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Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders

Reference
2021/0428(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 20 June 2024 and now EU law.
Stage
Published as law
Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
More facts (4)
Rapporteur
MEP #96952
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
None yet
Versions
3 versions

Where it stands

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  1. Referred to committee (done) 14 February 2022
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 20 September 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 27 September 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 19 March 2024
  5. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 24 April 2024
  6. Published as law (done) 20 June 2024

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

People

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Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
Rapporteur
MEP #96952 (S&D) former member
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #124875 (ID) former member, MEP #197390 (EPP) former member, Charlie WEIMERS (ECR), Malik AZMANI (Renew), Erik MARQUARDT (Greens), MEP #197527 (The Left) former member

Decisions in plenary, 0

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Versions, 3

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  1. Adopted by Parliament24 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0323/2024 TA-9-2024-0323

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  2. Tabled for plenary27 Sept 2023

    Report A9-0280/2023 A-9-2023-0280

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  3. Committee draft8 Nov 2022

    Draft report (LIBE) LIBE-PR-737471

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Report A9-0280/2023: Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2016/399, the Schengen Borders Code, on the movement of persons across borders.

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Timeline, 10

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Outcome 2 steps · 13 Jun 2024–20 Jun 2024
  1. 20 June 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 13 June 2024

    Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

Plenary stage 1 step · 24 Apr 2024
  1. 24 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 24 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0323/2024Report A9-0280/2023

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps · 5 Oct 2023–19 Mar 2024
  1. 19 March 2024

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

    LIBE-AG-759664

  2. 5 October 2023

    Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council

    Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

Plenary stage 2 steps · 27 Sept 2023–5 Oct 2023
  1. 5 October 2023

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 5 Oct 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0473/2021Report A9-0280/2023

  2. 27 September 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A9-0280/2023

Committee stage 3 steps · 14 Feb 2022–20 Sept 2023
  1. 20 September 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 8 November 2022

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (LIBE)

  3. 14 February 2022

    Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders”. Dossier. reference 2021/0428(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0428 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2021/0428(COD), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2021%2F0428(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2021-0428,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0428}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0428},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. reference 2021/0428(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2021\%2F0428(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}