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report parliamentary committee draft, 1 December 2025

On the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) No 816/2006

Document JURI-PR-781113 · (10498/2/2025 – C100281/2025 – 2023/0129(COD))

Committee on Legal Affairs · Rapporteur: Adrián Vázquez Lázara

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The draft report recommends approving the Council position at first reading on a regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management, which amends Regulation (EC) No 816/2006. It notes the Commission's statement on Regulation (EC) No 816/2006, committing to report on it, and instructs the President and Secretary-General to sign and publish the act.

Position. The Committee on Legal Affairs recommends that Parliament approve the Council position at first reading without amendments.

Key points

  1. Parliament approves the Council position at first reading, meaning the act is adopted as agreed.
  2. The Commission commits to present a report on Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 to Parliament, the Council, and the European Economic and Social Committee, in line with Article 19 of that Regulation.
  3. The President is instructed to sign the act with the President of the Council, and the Secretary-General to sign and arrange publication in the Official Journal.
  4. Parliament's position is to be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.

Who is affected

  • The European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments are involved in the adoption and follow-up of the regulation.
  • The Commission is committed to reporting on Regulation (EC) No 816/2006.

Legal basis. Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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Full text

Draft european parliament legislative resolution 16 paragraphs

(10498/2/2025 – C100281/2025 – 2023/0129(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the Council position at first reading (10498/2/2025 – C100281/2025),

–having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 20 September 2023,

–having regard to its position at first reading on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0224),

–having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A100000/2025).

1.Approves the Council position at first reading;

2.Takes note of the statement by the Commission annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union;

3.Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

4.Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

5.Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

6.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Annex to the legislative resolution 3 paragraphs

Commission statement concerning Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 on the occasion of the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) No

816/2006

The Commission commits to present a report to the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Economic and Social Committee on Regulation (EC) No 816/2006, in line with Article 19 of that Regulation.

Short justification 1 paragraph

The Council position at first reading reflects the agreement reached between Parliament and the Council in interinstitutional negotiations at early second-reading stage.

Annex: declaration of input 1 paragraph

The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not include in his report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.