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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Index
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CRetour au sommaireAtteindre l'élement suivantAtteindre l'élement précédent
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Call to order
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Canada
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Candidature (for chairmanship of Committees)
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Candidature (for membership of Committees)
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Candidature (for the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights)
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Candidature (for the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment)
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Candidature (for the European Court of Human Rights)
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Candidature (for the office of President)
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Candidature (for the office of Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and Secretary General of the Assembly)
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Candidature (for the office of Vice-President of the Assembly)
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Candidature (in sub-committees)
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Candidature (voting on appointments)
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Censure of member
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Chairperson of a general Committee (consultation on amendments and sub-amendments)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (convening of meetings)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (dismissal)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (election and term of office)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (joint meetings of Committees)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (members of sub-committees)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (members of the Standing Committee)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (participation in debates and votes)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (procedural motions in the Assembly)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (quorum, absence of)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (speaking time)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (statements issued by Committees)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (Substitutes as Chairpersons)
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Chairperson of a general Committee (urgent procedure)
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Chairperson of a national delegation (members of the Standing Committee)
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Chairperson of a political group (ex officio member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights)
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Chairperson of a political group (ex officio member of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs)
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Chairperson of a political group (ex officio member of the Joint Committee)
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Chairperson of a political group (ex officio member of the Monitoring Committee)
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Chairperson of a political group (ex officio member of the Political Affairs Committee)
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Chairperson of a political group (member of the Bureau)
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Chairperson of a political group (member of the Presidential Committee)
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Chairperson of a political group (member of the Standing Committee)
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Chairperson of a sub-committee
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Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (ex officio member of the Monitoring Committee)
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Chairperson of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (ex officio member of the Monitoring Committee)
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Chairperson of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutionnal Affairs
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Challenge of credentials of representatives and substitutes
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Challenge of credentials of representatives and substitutes (of Special Guests)
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Chamber and meeting rooms (admission to chamber)
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Chamber and meeting rooms (admission to meeting rooms)
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Chamber and meeting rooms (exclusion of members from chamber)
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Chamber and meeting rooms (public order in galeries)
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Chamber and meeting rooms (use of chamber and of meeting rooms)
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Chile
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Closure (of debate)
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Closure (of sitting)
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Code of conduct (members of the Assembly)
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Code of conduct (rapporteurs)
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Committee of Ministers (access of Ministers to the Assembly and to Committees)
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Committee of Ministers (access of Ministers’ Deputies)
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Committee of Ministers (answers to questions and recommendations to)
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Committee of Ministers (budget of the Assembly)
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Committee of Ministers (committees of the Assembly)
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Committee of Ministers (communication and reports from)
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Committee of Ministers (complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly)
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Committee of Ministers (Joint Committee)
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Committee of Ministers (monitoring procedure of the Assembly)
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Committee of Ministers (place of meeting of Ordinary and Extraordinary Sessions of the Assembly)
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Committee of Ministers (questions to)
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Committee of Ministers (recommendations and opinions addressed to)
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Committee of Ministers (reports of)
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Committee of Ministers (requests for an opinion or further consideration)
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Committee of Ministers (requests for urgent procedure)
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Committee of Ministers (sessions of the Assembly)
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Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
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Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (terms of reference)
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Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
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Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (terms of reference)
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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (chairperson as ex officio member of Monitoring Committee)
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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (chairpersons of political groups as ex officio members)
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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (elections)
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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (external relations)
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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (petitions)
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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (terms of reference)
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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (Venice Commission)
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Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
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Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (terms of reference)
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Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
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Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (chairperson as ex officio member of Monitoring Committee)
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Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (Chairpersons of political groups as ex officio member)
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Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (external relations)
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Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (Observer status)
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Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (Past Assembly President as ex officio member)
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Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (Special guest status)
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Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (terms of reference)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs ( composition)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (access to)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (chairpersons of political groups as ex officio members)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (composition)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (examination of credentials of representatives and substitutes)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (examination of credentials of special guests)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (failure to comply with members’ code of conduct)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (past Assembly President as ex officio member)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (revision, interpretation and changes of Rules of Procedure)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (setting up of ad hoc Committees of the Assembly)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (terms of reference)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (waiver of immunity of representatives and substitutes)
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Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
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Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (terms of reference )
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Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
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Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (access to)
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Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (composition)
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Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (consideration of candidates)
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Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (ex officio members)
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Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (meeting in camera)
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Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (standard curriculum vitae of candidates)
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Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (terms of reference)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (access to)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (annual report)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (appointment of co-rapporteurs)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (chairpersons of political groups as ex officio members)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (challenge of credentials on substantials grounds)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (composition)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (election observation)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (meeting in camera)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (opening or re-opening of a monitoring procedure)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (past Assembly President as ex officio member)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (post-monitoring dialogue)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (reconsideration of previously ratified credentials on substantial grounds)
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Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (terms of reference)
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Committees (access of Assembly members to)
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Committees (access of Ministers and their deputies to)
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Committees (access of observers to)
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Committees (access of other persons)
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Committees (access of secretaries of national delegations to)
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Committees (access of special guests to)
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Committees (access to committee meetings)
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Committees (access to committees of representatives and substitutes who are not members of them)
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Committees (ad hoc committees of the Assembly and the Bureau)
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Committees (appointment of)
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Committees (Bureaux of)
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Committees (competence of)
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Committees (composition of general committees)
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Committees (dismissal of chairperson or vice-chairperson)
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Committees (general rapporteurs)
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Committees (information reports)
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Committees (interpretation in)
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Committees (joint meetings of committees)
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Committees (majorities required in)
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Committees (meetings)
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Committees (meetings elsewhere than in Strasbourg or Paris)
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Committees (meetings in hybrid or remote manner)
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Committees (opinion on report of another committee)
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Committees (participation of committee chairpersons and rapporteurs in meetings of the Joint Committee)
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Committees (procedural motions)
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Committees (procedure in)
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Committees (publication of texts)
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Committees (quorum)
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Committees (reference to committee)
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Committees (reports of committees)
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Committees (reports referred back to)
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Committees (setting up of, majority required)
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Committees (Standing Committee, representation in)
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Committees (sub-committees)
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Committees (terms of reference)
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Committees (time-limit for distribution of documents)
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Committees (urgent procedure in the Assembly and in Committee)
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Committees (vacant seats)
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Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
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Communications (from national and international organisations)
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Communications (from the Committee of Ministers)
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Complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly
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Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies (CALRE)
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Conflict of interests (Assembly members)
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Conflict of interests (election observers)
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Conflict of interests (rapporteurs)
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Convening (of Committee meetings)
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Convening (of Extraordinary Sessions)
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Convening (of hybrid or remote part-sessions)
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Convening (of meetings of the Standing Committee)
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Convening (of Ordinary Sessions)
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Credentials of observers
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (annulment or confirmation of ratification of credentials)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (challenges of credentials)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (deprivation or suspension of certain rights)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (effect of ratification on term of office)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (examination of credentials)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (for the absence of a representative of each sex at least)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (for the absence of solemn declaration)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (on procedural grounds)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (on substantial grounds)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (ratification or non-ratification)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (reconsideration of previously ratified credentials)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (reference to committees)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (rights of members whose credentials are challenged)
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Credentials of representatives and substitutes (sending of credentials to the President of the Assembly)
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Credentials of special guests
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Current affairs debates
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