3. Member States shall take the necessary measures, in order to ensure that the competent authorities grant or refuse permits within four months from the date of the receipt of a complete permit request, without prejudice to other specific deadlines or obligations laid down for the proper conduct of the procedure which are applicable to the permit granting procedure in accordance with national or Union law or of appeal proceedings.

16. Is highly concerned by the fact that translations of documents are frequently not available in all languages for debates in committees, a situation which has a negative impact on the committees' proceedings and leads to an inefficient use of available resources (in particular given the multiplication of extra-ordinary meetings); insists that it is vital to take the necessary measures to have an efficient translation system in order to ensure the equal treatment of all Members and the orderly development of parliamentary business; urges the administration to make all the necessary efforts to provide the appropriate means and ensure ...[+++]an adequate organisation of the translation service in order to prevent any shortcomings and the consequent increase of costs, in particular when deadlines for decisions are fixed in the Treaty;

16. Is highly concerned by the fact that translations of documents are frequently not available in all languages for debates in committees, a situation which has a negative impact on the committees' proceedings and leads to an inefficient use of available resources (in particular given the multiplication of extra-ordinary meetings); insists that it is vital to take the necessary measures to have an efficient translation system in order to ensure the equal treatment of all Members and the orderly development of parliamentary business; urges the administration to make all the necessary efforts to provide the appropriate means and ensure ...[+++]an adequate organisation of the translation service in order to prevent any shortcomings and the consequent increase of costs, in particular when deadlines for decisions are fixed in the Treaty;

1. Additional rules of a procedural nature necessary for the efficient processing of the appeals and rules necessary for the organisation of the work of the Board of Appeal, including rules concerning the allocation of cases between members, may be laid down in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 3.

This does not adversely affect the normal working procedures in the relevant committee in any way.

(b) relevant factors enabling them, in the event of prosecution, to know the conduct of the criminal proceedings regarding the person prosecuted for offences concerning them, except in exceptional cases where the proper handling of the case may be adversely affected.