Ved en fælleserklæring af 4. marts 1975') indførte Europa-Parlamentet, Rådet og Kommissionen en samrådsprocedure mellem de tre institutioner, som skulle inddrage Parlamentet mere effektivt i vedtagelsen af visse vigtige EF-akter, som har betydelige finansielle følgevirkninger. ger.
By their joint declaration of 4 March 1975' the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission established a procedure for conciliation between the three institutions aimed at involving Parliament more effectively in the adoption of 'Community acts of general application which have appreciable financial implications, and of which the adoption is not required by virtue of acts already in existence'.