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codecision procedure
A procedure introduced by the Maastricht Treaty under which the European Parliament gained a power to veto certain legislative proposals. If the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament fail to agree after a second reading of the proposal by the Parliament, a conciliation committee of the Council and Parliament will attempt to reach a compromise. If no compromise is reached, the Parliament can reject the measure by absolute majority voting. Under the Lisbon Treaty the codecision procedure was extended to most legislative areas and renamed the ordinary legislative procedure. Compare assent procedure; cooperation procedure. |