Rule 127 : Cooperation with committees or in the context of special scrutiny hearings

A representative of a Union institution or body and any other person shall be expected to cooperate in the case of requests to attend meetings of committees and special scrutiny hearings as well as to supply relevant documents to the committees and for such hearings. In the case of lack of cooperation, a committee or Chair of a special scrutiny hearing may request the President to take action. The President, after consulting the Conference of Presidents, shall decide on whether to apply one or more of the following measures:

(a)   an instruction to the Secretary General to seek authorisation from the Quaestors to withdraw or deactivate long-term access badges in accordance with Rule 126(3);

(b)   a formal statement expressing Parliament’s dissatisfaction;

(c)   a request to the relevant Union institution or body or any other organisation to send a representative to a meeting of the Conference of Presidents to explain its refusal;

(d)   any other appropriate measures.