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)
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 8 May 2024 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 29 March 2023
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 19 September 2023
- Tabled for plenary(done) 25 September 2023
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 22 February 2024
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 23 April 2024
- 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
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Mep #212855 (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- 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.
Adopted by Parliament· 23 Apr 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.
Tabled for plenary· 25 Sept 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.
Committee draft· 15 Jun 2023
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
8 May 2024
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
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
23 April 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 23 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0292/2024Report A9-0275/2023
Negotiations with the Council 5 steps
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.
5 February 2024
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
25 January 2024
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
5 December 2023
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
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
25 September 2023
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
19 September 2023
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
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)
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.
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)