# United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Optional Protocol)

European Parliament procedure 2008/0171(CNS) (CNS, 6th term, committee EMPL). Stage: None. 19 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2009-02-05 and 2009-02-05.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Amendments call on the Community and Member States to accede to and ratify it, to involve organisations of persons with disabilities in monitoring the Convention pursuant to Articles 4 and 33(2), to ensure accessible dissemination of information about it, and to amend the legal basis to reflect competence in development cooperation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth LYNNE | United Kingdom | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4541.md |
| Rumiana JELEVA | Bulgaria | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38609.md |
| Patrizia TOIA | Italy | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28340.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Rovana PLUMB | Romania | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38595.md |
| Evangelia TZAMPAZI | Greece | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28581.md |
| Richard HOWITT | United Kingdom | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2073.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.418: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.418+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0171-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0171-CNS.json

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