Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006
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 30 December 2025 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 13 November 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 3 December 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 4 December 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Voted 16 December 2025
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 24 June 2025
- ✓ Published as law 30 December 2025
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
- JURI — Legal Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #190774 PPETiemo WÖLKEN S&DKosma ZŁOTOWSKI ECRLaurence FARRENG RenewSergey LAGODINSKY Verts/ALEMEP #2054 Verts/ALEMario FURORE The LeftMEP #24505 The Left
- For opinion
- IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy DEVE — Development ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety
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 (INTA),Opinion (INTA)
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
- 30 December 2025 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 16 December 2025 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 16 December 2025 Plenary vote
No single decisive ballot recorded
Show all 3 ballots in voting order
1. Amendment 1, adding text after Article 4; Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 13:06 A10-0246/2025 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – After Article 4; Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 – Am 1Rejected2. Amendment 2 to Article 5 13:07 A10-0246/2025 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Article 5 – after § 3; Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 – Am 2Rejected3. Amendment 3 to Article 15 13:07 A10-0246/2025 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Article 15 – after § 3; Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 – Am 3Rejected - 10 December 2025 3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 4 December 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 3 December 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 1 December 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 13 November 2025 Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), DEVE (Development), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) give an opinion.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 24 June 2025 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 21 May 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 26 March 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 10 December 2024 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- Plenary stage
- 13 March 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 484 Against 121 Abstained 20
Final vote at 12:21 · 77% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 15 ballots in voting order
1. Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectivelyAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Amendments by the committee responsible — split votes Amendments by the committee responsible – split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Amendments by the committee responsible — split votes Amendments by the committee responsible – split votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected5. Separate vote on Article 11RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Amendment 105 to Article 12, paragraph 3 12:20 A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Article 12, § 3 – Am 105Rejected7. Amendment 106 to Article 12, paragraph 5 12:20 A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Article 12, § 5 – Am 106Rejected8. Amendment 107 to Article 12, paragraph 6, introductory part 12:20 A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Article 12, § 6, introductory part – Am 107Rejected9. Amendment 108 to Article 12, paragraph 6, point a 12:20 A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Article 12, § 6, point a – Am 108RejectedRejected11. Separate vote on recital 23AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedRejectedRejectedAdopted - 12 March 2024 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 19 February 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 13 February 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 28 November 2023 INTA (International Trade) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 14 November 2023 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of JURI (Legal Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
- 16 October 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 2 October 2023 Draft opinion from INTA (International Trade)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 12 June 2023 Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), DEVE (Development), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) give an opinion.