Decision
Company law – further expanding and upgrading the use of digital tools and processes
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 550 for · 3 against · 19 abstained roll call
- Date
- 24 April 2024, 18:46
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (7)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Text
- Report A-9-2023-0394
- Dossier
- 2023-0089
- Source
- Committee report by Emil Radev
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Wednesday 24 April 2024
- Final vote
- 168350
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 550 for, 3 against, 19 abstained (roll call).
Passed by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.
Groups
Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | Majority line | Clear line | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 11 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Greens | For 28 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| S&D | For 52 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 33 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| EPP | For 81 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ECR | For 20 | Against 1 | Abst. 2 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Patriots | For 22 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | |
| No group | For 2 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For |
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
The final vote by national delegation.
The breakdown by country is not available right now.
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
Debate speakers and how they voted
The debate speakers are not available right now.
All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the provisional agreement A9-0394/2023 - Emil Radev - Accord provisoire - Am 58 | Roll call | 550 for, 3 against, 19 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a directive amending Directives 2009/102/EC and (EU) 2017/1132 on digital tools in company law. It requires preventive administrative, judicial or notarial control of company formation documents, and lets Member States add public electronic identity and legality checks.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2023/0089(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Amending Directives 2009/102/EC and (EU) 2017/1132 as regards further expanding and upgrading the use of digital tools and processes in company law
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 January 2025 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 17 April 2023 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 29 November 2023 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 5 December 2023 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 8 April 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 24 April 2024 (done)
- Published as law · 10 January 2025 (done)
Lead committee: JURI · Rapporteur: Emil RADEV (EPP)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
No connections found for this decision.
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Company law – further expanding and upgrading the use of digital tools and processes”. Decision, 24 April 2024. votingId 168350, document A-9-2023-0394, reference 2023-0089. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/38 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 24 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 24 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-24, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-24/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-24-38,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Company law – further expanding and upgrading the use of digital tools and processes}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-04-24},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/38}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/38},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 168350, document A-9-2023-0394, reference 2023-0089. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-24 (CC BY 4.0)}
}