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Official Journal of the European Union
15.11.2011
COMMISSION DECISION
of 9 November 2011
amending its Rules of Procedure
(2011/737/EU, Euratom)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
or she may refuse to allow the suspension and may decide
that the written procedure shall continue; in that case, the
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Secretary-General shall ask the other Members of the
Commission for their position to ensure that the quorum
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
laid down in Article 250 of the Treaty on the Functioning
Union, and in particular Article 249 thereof,
of the European Union has been met. The President may also
include the item on the agenda of the next Commission
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
meeting with a view to its adoption.”
Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision 2010/138/EU, Euratom,
Article 2
of 24 February 2010 amending its Rules of Procedure ( 1 ),
In Article 23 of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission, a
new point 5a shall be added, worded as follows:
Having regard to the Decision of the President of the
Commission C(2011)8000 of 27 October 2011,
“5a. The
Directorate-General
responsible
for
economic
and
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
financial affairs must be consulted on all initiatives relating to
or having a potential impact on growth, competitiveness or
Article 1
economic stability in the European Union or in the euro
area.”
In Article 12 of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission, a
new point 5 shall be added, worded as follows:
Article 3
“5. Any Member of the Commission wishing to suspend a
This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its
written procedure in the field of coordination and
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
surveillance of the economic and budgetary policies of the
Member States, in particular of the euro area, shall send a
reasoned request to that effect to the President, explicitly
indicating the aspects of the draft decision to which it
Done at Brussels, 9 November 2011.
relates, based on an impartial and objective assessment of
the timing, structure, reasoning or result of the proposed
decision.
For the Commission
If the President considers that the reasons given are not well-
The President
founded, and if the request for suspension is maintained, he
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 55, 5.3.2010, p. 60.

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