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Where the law stands, Dossier 2022/0302(COD)

Liability for defective products

· 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 18 November 2024 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 17 October 2022
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 9 October 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 12 October 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 22 February 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 12 March 2024
  6. Published as law(done) 18 November 2024

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

Who works on it

Lead committee
Legal Affairs
Mep #197668 (Renew), Pascal Arimont (EPP)
Krzysztof Hetman (EPP), René Repasi (S&D), Mep #197767 (ECR), Mep #197546 (Greens), Mep #197635 (S&D), Kosma Złotowski (ECR), Mep #197567 (Renew), Sergey Lagodinsky (Greens), Mep #24505 (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Industry, Research and Energy

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 12 Mar 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0132/2024

    What changed since Report A9-0291/2023 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 12 Oct 2023

    Report A9-0291/2023

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps
  1. 18 November 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 23 October 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. 12 March 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 12 Mar 2024 Adopted text TA9-0132/2024Report A9-0291/2023

  2. 11 March 2024

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 11 Mar 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0322/2022Report A9-0291/2023

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
  1. 22 February 2024

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

    CJ24-AG-758731

  2. 18 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 1 step
  1. 12 October 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0291/2023

Committee stage 3 steps
  1. 9 October 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

    JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 5 April 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    CJ24-PR-745537

  3. 17 October 2022

    Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) gives an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2022/0302(COD)