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Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0452(COD)

Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC for the purpose of combating online child sexual abuse

· 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 14 May 2024 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 15 January 2024
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 31 January 2024
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 1 February 2024
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 4 March 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 10 April 2024
  6. Published as law(done) 14 May 2024

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

Who works on it

Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Birgit Sippel (S&D)
Mep #197806 (ID), Javier Zarzalejos (EPP), Mep #28266 (Renew), Mep #197431 (Greens), Mep #96852 (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Culture and Education
  • Internal Market and Consumer Protection
  • Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 10 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0198/2024

    What changed since Report A9-0021/2024 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 1 Feb 2024

    Report A9-0021/2024

    What changed since Draft report (LIBE) →

  3. Committee draft· 17 Jan 2024

    Draft report (LIBE)

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps
  1. 14 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. 10 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 10 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0198/2024Report A9-0021/2024

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
  1. 4 March 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-759687

  2. 7 February 2024

    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 2 steps
  1. 7 February 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 7 Feb 2024 Report A9-0021/2024

  2. 1 February 2024

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0021/2024

Committee stage 3 steps
  1. 31 January 2024

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 17 January 2024

    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)

  3. 15 January 2024

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

    The lead committee prepares the report; CULT (Culture and Education), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/0452(COD)