2015/0288(COD)

Contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods

Basic information

2015/0288(COD)

COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)

Directive

See also 2015/0287(COD)
Amended by 2023/0083(COD)

Subject

3.45.05 Business policy, e-commerce, after-sales service, commercial distribution
4.60.06 Consumers' economic and legal interests
4.60.08 Safety of products and services, product liability

Legislative priorities

Joint Declaration 2018-19

Status

Procedure completed

Key players

Key events

Date Event Reference Summary
09/12/2015 Initial legislative proposal published COM(2015)0635
21/01/2016 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
10/03/2016 Debate in Council
28/04/2016 Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
31/10/2017 Legislative proposal published COM(2017)0637
22/02/2018 Vote in committee, 1st reading
22/02/2018 Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
27/02/2018 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading A8-0043/2018
28/02/2018 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 71)
12/03/2018 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 71)
05/06/2018 Debate in Council
20/02/2019 Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations PE637.295 GEDA/A/(2019)003074
26/03/2019 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T8-0233/2019
26/03/2019 Results of vote in Parliament
26/03/2019 Debate in Parliament
15/04/2019 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
20/05/2019 Final act signed
20/05/2019 End of procedure in Parliament
22/05/2019 Final act published in Official Journal

Technical information

Procedure Information
Procedure reference 2015/0288(COD)
Procedure type COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
Nature of procedure Legislation
Legislative instrument Directive
See also 2015/0287(COD)
Amended by 2023/0083(COD)
Legal basis Treaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 114
Mandatory consultation of other institutions European Economic and Social Committee
Stage reached in procedure Procedure completed
Committee dossier IMCO/8/05564

Documentation gateway

  • Document type Committee Reference Date Summary
    Committee draft report PE593.817 18/11/2016
    Amendments tabled in committee PE597.627 25/01/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE597.434 25/01/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE600.964 06/03/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE607.990 18/07/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE615.444 15/12/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE616.641 18/01/2018
    Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading A8-0043/2018 27/02/2018
    Text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations PE637.295 06/02/2019
    Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading T8-0233/2019 26/03/2019
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement GEDA/A/(2019)003074 06/02/2019
    Draft final act 00027/2019/LEX 22/05/2019
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Initial legislative proposal COM(2015)0635 09/12/2015
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2015)0274 10/12/2015
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2015)0275 10/12/2015
    Legislative proposal COM(2017)0637 31/10/2017
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2017)0354 31/10/2017
    Commission response to text adopted in plenary SP(2019)437 30/07/2019
  • Document type Parliament/Chamber Reference Date Summary
    Contribution IE_HOUSES-OF-OIREACHTAS COM(2015)0635 22/02/2016
    Contribution PT_PARLIAMENT COM(2015)0635 18/03/2016
    Contribution IT_SENATE COM(2015)0635 29/03/2016
    Contribution RO_SENATE COM(2015)0635 29/03/2016
    Contribution AT_BUNDESRAT COM(2015)0635 31/03/2016
    Contribution LU_CHAMBER COM(2015)0635 31/03/2016
    Contribution NL_SENATE COM(2015)0635 31/03/2016
    Reasoned opinion FR_SENATE PE580.757 14/04/2016
    Contribution CZ_SENATE COM(2015)0635 26/04/2016
    Contribution DE_BUNDESRAT COM(2015)0635 27/04/2016
    Contribution IT_CHAMBER COM(2015)0635 07/06/2016
    Contribution ES_PARLIAMENT COM(2017)0637 19/12/2017
    Contribution PT_PARLIAMENT COM(2017)0637 21/12/2017
    Contribution AT_BUNDESRAT COM(2017)0637 14/02/2018
    Contribution RO_CHAMBER COM(2017)0637 22/02/2018
    Contribution IE_HOUSES-OF-OIREACHTAS COM(2017)0637 28/02/2018
    Contribution FR_SENATE COM(2017)0637 02/03/2018
    Contribution FR_SENATE COM(2015)0635 02/03/2018
  • Institution/body Document type Reference Date Summary
    ESC Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report CES6292/2015 27/04/2016
    EDPS Document attached to the procedure N8-0045/2017 OJ C 200 23.06.2017, p. 0010 14/03/2017
    ESC Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report CES6235/2017 15/02/2018

Additional information

Source Document Date
EP Research Service Briefing
EP Research Service Briefing 15/07/2019
EP Research Service Briefing