| Vote result | |||||
Procedure |
Qualified majority
in favour |
Between QM
in favour and QM against |
Qualified majority
against |
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Advisory procedure |
Commission only takes notice of the committee's opinion, and a simple majority of member states suffices for that | ||||
Management procedure |
Commission may adopt its proposal | Commission may either abandon its proposal or refer it to the Council (if Council does not act in time, the proposal may be implemented) | |||
Regulatory procedure |
Commission may adopt its proposal | Commission may either abandon its proposal or refer it (or an amended version) to the Council. If Council does not act, the Commission may adopt its latest proposal | |||
Safeguard procedure |
Add-on procedure: Any participant may refer the matter to the Council and thereby abandon the committee procedure | ||||
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Constitutional perspective |
Democratic perspective |
|
Collective/institutional
level |
Accountability of the committee towards non-principals: i.e. the Court of Justice | Accountability of the committee towards its legislative principals: i.e. the Council and, under codecision, the European Parliament |
Individual level |
- | Accountability of committee participants to their domestic superiors: i.e. within national ministries |
