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2016/0152(COD)

Geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market

Basic information

2016/0152(COD)

COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)

Regulation

Amending Directive 2009/22/EC 2003/0099(COD)
Amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 2003/0162(COD)
Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 2016/0148(COD)

Subject

2 Internal market, single market
3.30.25 International information networks and society, internet
3.45.05 Business policy, e-commerce, after-sales service, commercial distribution
3.50.15 Intellectual property, copyright
4.60.06 Consumers' economic and legal interests

Legislative priorities

Joint Declaration 2017

Status

Procedure completed

Please go to Documentation gateway for any follow-up documents.

Key players

Key events

Date Event Reference Summary
25/05/2016 Legislative proposal published COM(2016)0289
09/06/2016 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
19/01/2017 Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
25/04/2017 Vote in committee, 1st reading
25/04/2017 Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
27/04/2017 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading A8-0172/2017
15/05/2017 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 71)
17/05/2017 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 71)
04/12/2017 Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations
05/02/2018 Debate in Parliament
06/02/2018 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T8-0023/2018
06/02/2018 Results of vote in Parliament
27/02/2018 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
28/02/2018 Final act signed
28/02/2018 End of procedure in Parliament
02/03/2018 Final act published in Official Journal

Technical information

Procedure Information
Procedure reference 2016/0152(COD)
Procedure type COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
Nature of procedure Legislation
Legislative instrument Regulation
Amending Directive 2009/22/EC 2003/0099(COD)
Amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 2003/0162(COD)
Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 2016/0148(COD)
Legal basis Treaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 114
Other legal basis Rules of Procedure EP 165
Mandatory consultation of other institutions European Economic and Social Committee
Stage reached in procedure Procedure completed
Committee dossier IMCO/8/06772

Documentation gateway

  • Document type Committee Reference Date Summary
    Amendments tabled in committee PE594.031 15/11/2016
    Amendments tabled in committee PE595.572 06/12/2016
    Committee draft report PE595.745 19/12/2016
    Committee opinion CULT PE592.366 27/01/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE599.694 10/02/2017
    Committee opinion ITRE PE592.238 10/02/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE599.759 16/02/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE599.724 16/02/2017
    Committee opinion JURI PE597.525 04/04/2017
    Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading A8-0172/2017 27/04/2017
    Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading T8-0023/2018 06/02/2018
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Draft final act 00064/2017/LEX 01/03/2018
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Legislative proposal COM(2016)0289 25/05/2016
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2016)0174 26/05/2016
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2016)0173 26/05/2016
    Commission response to text adopted in plenary SP(2018)178 24/04/2018
    Follow-up document COM(2020)0766 30/11/2020
    Follow-up document SWD(2020)0294 30/11/2020
    Follow-up document SWD(2024)0196 18/07/2024
  • Document type Parliament/Chamber Reference Date Summary
    Contribution PT_PARLIAMENT COM(2016)0289 28/07/2016
    Reasoned opinion AT_BUNDESRAT PE587.479 25/08/2016
    Contribution LU_CHAMBER COM(2016)0289 22/09/2016

Additional information

Source Document Date
EP Research Service Briefing

Transparency

Meetings with interest representatives published in line with the Rules of Procedure

  • Name Date Interest representatives
    THALER Barbara 15/11/2023 VÖP - Verband Österreichischer Privatsender

Final act