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Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0046(COD)

Measures to reduce the cost of deploying gigabit electronic communications networks and repealing Directive 2014/61/EU (Gigabit Infrastructure Act)

· 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 May 2024 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 29 March 2023
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 19 September 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 25 September 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 22 February 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 23 April 2024
  6. Published as law(done) 8 May 2024

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

Who works on it

Lead committee
Industry, Research and Energy
Mep #212855 (Renew)
Georg Mayer (ID), Angelika Winzig (EPP), Mep #240478 (S&D), Mep #238639 (ECR), Mep #197465 (Greens), Elena Kountoura (The Left)

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 23 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0292/2024

    AI summary:Parliament's position at first reading on the proposed Gigabit Infrastructure Act, which aims to cut the cost of deploying gigabit electronic communications networks, amends Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 and repeals Directive 2014/61/EU.

    What changed since Report A9-0275/2023 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 25 Sept 2023

    Report A9-0275/2023

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a Gigabit Infrastructure Act sets rules to cut the cost of deploying very high capacity networks.

    What changed since Draft report (ITRE) →

  3. Committee draft· 15 Jun 2023

    Draft report (ITRE)

    AI summary:This is the rapporteur's draft report on the proposed Gigabit Infrastructure Act, which would replace Directive 2014/61/EU with rules to cut the cost of deploying gigabit networks.

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps
  1. 8 May 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 29 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 1 step
  1. 23 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 23 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0292/2024Report A9-0275/2023

Negotiations with the Council 5 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.

    ITRE-AG-759630

  2. 5 February 2024

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  3. 25 January 2024

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  4. 5 December 2023

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  5. 4 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. 25 September 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0275/2023

Committee stage 4 steps
  1. 19 September 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

    ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 7 July 2023

    Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (ITRE)Amendments in committee (ITRE)

  3. 15 June 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (ITRE)

  4. 29 March 2023

    Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/0046(COD)