ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE UNDER THE LISBON TREATY
ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE UNDER THE LISBON TREATY

Summary/Abstract: According to the Treaty of Rome, the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, signed in Rome in 1957, which entered into force in 1958, the Commission has powers in the field of proposing legislation, while decision-making powers in this area rest exclusively with the Council. The European Parliament had only consultative powers at the time. As a result of the reforms in the budgetary sphere (since 1970 and 1975) and in the legislative sphere, starting with the Maastricht Treaty - the Treaty establishing the European Union (TEU)2 - the co-decision procedure is introduced extending the role of the European Parliament in the procedure for the adoption of normative acts. The Treaty of Lisbon represents the decisive step in this area, that of adopting legislation at European Union level, by enshrining the European Parliament's full equality with the Council in this area, including the adoption of the European Union budget.

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