Efter valg af behandlingsform vælger udvalget blandt sine medlemmer eller disses stedfortrædere en ordfører for Kommissionens forslag, medmindre dette allerede er sket på grundlag af Kommissionens årlige lovgivningsprogram (artikel 45 i EP’s forretningsorden).
After deciding on the procedure to be followed for the examination of the proposal, the committee appoints a rapporteur on the Commission proposal from among its members or permanent substitutes, if it has not yet done so on the basis of the Commission’s annual legislative programme (Rule 45 of the Rules of Procedure of the EP).