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Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership regarding free flow of data

A decision the Council takes on its own. Depending on the Treaty article, Parliament either gives its consent — accepting or rejecting the text without amending it — or is consulted and gives an opinion.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 14 May 2024 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 26 February 2024
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 7 March 2024
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 8 March 2024
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 14 March 2024
  5. ✓ Adopted by the Council 14 May 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. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
INTA — International Trade
Rapporteur
MEP #192635 ID
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #28429 PPEMEP #125043 S&DSergio BERLATO ECRBarry ANDREWS RenewMEP #96739 Verts/ALEMEP #96646 The Left
For opinion
LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA9-0168/2024 14 March 2024 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0081/2024 8 March 2024 ✦ The Committee on International Trade recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol amending the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement. The Protocol adds rules on cross-border data flows.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (INTA) 3 January 2024 ✦ This is the rapporteur's draft report on the proposed Council decision to conclude a Protocol amending the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement on the free flow of data.

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

  1. Outcome
  2. 14 May 2024 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 14 March 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 14 March 2024 📄 Adopted text TA9-0168/2024📄 Report A9-0081/2024
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 453 Against 34 Abstained 60

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 12:25 · 83% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  5. 8 March 2024 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A9-0081/2024
  6. Committee stage
  7. 7 March 2024 Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 26 February 2024 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) gives an opinion.

  9. 3 January 2024 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (INTA)