Practical Law UK Glossary 1-548-6185 (Approx. 3 pages)
Glossary
Consent procedure (EU)
A procedure whereby an act cannot be adopted by the Council unless the European Parliament (EP) votes to approve the proposal. The EP cannot amend the proposal: it can only approve or reject it as it is.
Formerly known as the assent procedure, the EU consent procedure was introduced by the Single European Act 1986.
A consent procedure can be either a special legislative procedure or a non-legislative procedure.