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2017/0085(COD)

Work-life balance for parents and carers

Basic information

2017/0085(COD)

COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)

Directive

Subject

4.10.02 Family policy, family law, parental leave
4.15.03 Arrangement of working time, work schedules
4.15.08 Work, employment, wages and salaries: equal opportunities women and men, and for all
4.15.12 Workers protection and rights, labour law

Status

Procedure completed

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Key players

Key events

Date Event Reference Summary
26/04/2017 Legislative proposal published COM(2017)0253
15/05/2017 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
14/09/2017 Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
08/12/2017 Debate in Council
11/07/2018 Vote in committee, 1st reading
11/07/2018 Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
24/08/2018 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading A8-0270/2018
10/09/2018 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 71)
12/09/2018 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 71)
26/02/2019 Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations GEDA/A/(2019)001488 PE636.275
04/04/2019 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T8-0348/2019
04/04/2019 Results of vote in Parliament
04/04/2019 Debate in Parliament
13/06/2019 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
20/06/2019 Final act signed
20/06/2019 End of procedure in Parliament
12/07/2019 Final act published in Official Journal

Technical information

Procedure Information
Procedure reference 2017/0085(COD)
Procedure type COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
Nature of procedure Legislation
Legislative instrument Directive
Legal basis Treaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 153-p2-a2 Treaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 153-p1
Mandatory consultation of other institutions European Economic and Social Committee European Committee of the Regions
Stage reached in procedure Procedure completed
Committee dossier EMPL/8/09836

Documentation gateway

  • Document type Committee Reference Date Summary
    Amendments tabled in committee PE615.311 04/12/2017
    Committee draft report PE618.193 06/03/2018
    Amendments tabled in committee PE620.856 12/04/2018
    Amendments tabled in committee PE620.855 12/04/2018
    Amendments tabled in committee PE619.262 20/04/2018
    Amendments tabled in committee PE621.003 25/04/2018
    Amendments tabled in committee PE620.919 25/04/2018
    Committee opinion JURI PE606.271 23/05/2018
    Committee opinion FEMM PE618.327 30/05/2018
    Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading A8-0270/2018 24/08/2018
    Text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations PE636.275 06/02/2019
    Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading T8-0348/2019 04/04/2019
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement GEDA/A/(2019)001488 06/02/2019
    Draft final act 00020/2019/LEX 20/06/2019
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Legislative proposal COM(2017)0253 26/04/2017
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2017)0202 27/04/2017
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2017)0203 27/04/2017
    Commission response to text adopted in plenary SP(2019)443 12/06/2019
  • Document type Parliament/Chamber Reference Date Summary
    Contribution ES_PARLIAMENT COM(2017)0253 27/06/2017
    Contribution PT_PARLIAMENT COM(2017)0253 28/06/2017
    Contribution IT_SENATE COM(2017)0253 29/06/2017
    Reasoned opinion PL_SENATE PE607.882 30/06/2017
    Contribution RO_CHAMBER COM(2017)0253 30/06/2017
    Contribution DK_PARLIAMENT COM(2017)0253 03/07/2017
    Reasoned opinion PL_SEJM PE607.840 11/07/2017
    Reasoned opinion NL_CHAMBER PE607.873 11/07/2017
    Reasoned opinion NL_SENATE PE607.875 12/07/2017
    Contribution CZ_SENATE COM(2017)0253 24/08/2017
    Contribution IT_CHAMBER COM(2017)0253 19/09/2017
    Contribution FR_ASSEMBLY COM(2017)0253 24/06/2019
  • Institution/body Document type Reference Date Summary
    CofR Committee of the Regions: opinion CDR3138/2017 30/11/2017
    ESC Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report CES2275/2017 06/12/2017

Additional information

Source Document Date
EP Research Service Briefing

Final act