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2021/0050(COD)

Equal pay for equal work between men and women (pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms)

Basic information

2021/0050(COD)

COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)

Directive

Subject

4.15.08 Work, employment, wages and salaries: equal opportunities women and men, and for all

Legislative priorities

Joint Declaration 2021
Joint Declaration 2022

Status

Procedure completed

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

Key players

Key events

Date Event Reference Summary
04/03/2021 Legislative proposal published COM(2021)0093
11/03/2021 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
10/06/2021 Referral to joint committee announced in Parliament
17/03/2022 Vote in committee, 1st reading
17/03/2022 Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
22/03/2022 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading A9-0056/2022
23/03/2022 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 71)
05/04/2022 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 71 - vote)
25/01/2023 Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations PE740.543 GEDA/A/(2023)000029
30/03/2023 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T9-0091/2023
30/03/2023 Results of vote in Parliament
30/03/2023 Debate in Parliament
24/04/2023 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
10/05/2023 Final act signed
17/05/2023 Final act published in Official Journal

Technical information

Procedure Information
Procedure reference 2021/0050(COD)
Procedure type COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
Nature of procedure Legislation
Legislative instrument Directive
Legal basis Rules of Procedure EP 59 Treaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 157-p3
Mandatory consultation of other institutions European Economic and Social Committee
Stage reached in procedure Procedure completed
Committee dossier CJ21/9/06231

Documentation gateway

  • Document type Committee Reference Date Summary
    Committee draft report PE693.798 02/09/2021
    Amendments tabled in committee PE699.041 20/10/2021
    Amendments tabled in committee PE699.048 20/10/2021
    Amendments tabled in committee PE699.049 20/10/2021
    Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading A9-0056/2022 22/03/2022
    Text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations PE740.543 21/12/2022
    Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading T9-0091/2023 30/03/2023
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement GEDA/A/(2023)000029 21/12/2022
    Draft final act 00081/2022/LEX 10/05/2023
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Document attached to the procedure SEC(2021)0101 04/03/2021
    Legislative proposal COM(2021)0093 04/03/2021
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2021)0041 04/03/2021
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2021)0042 04/03/2021
    Commission response to text adopted in plenary SP(2023)227 12/05/2023
  • Document type Parliament/Chamber Reference Date Summary
    Contribution ES_PARLIAMENT SWD(2021)0042 29/04/2021
    Contribution ES_PARLIAMENT COM(2021)0093 29/04/2021
    Contribution ES_PARLIAMENT SWD(2021)0041 29/04/2021
    Contribution PT_PARLIAMENT COM(2021)0093 06/05/2021
    Contribution DK_PARLIAMENT COM(2021)0093 06/05/2021
    Contribution IT_SENATE COM(2021)0093 07/06/2021
    Contribution IT_CHAMBER COM(2021)0093 15/07/2021
    Contribution IT_SENATE COM(2021)0093 16/09/2021

Additional information

Source Document Date
EP Research Service Briefing 21/02/2022

Transparency

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

Final act