If, because of an unscheduled adjournment or a prorogation or dissolution of Parliament, the March 1 deadline is not met or the Main Estimates are not concurred in by the end of June, the government proposes a new Supply schedule for the approval of the House, usually after negotiations with the parties in opposition (See, for example, Journals, April 29, 1980, pp. 95-6; April 4, 1989, pp. 20-1; March 4, 1996, pp. 34-5, 39-41; September 23, 1997, p. 14.)

In order to effectively deliver on its Treaty mandate and to allow for the necessary flexibility to adapt to the timetable of the activities of the Committee, in particular within the framework of the European Semester cycle, the governance provisions relating to the functioning of the Committee should be revised with a view to ensuring efficiency and continuity.

Each expert group will prepare a work schedule according to this Work Plan.

In any calendar year, seven sitting days shall be allotted to the Business of Supply for the period ending not later than December 10; seven additional days shall be allotted to the Business of Supply in the period ending not later than March 26; and eight additional days shall be allotted to the Business of Supply in the period ending not later than June 23; provided that the number of sitting days so allot ...[+++]ted may be altered pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this section.

BUSINESS OF SUPPLY Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, seven days shall be allotted to the business of supply for the period ending December 10, 1997. That all opposition motions on allotted days in the said period may be motions that shall come to a vote, provided that not more than three of the said motions shall be included in the calculations for three supply periods as provided for in section (16) of Standing Order 81: ...[+++] That all Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates shall be deemed to have been reported from committees not later than three sitting days before the seventh allotted day in the said period; That, not later than fifteen minutes before the expiry of the time provided for the consideration of Government Orders on the seventh allotted day in the said period, the Speaker shall interrupt any proceedings before the House and shall put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, all questions necessary to dispose of any item falling under the business of supply, including any opposition motion and all motions relating to Main Estimates and Supplementary Estimates and to any Appropriation Act or Acts based thereon; provided That, subject to provisions of this Order, the business of supply shall otherwise be conducted in accordance with Standing Order 81.

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