Decision (EU) 2020/15312020/0160(COD)COM(2020)622

Empowering France to negotiate an agreement supplementing its existing bilateral Treaty with the United Kingdom concerning the construction and operation by private concessionaires of a Channel Fixed Link

Stage: In force, reached 22 Oct 2020
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Lead DG: DG MOVE
Last activity: 22 Oct 2020

20 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 22 Oct 2020.

Show the earlier record: 5 dates, 27 Jul 2020 to 5 Oct 2020

27 Jul 2020
- Adoption by Commission
28 Jul 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
8 Sept 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
14 Sept 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
5 Oct 2020
- Plenary sitting

6 Oct 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Decision empowering France to negotiate an amendment supplementing the Treaty of Canterbury with the UK, 2 responses · Commission
- Plenary vote
7 Oct 2020
- Plenary sitting
8 Oct 2020
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary sitting
9 Oct 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
14 Oct 2020
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
19 Oct 2020
- Plenary sitting
21 Oct 2020
- Signed
22 Oct 2020
- Published in the Official Journal

6 documents

Documents

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Proposal · COM(2020)0622Parliament
Text adopted · Decision 2020/1531Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 352 22.10.2020, p. 0004Commission
Committee opinion · PE657.373Parliament
Text adopted · SP(2020)532Parliament
Text adopted · T9-0262/2020Parliament

1 consultation

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Consultation	Feedback deadline	Feedback received
Decision empowering France to negotiate an amendment supplementing the Treaty of Canterbury with the UK	6 Oct 2020	2

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This act authorizes France to negotiate a supplementary agreement with the United Kingdom to extend the concession for the Channel Fixed Link (Eurotunnel). It directly affects the concession holder and cross-border rail transport operators. The legislation was adopted and entered into force in October 2020.

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