I believe that a consultation procedure of three months is more than sufficient.

That is why the Commission has started a broad consultation procedure.

They are afraid, too, of the delays in the consultation procedures.

The second, subject to the consultation procedure, covers certain matters in the area of family law.

The current scheme was adopted in 2008 under the consultation procedure.

Possibly the Council did in fact follow the existing consultation procedures.

As already observed, the judges are not called upon under the consultation procedure to make any decisions.

This could also affect citizens who participate in the consultation procedure.

Parliament wanted to exercise its powers fully, which was not possible at the earlier consultation procedures.

It is, therefore, a consultation procedure on the drafting of better proposals.

The report is in favour of an enhanced consultation procedure with a view to reaching agreement.

These bodies must be involved at an early stage in some form of consultation procedure when proposals are formulated.

I think it is a matter of urgency to initiate a consultation procedure here so that a better solution can be found.

Parliament's opinion is an important element of the overall consultation procedure that began last September.

This Agreement reached Parliament a few months ago, during a consultation procedure.

If we are to be consulted, the Council must appreciate that the consultation procedure forms part of the legislative process.

Parliament itself made a telling contribution to this work through the consultation procedure and with its excellent resolutions.

In a consultation procedure, there is little scope for re-writing a Council proposal.

But the Council has changed the Commission's chosen legal basis to a simple consultation procedure.

Before the move, there was a consultation procedure with staff which looked at issues like layouts, team placing and furnishings.

There is a balance between getting the plans up and running quickly and a protracted consultation procedure.

We have just published our anti-fraud policy following a consultation procedure that required several rounds of talks.

The extension and improvement of the consultation procedures have been the subject of much work at the Commission.

My group is disappointed, especially since various colleagues were not as firm as they should have been in the consultation procedure.

We also favour an improvement in the exchange of information and consultation procedures between the Member States.