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.](http://assembly.coe.int/nw/images/icon_FootnoteCall.png)
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Rule 17 - Standing Committee
17.1. The
Standing Committee shall:
17.1.b. prepare
the work of the Assembly, ensure its continuity of action and, when
the occasion arises, act on its behalf
, in particular by:
![In an opinion
of 10 January 1957 (Doc. 614) on the competence of the Standing
Committee, the Committee on Rules of Procedure held that this terminology
was to be interpreted in a liberal sense. This opinion was approved
by the Assembly at the sitting of 10 January 1957 (see 36th Sitting
of the 8th Session).](http://assembly.coe.int/nw/images/icon_FootnoteCall.png)
- considering and adopting, on behalf of the Assembly, texts contained in committee reports placed on its agenda, in accordance with paragraph 4 below or with Rule 52on urgent procedure; and
- considering questions relating to credentials in accordance with the provisions of Rules 6 to 9.
17.2. Before the close of
the first part of an ordinary session, the Assembly shall constitute its
Standing Committee.
17.3. The
membership of the Standing Committee shall be as follows:
17.3.a. President of the
Assembly (who shall be Chairperson of the Standing Committee);
17.3.b. Vice-Presidents
of the Assembly (who shall be the Vice-Chairpersons of the Standing Committee);
17.3.c. The chairpersons
of the political groups or, in their absence, a member representing
the group concerned;
17.3.d. The chairpersons
of national delegations or, in their absence, a member of the delegation
duly designated;
17.4. The Standing
Committee shall be convened by the President of the Assembly whenever
he or she deems it necessary and at least twice a year. It may not
meet when the Assembly is in session. The draft agenda for its meetings
shall be submitted to the Bureau.
17.5. Subject
to any provision to the contrary in this rule or in Rule 41
(Majorities
required) or Rule 52
(Urgent procedure in the Standing Committee),
procedure in the Standing Committee shall be governed by Rule 47
(Procedure
in committee) and Rule 48
(Meetings of committees).
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17.6. A
report placed on the draft agenda of a meeting of the Standing Committee
shall be distributed to all members of the Assembly at least two
weeks beforehand.
17.7. During the
adoption of the agenda by the Standing Committee, a report may be
withdrawn and referred to the plenary Assembly if such a request
is made by the chairperson of the committee concerned or by at least
ten members of the Standing Committee and adopted by a two-thirds
majority of the votes cast. This provision shall neither apply to
reports placed on the agenda of the Standing Committee in accordance
with the urgent procedure (Rule 52
), nor to reports submitted to the Standing
Committee by decision of the Assembly. ![The decision
normally results from the procedure of reference to committees,
or from any other specific decisions taken by the Assembly.](http://assembly.coe.int/nw/images/icon_FootnoteCall.png)
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normally results from the procedure of reference to committees,
or from any other specific decisions taken by the Assembly.](http://assembly.coe.int/nw/images/icon_FootnoteCall.png)
17.8. All members
of the Standing Committee have the right to vote.