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Compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations

TA-10-2025-0319 · P10_TA(2025)0319 · PE781.113

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Parliament approves the Council position on a regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management, amending Regulation (EC) No 816/2006. The act is adopted accordingly. The Commission commits to report on Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 to Parliament, the Council, and the European Economic and Social Committee.

Key points

  1. Approves the Council position at first reading, thereby adopting the regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management.
  2. Takes note of the Commission statement annexed to the resolution, to be published in the Official Journal.
  3. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position.
  4. Instructs its President and Secretary-General to sign and publish the act in the Official Journal.
  5. Instructs its President to forward the position to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.
  6. The Commission commits to present a report on Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 to Parliament, the Council, and the European Economic and Social Committee.

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