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Where the law stands, Dossier 2022/0398(COD)

Definition of criminal offences and penalties for the violation of Union restrictive measures

· 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 29 April 2024 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 12 December 2022
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 6 July 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 7 July 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 23 January 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 12 March 2024
  6. Published as law(done) 29 April 2024

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

Who works on it

Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Mep #28266 (Renew)
Mep #124875 (ID), Thijs Reuten (S&D), Patryk Jaki (ECR), Saskia Bricmont (Greens), Mep #197731 (The Left), Mep #197777 (EPP)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Budgets· rapporteurMep #209140 (Renew)
  • Economic and Monetary Affairs
  • Legal Affairs

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 12 Mar 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0125/2024

    What changed since Report A9-0235/2023 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 7 Jul 2023

    Report A9-0235/2023

    What changed since Draft report (LIBE) →

  3. Committee draft· 3 May 2023

    Draft report (LIBE)

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

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps
  1. 29 April 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 24 April 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 TA9-0125/2024Report A9-0235/2023

  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 C9-0401/2022Report A9-0235/2023

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
  1. 23 January 2024

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

    LIBE-AG-758098

  2. 12 July 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. 7 July 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0235/2023

Committee stage 5 steps
  1. 6 July 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 8 June 2023

    BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (BUDG)

  3. 3 May 2023

    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)

  4. 19 April 2023

    Draft opinion from BUDG (Budgets)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (BUDG)

  5. 12 December 2022

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

    The lead committee prepares the report; BUDG (Budgets), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2022/0398(COD)