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Regulation (EU) 2022/1232020/0321(COD)COM(2020)725

European Medicines Agency

A reinforced role for the European Medicines Agency in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices

Stage
In force, reached 31 Jan 2022
In force
In force since 1 Feb 2022 · CELEX 32022R0123
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Nicolás González Casares (S&D)
Lead DG
DG SANTE
Last activity
1 Feb 2023
36 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Plenary sitting, 1 Feb 2023.

Show the earlier record: 18 dates, 12 Nov 2020 to 8 Jul 2021
  1. 12 Nov 2020
    • Adoption by Commission
  2. 16 Nov 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 14 Dec 2020
    • Plenary sitting
    • Referred to committee
  4. 2 Feb 2021
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Proposal for a Regulation on a Union framework addressing public health emergencies (EMA), 36 responses · Commission
  5. 24 Feb 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 1 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 2 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 10 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 30 Mar 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 4 May 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  11. 5 May 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  12. 19 May 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  13. 26 May 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  14. 3 Jun 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  15. 16 Jun 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  16. 5 Jul 2021
    • Plenary sitting
  17. 7 Jul 2021
    • Plenary sitting
    • Debate in plenary
  18. 8 Jul 2021
    • EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary sitting
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
  1. 10 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  2. 19 Jan 2022
    • Plenary vote results
    • Plenary sitting
  3. 20 Jan 2022
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
  4. 21 Jan 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 25 Jan 2022
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
    • Signed
  6. 31 Jan 2022
    • Published in the Official Journal
  7. 14 Feb 2022
    • Plenary sitting
  8. 1 Feb 2023
    • Plenary sitting
8 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurNicolás González CasaresS&DESENVI
Shadow rapporteurCristian-Silviu BuşoiEPPROENVI
Shadow rapporteurFrédérique RiesRenewBEENVI
Shadow rapporteurJoanna KopcińskaECRPLENVI
Shadow rapporteurJoëlle MélinPfEFRENVI
Shadow rapporteurKateřina KonečnáThe LeftCZENVI
Shadow rapporteurTilly MetzGreens/EFALUENVI
Rapporteur for opinionJoëlle MélinPfEFRITRE
156 amendments

Amendments

Tabled between 30 Jun 2021 and 13 Jan 2022. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • ENVI152

Covers 152 of the 156 amendments.

By author

  • Pascal Canfin1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 1 of the 156 amendments.

By article

  • Article 12 a (new)2
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 21
  • Article 10 – paragraph 41
  • Article 10 – paragraph 51
  • Article 10 – paragraph 6 a (new)1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point c1
  • Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part1
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 11 – paragraph 21
  • Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)1
  • Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)1
  • Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b1
  • Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point f1
  • Article 13 – paragraph 11
  • Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 14 – paragraph 11
  • Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point f1
  • Article 14 – paragraph 31
  • Article 14 – paragraph 51
  • Article 14 – paragraph 81
  • Article 15 a (new)1
  • Article 15 – paragraph 31
  • Article 15 – paragraph 51
  • Article 16 – paragraph 11
  • Article 16 – paragraph 21
  • Article 16 – paragraph 71
  • Article 17 – paragraph 11
  • Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)1

Covers 31 of the 156 amendments.

1 consultation

Consultations on it

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Summary

Generated

Regulation (EU) 2022/123 strengthens the European Medicines Agency's role in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices. It applies from 1 March 2022, with Chapter IV on medical devices applying from 2 February 2023.

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