Dossier · Ordinary legislative procedure
Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006
- Reference
- 2023/0129(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
- Where it stands
- Completed: published in the Official Journal on 30 December 2025 and now EU law.
- Stage
- Published as law
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs JURI
More facts (6)
- Rapporteur
- Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 8 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 16 Dec 2025
- Versions
- 6 versions
- Opinions from
- IMCO, ITRE, DEVE, ENVI
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 13 November 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 December 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 4 December 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Voted 16 December 2025
- Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 24 June 2025
- Published as law (done) 30 December 2025
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs JURI
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #190774 (EPP) former member, Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D), Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR), Laurence FARRENG (Renew), Sergey LAGODINSKY (Greens), MEP #2054 (Greens) former member, Mario FURORE (The Left), MEP #24505 (The Left) former member
- Opinion: IMCO
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- Opinion: ITRE
- Industry, Research and Energy
- Opinion: DEVE
- Development
- Opinion: ENVI
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2025 | Compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations | New laws | No final vote | Final vote— |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).
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Rejected 131–472–58
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Abst.
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 16 Dec 2025 Amendment 2 to Article 5
Rejected 132–467–61
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Abst.
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 16 Dec 2025 Amendment 3 to Article 15
Rejected 128–454–57
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Abst.
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
Add members’ columns
Versions, 6
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament16 Dec 2025
Adopted text TA10-0319/2025 TA-10-2025-0319
Adopted by Parliament13 Mar 2024
Adopted text TA9-0143/2024 TA-9-2024-0143
Tabled for plenary4 Dec 2025
Report A10-0246/2025 A-10-2025-0246
Tabled for plenary19 Feb 2024
Report A9-0042/2024 A-9-2024-0042
Committee draft1 Dec 2025
Draft report (JURI) JURI-PR-781113
Committee draft16 Oct 2023
Draft report (JURI) JURI-PR-753706
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0319/2025: Parliament approves the Council position on a regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management, amending Regulation (EC) No 816/2006. The act is adopted accordingly.
- Adopted text TA9-0143/2024: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management. It allows the Commission to grant a Union-wide compulsory licence for crisis-relevant products when no voluntary agreement is reached within four weeks, as a last resort during a listed crisis or emergency mode.
- Report A10-0246/2025: Parliament approves the Council position on a regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management, amending Regulation (EC) No 816/2006.
- Report A9-0042/2024: 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.
- Draft report (JURI): The draft report recommends approving the Council position at first reading on a regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management, which amends Regulation (EC) No 816/2006.
- Draft report (JURI): This draft report proposes amendments to the Commission's proposal for a regulation on compulsory licensing for crisis management. It aims to balance crisis response with legal clarity and rights-holder protection.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (INTA), Opinion (INTA)
What changed
Between consecutive versions of the text, newest pair first.
No overview of what changed between versions is available for this dossier. The “Compare” links under Versions show every change between two versions.
Timeline, 21
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 2 steps · 16 Dec 2025–30 Dec 2025
30 December 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
16 December 2025
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 3 steps · 4 Dec 2025–16 Dec 2025
16 December 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 16 Dec 2025 Adopted text TA10-0319/2025Report A10-0246/2025
10 December 2025
3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
4 December 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps · 13 Nov 2025–3 Dec 2025
3 December 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
1 December 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
13 November 2025
Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), DEVE (Development), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) give an opinion.
Negotiations with the Council 4 steps · 10 Dec 2024–24 Jun 2025
24 June 2025
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
21 May 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
26 March 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
10 December 2024
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
Plenary stage 3 steps · 19 Feb 2024–13 Mar 2024
13 March 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 13 Mar 2024 Adopted text TA9-0143/2024Report A9-0042/2024
12 March 2024
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 12 Mar 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0151/2023Report A9-0042/2024
19 February 2024
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps · 12 Jun 2023–13 Feb 2024
13 February 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
28 November 2023
INTA (International Trade) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
14 November 2023
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of JURI (Legal Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
16 October 2023
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
2 October 2023
Draft opinion from INTA (International Trade)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
12 June 2023
Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), DEVE (Development), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) give an opinion.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 29 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006”. Dossier, 16 December 2025. procId 2023-0129, reference 2023/0129(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0129 (retrieved 29 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0129(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2023-0129 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2023-0129,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-12-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0129}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0129},
urldate = {2026-09-29},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2023-0129, reference 2023/0129(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F0129(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}