What changed

ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE procedure

P9_TA(2024)0323

Follow up to the European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders

Schengen Borders Code

1. Rapporteur: Sylvie GUILLAUME (S&D / FR)

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

2. Reference numbers: 2021/0428 (COD) / A9-0280/2023 / P9_TA(2024)0323

PE737.471

3. Date of adoption of the resolution: 24 April 2024

European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 April 2024 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (COM(2021)0891 – C9-0473/2021 – 2021/0428(COD))

4. Legal basis: Article 77(2), point (b) and (e) and Article 79(2), point (c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

5. Competent Parliamentary Committee: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0891),

6. Commission's position: accepts all amendments.

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 77(2), point (b) and (e) and Article 79(2), point (c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90473/2021),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 May 2022,

– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 12 October 2022,

– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 14 February 2024 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A9-0280/2023),

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

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

P9_TC1-COD(2021)0428

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 24 April 2024 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2024/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1717.)