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Where the law stands, Dossier 2016/0223(COD)

Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and for the content of the protection granted and amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents

· First reading

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

Where it stands

Published as law

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 22 May 2024 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 12 September 2016
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 15 June 2017
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 28 June 2017
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 14 February 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 10 April 2024
  6. Published as law(done) 22 May 2024

No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.

Who works on it

Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Matjaž Nemec (S&D)
Mep #197806 (ID), Lena Düpont (EPP), Assita Kanko (ECR), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Renew), Alice Kuhnke (Greens), Mep #131507 (GUE-NGL)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Employment and Social Affairs
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Legal Affairs

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 10 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0185/2024

    What changed since Report A8-0245/2017 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 28 Jun 2017

    Report A8-0245/2017

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on qualification for international protection replaces the Qualification Directive with a regulation setting common standards for refugee and subsidiary protection status.

    What changed since Draft report (LIBE) →

  3. Committee draft· 2 Mar 2017

    Draft report (LIBE)

Committee opinions: Opinion (EMPL), Draft opinion (EMPL)

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps

  1. 22 May 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 14 May 2024

    Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

Plenary stage 2 steps

  1. 10 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 10 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0185/2024Report A8-0245/2017

  2. 10 April 2024

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 10 Apr 2024 Council / Commission text C8-0179/2016Council / Commission text C8-0321/2016Council / Commission text C8-0323/2016Council / Commission text C8-0324/2016Council / Commission text C8-0325/2016Council / Commission text C9-0039/2024Council / Commission text C9-0088/2021Council / Commission text C9-0307/2020Council / Commission text C9-0308/2020Council / Commission text C9-0309/2020Report A8-0171/2018Report A8-0186/2017Report A8-0212/2017Report A8-0245/2017Report A8-0316/2017Report A9-0127/2023Report A9-0148/2023Report A9-0149/2023Report A9-0152/2023Report A9-0164/2024

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps

  1. 14 February 2024

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

  2. 5 July 2017

    Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council

    Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

Plenary stage 1 step

  1. 28 June 2017

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A8-0245/2017

Committee stage 6 steps

  1. 15 June 2017

    Committee vote: report adopted

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 3 May 2017

    EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (EMPL)

  3. 27 March 2017

    Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (LIBE)Amendments in committee (LIBE)

  4. 6 March 2017

    Draft opinion from EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (EMPL)

  5. 2 March 2017

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (LIBE)

  6. 12 September 2016

    Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), AFET (Foreign Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2016/0223(COD)