEX
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COUNCIL
Article 1
General provisions, notice and venue of meetings
Article 2
Configurations of the Council, role of the General Affairs configuration and the Foreign Affairs configuration and programming
Article 3
Agenda
Article 4
Representation of a Council member unable to attend
Article 5
Meetings
Article 6
Professional secrecy and production of documents in legal proceedings
Article 7
Legislative procedure and openness
Article 8
Other cases of Council deliberations open to the public and public debates
Article 9
Making votes, explanations of votes and minutes public in other cases
Article 10
Public access to Council documents
Article 11
Voting arrangements and quorum
Article 12
Ordinary written procedure and silence procedure
Article 13
Minutes
Article 14
Deliberations and decisions on the basis of documents and drafts drawn up in the languages provided for by the language rules in force
Article 15
Signing of acts
Article 16
Absence of the possibility to participate in the vote
Article 17
Publication of acts in the Official Journal
Article 18
Notification of acts
Article 19
Coreper, committees and working parties
Article 20
The Presidency and the smooth conduct of discussions
Article 21
Reports from committees and working parties
Article 22
Quality of drafting
Article 23
The Secretary-General and the General Secretariat
Article 24
Security
Article 25
Duties as depositary of agreements
Article 26
Representation before the European Parliament
Article 27
Provisions concerning the form of acts
Article 28
Correspondence addressed to the Council
ANNEX I
List of Council configurations
ANNEX II
Specific provisions regarding public access to Council documents
Article 1
Scope
Article 2
Consultation as regards third-party documents
Article 3
Requests for consultation received from other institutions or from Member States
Article 4
Documents originating from Member States
Article 5
Referral of requests by Member States
Article 6
Address for applications
Article 7
Processing of initial applications
Article 8
Processing of confirmatory applications
Article 9
Charges
Article 10
Public register of Council documents
Article 11
Documents directly accessible to the public
ANNEX III
Figures concerning the population of the Union and the population of each Member State for implementing the provisions concerning qualified majority voting in the Council
1.
For the purposes of implementing Article 16(4) TEU and Article...
2.
For the purposes of implementing Article 16(4) TEU and Article...
ANNEX IV
Referred to in Article 16
1.
In application of the following provisions of these Rules of...
2.
A member of the Council or of Coreper may not...
ANNEX V
Council working methods
Preparation for meetings
1.
The Presidency shall ensure that a file is submitted to...
2.
The Presidency shall take the steps necessary to advance work...
3.
Whenever appropriate, delegations shall set out the positions they are...
4.
Coreper shall avoid going over ground already covered in the...
5.
The Presidency shall convey to delegations as soon as possible...
Conduct of meetings
6.
No item shall be placed on the Council agenda simply...
7.
The Presidency shall refrain from placing on Coreper's agenda items...
8.
At the start of a meeting, the Presidency shall give...
9.
At the start of a discussion on a substantive point,...
10.
Full table rounds shall be proscribed in principle; they may...
11.
The Presidency shall give as much focus as possible to...
12.
During and at the end of meetings the Presidency shall...
13.
Delegations shall avoid repeating points made by previous speakers. Their...
14.
Like-minded delegations shall be encouraged to hold consultations with a...
15.
When discussing texts, delegations shall make concrete drafting proposals, in...
16.
Unless indicated otherwise by the Presidency, delegations shall refrain from...
ANNEX VI
Provisions concerning the forms of acts
A.
Form of Regulations:
B.
Forms of Directives, Decisions, Recommendations and Opinions
1.
Directives and Decisions adopted jointly by the European Parliament and...
2.
Recommendations and Opinions issued by the Council shall include in...
3.
The provisions relating to Regulations set out in A above...
C.
Forms of Decisions referred to in Article 25 of the...
Council Decision
of 1 December 2009
adopting the Council's Rules of Procedure
(2009/937/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
The Treaty of Lisbon brings several modifications to the functioning of the Council and of its Presidency, to the Council structure, as well as to the different types of Union legal acts and to the process for adopting acts, notably by distinguishing between legislative and non-legislative acts.
(2)
It is therefore necessary to replace the Rules of Procedure adopted on 15 September 2006 by Rules of Procedures which comprise the modifications necessary for the implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Council Decision 2006/683/EC, Euratom of 15 September 2006 adopting the Council's Rules of Procedure (OJ L 285, 16.10.2006, p. 47).