Rules of Procedure of the Assembly (January 2023)

(Resolution 1202 (1999) adopted on 4 November 1999) with subsequent modifications of the Rules of Procedure* * Resolutions 1220 (2000), 1234 (2000), 1235 (2000), 1266 (2001), 1275 (2002), 1284 (2002), 1296 (2002), 1325 (2003), 1343 (2003), 1348 (2003), 1356 (2003), 1368 (2004), 1369 (2004), 1379 (2004), 1395 (2004), 1431 (2005), 1432 (2005), 1445 (2005), 1447 (2005), 1448 (2005), 1490 (2006), 1491 (2006), 1503 (2006), 1504 (2006), 1515 (2006), 1529 (2006), 1554 (2007), 1583 (2007), 1584 (2007), 1585 (2007), 1658 (2009), 1698 (2009), 1699 (2009), 1712 (2010), 1780 (2010), 1799 (2011), 1841 (2011), 1842 (2011), 1854 (2011), 1903 (2012), 1911 (2012), 1937 (2013), 1965 (2013), 2002 (2014), 2058 (2015), 2102 (2016), 2169 (2017), 2182 (2017), 2208 (2018), 2278 (2019), 2287 (2019), 2349 (2020), 2350 (2020), 2360 (2021), 2392 (2021), 2405 (2021)<br><br>Wherever used herein, the masculine form refers to both women and men, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The words "President", "Vice-President", "Secretary General", "Representative", "Substitute", "chairperson", etc. refer to persons of both sexes.

Rules of Procedure of the Assembly

Parts: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII.

Complementary texts

Parts: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII.

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    Complementary electoral procedure See Resolution 2349 (2020) of the Assembly. Retour au sommaire Atteindre l'élement suivant

      i. - Scope

      1. When exceptional circumstances do not allow an Assembly part-session to be held under normal conditions, namely in the physical presence of all members, and make it impossible to hold an election by secret ballot during that part-session in accordance with the usual procedure, See Appendix X on the procedure which applies to the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly. the Bureau of the Assembly may decide that the election shall be held by individual electronic voting or by postal voting, provided that the conditions of security, confidentiality and accessibility, which it deems necessary, are guaranteed. The decision of the Bureau shall be taken by a simple majority of the votes cast with a quorum of one third of the members.
      2. This alternative electoral procedure shall ensure the highest guarantees of transparency, accessibility, security (including data protection), confidentiality, fairness of the results and full and unquestionable credibility of the vote. It shall guarantee equal rights and equal treatment of Assembly members and delegations and ensure an equal playing field among candidates.
      3. Under the same circumstances, the Bureau may decide that the procedure for electing the President and Vice-Presidents of the Assembly (Rules 15 and 16 ), shall be conducted by secret ballot using the electronic voting system.