TITLE II : LEGISLATIVE, BUDGETARY, DISCHARGE AND OTHER PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 2 : PROCEDURE IN COMMITTEE
Rule 51 : Legislative reports
1. The Chair of the committee to which a proposal for a legally binding act is referred shall propose to the committee the procedure to be followed.
2. After taking a decision on the procedure to be followed, and provided that the simplified procedure under Rule 52 does not apply, the committee shall appoint a rapporteur on the proposal for a legally binding act from among its members or permanent substitutes.
The committee responsible may also decide to appoint a rapporteur to follow the preparatory phase of a proposal. It shall particularly consider doing so where the proposal is listed in the Commission Work Programme.
3. The committee's report shall include:
(a) amendments, if any, to the proposal, accompanied, if appropriate, by short justifications, which shall be the responsibility of the author and which shall not be put to the vote;
(b) a draft legislative resolution, in accordance with Rule 60(5);
(c) if appropriate, an explanatory statement including, where necessary, a financial statement which establishes the magnitude of the financial impact of the report, if any, and its compatibility with the multiannual financial framework;
(d) if available, a reference to the Impact Assessment by Parliament.