Harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union Legislative Acts
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: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 12 July 2024 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 7 June 2021
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 11 May 2023
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 22 May 2023
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 13 February 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 13 March 2024
- ✓ Published as law 12 July 2024
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- Rapporteurs
- Brando BENIFEI S&DMEP #197665 Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #204421 IDMEP #124988 PPEKosma ZŁOTOWSKI ECRSvenja HAHN RenewKim VAN SPARRENTAK Verts/ALEKateřina KONEČNÁ The LeftJaak MADISON IDAxel VOSS PPEMEP #197844 S&DMEP #197776 ECRSergey LAGODINSKY Verts/ALEMEP #96852 The Left
- For opinion
- ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety · rapporteur Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ RenewTRAN — Transport and Tourism · rapporteur MEP #197394 S&D
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (ENVI),Draft opinion (TRAN),Draft opinion (JURI),Draft opinion (CULT),Opinion (ENVI),Opinion (ITRE),Opinion (CULT),Draft opinion (ITRE),Opinion (JURI),Opinion (TRAN)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Outcome
- 12 July 2024 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 13 June 2024 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 13 March 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 523 Against 46 Abstained 49
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 12:14 · 85% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 12 March 2024 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 13 February 2024 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 14 June 2023 Parliament opened negotiations with the Council
After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
- Plenary stage
- 13 June 2023 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 22 May 2023 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 11 May 2023 Committee vote: report adopted
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 5 September 2022 JURI (Legal Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 12 July 2022 TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 15 June 2022 CULT (Culture and Education) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 14 June 2022 ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 20 April 2022 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 29 March 2022 Draft opinion from TRAN (Transport and Tourism)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 15 March 2022 ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 3 March 2022 Draft opinion from ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 2 March 2022 Draft opinion from JURI (Legal Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 21 February 2022 Draft opinion from CULT (Culture and Education)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 10 December 2021 Draft opinion from ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 7 June 2021 Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), TRAN (Transport and Tourism) give an opinion.