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2016/0288(COD)

European Electronic Communications Code. Recast

Basic information

2016/0288(COD)

COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)

Directive

Repealing Directive 2002/22/EC 2000/0183(COD)
Repealing Directive 2002/21/EC 2000/0184(COD)
Repealing Directive 2002/19/EC 2000/0186(COD)
Repealing Directive 2002/20/EC 2000/0188(COD)

Subject

3.30.05 Electronic and mobile communications, personal communications
3.30.06 Information and communication technologies, digital technologies

Legislative priorities

Joint Declaration 2017
Joint Declaration 2018-19

Status

Procedure completed

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

Key players

Key events

Date Event Reference Summary
14/09/2016 Legislative proposal published COM(2016)0590
24/10/2016 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
01/12/2016 Debate in Council
16/03/2017 Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
09/06/2017 Debate in Council
02/10/2017 Vote in committee, 1st reading
02/10/2017 Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
23/10/2017 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading A8-0318/2017
23/10/2017 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 71)
25/10/2017 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 71)
04/12/2017 Debate in Council
10/07/2018 Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations GEDA/A/(2018)005653
14/11/2018 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T8-0453/2018
14/11/2018 Results of vote in Parliament
14/11/2018 Debate in Parliament
04/12/2018 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
11/12/2018 Final act signed
11/12/2018 End of procedure in Parliament
17/12/2018 Final act published in Official Journal

Technical information

Procedure Information
Procedure reference 2016/0288(COD)
Procedure type COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
Nature of procedure Recast
Legislative instrument Directive
Repealing Directive 2002/22/EC 2000/0183(COD)
Repealing Directive 2002/21/EC 2000/0184(COD)
Repealing Directive 2002/19/EC 2000/0186(COD)
Repealing Directive 2002/20/EC 2000/0188(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 ITRE/8/07891

Documentation gateway

  • Document type Committee Reference Date Summary
    Committee draft report PE601.017 17/03/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE602.830 04/04/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE602.947 06/04/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE602.949 06/04/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE602.952 06/04/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE602.951 06/04/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE604.567 05/05/2017
    Committee opinion CULT PE595.657 10/05/2017
    Committee draft report PE604.686 10/05/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE604.675 12/05/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE604.694 12/05/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE604.695 12/05/2017
    Committee opinion LIBE PE601.042 12/06/2017
    Committee opinion IMCO PE602.838 08/09/2017
    Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading A8-0318/2017 23/10/2017
    Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading T8-0453/2018 14/11/2018
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement GEDA/A/(2018)005653 29/06/2018
    Draft final act 00052/2018/LEX 11/12/2018
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2016)0303 14/09/2016
    Legislative proposal COM(2016)0590 14/09/2016
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2016)0305 14/09/2016
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2016)0313 14/09/2016
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2016)0304 14/09/2016
    Commission response to text adopted in plenary SP(2018)838 19/12/2018
    Follow-up document COM(2020)0808 15/12/2020
    Follow-up document COM(2022)0724 16/12/2022
    Follow-up document COM(2023)0145 20/03/2023
    Follow-up document SWD(2023)0144 15/05/2023
  • Document type Parliament/Chamber Reference Date Summary
    Contribution LU_CHAMBER COM(2016)0590 16/12/2016
    Contribution PT_PARLIAMENT COM(2016)0590 19/12/2016
    Contribution RO_SENATE COM(2016)0590 19/12/2016
    Contribution CZ_SENATE COM(2016)0590 19/12/2016
    Contribution DE_BUNDESRAT COM(2016)0590 22/12/2016
    Reasoned opinion SE_PARLIAMENT PE597.446 20/01/2017
    Contribution IT_SENATE COM(2016)0590 14/02/2017
    Contribution FR_SENATE COM(2016)0590 27/02/2017
    Contribution CZ_CHAMBER COM(2016)0590 04/04/2017
    Contribution CY_PARLIAMENT COM(2016)0590 10/04/2017

Additional information

Source Document Date
EP Research Service Briefing

Final act

Delegated acts

Reference Subject
2020/2937(DEA) Examination of delegated act
2022/3024(DEA) Examination of delegated act