In accordance with Parliament's decisions on the use of gender-neutral language in its documents, the Rules of Procedure have been adapted to take account of the guidelines on that subject approved by the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity on 13 February 2008 and endorsed by the Bureau on 19 May 2008.
Jebkura atsauce uz personu vīriešu dzimtē attiecas arī uz personu sieviešu dzimtē un otrādi, ja vien tekstā nav skaidras norādes uz pretējo.