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Where the law stands, Dossier 2022/0425(COD)

Collection and transfer of advance passenger information for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/818

· 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 8 January 2025 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 13 February 2023
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 28 November 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 7 December 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 19 March 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 25 April 2024
  6. Published as law(done) 8 January 2025

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

Who works on it

Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Assita Kanko (ECR)
Mep #197480 (ID), Jeroen Lenaers (EPP), Mep #125020 (S&D), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Renew), Tineke Strik (Greens), Mep #197731 (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 25 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0377/2024

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on collecting and transferring advance passenger information to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime.

    What changed since Report A9-0411/2023 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 7 Dec 2023

    Report A9-0411/2023

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on collecting and transferring advance passenger information (API) for law enforcement sets rules for air carriers, a central router, and Passenger Information Units (PIUs).

    What changed since Draft report (LIBE) →

  3. Committee draft· 4 Jul 2023

    Draft report (LIBE)

    AI summary:The draft report proposes amendments to the Commission's regulation on collecting and transferring advance passenger information (API) for law enforcement. It aligns rules with the API border management regulation, allows manual collection when automated means are impossible, and restricts intra-EU flight selection.

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

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps

  1. 8 January 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 19 December 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. 25 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 25 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0377/2024Report A9-0411/2023

  2. 24 April 2024

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 24 Apr 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0427/2022Council / Commission text C9-0428/2022Report A9-0409/2023Report A9-0411/2023

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps

  1. 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.

  2. 13 December 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 December 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0411/2023

Committee stage 5 steps

  1. 28 November 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. 19 July 2023

    TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (TRAN)

  3. 4 July 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. 26 May 2023

    Draft opinion from TRAN (Transport and Tourism)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (TRAN)

  5. 13 February 2023

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

    The lead committee prepares the report; TRAN (Transport and Tourism), BUDG (Budgets) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2022/0425(COD)