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Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0315(COD)

European cross-border associations

· 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

Plenary vote

Parliament adopted its first-reading position on 13 March 2024. Next: negotiations with the Council, unless the Council accepts Parliament’s text as it stands.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 2 October 2023
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 13 February 2024
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 27 February 2024
  4. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 13 March 2024
  5. Negotiations with the Council(to come)
  6. Published as law(to come)

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

Who works on it

Lead committee
Legal Affairs
Sergey Lagodinsky (Greens)
Mep #125706 (EPP), Maravillas Abadía Jover (EPP), Nacho Sánchez Amor (S&D), Lara Wolters (S&D), Mep #197585 (Renew), Jana Toom (Renew), Mario Furore (The Left), Manon Aubry (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Internal Market and Consumer Protection· rapporteurAnna Cavazzini (Greens)
  • Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 13 Mar 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0147/2024

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of a proposed directive creates a legal form called the European cross-border association (ECBA) in every member state.

    What changed since Report A9-0062/2024 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 27 Feb 2024

    Report A9-0062/2024

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a directive on European cross-border associations creates a legal form, the 'European cross-border association' (ECBA), recognised automatically in all member states.

    What changed since Draft report (JURI) →

  3. Committee draft· 21 Nov 2023

    Draft report (JURI)

Timeline

Newest first.

Plenary stage 3 steps
  1. 13 March 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 13 Mar 2024 Adopted text TA9-0147/2024Report A9-0062/2024

  2. 12 March 2024

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 12 Mar 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0326/2023Report A9-0062/2024

  3. 27 February 2024

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0062/2024

Committee stage 5 steps
  1. 13 February 2024

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 11 December 2023

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of JURI (Legal Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (JURI)

  3. 4 December 2023

    Committee opinion adopted

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

    IMCO-AL-754738

  4. 21 November 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (JURI)

  5. 2 October 2023

    Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/0315(COD)