Where the law stands, Dossier 2021/0428(COD)
Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders
Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. · 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 20 June 2024 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 14 February 2022
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 20 September 2023
- Tabled for plenary(done) 27 September 2023
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 19 March 2024
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 24 April 2024
- Published as law(done) 20 June 2024
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Mep #96952 (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Mep #124875 (ID), Mep #197390 (EPP), Charlie Weimers (ECR), Malik Azmani (Renew), Erik Marquardt (Greens), Mep #197527 (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 24 Apr 2024
AI summary:Parliament's position on a regulation amending the Schengen Borders Code (Regulation (EU) 2016/399) sets out rules on the movement of persons across borders.
Tabled for plenary· 27 Sept 2023
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2016/399, the Schengen Borders Code, on the movement of persons across borders.
Committee draft· 8 Nov 2022
AI summary:This is the rapporteur's draft report on the Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2016/399, the Schengen Borders Code. It proposes many amendments to the Commission's text.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
20 June 2024
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
13 June 2024
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 1 step
24 April 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 24 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0323/2024Report A9-0280/2023
Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
19 March 2024
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
5 October 2023
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 2 steps
5 October 2023
Plenary vote
Sitting of 5 Oct 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0473/2021Report A9-0280/2023
27 September 2023
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
20 September 2023
Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
8 November 2022
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
14 February 2022
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2021/0428(COD)