(2) The impossibility of exercising the attributions by the Senior President or by one or more secretaries provided for in par. (1) entails de jure their replacement with the oldest deputy or, as the case may be, with the youngest deputies amongst those present.

(3) Within time frame provided for in par. (1) parliamentary debates cannot take place, except for those concerning the validation of the deputy's mandates.

(2) The validation committee shall function for the entire term of office of the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) The proposals for establishing the number of deputies that belong to each parliamentary group are made, under the conditions of art. 13, by the leaders of these groups and are sent to the secretaries of the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) The Senior President presents these proposals to the Chamber in an descending order of the number of members of the parliamentary groups, and the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies decides regarding them through the vote of the majority of the deputies present.

(4) Proposals for the nominal composition of the Validation committee are made by the parliamentary groups, within the limits of the approved number of seats.

(5) The composition of the Validation committee is approved through the vote of the majority of the deputies present.

(2) The verification of the legality of the election of the deputies that make up the working groups is done by the office of the Validation committee.

(3) The Bureau of the Validation committee and the working groups are obliged to submit to the committee proposals regarding the validation or invalidation of the deputy's mandates, in writing, within maximum 3 days from the constitution of the committee. These proposals shall be adopted by a majority of the members of the Bureau or of the working groups.

(4) After the expiration of the term of 3 days, the discussion of the unresolved files is done in the plenary of the Validation committee.

(5) The validation committee verifies and decides in the following situations:

1. on the appeals contained in the files received from the Central Election Bureau, unresolved or whose settlement was made in violation of the legal provisions regarding the settlement procedure;
2. on the fulfilment by each deputy of the eligibility conditions and on the submission to the file of all the documents required by the legislation in force for the validation of the mandates.

(2) The validation committee proposes the validation of the mandates of the deputies whose files are complete and finds that the election of the respective deputies was made in accordance with the legal provisions.

(3) The validation committee proposes to invalidate the election of a deputy if, from the documents communicated by the competent electoral bureaus, it finds a violation of the legal provisions regarding the observance of the conditions regarding the exercise of the right to be elected *) and / or if it finds that there is a decision sentence of conviction, which remained final, for the committee by the respective deputy of a crime related to the conduct of the electoral process.

(4) The postponement of the validation of a deputy's mandate is proposed by the Validation committee to the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies, for a later date, if all the aspects related to the settlement of some appeals could not be clarified within the stipulated term and if the deputy concerned required by the legislation in force for the validation of his mandate. Within a maximum of 10 days from the clarification of the issues that justified the postponement, the Validation committee will propose the validation or invalidation of the mandate, as the case may be.

(2) The report of the Validation committee shall be presented by its president to the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies

(2) The validation or invalidation of the deputy mandates is done with the vote of the majority of the deputies present.

*) See the footnote corresponding to the asterisk in art. 7 para. (3).

(2) The deputies who refuse to take the oath are considered invalid. The refusal to take the oath is ascertained by the President of the meeting.

(2) The deputies elected as a result of the organization of by-elections have the obligation to submit the declaration of assets and the declaration of interests at the beginning of the mandate and after validation, according to the law.

(3) Deputies have the obligation to submit the declaration of assets and the declaration of interests at the beginning and at the end of the term, including if it takes place before the deadline.

(4) The declaration of assets and the declaration of interests shall be completed in person, dated, signed in handwriting and submitted to the person designated for this purpose by the Secretary General of the Chamber of Deputies, who shall issue the acknowledgment of receipt.

(5) The declaration of assets and the declaration of interests are published on the website of the Chamber of Deputies, according to the law.

(6) Deputies have the obligation to update annually the declaration of assets and the declaration of interests, in accordance with the law.

(7) Under the conditions of par. (1) and (2), the deputies submit together with the declaration of assets and the declaration of interests, to the general secretary of the Chamber of Deputies, a curriculum vitae. It is published on the website of the Chamber of Deputies in the presentation section of each deputy.

(2) deputies of a political party or political party may form only one parliamentary group.

(3) deputies who have run on the lists of a political alliance or electoral alliance and belong to different political parties may form their own parliamentary groups of the political parties to which they belong.

(4) The parliamentary groups of some political parties that merged during a legislature constitute a single parliamentary group under the name of the newly merged party, starting with the date of the final decision on the formation of the new party.

(5) The deputies of political parties, political formations, political alliances or electoral alliances, as well as independent deputies who do not meet the necessary number to form a parliamentary group may meet in mixed parliamentary groups or may join other parliamentary groups constituted according to par. (1).

(6) deputies who leave the parliamentary group to which they belong become unaffiliated deputies, if they do not join another parliamentary group. deputies who remain unaffiliated cannot form a parliamentary group.

(7) If new parliamentary groups are formed, they are presented to the plenary by their leaders at the beginning of the parliamentary session.

1. to intervene in the general debates, respectively in the debate of the motions, through a single intervention made by a common representative;
2. to delegate a common representative as a non-voting observer to the work of the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups; delegation is made in writing to the Standing Bureau, if there are at least 10 unaffiliated deputies, and under the signature of a majority of them;
3. to participate in the delegations abroad of the friendship groups, of the permanent committees or on the basis of personal invitations, with the consent of the Standing Bureau.

(2) The deputies provided in par. (1) shall be made available for common use, by the Secretary General, on the basis of the decision of the Standing Bureau, a meeting room, adequate logistics, a car and technical staff composed of a driver and a secretary.

(2) The procedure provided in par. (1) shall be resumed at the beginning of each ordinary session. (3) The leader of the parliamentary group has the following attributions:

a) presents to the Chamber of Deputies the name of the parliamentary group its numerical, nominal composition and management, as well as any changes that occur during the term of office;

b) proposes to the Chamber of Deputies the representatives of the parliamentary group in the Validation committee;

c) represents the parliamentary group and negotiates on its behalf;

d) nominates the representatives of its parliamentary group in the standing committees of the Chamber of Deputies, in its special or committees of inquiry or in the joint committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate;

e) nominates the representatives of its parliamentary group in the institutions or public authorities subordinated to the Romanian Parliament, in the interparliamentary friendship groups, in international parliamentary structures to which Romania is a party;

f) makes proposals and presents the candidates of its parliamentary group for leadership positions and for its representatives in various structures of the Chamber of Deputies, functions that belong to it de jure, according to the weight of its parliamentary group in the political configuration of the Chamber of Deputies and negotiations between group leaders;

g) calls for the removal from office or replacement of the representatives of his parliamentary group in the structures of the Chamber of Deputies;

h) participates in the meetings of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies and in its debates without having the right to vote;

i) may request the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies: break for consultations, verification of the quorum, holding non-public meetings of the plenum, conclusion of debates in the Chamber of Deputies and modification of the work schedule;

j) informs the members of its parliamentary group on the activities of the Chamber of Deputies and its structures;

k) nominates the representative (s) of his/her parliamentary group participating in the debates;

l) presents the amendments of its parliamentary group to the draft laws and legislative proposals under debate in the standing committees of the Chamber of Deputies;

m) proposes that a draft law or legislative proposal be referred back to committee, in accordance with this Regulation;

n) proposes to the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies the method of voting;

o) may present, in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies, the point of view of its parliamentary group on the request for the detention, arrest or search of one of its members or on the request for criminal prosecution of a minister who is a member of the own group;

p) he may delegate his duties to one of the members of the leadership of his parliamentary group; In their absence, their duties may be delegated to any member of the group.

(4) One of the deputy leaders of the parliamentary group automatically replaces the leader in his absence or whenever necessary. In the absence of both the leader of the parliamentary group and the deputy leaders and his secretary, the parliamentary group shall decide on the appointment of a replacement during their absence.

(5) The secretary of the parliamentary group keeps records of the presence of the group's deputies, ensures the drafting of the minutes and fulfils any other attributions that are established by the parliamentary group to which he belongs.

(2) The appointment and change of staff of the employed staff shall be made at the proposal of the leader of the respective parliamentary group, in accordance with the law. If an employee working for the parliamentary group is no longer approved by the parliamentarians of that group or if that parliamentary group is dissolved, the employee or employees of that parliamentary group will be transferred to equivalent positions, by the Secretary General of the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) If two or more parliamentary groups meet in a single parliamentary group as a result of the merger of the parties they represent in the Chamber of Deputies, starting from the date of finality of the judgment on the merger, the staff employed for secretarial and specialized work, as well as the necessary logistics in order to carry out the activity and the cars allocated to the parliamentary groups that met will be distributed to the new parliamentary group resulting according to art. 13 para. (4), in compliance with the norms approved by the Standing Bureau, as well as the weight of the parliamentary group.

(2) The parties that obtained mandates after the elections and merged during a legislature constitute a single parliamentary group.

(2) The President of the Chamber of Deputies informs the deputies, in the first public sitting, on the changes in the composition of the parliamentary groups.

(3) Every Member has the right to bring to the notice of the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies any change regarding his membership in a parliamentary group.

(2) The President of the Chamber of Deputies is part of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies and is its President. The Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies also includes 4 vice-presidents, 4 secretaries and 4 quaestors.

(3) The distribution of the functions in the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies on each parliamentary group is made following the negotiations between the leaders of the parliamentary groups, respecting the political configuration of the Chamber of Deputies The distribution of these functions is approved by the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies with the free vote of the majority of the deputies present. The vote is expressed according to art. 125 para. (2) or art. 131 para. (1).

(4) The office of President of the Chamber of Deputies and of the other members of the Standing Bureau shall cease before the expiry of the term of office, following the revocation under these rules, or shall cease de jure, in the following situations:

a) in case of resignation, on the date mentioned in the resignation request;

b) in case of termination of the quality of deputy, on the date provided in art. 7 of Law no. 96/2006 on the Statute of deputies and senators, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions;

c) in case of loss of membership of the parliamentary group to which the office belongs and which proposed him for that office, on the date specified by the Member of Parliament or the leader of that group, as the case may be;

d) in case of loss of political support, according to art. 32 para. (3) of Law no. 96/2006, republished, with the subsequent amendments and completions, on the date of informing the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies about the legal termination of the quality of member of the Standing Bureau.

(2) The candidate who gathered the vote of the majority of the present deputies is declared elected president of the Chamber of Deputies, provided that the legal quorum is observed.

(3) If no candidate has obtained the vote of the majority of the deputies present, a new ballot is organized, in which the two candidates who obtained the highest number of votes participate.

(2) The nominal proposals for the functions provided in par. (1) are made by the leaders of the parliamentary groups, within the limit of the number of seats established according to art. 21 para. (3). The list of candidates proposed for the Standing Bureau shall be submitted entirely to the vote of the Chamber of Deputies and is approved by a free vote of the majority of the deputies present. The vote is expressed according to art. 125 para. (2) or art. 131 para. (1).

(2) The President of the Chamber of Deputies whose revocation has been requested may not chair the sitting of the Standing Bureau or of the plenary session in which his revocation is being discussed. He shall be replaced by the vote of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies by one of the Vice-Presidents.

(3) If the revocation proposal is approved by the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies, the election of a new president is organized, in accordance with the provisions of art. 22.

(2) - The proposal for revocation shall be submitted to the Standing Bureau, which verifies the fulfilment of the conditions provided in art. (1, and introduces in the draft agenda of the next sitting the revocation proposal. The debate on the revocation proposal will be carried out in compliance with the provisions of art. 27 para. (1).

(3) The members of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies who have been requested to revoke may not lead or, as the case may be, may not participate in the conduct of the work of the Standing Bureau or of the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies discussing their revocation; they shall be replaced, by the vote of the Standing Bureau, by one of the members of the Standing Bureau who meets the regulatory requirements, but may be present as an interested party.

(4) If the revocation proposal is approved by the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies, the election of a new member of the Standing Bureau is organized, at the proposal of the group to which the respective position belonged, respecting the political configuration of the Chamber of Deputies, in accordance with art. 24.

(5) In the cases provided in art. 21 para. (4), the sitting president of the Chamber of Deputies takes note of the situation of legal termination of the quality of president of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the Standing Bureau and submits to the vote of the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies the adoption of the vacancy decision.

(6) If a parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies has been disbanded, the functions of that parliamentary group shall be redistributed to the remaining parliamentary groups in proportion.

(7) If two or more parliamentary groups meet in a single parliamentary group as a result of the final merger of the parties they represent in the Chamber of Deputies, then the functions held by each parliamentary group prior to the merger will be assigned to the new group. parliamentary result according to art. 13 para. (4). At the beginning of each parliamentary session, the functions assigned to the parliamentary groups are renegotiated in accordance with the political configuration of the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) The other positions in the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies that became vacant during the session shall be filled at the proposal of the parliamentary group to which the respective positions have been assigned, under the conditions provided in art. 24.

a) proposes to the Chamber the start date and the end date of the parliamentary sessions;

b) calls on the President of the Chamber to convene an extraordinary session;

c) submits to the Chamber of Deputies for approval its regulations, as well as proposals for amendments;

d) presents to the Chamber of Deputies for approval its draft budget and the closing account of the budget year. The draft budget is distributed both in electronic format and printed together with the substantiation note and its annexes, at the deputies' boxes, at least 7 days before the date of submission for approval to the plenary of the Chamber;

e) prepares and ensures the development in good conditions of the works of the Chamber of Deputies;

f) receives in electronic form and ensures the dissemination on the website of the Chamber of Deputies of draft laws, legislative proposals, draft decisions of the Chamber of Deputies, amendments received from the Government and reports of parliamentary committees, in order of their submission to the General Secretariat of the Chamber of Deputies;

g) decides, in the case of legislative initiatives, to retain them for debate and adoption as the first notified Chamber or to send to the Senate those for which the Chamber of Deputies is the decision-making Chamber;

h) broadcasts in the boxes of deputies the work program, the agenda, the information on the legislative initiatives registered at the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, the draft decisions of the Chamber of Deputies, the adopted laws on which the deputies can notify the Constitutional Court, as well as other documents that are not mentioned at letter f);

i) draws up the draft agenda for the sittings of the Chamber of Deputies and its work program, which it submits to the Committee of Leaders of the Parliamentary Groups for debate and approval;

j) resolves any notification regarding the situation of incompatibility, vacancy, blockage, obstruction or abusive behaviour on the part of the bureau of the committee or of a group of deputies of a permanent committee, unresolved by the respective committee;

k) performs its duties in connection with the parliamentary examination of draft legislative acts and draft

legislative nature of the European Union, as well as other documents in the field of European affairs, according to this regulation;

l) organizes the Chamber's relations with the parliaments of other states and with parliamentary organizations on the basis of consultation, depending on the nature of the actions envisaged, of the Steering Committee of the Romanian Interparliamentary Union Group, parliamentary groups, the Foreign Policy Committee and other standing committees. Chamber of Deputies on the established measures, including regarding the nominal composition of the delegations;

m) submits for approval to the Chamber of Deputies the composition of the permanent delegations to the world or regional parliamentary organizations, based on the consultation of the parliamentary groups and respecting the political configuration of the Chamber;

n) approves and submits to the approval of the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies the organizational structure and the list of functions of the services of the Chamber of Deputies;

o) approves the Regulation on the organization and functioning of the services of the Chamber of Deputies;

p) adopts, in compliance with the legal and regulatory provisions, decisions regarding its activity, the activity of the deputies and of the staff of the Chamber; the decisions of the Standing Bureau shall be published on the website of the Chamber of Deputies, except for those containing classified information;

r) leads and controls the services of the Chamber of Deputies;

s) approves the regulation on the guarding and access of persons in the seat of the Chamber of Deputies;

º) proposes to the Chamber of Deputies the appointment of the general secretary and 3 deputy general secretaries;

t) fulfills any other attributions provided by the present regulation, other legal dispositions or assignments given by the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) The appointment or replacement of the staff employed at the Chancellery of the President of the Chamber of Deputies and at the offices of the members of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies is made at the request or with the consent of the respective member of the Standing Bureau, as the case may be. Each member of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies establishes the duties of parliamentary civil servants in his office, verifies the fulfillment of these duties and their inclusion in the work program, grants annual grades, proposes promotion, award of merit salary and other rights in accordance with the legal provisions.

(3) The materials on the agenda of the Standing Bureau shall be approved or rejected by a majority of those present.

(4) The representative of the Government for the relationship with the Parliament, the leaders of the parliamentary groups, participates in the works of the Standing Bureau

constituted in the Chamber, and the chairs of the permanent committees of the Chamber of Deputies participate in the works related to the activities of the committees.

(5) The work of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies is carried out in the presence of the majority of its members.

(6) The debates in the Standing Bureau are recorded in transcripts and are published on the website of the Chamber of Deputies, except for those declared confidential. The agenda of meetings of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies and materials approved or rejected by it shall also be published on the website, except for those containing classified information. The publication on the website of the Chamber of Deputies is made within 10 days from the date of the sitting.

(7) Deputies may consult the transcripts or obtain a copy thereof, except for those declared confidential by the Standing Bureau, which may be consulted only.

(2) The President of the Chamber of Deputies has the obligation to convene the Standing Bureau at least once a week, usually on Wednesday.

a) convenes the deputies in ordinary or extraordinary sessions, according to the provisions of the present regulation;

b) leads the proceedings of the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies, assisted by 2 secretaries, and ensures the maintenance of order during the debates, as well as the observance of the provisions of the present regulation;

c) gives the floor, moderates the discussions, summarizes the issues under debate, establishes the order of voting, specifies the meaning of the vote and announces the result;

d) conducts the work of the meetings of the Standing Bureau;

e) notifies the Constitutional Court under the conditions provided in art. 146 lit. a), b), c) and e) of the Constitution of Romania, republished;

f) ensures the immediate sending to the Senate, for debate, of the draft laws adopted or rejected by the Chamber of Deputies or, as the case may be, to the President of Romania, for promulgation, of the voted laws, within the legal terms;

g) performs its duties in connection with the parliamentary examination of draft legislative acts and non-legislative acts of the European Union, as well as other documents in the field of European affairs, in accordance with this Regulation;

h) travels to the country as a representative of the Chamber of Deputies in relations with central and local public authorities, other Romanian legal entities and citizens;

i) represents the Chamber of Deputies in foreign relations throughout its term of office;

j) presents justifying reports, annually, within the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies on the use of the President's fund;

k) may order the Secretary General to carry out controls of the activity of the services of the Chamber of Deputies;

l) fulfils any other attributions provided by the present regulation, as well as the assignments given by the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) The vice-presidents lead the activity of the Standing Bureau and of the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies, at the request of the president or, in his absence, by decision of the president of the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) During the period in which the president of the Chamber of Deputies ensures the interim position of President of Romania, the attributions of the president of the Chamber of Deputies are exercised by one of the vice-presidents, appointed by the president of the Chamber of Deputies.

(4) Each vice-president also coordinates the activity of some permanent committees established by the Standing Bureau, by its decision.

(5) In fulfilling the attributions provided in par. (4), the coordinating vice-president may participate in the works of the committees, without the right to vote, presenting information to the Standing Bureau.

(2) In the exercise of the attributions of financial-accounting control, the quaestors are supported by a control body composed of 2 accounting experts and are subordinated only to the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) At the end of each parliamentary session, the Quaestors present to the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies a report on the results of the controls carried out.

a) approves the agenda of the sittings of the Chamber of Deputies and its work program, as well as the modifications or completions brought to the agenda or the work program;

b) proposes to the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies how to organize the debates in the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies by allocating for each parliamentary group, depending on its share in the total number of deputies, the time allotted for speaking in the plenary sitting of the Chamber of Deputies; the allocation of time allocated to debates is mandatory for political debates and optional for general debates on a draft law or on a legislative proposal;

c) may include on the agenda the debate without a report of a draft law or a legislative proposal at which the deadline for submitting the report has been exceeded.

(2) The President of the Chamber of Deputies and, if applicable, the representative of the Romanian Government or the President of the parliamentary committee who has exceeded the deadline for submitting the report shall participate in the proceedings of the Committee of Leaders of the parliamentary groups in the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) The Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups in the Chamber of Deputies meets weekly and whenever necessary, at the request of a parliamentary group leader, the President of the Chamber of Deputies or the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies.

(4) The Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups meets and works regularly in the presence of more than half of the leaders of parliamentary groups, who represent the majority of deputies. The President of the Chamber of Deputies, who in this case presides over the sitting, may attend the meeting of the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups. In the absence of the President of the Chamber, the sitting will be chaired by the leader of the largest parliamentary group.

(2) The Chamber of Deputies also constitutes mediation committees or other committees joint with the Senate.

(3) The standing committees of the Chamber of Deputies are composed of 11 to 41 deputies, with the exception of the Committee for Standing Orders, which is composed of one representative from each parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies. The number of members of the standing committees is established, for each case, by the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies, at the proposal of the Committee of Leaders of the parliamentary groups in the Chamber of Deputies. The objectives, the number of members, the nominal composition and the management of the investigation or special committees of the Chamber of Deputies are approved by its plenum once they are constituted.

(4) A Member must be a member of a single standing committee, with the exception of members of the Committee for Standing Orders, the Committee on Validation, the Committee on Human Rights, Religious Affairs and National Minorities, the Committee on Information and Communication Technology, the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, the Committee on Romanian Communities Abroad, the Committee on the Investigation of Abuse, Corruption and Petitions, the Committee on European Affairs, the Committee on Constitutionality, the Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee on Youth and Sport, which may part of another standing committee. During their term of office, members of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies may opt for one of the standing committees and for one of the committees established as exceptions to this paragraph. Deputies can also be part of joint committees with the Senate.

(2) For each committee the number of seats that belongs to each parliamentary group or to the independent deputies is approved by decision of the Chamber of Deputies, at the proposal of the Committee of the leaders of the parliamentary groups.

(2) In case there is no disagreement on the number of members in the committees of the Chamber of Deputies according to par. (1), the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies shall approve, by decision, the numerical and nominal composition of its committees with the free vote of the majority of the deputies present.

(2) The composition of the committee bureau is established through negotiations between the leaders of the parliamentary groups at the beginning of each ordinary session, depending on the share of the parliamentary groups.

(3) The nominal proposals for the functions provided in par. (1) are made by the leaders of the parliamentary groups, within the limit of the number of seats established according to para. (2).

(4) The list of candidates for the office of the committee shall be submitted in its entirety to the vote of its members and shall be approved by a majority of the votes of the deputies present.

(5) The dismissal of a member of the committee shall be decided by a majority of the Members present at the committee's sitting, at the request of the parliamentary group to which he belongs.

(6) The replacement of a member of the committee shall be made in case of loss of the status of deputy, change of political affiliation and transfer to another committee, at the request of the deputy or of the parliamentary group to which he / she belongs.

(7) In the event that a position in the committee's office becomes vacant during the parliamentary session, the nominal proposal for its occupation is made by the parliamentary group to which the position belonged, the election of the candidate following the procedure provided in par. (4).

(8) In all the situations provided in par. (6) and (7), the parliamentary group to which the respective deputy belongs or belonged has the right to nominate another representative of his for the occupation of the respective seat.

(9) If two or more parliamentary groups meet in a single parliamentary group as a result of the merger of the parties they represent in the Chamber of Deputies, the deputies who are members of the new parliamentary group established according to art. 13 para. (4) retains its membership in the standing committees.

(10) If a parliamentary group reduces its membership or ceases to exist, the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies may decide on the remaining in the Committee of the deputies who have been members of those groups in the remaining seats, provided that the political configuration of the committees is respected.

(11) Amendments to the nominal composition of standing committees shall be put to the vote of the Chamber of Deputies and shall be approved by a majority of the deputies present.

a) proposes the agenda for the sittings, presenting to the committee the list of all legislative initiatives and other matters within its competence;

b) draws up the draft rules of procedure for the organization and functioning of the committee and submits it for debate to its members for approval by the Committee for Standing Orders and approval by the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies;

c) proposes the tasks of the deputies of the committee;

d) adopts decisions on matters which concern the smooth running of the committee 's work;

e) appoints the composition and management of the subcommittees constituted by the committee after obtaining the prior agreement of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies;

f) calls for representatives of civil society, employers', professional or trade union associations, the central or local public administration and other legal entities, as well as individuals, who can provide expertise and information necessary for the work, to take part in the work of the committee;

g) organize the activities necessary for the parliamentary examination of draft legislative acts and draft non-legislative acts of the European Union, in accordance with this Regulation;

h) organizes, at the proposal of the members of the committee, consultation meetings or public debates with representatives of the civil society, of the employers' and professional associations, of the trade unions, of the central and / or local public administration;

i) approves the presence of the interested persons to take part in the works of the committee under the conditions provided in art. 145 para. (1) Thesis II.

a) chairs committee meetings;

b) may propose that other persons take part in the work of the committee, in order to carry it out in good conditions;

c) convenes the office of the committee to establish the modalities for carrying out the activities regulated in art. 47;

d) ensures the representation of the committee in the relations with the Government of Romania, with the Standing Bureau of the Chamber and with the other committees of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate;

e) establishes the attributions of the parliamentary civil servants of the committee together with the specialized department within the services of the Chamber of Deputies, verifies together with the secretary of the committee the quality of the works executed by them, establishes the work schedule of the staff and verifies the inclusion in this program. the staff of the committee, grants annual qualifications regarding their activity, proposes their promotion, the granting of the merit salary and the granting of other rights in accordance with the legal provisions;

f) fulfills other attributions required by the development in good conditions of the works of the committee provided in the present regulation, in the Regulation of the common activities of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, as well as in the Regulation of the committee;

g) requests to the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, for the activity of the committee and its members, secretarial and specialized personnel, the necessary logistics in order to carry out the activity of the committee, cars, similarly with the group leader.

a) keep records of the presence of the members of the committee at its meetings;

b) ensure the drafting of all acts of the committee;

c) count the votes cast in committee meetings;

d) follow the elaboration of the minutes, the realization of the transcripts or the recording of the meetings of the committee, as the case may be;

e) follow the good functioning of the endowments of the committee, as well as the activity of the staff;

f) perform any other activities necessary for the smooth running of the work of the committee, as a result of the provisions of the bureau or its President.

Art. 53. - (1) The convening of the meetings of the committee is done with at least 24 hours in advance by its President or, in his absence, by a vice-President replacing him.

(2) The participation of the deputies in the meetings of the committees is obligatory.

(3) In order for the meetings of the committee to take place on a regular basis, the presence of a majority of the members is required.

(4) The decisions of the committees of the Chamber of Deputies are adopted with the vote of the majority of the present members.

(5) In case of unjustified absence from the works of the committee, the provisions of art. 244 para. (8).

(6) The deputy who is absent from the work of the committee may be replaced by another deputy from the same group, based on the power of attorney signed by the leader of the parliamentary group.

(2) The meetings of the parliamentary committees cannot take place at the same time as the plenary session dedicated to the final vote, according to the agenda. Also, the works of the committee are suspended de jure in case the President of the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies requests the presence of the deputies at the works in the plenary.

(3) The activity of the permanent committees of the Chamber of Deputies takes place, as a rule, at the headquarters of the Parliament. In exceptional cases and with the prior approval of the Standing Bureau, the work of the committees may take place outside the seat of Parliament.

(2) Once per session, the ministers present an activity report and the strategy of the ministry to the relevant committee of the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) Draft normative acts initiated by the Government that are on the agenda of the committees notified on the merits will not be debated except in the presence of the Secretary of State.

(2) The committees may invite, motivated, to participate in the works interested persons, representatives of some non-governmental organizations and specialists from some public authorities, professional bodies or other specialized institutions. The representatives of the non-governmental organizations and the invited specialists, upon request, may present their opinions on the issues discussed in the committee or may hand over to the President of the committee documentation related to the topic under discussion.

(3) Only the Deputies who are members of the Standing Committee or their alternates shall have the right to vote on the proceedings.

(4) The committee may, on a proposal from the committee office, the chair or a Member, decide to limit the duration of speeches. Deputies, senators and guests are obliged to refer exclusively to the matter under debate. Otherwise, the President may withdraw the floor. No one may take the floor unless instructed to do so by the President.

(2) The rapporteur or the President of the committee shall support in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies the report approved by the committee.

(2) In certain situations, decided by vote of its members, a secret ballot may be used.

(2) At the end of each meeting, the synthesis of the works and a press release are drafted by the committee office.

(3) The summary of the works of each committee is published weekly in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part II. The summary includes the issues discussed, the result of the vote on articles and bills, the names and surnames of those present and those absent.

1. Committee for Economic Policy, Reform, and Privatization

- restructuring the economy at macroeconomic and sectoral level; reconstruction and development programs; economic forecast; specific means and institutions of the market economy; price and competition issues; free initiative; privatization; the economic activity of the Authority for the Administration of State Assets and of the financial investment companies, of the autonomous utilities and of the companies regulated by the Companies Law no. 31/1990, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions, with full state or mixed capital; capital import and export;

- other issues of economic development strategy and reform policy.

2. Committee for Budget, Finance, and Banks

- state budget and budget execution; the state social insurance budget and its execution; financial policy; the system of taxes and fees, insurance and reinsurance; monetary balance, money circulation, loans and credit systems, interest, discount; stock exchange and securities; foreign or state-guaranteed loans; investments made from budget appropriations.

3. Committee for Industries and Services

- industry and its branches; internal and external trade, tourism and tourist services, consumer protection; industry and service development strategies; providing raw material and energy resources for the national economy; development of small and medium enterprises in industry and services;

- specific problems of privatization in industry and services, of private sector development in these branches; exchanges of industrial goods and services; investment strategies; the quality of industrial products and services; standards and brands; investment and trademark protection; technical progress and technological development; efficiency and competitive capacity of products and services on the internal and external market.

4. Committee for Transportation and Infrastructure

- infrastructure, rail, road, river, sea and air transport; transport infrastructure; systematization, organization and regulation of transports; transport safety, public transport.

5. Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Food Industry and Specific Services

- programs in the field of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, fish farming, forestry, hunting fund; specific problems of privatization in agriculture; free initiative, forms of ownership, association, lending, leasing; land fund management; the activity of companies and utilities with state or mixed capital in agriculture, forestry and food; services for agriculture, land improvement, food industry and forestry.

6. Committee for Human Rights, Cults and National Minorities Issues

- human and citizen rights; minority issues; freedom of conscience; the problems of religious cults; freedom of expression by means other than mass media.

7. Committee for Public Administration Territorial Planning

- local autonomy; administrative reforms; administrative-territorial organization; the status of civil servant; urban systems; urban and rural networks; local public finances; landscaping; construction.

8. Committee for Ecological Balance and Environment

- environmental influence on sustainable development, use of natural resources, air, water, soil quality, biodiversity conservation, river basin management, ecological systems management, climate change, ecological reconstruction, disaster prevention, waste and hazardous substances management, noise pollution, environmentally friendly technologies, technologies for the control and reduction of pollutant emissions, international agreements for environmental protection.

9. Committee for Labour and Social Protection

- individual employment relationships (individual employment contract, working time, leave, labor protection, wage system, labor jurisdiction, legal status of the employee); collective labor relations (collective bargaining, collective labor contract, jurisdiction of collective labor disputes); the legal status of trade unions and employers' organizations; social insurance system (pensions, benefits, unemployment benefits, state allowance); social assistance (material aid, gratuities); material aid for disadvantaged people: the elderly, the disabled, minors and others; employment issues.

10. Committee for Health and Family

- protecting the health of the population; health care; forms of organization of the sanitary network; social problems of the family, mother and child, the elderly and people with disabilities; demographic issues.

11. Committee for Education

- education of all forms and degrees.

12. Committee for Culture, Arts, Mass Information Means

- art and culture institutions; protection of the national cultural heritage; the activity of the press and other mass media.

13. Committee for Legal Matters, Discipline, and Immunities

- regulations in the field of civil, criminal, contraventional law, civil, criminal, administrative procedure, judicial organization; other regulations of a predominantly legal nature; issues of parliamentary discipline, incompatibilities and immunities.

14. Committee for Defence Public Order, and National Security

- Issues related to defence, public order and national security.

15. Committee for Foreign Policy

- Romania's foreign policy issues and programs; bilateral dialogue with similar committees of parliaments of other states and of international parliamentary bodies; endorsement of treaties, conventions and other international instruments to which Romania accedes; hearing of the persons proposed to be appointed as Ambassador of Romania abroad, following which he gives an advisory opinion.

16. Committee for the Investigation of Abuses, Corrupt Practices, and for Petitions

- examining the petitions received and investigating the abuses signaled by these petitions; conducting an investigation into reported abuses in cases where the Chamber of Deputies so orders as a result of the submission, according to the regulations, of a request before the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies.

17. Committee for Standing Orders

- elaboration of reports on draft decisions for amending and supplementing the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies; interpretation of the regulation; the analysis of the interventions regarding the legislative procedure formulated in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies and the elaboration of the proposals for amending the regulation, when it is the case; the analysis of the notifications sent by the Chamber, by the Standing Bureau or by the President of the Chamber, regarding the procedures and provisions of the regulation and the presentation of the requested point of view; endorsement of the regulations of the parliamentary committees; studying parliamentary procedures in other European countries and informing the Chamber thereof, at the request of the Standing Bureau.

18. Committee for information technologies and communications

- information and communications technology, advanced technologies specific to the field, alignment with regulations and international standards, respectively, and intellectual property in the field.

19. Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

- eliminating any forms of discrimination based on sex and improving the condition of women in society;

- integrating the principle of equal opportunities for women and men in legislative initiatives, in policies and programs of interest to both women and men;

- following the application of the provisions regarding equal opportunities and treatment for women and men from the international documents ratified by Romania.

20. The Committee for Romanian Communities Living Abroad

- issues related to the promotion, preservation, development and expression of the ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious identity of Romanians outside the country's borders;

- issues regarding the strategy for developing the relations between the Romanian state institutions and the Romanian communities outside the country's borders;

- bilateral dialogue with similar committees of parliaments of other states and of international parliamentary bodies;

- hearing the persons proposed to be appointed to management positions in the institutions dealing with Romanians abroad, following which it gives an advisory opinion.

21. The Committee on European Affairs

- contributes to the formation of the national position for the adoption of decisions at the level of the European Union, with the participation of the Chamber of Deputies;

- examines consultation documents, draft European legislation and other documents from the institutions of the European Union and integrates the views expressed by the other standing committees into reasoned opinions and opinions;

- analyzes the main strategies and policies of the European Union, the way in which Romania fulfills the provisions of the European Union treaties and the way in which the European legislative acts are integrated in the domestic law;

- ensures the exercise of parliamentary control in the field of European affairs;

- represents the Chamber of Deputies in relations with the European Union, in accordance with the law and parliamentary regulations.

22. Committee on Constitutional Affairs

- the agreement of the provisions declared unconstitutional with the decisions of the Constitutional Court.

23. Committee on Science and Technology

- scientific activity, promotion of technological progress, research and development, innovation, protection of intellectual property.

24. Committee on Youth and Sports

- sports activity, youth related issues

(2) The request will be made within 5 days from the notification of the committee that will draw up the report or give its opinion, provided that it is within the deadline for submitting the report.

(3) If the request is approved, the amendments already tabled will also be sent to that committee.

(4) If a standing committee considers that a draft law or a legislative proposal with which it has been referred is not within its competence, it may request the Standing Bureau, within 3 days of its referral, to send that legislative initiative to another committee.

(5) If the Standing Bureau refuses the requests of the committees provided in par. (1) and (4), the Chamber decides by vote.

(2) The time limit for the submission of the opinion or opinions may not be less than half of the time limit set by the committee responsible for submitting the report.

(3) In case of non-compliance with this term, the committee notified on the merits will be able to draft its report without waiting for the respective opinion or opinions.

(4) Deputies who are not part of the committee referred to the merits, as well as the Government, may table amendments within a period which may not be less than half of the time limit set by the committee notified for submission of the report. the draft law or the legislative proposal.

(5) The committee notified on the merits will not be able to complete and submit the report until after the expiration of a term that cannot be less than half of the term that the committee notified on the merits has for submitting the report.

(2) The report shall contain reasoned proposals regarding the admission without modification of the examined act, its rejection or its admission with modifications and / or completions and shall be submitted to the Standing Bureau.

(3) The substantive report of the committee will include all the amendments accepted and rejected in a drafting that allows it to be followed up, either in electronic format or on paper.

(2) If for a legislative initiative a proposal for approval is made, for the other legislative initiatives a proposal for rejection is made, following that the provisions they contain can be taken as amendments to the initiative proposed for approval.

(3) If the Chamber of Deputies is a decision-making Chamber, it will request the Senate to send the legislative initiatives that formed the basis of the form adopted by the Senate.

(4) If for one of the legislative initiatives referred to in par. (1) the emergency procedure has been approved, the report shall be elaborated in the emergency procedure.

(2) The report will be printed and disseminated to the deputies at least 3 days before the date established for the debate of the draft law or the legislative proposal in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies, in case of draft laws and legislative proposals for which the Chamber of Deputies is the first notified Chamber, and with at least 5 days, in the case of those for which the Chamber of Deputies is the decision-making Chamber.

(3) On a reasoned proposal from the Standing Bureau or a parliamentary group leader, the Committee of Parliamentary Group Leaders may, unanimously, approve the inclusion of draft laws or legislative proposals on the agenda, which shall be debated and adopted on the day of the sitting. plenary of the Chamber of Deputies.

(4) The Standing Bureau may establish the adoption in the emergency procedure in the case of draft laws concerning the ratification of international treaties and conventions or loan agreements.

(2) In order to obtain the approval, the permanent committee will present a motivated request, adopted with the vote of the majority of the present deputies. The draft decision drawn up by the committee shall state the matters which form the object of the inquiry, its purpose, the necessary means and the term by which the report of the committee is to be presented to the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) The same decision shall indicate: the name and objectives of the committee, as well as its composition. The composition of the committee and its bureau shall be established on the proposal of the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups, depending on the share of parliamentary groups at the beginning of each regular session.

(3) The special committees set up according to par. (1) have the same status as the standing committees.

(4) The members of the special committees also retain the quality of member of the permanent committees.

(5) The other issues related to the organization and functioning of the committee will be regulated by its office, insofar as the provisions of art. 40-60 are not enough.

(2) The investigation may be carried out by a permanent committee, under the conditions of art. 72, or by a parliamentary investigation committee set up for this purpose.

(2) In case of unjustified refusal to respond to the requests of the committee, it may propose the notification to the head of the authority or institution where the summoned person carries out the activity, in order to properly apply the provisions of the organization and functioning regulations of that institution. the offense provided by art. 267 of Law no. 286/2009 on the Criminal Code, with subsequent amendments and completions.

(3) The parliamentary committee may invite any other person who may have knowledge of a fact or circumstance likely to serve to find out the truth of the matter which is the subject of the committee's work and who agrees to be heard. The invited person may also reply in writing to the parliamentary committee of inquiry, providing the requested information, or he may send by post documents or other evidence in his possession which are useful to the committee of inquiry.

(4) The refusal of the persons invited to the committee of inquiry to provide the requested information or to make available to it the other documents or means of evidence held, useful to the committee's activity, may be considered as obstruction or impediment of finding the truth and may constitute grounds for notifying the investigating bodies criminal.

(5) At the request of the Parliamentary committee of Inquiry, any person who works in the Government or in other public administration bodies and who knows facts or circumstances related to the object of the investigation or who has a means of proof is obliged to bring them to light or to present them. within the established deadlines. The institutions and organizations are obliged, in accordance with the law, to respond to the requests of the parliamentary investigation committee within the term established by it.

(6) Where, in order to clarify facts or circumstances in order to find out the truth, it is necessary to draw up expert reports, the Parliamentary committee of Inquiry shall request that expertise be carried out.

(7) The provisions of the law regarding the summoning, presentation and hearing of witnesses, as well as those regarding the presentation and delivery of objects or documents or the performance of expertises shall apply accordingly.

(8) The President of the committee conducting the investigation draws the attention of the person heard that he has the obligation to tell the truth, not to hide anything he knows and that non-compliance with this obligation attracts criminal liability.

(9) The committee may also request, in accordance with the law, access to classified information in the course of investigations.

(10) The expenses necessary for carrying out the expertises and other procedural acts, related to the activity of the committee, are approved by the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, at the request of the President of the parliamentary investigation committee.

(2) In order to resolve the problems resulting from the decision of the Chamber of Deputies and the report of the Parliamentary committee of Inquiry, the competent authorities may have access to all documents underlying that report, which are kept in the Chamber's archives, according to legal provisions.

(3) The authorities notified with the decision of the Chamber of Deputies and with the report of the parliamentary investigation committee have the obligation to inform, within 30 days from the adoption of the solution, the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies regarding the adopted solutions and their motivation. The Standing Bureau will present to the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies the information of the notified authorities.

*) According to art. 155 para. (1) of the Constitution of Romania, republished, the mediation procedure refers only to draft laws and legislative proposals under legislation, registered before the adoption of the Law on the revision of the Constitution of Romania, remaining applicable to constitutional laws.

(2) For this purpose, the Standing Bureau will propose to the Chamber of Deputies, after consulting the parliamentary groups, a number of 7 deputies who will be part of the mediation committee, following the observance of the political configuration of the Chamber.

(3) The deputies approved by the Chamber of Deputies, together with 7 senators appointed by the Senate, form the mediation committee.

(2) The management of the works is carried out by rotation by a deputy or a senator, established by the committee.

(2) The report of the mediation committee is debated in each Chamber.

(3) Only solutions proposed by the mediation committee that are different from those initially adopted by the Chamber shall be put to the vote. In all cases, the report of the mediation committee shall be approved by the majority of votes required for the adoption of the law in final form. The reports of the mediation committee are approved in the meetings dedicated to the final vote on the draft laws.

(4) If the mediation committee does not reach an agreement regarding the texts that are discrepant, within the term established according to art. 81 para. (1), or if one of the Chambers does not approve the report of the mediation committee, as well as if, within the committee, parity of votes was registered, the texts that remained discrepant shall be debated in joint session of the two Chambers, according to the regulation of these meetings.

(2) At the opening of the ordinary session, the national anthem of Romania is sung.

(3) At the beginning of the opening session of the ordinary session, each parliamentary group leader presents the composition of his group, the leadership structure and the names of the deputies elected to the leadership positions of the group.

(4) After the announcement of the leaders of parliamentary groups, the president of the Chamber of Deputies convenes the Committee of leaders of parliamentary groups to negotiate positions in the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies and in the offices of standing committees, according to the weight of parliamentary groups announced in accordance with par. (3).

(5) The result of the negotiations carried out in the Committee of Leaders of the Parliamentary Groups is presented to the plenary by the President of the Chamber of Deputies.

(6) The leaders of the parliamentary groups present the nominal proposals of the parliamentary groups for each position in the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies and in the leadership of the standing committees, allocated according to the political configuration of the Chamber of Deputies existing at the beginning of the session.

(7) The vote on the composition of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies shall be made in accordance with the provisions of these Rules of Procedure.

(8) The Chamber of Deputies also meets in extraordinary sessions, at the request of the President of Romania, of the Standing Bureau or of at least one third of the number of deputies.

(9) The request to convene an extraordinary session shall be made in writing and shall include the agenda as well as the period of the session. The non-approval by the Chamber of the requested agenda prevents the holding of the extraordinary session.

(10) The Chamber of Deputies is convened by its President. The President will not take into account the requests for convening an extraordinary session that do not meet the conditions provided in par. (8) and (9).

(11) During the sessions, the deputies work in plenary sessions, in committees, in parliamentary groups, at the level of parliamentary bureaus, in the electoral constituencies or perform other tasks ordered by the Chamber of Deputies.

(12) Outside the sessions, the deputies may carry out their activity, with the approval of the Standing Bureau, in permanent or special committees or perform other tasks ordered by the Chamber of Deputies.

(13) Outside the sessions, deputies may work in parliamentary groups, at the request or with the approval of the group leadership, and exercise their mandate at the level of parliamentary bureaus and constituencies.

(2) The draft laws and legislative proposals are included in the list provided in par. (1) on the date of presentation to the Standing Bureau of the reports adopted by the committees notified on the merits or, as the case may be, without a report on the date of exceeding these terms.

(3) The draft agenda and the draft work program of the Chamber of Deputies for the following week are drawn up by the Standing Bureau.

(4) At the reasoned request of the initiator, the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies or a group leader, the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups may include in the agenda the debate of a bill or an unreported legislative proposal, at which the deadline for tabling the report has been overcome.

(2) Draft laws and legislative proposals shall be included in the draft agenda by the Standing Bureau, taking into account the priorities set out in this Article, as well as other priorities decided by the Standing Bureau.

(3) The draft decisions shall be included in the draft agenda, within a maximum of 5 days from the receipt by the Standing Bureau of the report of the committee notified on the merits.

(4) The elaboration and adoption of the agenda in the legislative field ensures the priority inclusion of the requests addressed by the standing committees, of the debate of the initiatives in emergency procedure, of the draft laws and legislative proposals for which the Chamber of Deputies is the first notified Chamber.

(5) Proposals or documents other than those in the legislative field shall be forwarded to the Standing Bureau for inclusion in the draft agenda at least two days before the meeting of the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups, whether by law, by this regulation or by decision of the Chamber of Deputies. no shorter term is foreseen.

(6) The requests of the President of Romania, the reports and the statements of the Prime Minister are priority on the agenda.

(7) The draft law or the legislative proposal submitted for re-examination based on the provisions of art. 104 para. (3) shall be given priority on the agenda.

(2) The provisions of par. (1) shall be applied accordingly in case of modification or completion of the agenda or work schedule.

(3) In the first sitting of the Chamber, after the vote in the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups, the leaders of parliamentary groups have the right to present to the Chamber the position of the group on the agenda and the work program.

(2) Deputies can also present draft decisions of the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) In the case of legislative proposals submitted under the conditions of par. (1), the President of the Standing Bureau requests the opinion of the Legislative Council and the point of view or information, as the case may be, of the Government, which must be submitted within maximum 15 days from the date of the request. The Government's point of view may also contain amendments.

(4) In the case of legislative proposals submitted under the conditions of par. (1), which implies the modification of the provisions of the state budget or of the state social insurance budget, the president of the Chamber of Deputies will obligatorily request an information from the Government, under the conditions of art. 111 of the Constitution of Romania, republished, within the same term of 15 days.

(5) If the Legislative Council or the Government does not send, within 15 days of the request, the opinion, point of view or information, as the case may be, the Standing Bureau shall establish the committee referred to the merits, the opinion committees, the deadline for submitting the report. the respective legislative proposal, sending the draft for debate and preparation of the report.

(6) If during the debate, in the committee notified on the merits, amendments appear that require the modification of the provisions of the state budget or of the state social insurance budget, the President of the committee will obligatorily request an information from the Government, under art. 111 of the Constitution of Romania, republished, within a term that falls within the deadline for submitting the report.

(7) In the case of legislative proposals initiated by citizens, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, before communicating them to the deputies and notifying the competent standing committee, shall request the Constitutional Court to verify the fulfillment of the constitutional conditions for exercising the legislative initiative.

(8) According to art. 75 of the Constitution of Romania, republished, are submitted for debate and adoption to the Chamber of Deputies, as the first notified Chamber: draft laws and legislative proposals for the ratification of treaties or other international agreements and of legislative measures resulting from the application of such treaties or agreements;

1. the drafts of the organic laws provided in the Constitution of Romania, republished, at:

a) art. 31 para. (5) - Organization and functioning of public radio and television services and their parliamentary control;

b) art. 40 para. (3) - The right of association, respectively the incompatibility with the quality of member of the political parties of some socio-professional categories;

c) art. 55 para. (2) - The conditions regarding the fulfillment of the military duties by the Romanian citizens;

d) art. 58 para. (3) - Organization and functioning of the People's Advocate institution;

e) art. 73 para. (3) - Categories of laws:

‒ LIT e) - the organization of the Government and of the Supreme Council of National Defense;

‒ LIT k) - administrative litigation;

‒ LIT l) - the organization and functioning of the Superior Council of Magistracy, of the courts, of the Public Ministry and of the Court of Accounts;

‒ LIT n) - general organization of education;

‒ LIT o) - the organization of the local public administration, of the territory, as well as the general regime regarding the local autonomy;

f) art. 79 para. (2) - Establishment, organization and functioning of the Legislative Council;

g) art. 102 para. (3) - Government - role and structure;

h) art.105 paragraph (2) - Incompatibilities with the position of member of the Government;

i) art. 117 para. (3) - Establishment of autonomous administrative authorities;

j) art. 118 para. (2) and (3) - The structure of the national defense system, the preparation of the population, the economy and the territory for defense, the status of military personnel and similar regulations regarding the other components of the armed forces;

k) art. 120 para. (2) - The relations of the citizens belonging to a national minority with the local public administration authorities and the deconcentrated public services in the administrative-territorial units, where the respective minorities have a significant share, regarding the use of the mother tongue;

l) art. 126 para. (4) and (5) - The composition of the High Court of Cassation and Justice, its rules of operation and the establishment of courts specialized in certain matters;

m) art. 142 para. (5) - The Constitutional Court.

(9) According to art. 75 of the Constitution of Romania, republished, are submitted for debate and adoption to the Chamber of Deputies, as the decision-maker Chamber:

1. all draft laws and legislative proposals at the level of ordinary laws, other than those for the ratification of international treaties or other international agreements, as well as of the legislative measures resulting from their application;

2. the drafts of the organic laws provided in the Constitution of Romania, republished, at:

a) art. 3 para. (2) - The borders of the country;

b) art. 5 para. (1) - Acquisition and loss of Romanian citizenship;

c) art. 12 para. (4) - National symbols;

d) art. 16 para. (4) - The right of citizens of the European Union to vote and to be elected in local public authorities;

e) art. 44 para. (2) - The right of private property;

f) art. 52 para. (2) - The right of the injured person by a public authority;

g) art. 73 para. (3) - Categories of laws:

‒ LTR. a) - the electoral system, the organization and functioning of the Permanent Electoral Authority;

‒ LTR b) - organization, functioning and financing of political parties;

‒ LTR d) - organizing and conducting the referendum;

‒ LTR f) - the regime of the state of partial or total mobilization of the armed forces and of the state of war;

‒ LTR g) - the state of siege and the state of emergency;

‒ LTR h) - the offenses, the punishments and the regime of their execution;

‒ LTR i) - granting amnesty or collective pardon;

‒ LTR j) - the status of civil servants;

‒ LTR m) - the general legal regime of property and inheritance;

‒ LTR p) - the general regime regarding labor relations, trade unions, employers' associations and social protection;

‒ LTR r) - the status of the national minorities in Romania;

‒ LTR s) - the general regime of cults;

h) art. 83 para. (3) - Extension of the President's term of office;

i) art. 123 para. (3) - The attributions of the prefect;

j) art. 125 para. (2) - The status of judges in relation to the Superior Council of Magistracy;

k) art. 128 para. (2) - The use of the mother tongue and of the interpreter before the courts by the Romanian citizens belonging to the national minorities;

l) art. 136 para. (3), (4) and (5) - The exclusive object of public property, the administration, concession or rental of public property, the inviolability of private property;

m) art. 141 - Economic and Social Council.

(10) The draft laws are submitted to the Chamber of Deputies accompanied by the opinion of the Legislative Council.

(2) Information on draft laws, legislative proposals and draft decisions of the Chamber of Deputies will be distributed to the electronic boxes of the deputies. The information will include the title, the committees notified on the merits and the committees that will draw up the opinion, as well as the deadlines for submitting the report and the amendments. The work schedule and agenda will be distributed on paper.

(3) The list of reports prepared by the committees notified in substance in chronological order of their submission to the Standing Bureau, the list of draft laws and legislative proposals adopted by the two Chambers and for which exercises the right to notify the Constitutional Court, according to the law, the summary of each Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, and the full texts of the simple motions and of censure.

(4) The content of the documents provided in par. (2) and (3) is transmitted in electronic format by the specialized staff of the Chamber of Deputies. The access to these documents will also be possible from the offices of the deputies from the constituencies, which will be connected to the database of the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) If a legislative proposal belongs to several initiators, the written consent of all initiators is required for the withdrawal of that proposal.

(3) If one of the initiators wishes to withdraw his signature from a legislative proposal, he shall address a request to the Standing Bureau until the beginning of the general debates in the first Chamber before him.

(4) If a legislative initiative has been adopted or rejected by the Senate, as the first notified Chamber, the respective initiative continues its debate and adoption procedure, without the initiator being able to request its withdrawal.

(2) The report is sent to the Standing Bureau, which will ensure its multiplication and dissemination to the Government, deputies and initiators, in compliance with the term provided in art. 70 para. (2).

(3) In the situation provided in art. 104 para. (3) the committee shall draw up a report which shall include the proposal for adoption or adoption with amendments to the draft or legislative proposal.

(2) For legislative proposals drafted by a special parliamentary committee, amendments shall be tabled to that committee within 7 days of being announced in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies. On the same day as the announcement in plenary, the legislative proposal is communicated to the Government. After the deadline for tabling amendments, the committee is obliged within 5 days to draw up an additional report on them, which will be circulated to deputies. Only after this deadline can the legislative proposal be placed on the agenda.

(3) The amendments formulated by the deputies shall be submitted in writing, motivated and under the signature of the initiator, to the committee notified on the merits, specifying, if necessary, the parliamentary group to which it belongs.

(4) The amendments of the Government shall be submitted only under the signature of a member of the Government to the Standing Bureau and shall be submitted to the committee notified on the merits.

(5) The date of tabling the amendment is the date of its registration in the committee or in the Standing Bureau, as the case may be, where a special record of all amendments received will be kept. Upon request, proof shall be provided to the author that the amendment has been received.

(6) The committee notified on the merits or, as the case may be, the special committee shall rule on all registered amendments, respecting the term provided in par. (1 or 2). Only if it considers it necessary will the committee also seek the opinion of another committee on one or more amendments.

(7) The President of the committee notified on the merits may request the opinion of the Legislative Council on some amendments, a point of view which will be sent within the term established by the committee.

(8) For the oral amendments, presented in plenary, in compliance with art. 108 para. (3), the opinion of the committee is also given orally by the rapporteur, at the request of the president of the Chamber.

(9) It is forbidden for the president of the Chamber to submit for debate or vote an amendment on which the committee has not ruled, except for the situation provided in art. 38 lit. c).

(2) The President of the committee, the rapporteur and its members may be assisted throughout the debates by parliamentary experts within the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) The vote on the rejection proposal may also be put to a special vote.

(3) If the Chamber of Deputies does not agree with the rejection proposal, the debate on the articles will be held in a subsequent sitting according to the agenda, taking into account the amendments submitted to the committee referred to the substance and which are included in the report as rejected amendments, the procedure ending with the proposal to adopt the respective initiative or decision of the Chamber of Deputies, or the president will send for re-examination the draft of the committee notified on the merits, with the establishment of the term for a new report.

(2) After debating the last report, if the plenary of the Chamber fails to adopt the draft law on the ordinance, given that the Chamber of Deputies is the decision-making Chamber, the draft will be re-discussed in the next session starting from the form with which the Chamber was initially notified on the basis of the last report drawn up by the committee notified on the merits.

(3) If the decision-making competence belongs to the Senate and it will be found that the plenum of the Chamber failed to rule on the emergency ordinance, the provisions of art. 115 para. (5) of the Constitution of Romania, republished.

(2) The speech of a deputy regarding a text to be submitted to the vote of the Chamber of Deputies usually has a duration of 3 minutes. At the beginning of the debate on the draft law or the legislative proposal, at the proposal of the rapporteur or the President of the committee, another duration of the intervention may be established. After the speeches of the deputies on a certain text, the initiator of the project and the rapporteur or the President of the committee notified on the merits may speak.

(3) The President of the meeting may submit for approval the cessation of discussions to the debated article.

(2) In the course of debates, deputies, the Government or parliamentary groups may discuss amendments rejected by the committee referred to them on the substance or amendments tabled in committee, in accordance with the provisions of these Rules of Procedure.

(3) Amendments of technical-legislative, grammatical or linguistic correlation may be formulated in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies. Amendments shall be submitted in writing to the President of the sitting and to the rapporteur of the committee notified on the merits and shall be verbally supported in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies.

(4) No substantive amendments may be tabled to the full House.

(2) The amendments shall be put to the vote in the following order: first, the amendments proposing the deletion of certain texts shall be put to the vote, then the amendments and / or supplementary amendments proposed by the committee responsible, following the amendments and / or amendments. to be rejected and included in the committee's report and then those of technical-legislative, grammatical and linguistic correlation.

(3) The Chamber shall decide by separate vote on each amendment, unless the adoption of one precludes the acceptance of the others.

(4) The texts of articles in which no amendments, objections or observations are made shall be deemed to be adopted. The texts of articles to which amendments have been made or objections and observations have been raised shall be adopted by a majority of the deputies present.

(5) If all amendments to an article are rejected, the text of the initiator or the text of the Senate shall be put to the vote, if the Chamber of Deputies is the decision-making chamber.

(6) The result of the vote - the number of votes "for", "against" and the number of abstentions - will be announced by the President of the meeting and will be recorded in the transcript.

(7) The article in the form resulting from the approval of the texts is submitted, in its entirety, to the vote and is approved with the vote of the majority of the deputies present.

(2) The final vote may take place in a meeting devoted to this purpose, in accordance with the approved work program. If, by the date of the final vote, established by the agenda, the debate on the articles has not ended, the final vote shall be deferred de jure.

(3) The draft law or legislative proposal to which no amendments have been made by the date of the voting session shall be submitted directly to the final vote, after the initiator has presented the explanatory memorandum and by the committee notified of the report, as well as after hearing the points. views of the representatives of the parliamentary groups.

"Emergency procedure", taking into account only the amendments submitted to the committee within the term provided by the present regulation, as well as those that are formulated during the debates, according to art. 108 para. (3).

(2) In the case of bills or legislative proposals that are submitted to the Chamber of Deputies, as the first notified Chamber, the deadlines for drawing up the report by the committee notified run from the date of registration with the Standing Bureau accompanied by the required opinions and are taken into account. 4 days a week, except public holidays.

(3) On the date of expiration of the terms provided in par. (1) the draft laws or legislative proposals shall be considered adopted by the Chamber of Deputies and shall be sent to the Senate under the signature of the President of the Chamber of Deputies.

(4) Amendments, opinions and, possibly, the report that was not debated in plenary will be sent to the Senate as documentary material.

a) the President of the committee announces the title of the legislative initiative under debate;

b) In the general debates, 2 representatives of each parliamentary group announced in advance by the leader of the parliamentary group, respectively maximum 6 minutes for each parliamentary group, as well as a representative of the non-affiliated deputies for a maximum of 2 minutes;

c) in the event that, after the general debates, the legislative initiative or any other changes to the agenda are requested to be resubmitted, they shall be resolved by the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups, during the plenary sitting; this procedure applies until the implementation of a voting system by electronic means;

d) if amendments are requested during the plenary session, they shall be held in a meeting of the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups, after the end of the general debate on each draft; this procedure applies until the implementation of a voting system by electronic means;

e) after the conclusion of the general debates on each legislative initiative inscribed on the agenda, the final vote follows. This procedure for conducting the final vote may be amended by the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups.

(2) If the Senate, as the first notified Chamber, adopts a provision which, according to par. (1), falls within its decision-making competence, the provision is definitively adopted if the Chamber of Deputies also agrees. Otherwise, only for that provision, the law returns to the Senate, which will decide definitively in the emergency procedure.

(3) The provisions of par. (2) regarding the return of the law shall be applied accordingly also in case the Chamber of Deputies, as a decisional Chamber, adopts a provision for which the decisional competence belongs to the Senate.

(4) If the Chamber of Deputies, as a decision-making Chamber, adopts a provision that cumulatively produces the existence of major differences in legal content and the existence of a special configuration, significantly different, between the forms adopted by the two Chambers of Parliament, violating the two essential criteria cumulative established by the Decision of the Constitutional Court no. 1/2012, only for the respective provision, the law returns to the Senate, which pronounces in the emergency procedure, par. (2) and (3) applying accordingly.

(2) The request of the initiator, the proposals of the Standing Bureau and of the parliamentary groups shall be subject to the approval of the Committee of Leaders of the Parliamentary Groups.

(3) Draft laws on the harmonization of Romanian legislation with that of the European Union and the Council of Europe and those on the approval or rejection of emergency ordinances are automatically subject to debate and adoption by the Chamber of Deputies in the emergency procedure.

(4) The emergency procedure also applies if the Chamber of Deputies has adopted, as the first notified Chamber, a provision from the draft law that falls within its decision-making competence, not appropriated by the Senate and resubmitted for a new debate, as well as if the Senate , as a decision-making Chamber, adopted, in a draft law, a provision for which the decision-making competence belongs to the Chamber of Deputies. The decision of the Chamber of Deputies is final.

(2) The deadline for submitting the report shall be established by the Standing Bureau.

(2) After the exhaustion of the general debates, the president of the Chamber will request to the president of the committee notified in substance or to its rapporteur, as the case may be, proposals regarding the time necessary for the debate of the report. The proposed duration will be submitted to the approval of the plenary of the Chamber and will be debated on articles.

(2) After the debate time established according to the complexity of the report has been exhausted, the debate shall end and the chairperson shall put to the vote the amendments contained in the report of the committee, in the following order: first, the amendments proposing the texts, then the amendments adopted by the committee. If none of these amendments has been adopted, the amendments rejected in the report shall be put to the vote in the order set out in the report. If one of the amendments has been accepted by a majority of the deputies present, the other amendments shall be deemed rejected. If none of the amendments in the report has met the required number of votes to be adopted, the original form shall be deemed to have been adopted.

(2) The free vote shall be by electronic means, by show of hands or by roll call. Open voting is usually expressed by electronic means. The other open voting methods are approved by the Chamber, at the proposal of the President of the meeting or of a group leader.

(3) In the case of voting by electronic means, before the meeting devoted to the final vote, the chairperson of the meeting shall order the verification of the quorum of the meeting by conducting the control vote.

(4) Voting by electronic means, by show of hands or by roll call has the following meanings: "For", "against" or "abstention". If a group leader challenges the correctness of the counting of votes and if the plenary of the Chamber approves the resumption of the vote, the president will do so by the voting method approved by the Chamber. In the case of electronic voting, the console screen also displays the "present" options: "For", "against", "abstention". The leader of the parliamentary group checks the voting list and notifies the chair of the sitting about any discrepancies.

(5) The secret ballot shall be cast by ballot papers, ballots or by electronic means.

(6) The vote is, usually, open. The vote shall be secret in the following cases: if the rules so provide and if, on the proposal of the President or a group leader, the Chamber so decides.

(7) In the case of secret ballot expressed by ballot papers or ballots, a vote counting and validation committee is set up, consisting of one representative of each parliamentary group, assisted by the 2 secretaries of the sitting.

"abstention"; one of the secretaries reads the name and surname of the deputies; each Member shall reply: "For", "against" or "abstention".

(2) After the call, the name and surname of the deputies who did not answer are repeated.

(3) The vote by show of hands is as follows: the President of the sitting explains the object of the vote and the meaning of the words "for", "against", "abstention"; the deputy expresses one of the 3 options by raising his hand; the secretaries shall count the votes cast by the deputies and shall communicate the result of the vote to the President of the sitting. The sum of the number of deputies who expressed one of the 3 options above, plus the present deputies who did not express their option to vote, represents the presence of the deputies at the voting session.

(2) The electronic voting card that allows the deputy access to the electronic means of voting is personal. Its use by another person is prohibited. Failure to comply with the prohibition entails the application of the sanction provided in art. 246 para. (1) lit. e).

(3) Voting by electronic means is as follows: the President of the meeting explains the object of the vote and initiates the voting procedure. The expression of the vote by electronic means is made in the timeframe allocated to the voting, announced by the President of the meeting, preceded by an audible signal. The deputy has the following possibilities:

a) pressing the "for" key - in which case the deputy will be registered present, with the option to vote "for";

b) pressing the "against" key - in which case the deputy will be registered present, with the option to vote "against";

c) pressing the "abstention" key - in which case the deputy will be registered present, with the option to vote "abstention".

If the Member presses only the "present" key, without pressing any of the options "for", "against" or "abstention", he will be registered present, in the category of those who did not express any voting option.

(4) During the voting session expressed by electronic means, if the Member does not have the voting card inserted correctly in the console or, having the card correctly inserted in the console, does not press any key, he shall be absent from that vote. The introduction of the voting card in the console, in the timeframe allocated to the voting, allows the deputy to express his position in the issue submitted to the vote. Removing the voting card from the console, after expressing the position on the issue to be voted on, but before the expiration of the voting time, does not invalidate the expressed option.

(5) Whenever the vote by electronic means is opened, it shall be entered for each Member on the website of the Chamber of Deputies, in the case of the final vote, or when the plenary of the Chamber expressly decides. The display and interpretation of the voting result by electronic means are done as follows: on the central screen and on the individual voting consoles, after the expression of the electronic vote, the following information will be displayed: "present", "for", "against", "abstention", "do not vote".

(6) For the purposes of this Regulation, the terms and expressions below have the following meanings:

a) the sitting devoted to the final vote is the parliamentary procedure for adopting laws, decisions and motions;

b) the quorum of the meeting devoted to the final vote represents the precondition, which must be met immediately before the vote, in order to ensure a significant presence of the parliamentarians, in accordance with the provisions of art. 67 of the Constitution of Romania, republished;

c) the presence in the case of voting by electronic means represents the sum of all the deputies who pressed one of the 4 keys displayed on the screen of the voting console.

(2) The expression of the vote for appointments is made by voting with ballot papers, unless the law or the regulation provides for another voting procedure.

(3) The deputy votes "for", leaving untouched on the ballot paper the name and surname of the proposed person; he votes "against", cutting the name and surname of the proposed person.

(4) Ballot papers are put to the polls.

(5) The ballot papers that do not correspond to the presented model, those that do not bear the control stamp and those on which the number of candidates whose names have not been cut exceeds the number of positions for which the election is made are null and void.

(2) The decision to declare such an exceptional situation rests with the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, after consulting the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups.

(3) During the period provided in par. (1) only the normative acts that are closely related to the exceptional situation may be debated and voted by electronic means. At the proposal of the committee of leaders, the agenda can be supplemented with other urgent normative acts.

(2) The organic laws and the decisions regarding the Regulation of the Chamber of Deputies are adopted with the vote of the majority of the deputies.

(3) Ordinary laws and decisions taken in the legislative process are adopted by a majority vote of the deputies present, under the conditions of the existence of a legal quorum.

(4) In cases where the Constitution of Romania, republished, or the regulation provides for a majority of votes of at least two thirds and the president finds in advance the impossibility of meeting the provided majority, postpones the vote, establishing the day and time of its conduct. A further postponement of the vote may not exceed 30 days.

(5) Unless this Regulation provides otherwise, the other acts of the Chamber of Deputies shall be adopted by a majority of the deputies present.

(6) Before the vote, the President of the meeting may request that the quorum be verified by roll call, electronic means or by counting by the secretaries. In the case of voting by electronic means, verification of the quorum at the final voting session is mandatory. deputies who are unable to exercise their right to vote shall report this to the President of the sitting.

(7) If the majority of the deputies are not present in the sitting room, the President shall postpone the voting until the meeting of the legal quorum.

(2) The President of the Chamber shall express his vote after that of the deputies present.

(2) Draft laws and legislative proposals adopted or rejected by the Chamber of Deputies as the first notified Chamber shall be submitted to the Senate, as the decisional Chamber, mentioning the provisions related to the decisional competence of the Chamber of Deputies, if applicable. The government will be notified about it.

(3) The law adopted by the Chamber of Deputies regarding which the Senate pronounced itself as the first notified Chamber or, as the case may be, as a decision-making Chamber for some provisions, signed by the President of the Chamber of Deputies and the President of the Senate, shall be communicated 5 days before sent for promulgation to the Government, the High Court of Cassation and Justice, as well as to the People's Advocate and is submitted to the Secretary General of the Chamber of Deputies and to the Secretary General of the Senate, in order to exercise the right to notify the Constitutional Court. If the law is adopted in the emergency procedure, the term is two days.

(4) The date on which the adopted law was submitted to the Secretary General of the Chamber of Deputies shall be communicated to the deputies, within 24 hours from the submission.

(5) After fulfilling the terms provided in par. (3) the law shall be sent, under the signature of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, to the President of Romania for promulgation.

(2) The term set by the Standing Bureau for drawing up the joint report by the committees provided in par. (1) may not be longer than 15 days. The report of the committees is included with priority in the agenda and is debated according to the provisions of art. 100-112. On the occasion of the re-examination, the Chamber of Deputies will make the necessary technical-legislative correlations. After the adoption of the law as a whole, it is sent to the Senate, if it is a decision-making Chamber, or to the President of Romania if the Chamber of Deputies is a decision-making Chamber.

(2) In the cases of unconstitutionality ascertained according to art. 146 lit. b) of the Constitution of Romania, republished, the Chamber of Deputies cannot ratify the international treaty or agreement declared to be unconstitutional.

(2) If the Chamber of Deputies is a decision-making Chamber, the committees notified in substance by the Standing Bureau shall draw up the report on the revised texts submitted by the Senate, taking into account the amendments formulated by the deputies. The legislative initiative is adopted with the majority required by the character of the normative act and is sent to the President of Romania for promulgation.

(2) The re-examination of the law based on the request of the President of Romania is done in compliance with the legislative procedure.

(3) The report of the committee, regarding the requests formulated by the President of Romania included in the request for re-examination, will include one of the 3 variants:

a) the proposal to adopt the law as amended and supplemented in whole or in part, in the sense requested by the President in the request for reconsideration;

b) the proposal to adopt the law in the form originally adopted by Parliament, in case the requests made in the request for re-examination are rejected;

c) the proposal to reject the law.

If the requests in the request for re-examination are accepted, in part or in full, the committee shall formulate the appropriate texts and the report shall contain all the amendments accepted and rejected by deputies. The proposed texts must be related to the requests in the request for re-examination and ensure the technical-legislative correlation of all the provisions of the law. If the requests made in the request for re-examination are rejected, the report will no longer include the amendments tabled.

(4) The proposals of the committee notified in substance or completed in whole or in part, within the meaning of the requests made by the President of Romania included in the request for re-examination, or, as the case may be, the proposals of the committee of adoption of the law in the form initially adopted, in case of rejection of the requests contained in the request for re-examination. In the meeting dedicated to the final vote, the law as a whole is voted. If no form of law subject to approval is adopted by the Chamber, the law is rejected.

(5) In the event that the proposal to reject the law does not meet the number of votes necessary for adoption, it shall be returned to the committee for re-examination, taking into account the deadline provided in para. (1).

(2) Only the solutions proposed by the mediation committee, which are different from those initially adopted by the Chamber, shall be put to the vote, according to the procedure for debating the articles on articles of law. In all cases the report of the mediation committee shall be approved by the majority of votes required for the adoption of the law in final form. The reports of the mediation committee are approved in the meetings dedicated to the final vote on the draft laws.

(3) If the deputies and senators adopt the text of the law in the form proposed by the mediation committee, it will be proceeded according to art. 136 para. (3).

(2) deputies of the Government or their representatives have access to the work of the Chamber. If they are asked to participate, their presence becomes mandatory.

(3) The relevant minister, or the secretary of state for the relationship with the Parliament from the respective ministry, must participate in the debate of the draft laws initiated by the Government, under the sanction of withdrawing the draft from the agenda.

(4) The persons attending the meeting must remain silent and refrain from any manifestation of approval or disapproval, otherwise they will be removed from the room by the public force made available to the president.

(5) The President of the Chamber, at the request of a Member or on his own initiative, may make official statements, in consultation with the Chamber, on manifestly inaccurate information (including omissions, distortions, etc.) on the work of the Chamber or on comments which may affect the parliamentary institution's image.

(6) The Communication and Public Relations Department of the Chamber of Deputies will present a daily press review of the members of the Standing Bureau, the leaders of the parliamentary groups and the chairmen of the standing committees.

(2) The deputy who cannot take part in the meeting for objective reasons will have to inform by a written motivation, endorsed by the group leader, the Standing Bureau, mentioning the causes that prevent him from participating.

(2) At the proposal of the Standing Bureau, with the approval of the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups, the work program may be amended.

(3) At the reasoned request of the President of the sitting or of a leader of a parliamentary group, made at the beginning of a working session in plenary, the agenda or work schedule may be amended by the approval of the Chamber.

(2) The President of the sitting is obliged to announce the number of deputies who have registered their presence, the agenda and the working hours.

(3) The president is assisted by 2 secretaries established by rotation, one of whom, as a rule, is from the opposition.

(2) Within the legislative procedure, the provisions of par. (1) shall apply only to the vote for the adoption of the law as a whole, as well as when, according to the provisions of the present regulation, the rejection of the draft law or of the legislative proposal is submitted to the vote.

(3) The verification of the quorum meeting is ordered only at the final voting sessions by the president, immediately before the voting, on his own initiative or at the request of the leader of a parliamentary group.

(4) If the quorum is not met, the meeting shall be suspended and the President shall announce the date and time of the resumption of proceedings. The resumption of the works is also done by derogation from the approved agenda, respecting the succession established by it.

(2) The deputies will take the floor in the order of registration on the list, with the approval of the President of the Chamber.

(3) The ministers present in the Chamber may be given the floor at any stage of the debate, whenever they so request.

(2) Deputies and other speakers are obliged to refer exclusively to the matter for which they have spoken, except for political statements, which are made within the time allotted to them, according to the program. Otherwise, the president draws their attention and, if they do not comply, withdraws their word and interrupts the microphone.

(3) The leader or another member of the parliamentary group nominated by him may take the floor at the final voting sitting to explain the group's vote on the adoption of a legislative initiative. The designated representative of the non-attached deputies or another Member on the basis of the power of attorney of the designated representative of the non-attached deputies may speak to explain the vote at the end of the voting session.

(4) The speeches made in accordance with the provisions of par. (3) shall not exceed two minutes.

(2) When a Member requests the floor for procedural questions or for the right of reply, the President shall be obliged to give the floor immediately.

(3) A Member may request a point of order only if he considers that certain provisions of the Rules of Procedure have been violated at the time of the debate, which he will refer to in his speech.

(4) A deputy may request the right of reply in the event that, at his address, at that moment of the debates, incorrect or offensive statements were made from the microphone of the Chamber of Deputies. The right of reply shall be worded in a manner which does not give rise to a new right of reply.

(5) A deputy may ask to speak on a personal matter related to his or her status as a Member, and the President shall give the floor at the beginning or end of the sitting.

(6) The speeches made in accordance with the provisions of par. (3),

(4) and (5) will not exceed two minutes.

(7) This article shall also apply to the meetings of the committees of the Chamber of Deputies, accordingly.

(2) The proposal to end the debate shall be adopted by a majority of the deputies present.

(2) The dialogue between the speakers in the gallery and the people in the hall is forbidden.

(3) In parliamentary debates, deputies do not adopt derogatory, racist or xenophobic behaviour and language, nor do they carry banners or banners.

(2) If the disturbance persists and there is a disruption of parliamentary activity, and this compromises the continuation of the debates, the President of the sitting, in order to restore order, suspends the sitting for a certain period of time or closes it. It shall resume when convened by the President of the meeting.

(3) In case the deputy / deputies disturb the sitting in a serious way or disturb the works of the Parliament repeatedly, violating the provisions of art. 235, the President of the meeting proposes the corresponding sanction.

(4) If applicable, taking into account the seriousness of the violation of the rules of conduct provided by art. 235, the President of the meeting may address to the Committee for Legal Matters, Discipline, and Immunities the request for a report for the application of a sanction.

(5) The Standing Bureau shall forward to the Committee for Legal Matters, Discipline, and Immunities the request for sanctioning the Member for the adoption of the appropriate measure. The deputies concerned shall be invited to submit written observations in their defense. The decision of the Committee for Legal Matters, Discipline, and Immunities shall be notified to the Member and forwarded to the Standing Bureau.

(2) The transcripts are introduced on the website of the Chamber of Deputies and are published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part II, in no more than 10 days, except for those related to secret meetings.

(3) The summaries of the meetings of the committees shall be published on the website of the Chamber of Deputies within a maximum of 10 days, except for those relating to secret meetings.

(4) Deputies have the right to verify the accuracy of the transcript, by confronting it with the electronic registration, within 5 days from the date of the sitting.

(5) Until the publication of the Official Gazette of Romania, the deputies have the right to obtain a copy of the transcript.

(2) If the President of the Chamber of Deputies receives a request from the Prosecutor General of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, addressed to the Chamber of Deputies, for it to request the prosecution of a member of the Government who is also a deputy, that request is brought. to the notice of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies immediately. The request must be motivated de facto and de jure. The Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies has the obligation to ask the Committee for Legal Matters, Discipline, and Immunities to present, within 5 days, a first assessment of the request and an estimate of the time needed to hear the deputy and to study the documents submitted by the prosecutor. general. On the basis of the preliminary assessment, the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies will set a deadline for the submission of the report by the Committee for Legal Matters, Discipline, and Immunities, which may not exceed 14 days.

(3) The report will include all the arguments, both in favor of approving the application and against approving it. The arguments in favour of approving the request are those formulated by the deputies, as well as those contained in the request of the Prosecutor General of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice. The arguments against the approval of the request are those formulated by the deputies, as well as those formulated by the ministry in question and by his defenders. All arguments will be related to meeting the criteria and guidelines for lifting parliamentary immunity contained in Chapter V of "Report of the Venice committee on the purpose and lifting of parliamentary immunity CDL-AD (2014) 011".

(4) The hearing of the member of the Government who is a deputy is mandatory, and in case he refuses or is objectively unable to appear before the committee, this fact must be recorded in the report of the Committee for Legal Matters, Discipline, and Immunities In the event that the deputy in question is objectively unable to appear at the hearing, a new deadline will be set.

(5) The report of the committee shall be approved by secret ballot of a majority of the members present.

(6) The reports on the request for criminal investigation shall be presented and debated in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies within 5 days at the most from their submission to the Standing Bureau.

(7) The President of the committee that drafted the report, the minister to whom the request relates and, as the case may be, a representative of each parliamentary group, after which a vote shall be taken, shall speak at the debate on the request for criminal investigation.

(8) The draft decision on the request for criminal investigation, prepared by the Legal, Discipline and Immunities committee, is adopted with the vote of the majority of the deputies present, in compliance with the provisions of art. 67 of the Constitution of Romania, republished. The vote is secret and is expressed by ballots. The decision on the request for criminal investigation is published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I.

(9) If the Chamber of Deputies is not in session, the President of the Chamber of Deputies shall convene an extraordinary session and shall take the necessary measures to comply with the time limits laid down in this Article.

(2) If the Chamber of Deputies does not decide to request the criminal investigation, the President of the Chamber shall communicate this to the Prosecutor General of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice.

(3) The provisions of art. 159, of art. 160 and of par. (1) and (2) of this article are also applicable to former members of the Government who have the function of deputy, for deeds committed as a minister.

a) participation in the formation of Romania's position on the European Union's proposals, adopted in the Council of the European Union, selected by the Chamber of Deputies for parliamentary examination, by analyzing the merits of the proposals and issuing observations and recommendations on policy options and recommendations on additions or amendments some provisions;

b) exercising the prerogatives provided by Protocol no. 2 Annexed TEU and TFEU on the early warning mechanism for ex ante control of subsidiarity by national parliaments;

c) participation in the informal political dialogue proposed by the European committee in the Communication "Delivering Results for Europe";

d) participation in the formation of Romania's position in the European Council, by adopting proposals regarding the mandate that the Romanian delegation intends to present;

e) ensuring the fulfillment by the Government of its obligations towards the Parliament;

f) exercising the prerogatives regarding the actions addressed to the Court of Justice of the European Union, regarding the violation of the principle of subsidiarity;

g) exercising other prerogatives provided for in the treaties and intended for the action of national parliaments.

a) reasoned opinion - the document adopted by the Chamber of Deputies, by decision, setting out the reasons why a draft of European legislative act is considered to infringe the principle of subsidiarity, in accordance with the provisions of Protocol no. 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, annexed to the TEU and the TFEU;

b) opinion - the document adopted by the Chamber of Deputies, by decision, following the completion of the parliamentary examination of a draft legislative act or a draft non-legislative act of the European Union;

c) parliamentary examination - the procedure by which the Chamber of Deputies examines and evaluates draft legislative acts or non-legislative acts of the European Union in terms of the substance of the regulation and their implications or the procedure by which the Chamber of Deputies evaluates how draft legislative acts of the European Union respects the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, under Protocol no. 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, annexed to the TEU and the TFEU;

d) mandate - the negotiating position of Romania in the Council of the European Union or the position of the Romanian delegation at the meetings of the European Council;

e) draft legislative acts of the institutions of the European Union - proposals from the European committee, initiatives by a group of Member States, initiatives by the European Parliament, requests from the Court of Justice of the European Union, recommendations from the European Central Bank and requests from the European Investment Bank European Union regulations, directives or decisions;

f) draft non-legislative acts - draft acts issued by the institutions of the European Union which are not adopted by legislative procedure, in accordance with the TEU and the TFEU;

g) parliamentary examination reserve - the procedure by which the Romanian Government informs the Council of the European Union regarding the initiation of the parliamentary examination procedure by the Parliament or by one of the two Chambers, according to Law no. 373/2013.

(2) Draft legislative acts of the European Union are examined from the point of view of compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, where appropriate, and from the point of view of the substance of the proposal.

(3) Draft non-legislative acts of the European Union are examined from the point of view of the substance of the proposal.

a) reasoned opinion, in case the Chamber of Deputies identifies non-compliance with the principle of subsidiarity by a draft legislative act of the European Union, selected for examination by the Chamber of Deputies;

b) opinion in the case of the analysis of the merits of the draft legislative acts and of the draft non-legislative acts of the European Union selected for examination by the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) The reasoned opinion and opinion shall be adopted by a decision of the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) The draft decision aimed at approving a reasoned opinion shall be voted in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies in the first sitting since its inclusion on the agenda, without exceeding the 56 calendar days from receipt of the letter of notification from the European Union institutions.

(4) The draft decision having as object the adoption of an opinion shall be voted in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies in the first sitting since its inclusion on the agenda.

(5) The decision is adopted with the vote of the majority of the deputies present, in accordance with the provisions of art. 132 para. (3), and is published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I.

(6) The decision is signed by the President of the Chamber of Deputies who orders its transmission to the Government of Romania, the European committee, the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, as well as to other institutions of the European Union involved in the decision-making process.

(2) The rapporteur or Member deputy of the Committee on European Affairs, appointed by the latter, shall present the draft decision of the Chamber of Deputies in plenary.

(2) The selection shall be made annually, immediately after the adoption of the Annual Work Program of the European committee, or whenever the European Union proposes a legislative act or a non-legislative act that the Chamber of Deputies considers relevant to be examined.

(2) The selection provided in par. (1) shall be carried out on the basis of prior consultation with the standing specialized committees and debate within the Committee on European Affairs.

(2) Any standing committee, other than the Committee on European Affairs, may request, with the opinion of the Committee on European Affairs, the approval of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies for the examination of draft legislative or non-legislative acts selected for consideration. was notified.

(3) Any standing committee, other than the Committee on European Affairs, may, with the opinion of the Committee on European Affairs, request the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies not to begin its examination of draft legislative and non-legislative acts for which it has been referred, presenting its motivation.

(2) The committees notified may, with the opinion of the Committee on European Affairs, request the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies to change the initial time limits for completion of the draft opinion.

(3) The Committee on European Affairs shall examine the possibility of changing the deadline, in accordance with the timetable for adoption by the European Union, and shall inform the Standing Bureau.

(4) In case of approval of the request provided in par. (2) the committees notified with the respective proposal are informed.

(2) If the principle of subsidiarity is found to be in breach of a legislative act, the draft opinion, containing the observations and recommendations thereon, shall be forwarded by the Standing Committee to the Committee on European Affairs, but not later than 35 days. from the receipt of the letter of notification from the institutions of the European Union.

a) reasoned opinion for non-compliance with the principle of subsidiarity by a legislative act of the European Union, stating the reasons;

b) opinion, which includes observations and recommendations on policy options and recommendations on additions or amendments to certain provisions, following the analysis of the substance of the European Union proposal.

(2) The Committee on European Affairs draws up the draft decision of the Chamber of Deputies for the reasoned opinion and sends it to the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies no later than the 42nd day after receipt of the letter of notification from the European Union institutions. of the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) The Committee on European Affairs draws up the draft decision of the Chamber of Deputies for adoption of the opinion and forwards it to the Standing Bureau, without delay, for inclusion in the agenda of the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) The decision of the Chamber of Deputies having as object the reasoned opinion regarding the violation of the subsidiarity principle or the opinion with substantive observations shall be published on the website of the Chamber of Deputies and on the IPEX platform.

2. The committee requesting the reopening of the examination shall immediately notify the other committees initially notified.

(2) The Committee on European Affairs drafts the decision amending the previous decision of the Chamber of Deputies and sends it to the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) The Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies proposes the inclusion on the agenda of the plenary of the draft decision for the modification of the previous decision of the Chamber of Deputies.

(4) The Chamber of Deputies may adopt the draft decision to amend its previous decision, in which case the procedure shall end.

(5) The Chamber of Deputies may totally or partially reject the conciliation proposals, in which case the Permanent Bureaus of the two Chambers are notified, in order to organize a debate in the plenum of the reunited Chambers.

(6) The procedure from par. (1) may also be finalized by amending the initial decision of the Senate, depending on those agreed by the committees.

(7) If the Committee on European Affairs and the corresponding committee of the Senate do not reach an agreement on all points of disagreement, the committees shall refer to the Permanent Bureaux of the two Chambers, with a view to holding a debate in the plenary of the reunited Chambers.

(8) Parliament adopts a joint decision to reconcile the provisions with divergent content from separate decisions of the two Houses on the same proposal of the European Union.

(9) The adopted decision is sent to the Romanian Government as soon as possible.

a) the list of priority documents selected from the European committee's Annual Work Program;

b) notifications regarding the initiation of the parliamentary examination, according to the procedure in this section;

c) notifications in connection with the reopening of the parliamentary examination;

d) decisions of the Chamber of Deputies on reasoned opinions or opinions;

e) decisions of the Parliament on the provisions from decisions of the two Chambers having divergent content;

f) documents relating to ensuring that the Government fulfills its obligations to Parliament;

g) documents relating to an action for annulment brought before the Court of Justice of the European Union for infringement of the principle of subsidiarity;

h) other information or documents regarding the positions adopted by the Chamber of Deputies towards the actions of the European Union or requested by the Government, in application of Law no. 373/2013.

(2) The Chamber of Deputies receives from the Government, ex officio, or at the request initiated by the committee for European Affairs, according to Law no. 373/2013, the following documents:

a) explanatory sheets or extended explanatory sheets for each draft legislative act of the European Union and general information for each draft non-legislative act of the European Union, for which the parliamentary examination procedure has been initiated according to the procedure in this section;

b) draft legislative acts and draft non-legislative acts of the European Union, as well as their accompanying documents which have not already been transmitted by the European committee;

c) motivations for the support by the Government of a position other than the one expressed in the decision of the Chamber of Deputies;

d) documents relating to ensuring that the Government fulfils its obligations to Parliament;

e) proposals for mandates that the Romanian delegation intends to present to the European Council, as well as information on the results of participation in the European Council;

e) periodic reports on the results of Romania's participation in the decision-making process at the level of the Council of the European Union;

f) semi-annual reports on the fulfilment of the obligations to transpose European Union law into national law;

g) information on significant changes to the general mandates or mandates for draft legislative acts that have been the subject of parliamentary scrutiny;

h) documents regarding the persons nominated or appointed by the Government for the positions within the institutions of the European Union;

i) documents regarding the parliamentary examination reserve;

j) other information or documents requested by the Chamber of Deputies, in application of Law no. 373/2013.

k) Explanatory sheets, general information and all other documents intended for the examination of the proposals of the European Union, sent by the Government, other public institutions or civil society organizations are distributed to the notified committees.

a) The Committee on European Affairs draws up, whenever necessary, notes assessing the degree of compliance of the Government with the obligations established by law;

b) the evaluation notes provided in let. a) identify the missing documents and information, the quality of documents and information, the degree to which they were taken over in the Government mandate for the Council of the European Union, the views of the Chamber of Deputies, in general, and punctually, regarding each provision of the Chamber Deputies or Parliament;

c) If it considers that the Government's obligations have not been fulfilled, the Committee on European Affairs requests the Government structure with responsibilities for European affairs, appointed by the Government to manage the relationship with Parliament, to complete or amend the national data, documents or negotiating position. in the Council, proposed by the Government;

d) The Committee on European Affairs notifies the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies if it considers that the governmental structure with attributions in the field of European affairs, appointed by the Government to manage the relationship with the Parliament, did not respond to the request provided in let. c).

(2) The decision of the Chamber of Deputies shall be adopted with the vote of the majority of the deputies present and shall be communicated immediately to the Government of Romania, in order to initiate the representation procedure before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

(2) The withdrawal of the action before the Court of Justice of the European Union takes place by decision of the Chamber of Deputies adopted with the vote of the majority of the deputies present.

(2) Until the end of the debate on a simple motion, a Member who has signed it may not sign other simple motions on the same issue.

(3) The initiation of the censure motions takes place under the conditions provided in art. 94 of the Regulation of the common activities of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, republished.

(4) The President of the Chamber will not take into account the simple motions that do not meet the requirements provided in par. (1) nor those aimed at specific purposes of the motion of censure.

(2) After receiving the simple motion, the President of the Chamber shall immediately communicate it to the Government and bring it to the notice of the Chamber, after which he shall order its display at the seat of the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) Simple motions on foreign policy issues shall be debated only accompanied by the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Policy and in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(2) The question consists in a simple request to answer if a fact is true, if an information is accurate, if the Government and other public administration bodies intend to communicate to the Chamber the information and documents required by the Chamber of Deputies or standing committees or if the government intends to make a decision on a particular issue.

a) concern issues of personal or private interest;

b) seek exclusively to obtain legal advice; refers to lawsuits pending before the courts or may affect the settlement of cases pending in court;

c) concern the activity of persons who do not hold public office.

(2) The questions shall be submitted in writing to the parliamentary group to which the deputy belongs in order to be submitted to the designated secretary of the Chamber of Deputies. Non-attached deputies shall submit questions directly to the Secretary appointed by the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) The answers to the questions shall be given within 15 days of their transmission by the Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies, but not later than 30 days, if there is a justified motivation submitted to the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies.

(4) If the deputy who asked a question to which he requested an oral answer is not in the sitting room, the member of the Government shall submit the answer in writing to the secretary of the Chamber, who is in the presidium.

(5) In duly justified cases, if the Member who requested an oral answer cannot be present in the sitting room on the day the Secretary of the Chamber announced that he is scheduled to receive the answer, but wishes to have the opportunity to object to any answer, he may ask for the answer to be postponed only once. The request of the deputy to postpone the answer shall be submitted to the designated secretary of the Chamber and shall be communicated to the minister delegated for the relationship with the Parliament.

(6) The unanswered questions are published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part II, at the end of each ordinary session.

(2) The subject of oral questions shall be notified in writing and shall be submitted to the designated secretary of the Chamber of Deputies no later than 14.00 on Wednesday of the week preceding the week in which the question is to be put. The Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies informs the Minister Delegate for Relations with the Parliament on the oral questions to which the members of the Government are to answer during the sitting dedicated to them.

(3) The answers to the oral questions shall be given within 15 days from the date of their transmission by the Secretary of the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) If a minister cannot answer 3 questions within the stipulated deadlines, he is obliged to participate, in the next week, at the Government hour, in order to answer these questions. If a Member has asked questions to members of the Government and is absent 3 times from meetings intended to receive answers, he or she may not ask further questions during that session.

(3) The Member of the Government may postpone the answer to the oral question for the following week only in duly justified cases.

(4) If the member of the Government to whom the question is addressed is not present, the answer will be given in the next week's meeting, devoted to oral questions. The President of the Chamber of Deputies informs the Prime Minister about the postponed answers.

(2) deputies who ask written questions will specify whether they want a written answer, an oral answer or an answer both in writing and orally.

(3) Written questions shall be forwarded to members of the Government and other public authorities by the designated secretary of the Chamber of Deputies.

(4) Deputies have the right to ask written questions even when the Chamber of Deputies is not in session. The answers will be formulated in writing.

(2) Questions for which an oral answer is requested from the rostrum of the Chamber of Deputies shall be placed on the agenda of the sitting in succession, but not later than 15 days from the date of their registration.

(3) The answers to the questions provided in par. (2) shall be given within 30 minutes of the time allotted to the oral questions. An answer cannot exceed 3 minutes. If the answer to a question gives rise to a reply from the person who asked the question, the time for reply shall not exceed 3 minutes.

(4) Written answers to written questions shall be submitted by the representative of the authority which formulated them to the designated secretary of the Chamber of Deputies to answer questions and interpellations.

(2) The interpellation consists in a request addressed to the Government by a parliamentary group, by one or more deputies, requesting explanations on the Government's policy on important issues of its internal or external activity. The government and each of its members are required to respond to inquiries within two weeks. For good reasons, the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies may grant a single term of 15 days.

(2) The development of the interpellations takes place in the meeting on Monday, alternately with the sessions dedicated to the questions. On Monday, dedicated to the answers to the interpellations, their development is usually done between 18.00-20.00. The duration of the interpellation development cannot exceed 3 minutes.

(3) In the answer session, the author of the interpellation has one minute to recall the topic. The minister concerned must reply within a maximum of 3 minutes, after which the author has one more minute to ask for further clarification, and the minister has one minute to reply.

(4) In the sitting devoted to the debate on interpellations, a parliamentary group may not present more than one interpellation. If the time devoted to interpellations allows, a parliamentary group may also develop a second interpellation.

(2) If a minister does not answer within the terms provided in 3 interpellations, they will be forwarded to the prime minister who will have to answer the respective interpellations in the next meeting dedicated to the prime minister's time.

(2) The representative of the parliamentary group that requested the debate has 5 minutes to present the topic of the debate.

(3) The Minister concerned has 5 minutes to respond. The group representative has 3 minutes for further clarification. The other groups have 3 minutes to present their views, except for the largest parliamentary group in the opposition, which has 5 minutes. The representative of the non-attached deputies shall have one minute. At the end of the debate, the minister must respond within 5 minutes.

(2) The request shall be submitted to the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, in writing, by one or more parliamentary groups, specifying the proposed topic of debate, and the Standing Bureau shall immediately inform the Prime Minister.

(3) The Prime Minister has the obligation to participate in the requested debate.

(4) If the debate is requested by the opposition deputies, they have 5 minutes to present the topic of the debate. The prime minister has 5 minutes to present his point of view. The representatives of the parliamentary groups have 5 minutes for the intervention, except for the parliamentary majority which will have 15 minutes for the intervention. The representative of the non-attached deputies shall have two minutes. At the end of the debate, the Prime Minister has 5 minutes to respond to the interventions.

(5) If the debate is requested by the parliamentary majority, the Prime Minister has 15 minutes to present the topic of the debate. Representatives of parliamentary groups have 5 minutes each for intervention, and the representative of the non-attached deputies has two minutes. At the end of the debate, the Prime Minister has 10 minutes to respond to the interventions.

(6) If the debate is requested by the Prime Minister, he shall have 15 minutes to present the topic of the debate. The representatives of the parliamentary groups have 5 minutes each for the intervention, and the representative of the non-affiliated deputies has two minutes at his disposal. At the end of the debate, the Prime Minister has 5 minutes to respond to the interventions.

(7) At the end of the debate, the Prime Minister must answer questions that the relevant minister did not answer.

(2) If the requested information or documents concern, according to the law, state secrets, the Government informs the Chamber of Deputies about it, and the Chamber decides in secret session.

(3) The documents are returned after consultation.

(2) The petitions shall be submitted in writing and signed, specifying the domicile of the petitioner or of one of the petitioners.

(2) Any member of the Chamber may take note of the content of a petition, addressing in this respect the President of the notified committee.

(2) The petitioner shall be informed of the solution adopted.

(2) The report will mention the solutions given by the public authorities to the petitions that were sent to them for settlement.

(3) The public authorities that have received petitions for settlement are obliged to send to the committee the adopted solutions, within maximum one month from the receipt of the petition.

(2) Political statements or other interventions shall be made in writing or orally. If the statements or speeches are made orally, they shall not exceed 3 minutes. If the deputy exceeds the allotted time, the President of the sitting has the right to withdraw his speech. No Member of Parliament may present orally or in writing more than one statement or intervention in the same sitting.

(3) The order of speeches will be alternative and will be made on parliamentary groups.

(2) The request for detention, arrest or search of the deputy is addressed by the Minister of Justice to the President of the Chamber of Deputies, in order to be submitted to the approval of the members of the Chamber, pursuant to art. 72 of the Constitution of Romania, republished. The request must be motivated de facto and de jure.

(3) The President of the Chamber of Deputies shall immediately bring the request to the attention of the Standing Bureau, which shall send it to the Committee on Legal Affairs, Discipline and Immunities, to draw up a report within a maximum of 3 days. The President of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Discipline and Immunities may request the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies to extend the deadline for submitting the report by a maximum of two days.

(4) The report will include all the arguments, both in favor of approving the application and against approving it. The arguments in favor of approving the request are those formulated by the deputies, as well as those contained in the request of the Minister of Justice. The arguments against the approval of the request are those formulated by the deputies, as well as those formulated by the deputy in question and by his defenders. All arguments will be related to the fulfillment of the criteria and guidelines for the waiver of parliamentary immunity contained in Chapter V of the "Report of the Venice committee on the purpose and waiver of parliamentary immunity CDL-AD (2014) 011". The report of the committee shall be approved by secret ballot of a majority of the members present.

(5) The draft decision on approving the request of the Minister of Justice is submitted for debate and adoption to the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies, within 5 days from the submission of the report, in compliance with the provisions of art. 67 and of art. 76 para. (2) of the Constitution of Romania, republished.

(6) The President of the committee who drafted the report, the Member referred to in the request for detention, arrest or search and, on request, a representative of each parliamentary group shall speak in plenary.

(7) The decision on approving the request of the Minister of Justice, drawn up by the Committee on Legal Affairs, Discipline and Immunities, shall be adopted by secret ballot of a majority of the members present. It shall be communicated immediately to the Minister of Justice and shall be published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I. If the Chamber of Deputies does not decide to approve the request of the Minister of Justice, he shall be notified in writing by the President of the Chamber and the parliamentary procedure ends.

(2) If the Parliament is not in session, the Chamber of Deputies shall be convened urgently by the President of the Chamber at the request of the Standing Bureau. The provisions of par. (1) shall apply accordingly.

(2) The provisions of par. (1) shall not apply to the representatives of the organizations of citizens belonging to national minorities for which the prohibition to be part of political parties in their own statute is provided.

(2) The deputy who did not express his option according to the provisions of par. (1) remains in a state of incompatibility. The Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies shall notify the Legal, Discipline and Immunities committee in order to draw up a report, within 15 days of the referral. The committee requests the point of view of the National Integrity Agency, which will respond to the request within 5 days. The report of the committee shall be submitted to the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, which shall inform the Member concerned and shall submit to the first sitting of the plenary of the Chamber a draft decision finding a state of incompatibility and termination of office.

(3) The deputy in a state of incompatibility that occurred during the exercise of the mandate shall inform the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies of this situation, in writing, within maximum 15 days from the date of its intervention. Upon fulfillment of the term of 30 days from the notification, the provisions of par. (2) shall apply accordingly.

(4) The deputy may address the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, in order to clarify a possible personal state of incompatibility. The Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies submits the request to the Committee on Legal Affairs, Discipline and Immunities, in order to draw up a report, within 15 days from the notification. If the report of the committee shows the existence of a state of incompatibility, the deputy has the obligation to choose within 30 days between the quality of deputy and the incompatible position or functions. The provisions of par. (2) shall apply accordingly.

(5) The provisions regarding the declaration of the state of incompatibility provided in par. (1) - (4) shall be completed accordingly with those of Law no. 144/2007 on the establishment, organization and functioning of the National Integrity Agency, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions, and of Law no. 176/2010 on integrity in the exercise of public functions and dignities, for the amendment and completion of Law no. 144/2007 regarding the establishment, organization and functioning of the National Integrity Agency, as well as for the modification and completion of other normative acts, with the subsequent modifications and completions.

(6) In case the National Integrity Agency has completed an evaluation report on the existence of a conflict of interests of a deputy, the evaluation report shall be communicated within 5 days from the completion of the person concerned, as well as to the Chamber of Deputies, in accordance with art. 21 para. (4) of Law no. 176/2010, with subsequent amendments and completions. The Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies shall immediat

*) The names are modified according to the provisions of the Law on political parties no. 14/2003, republished in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 408 of June 10, 2015.

See also the provisions of Law no. 208/2015 on the election of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, as well as for the organization and functioning of the Permanent Electoral Authority, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 553 of July 24, 2015, with subsequent amendments and completions.

The Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies shall urgently notify the person concerned, making a copy of the report available to him.

(2) The deputy may challenge the report to the administrative contentious court within 15 days from the date of taking note of the evaluation report of the National Integrity Agency. The acknowledgment is made by communicating the report of the National Integrity Agency, under signature of receipt, to the deputy in question or, if he refuses the receipt, by the announcement made by the President of the sitting in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies.

(3) The deputy in conflict of interests is disciplined according to art. 19 para. (1) of Law no. 96/2006, republished, with subsequent amendments and completions.

(2) In parliamentary debates, deputies are obliged to submit to the rules of conduct, courtesy and parliamentary discipline, not to commit acts that impede or hinder the activity of other parliamentarians, not to use or display provocative, insulting, offensive, discriminatory expressions or slanderous.

(2) The deputies receive a distinctive sign of their quality of representative of the people, with the right to wear it during the whole mandate.

(3) In case of damage or loss of the card, the deputy will request in writing to the president of the Chamber of Deputies the issuance of a new card. The damaged ID card is attached to the application, and in case of loss or theft of the ID card, a statement on your own responsibility will be attached to the application. In case of damage or loss of the distinctive sign of the quality of deputy, a new sign will be issued, for a fee.

(4) After the expiration of the mandate, the deputies can keep the identity card and the distinctive sign, but they do not have the right to wear that sign.

(5) The model of the insignia is established by the Standing Bureau, and the expenses for its elaboration are borne from the budget of the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) The deputies may withdraw their resignation by written request, addressed to the president of the Chamber of Deputies until the date on which he had to inform the plenary about the resignation. If the resignation request was submitted on the last working day of a session and no plenary sessions or parliamentary holidays are held, the deputy shall be deemed to have resigned on the date of submission of the application. The application must contain the legalization of the signature given in front of the notary or the attestation of the identity of the parties made by the lawyer.

(2) The deputy may request in writing the leader of the parliamentary group to which he belongs the permission to be absent from the work of the Chamber in order to solve some problems related to the exercise of the mandate or to solve some personal problems.

(3) In the event that the deputy is absent from the work of the Chamber due to unforeseen situations, he may address in writing to the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies to request the motivation of the respective absences.

(4) The Deputies, with the approval of the Chamber, with the approval of the reunited permanent bureaus of the two Chambers or with the approval of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies or at the invitation of the Government or of the President of Romania, may participate in other parliamentary actions.

(5) The following are considered as absent motivated by the deputies:

a) who are members of the Government;

b) who have received from the Chamber of Deputies or the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies a task which keeps them out of its work;

c) who have received the approval of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies to participate in various activities in which they have been invited to participate;

d) who are on medical leave;

e) who obtained paid leave of up to 8 days per session;

f) who obtained the motivation of the absences under the conditions of par. (2) and (3).

(6) The motivation of the absences must be made within 30 days from their communication to the parliamentary group to which the deputy belongs.

(7) Deputies can obtain paid leave to solve personal problems of no more than 8 days during a session, with the approval of the President of the Chamber for a maximum of 4 days and with the approval of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies for those over 4 days. During this period, unpaid leave may be requested from the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies.

(8) deputies who have not taken part in at least one parliamentary activity in the House, within the program and agenda approved for that day, or who have not obtained a statement of reasons for their absence shall be considered to be unjustified and shall be deducted 1% of the gross allowance.

(9) The presence of the deputies, members of the Government, at the plenary sessions of the Chamber of Deputies is obligatory at the opening and closing of sessions, at the debate and adoption of draft laws and legislative proposals in their sphere of competence, at the ministerial hour devoted to questions and answers. to debate the questions regarding the policy of the ministry for which they are responsible, to present the reports and political statements of the prime minister.

(10) By exception from the provisions of par. (1), at the works of the committees that have on the agenda the parliamentary activity of documentation and consultation, the presence of the deputies is not obligatory. If the deputy carries out this activity at the headquarters of the Chamber of Deputies, he shall be registered on the attendance list.

a) violation of the provisions regarding the duties of the deputies provided by the Constitution and by the laws in force;

b) non-compliance with the provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Rules of Procedure of the joint activities of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate;

c) abusive exercise of the mandate of deputy;

d) the insulting or slanderous behaviour towards a parliamentarian or another dignitary in the plenary sessions, of the committees or of the office or outside them, but regarding the exercise of the parliamentary mandate;

e) non-resolution of the conflict of interests;

f) disruption of parliamentary activity by non-compliance with the rules of conduct, courtesy and parliamentary discipline;

g) blocking parliamentary activity.

a) verbal warning;

b) the call to order;

c) withdrawal of the word;

d) removal from the room during the meeting;

e) written warning;

f) reduction of the allowance by 10% for a maximum period of 3 months for violation of the legislation on conflict of interests.

(2) The sanctions provided in par. (1) lit. a) -d) shall be applied by the President of the meeting, and those provided in par. (1) lit. e) and f) by the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies at the proposal of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Discipline and Immunities. The applied sanctions are visibly displayed on the website of the Chamber of Deputies for the entire duration of the legislature.

(3) The deviations that imply the application of the sanctions provided in par. (1) lit. e) it is ascertained by the Legal, Discipline and Immunities committee, at the notification of the sitting president, of a parliamentary group or at the notification of a deputy. The notification is addressed to the president of the Chamber of Deputies within maximum 30 days from the date of committing the deed.

(4) In case of conflict of interest, upon notification of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, the Legal, Discipline and Immunities committee draws up a report stating that the report of the National Integrity Agency on the existence of the conflict of interests is final.

(5) The Legal, Discipline and Immunities committee shall resolve the notification within 10 working days from its registration. The report of the committee is approved with the vote of the majority of the members present, in secret session, and is immediately submitted to the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, which within 3 working days presents it to the plenum of the Chamber of Deputies.

(2) The summons shall be entered in the transcript of the meeting.

(2) If the expression used has been withdrawn or regretted or if the given explanations are appreciated by the President of the meeting as satisfactory, the sanction shall no longer apply.

(2) In case of finding the conflict of interests, the sanction provided in art. 246 para. (1) lit. f).

(3) The gravity of the violations will be determined by the Committee on Legal Affairs, Discipline and Immunities.

(2) In case a deputy disturbs the sitting of the committee or commits serious offences, the President of the sitting verbally warns the guilty deputy and invites him to respect the regulation. If the deputy continues to deviate from the rules, the President of the sitting suspends the sitting and orders his removal from the room. The Secretary-General shall ensure, without delay, the implementation of such a disciplinary measure with the assistance of the staff of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Chamber of Deputies. The President of the meeting of the committee requests the vice-president of the Chamber in charge of the respective committee to follow the application of the sanctions provided by the Regulation.

(2) The Secretary General and the 3 Deputy Secretaries General are appointed and removed by the Chamber of Deputies, at the proposal of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, in consultation with the Committee of Leaders of Parliamentary Groups.

(3) The Secretary-General is the Chief Authorizing Officer.

(4) In the performance of his duties, the Secretary-General shall issue orders.

(2) The inclusion of capital expenditures in the own budget is made with the consultation of the Government.

(2) The Committee on Rules shall submit to the Standing Bureau or to the President of the Chamber of Deputies, as the case may be, an opinion on the position of the committee on the interpretation of the Rules of Procedure.

(3) The point of view expressed by the Committee for Standing Orders may constitute a proposal for the subsequent amendment or completion of the Rules of Procedure, which shall be forwarded to the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies.

*) Law no. 96/2006 on the Statute of Deputies and Senators was republished in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 49 of January 22, 2016, with subsequent amendments and completions.

(2) The terms provided in par. (1) shall be suspended from the end of the ordinary session until the beginning of the next ordinary session, except for the terms referring to the Government or to other public institutions or authorities. While the Chamber of Deputies is in extraordinary session, the suspension of the terms is interrupted for the issues on the agenda.

MENTION:

The draft laws and legislative proposals registered until the date of entry into force of the Law on the revision of the Constitution of Romania are debated and adopted according to the provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies prior to the entry into force of the Decision of the Chamber of Deputies no. 23 of November 11, 2003, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 798 of November 12, 2003.