Access to the premises of the European Parliament
Article 2
1. Members shall have a permanent right of access to Parliament’s premises throughout their term of office. They shall have such access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 2. Accredited Parliamentary Assistants and Members’ trainees in Parliament’s premises shall have a permanent right of access to Parliament’s premises for the period laid down in their contract. 3. Members may, on their own responsibility, request permanent access to Parliament’s premises for a maximum of six persons with whom they have a direct professional or a personal connection, who require regular access to Parliament’s premises. 4. Members may invite a maximum of nine persons per day to visit them on working days and during office opening hours at Parliament’s premises. 5. The Chairs of the political groups and the Members of the Bureau may invite a maximum of 15 persons per day to visit them on working days and during office opening hours at Parliament’s premises. 6. The visitors referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 shall be met by the Member that issued the invitation or by that Member’s Accredited Parliamentary Assistant at one of Parliament’s entrances. They shall be permanently accompanied by the Member or by that Member’s Accredited Parliamentary Assistant during the entire time that they spend on Parliament’s premises. 7. Former Members shall be entitled to have access, on a daily basis, to Parliament’s premises on working days and during office opening hours. Former Members may invite their children, spouse or stable non-marital partner to accompany them. 8. The Quaestors may lay down implementing rules on access arrangements for Members and former Members. 9. The Quaestors shall lay down rules on access to Parliament’s premises for interest representatives registered in the Transparency Register and for groups of visitors as defined by the Bureau decision of 16 December 2002 on Rules governing the reception of groups of visitors and the Euroscola, Euromed-Scola and Euronest-Scola Programmes. 10. The Secretary-General shall lay down rules on access to Parliament’s premises for all types of staff, media representatives and Members of the Diplomatic Corps, and any other visitors. 11. The Secretary-General shall develop a new entry log for all persons above 18 years old visiting Parliament’s premises, stating the date, time and purpose of visit. That entry log shall not apply to accredited journalists, members and staff of other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.