RECOMMENDATION (17046/2024 – C100005/2025 – 2024/0299(NLE))
On the draft Council decision inviting Member States to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 and adopted on 1 June 2024
A-10-2025-0064
Committee on Public Health · Rapporteur: Adam Jarubas
- Voted on · Adopted 514–126–6 · See the decision →
- Full procedure 2024/0299
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Parliament gives its consent to the draft Council decision inviting Member States to accept amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) adopted on 1 June 2024.¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Public Health recommends that Parliament give its consent to the draft Council decision.¶¶
Key points
- The amendments introduce a 'pandemic emergency' as the highest level of global alert that the WHO Director-General may issue.¶
- They provide for non-binding Temporary Recommendations to States Parties and enshrine solidarity and equity through increased cooperation and a coordinating financial mechanism.¶
- The amendments improve WHO support for investigating outbreaks, simplify publication of health threat information, and include provisions on healthcare products, supply chains, travel by healthcare staff, and digital proof.¶
- The Decision does not affect Member States' competence in health policy or create additional financial obligations for them.¶
Who is affected
Legal basis: Article 168(5) and Article 218(6)(a), sub-points (iii) and (v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶