Code of Procedure debate under way

Serbian MPs have begun debating changes to the Code of Procedure aimed at improving the efficiency of parliament's work.

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Tuesday, 10.02.2009.

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Serbian MPs have begun debating changes to the Code of Procedure aimed at improving the efficiency of parliament's work. Changes to the Code of Procedure were proposed by ruling party MPs, with the aim of accelerating and streamlining the adoption of laws in parliament, but members of the opposition oppose changes, claiming that the amendments are restrictive and would impinge on their rights. Code of Procedure debate under way The new Code of Procedure envisions two days for debating laws, two minutes for justifying amendments, and three hours every month for a question and answer session with the government. Under the changes, laws, in principle and individually, would be debated for five hours, which means that debates could be concluded within two days. Any member who puts forward an amendment would have two minutes to justify the proposal, instead of the current 15, while so-called presidents— authorized MP group representatives—would be entitled to an additional 15 minutes, which is not included within the total debate. The proposer of the law, or the proposer’s authorized representative, would also be entitled to speak for two minutes about every amendment. One of the new points relates to citing violations of the Code of Procedure: MPs will only be able to cite violations once per session, if they believe that the speaker has led the session in such a way as to violate procedure. The changes also deal with the issue of MPs’ rights to seek clarification, so that they will be able to question the prime minister and members of government every last Thursday of the month, at a session from 16:00 CET to 19:00 CET, when work on the agenda will be adjourned. The possibility has been left open to MP whips to pose questions on current themes, which are not connected to the agenda, every Tuesday and Thursday at the beginning of the day, with a maximum of five minutes permitted for each address. Parliament (FoNet, archive)

Code of Procedure debate under way

The new Code of Procedure envisions two days for debating laws, two minutes for justifying amendments, and three hours every month for a question and answer session with the government.

Under the changes, laws, in principle and individually, would be debated for five hours, which means that debates could be concluded within two days.

Any member who puts forward an amendment would have two minutes to justify the proposal, instead of the current 15, while so-called presidents— authorized MP group representatives—would be entitled to an additional 15 minutes, which is not included within the total debate.

The proposer of the law, or the proposer’s authorized representative, would also be entitled to speak for two minutes about every amendment.

One of the new points relates to citing violations of the Code of Procedure: MPs will only be able to cite violations once per session, if they believe that the speaker has led the session in such a way as to violate procedure.

The changes also deal with the issue of MPs’ rights to seek clarification, so that they will be able to question the prime minister and members of government every last Thursday of the month, at a session from 16:00 CET to 19:00 CET, when work on the agenda will be adjourned.

The possibility has been left open to MP whips to pose questions on current themes, which are not connected to the agenda, every Tuesday and Thursday at the beginning of the day, with a maximum of five minutes permitted for each address.

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