Decision

Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006

Effect: Passed
Result: 484 for · 121 against · 20 abstained roll call
Date: 13 March 2024, 12:20–12:21
Kind: New EU law · 1st reading

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0042
Dossier: 2023/0129(COD)
Source: Committee report by Adrián Vázquez Lázara
Votes: 15 votes · 10 roll calls · 9 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Greens (1 split vote, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 13 March 2024
Final vote: 166202

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0042
Dossier: 2023/0129(COD)
Source: Committee report by Adrián Vázquez Lázara
Votes: 15 votes · 10 roll calls · 9 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Greens (1 split vote, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 13 March 2024
Final vote: 166202

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

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Passed by a large majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 9 amendments (9 rejected) and 2 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 1 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots and ESN.

Groups

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Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 10	Against 1	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 27	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 60	Against 5	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 27	Against 7	Abst. 2	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 87	Against 4	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 14	Against 9	Abst. 3	Majority line For	Clear line Divided
Patriots	For 1	Against 24	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
ESN	For 0	Against 4	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 3	Against 2	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 15

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result
1	Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively	Show of hands	Adopted
2	Amendments by the committee responsible — split votes Amendments by the committee responsible – split votes	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Amendments by the committee responsible — split votes Amendments by the committee responsible – split votes	Show of hands	Adopted

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendments by the committee responsible — split votes Amendments by the committee responsible – split votes	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Amendments by the committee responsible — split votes Amendments by the committee responsible – split votes	Show of hands	Adopted

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 104 to Article 11 A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Article 11 – Am 104	Roll call	270 for, 340 against, 16 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
5	Separate vote on Article 11	Show of hands	Rejected
6	Amendment 105 to Article 12, paragraph 3 A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Article 12, § 3 – Am 105	Roll call	262 for, 352 against, 8 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
7	Amendment 106 to Article 12, paragraph 5 A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Article 12, § 5 – Am 106	Roll call	265 for, 347 against, 12 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
8	Amendment 107 to Article 12, paragraph 6, introductory part A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Article 12, § 6, introductory part – Am 107	Roll call	261 for, 345 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
9	Amendment 108 to Article 12, paragraph 6, point a A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Article 12, § 6, point a – Am 108	Roll call	264 for, 350 against, 7 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
10	Amendment 100 to recital 3 A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Recital 3 – Am 100	Roll call	262 for, 347 against, 12 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
11	Separate vote on recital 23	Show of hands	Adopted
12	Amendment 101 to recital 28 A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Recital 28 – Am 101	Roll call	267 for, 347 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
13	Amendment 102 to recital 29 A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Recital 29 – Am 102	Roll call	262 for, 351 against, 8 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
14	Amendment 103 to recital 30 A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Recital 30 – Am 103	Roll call	264 for, 343 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
15	Final vote A9-0042/2024 – Adrián Vázquez Lázara – Commission proposal	Roll call	484 for, 121 against, 20 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by The Left · split votes by The Left, Greens · separate votes by Greens.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2024-0042

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management sets rules for granting Union compulsory licences as a last resort when no voluntary agreement is reached within four weeks, covering crisis-relevant products in cross-border crises.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0129(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 30 December 2025 and now EU law.

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Referred to committee · 13 November 2025 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 3 December 2025 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 4 December 2025 (done)
Plenary vote · Voted 16 December 2025 (done)
Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 24 June 2025 (done)
Published as law · 30 December 2025 (done)

Lead committee: JURI · Rapporteur: Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA (EPP)

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Connections

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Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/7
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-13
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006”. Decision, 13 March 2024. votingId 166202, document A-9-2024-0042, reference 2023/0129(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/7 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-13, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-03-13/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-03-13-7,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-03-13},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/7}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/7},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 166202, document A-9-2024-0042, reference 2023/0129(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-13 (CC BY 4.0)}
}