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Directive (EU) 2023/26732022/0147(COD)COM(2022)204IMCO

Financial services contracts concluded at a distance

Amending Directive 2011/83/EU concerning financial services contracts concluded at a distance and repealing Directive 2002/65/EC

Stage
In force, reached 28 Nov 2023
In force
In force since 18 Dec 2023 · CELEX 32023L2673
Transposition deadline
19 Dec 2025
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Arba Kokalari (EPP)
Lead DG
DG JUST
Commissioner
Didier Reynders
Last activity
28 Nov 2023
33 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 28 Nov 2023.

Show the earlier record: 21 dates, 25 Jun 2021 to 29 Jun 2023
  1. 25 Jun 2021
    • Inception impact assessment closed: Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services - Review of EU rules, 14 responses · Commission
  2. 28 Sept 2021
    • Public consultation closed: Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services - Review of EU rules, 45 responses · Commission
  3. 12 May 2022
    • Adoption by Commission
  4. 13 May 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 18 May 2022
    • Plenary sitting
    • Referred to committee
  6. 8 Jul 2022
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services - Review of EU rules, 24 responses · Commission
  7. 6 Oct 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 10 Oct 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  9. 21 Nov 2022
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  10. 24 Jan 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  11. 15 Feb 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  12. 24 Feb 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  13. 28 Feb 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  14. 2 Mar 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  15. 28 Mar 2023
    • Committee report adopted
  16. 30 Mar 2023
    • Tabled for plenary
  17. 17 Apr 2023
    • Plenary sitting
  18. 19 Apr 2023
    • Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
  19. 28 Apr 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  20. 21 Jun 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  21. 29 Jun 2023
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
  1. 5 Oct 2023
    • Plenary adopted first-reading position
    • Plenary vote
    • Debate in plenary
  2. 6 Oct 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 18 Oct 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 23 Oct 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 25 Oct 2023
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
  6. 20 Nov 2023
    • Plenary sitting
  7. 22 Nov 2023
    • Signed
  8. 28 Nov 2023
    • Published in the Official Journal
8 people

Who is on it

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

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurArba KokalariEPPSEIMCO
Shadow rapporteurAlessandra BassoPfEITIMCO
Shadow rapporteurClaude GruffatGreens/EFAFRIMCO
Shadow rapporteurEugen JurzycaECRSKIMCO
Shadow rapporteurKateřina KonečnáThe LeftCZIMCO
Shadow rapporteurMaria-Manuel Leitão-marquesS&DPTIMCO
Shadow rapporteurStéphanie Yon-courtinRenewFRIMCO
Rapporteur for opinionStéphanie Yon-courtinRenewFRECON
53 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 29 Sept 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • IMCO53

By article

  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 229
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a2
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 11
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 21
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)1
  • Article 2 – title1
  • Recital 101
  • Recital 111
  • Recital 121
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  • Recital 131
  • Recital 161
  • Recital 16 a (new)1
  • Recital 171
  • Recital 181
  • Recital 201
  • Recital 221
  • Recital 251
  • Recital 261
  • Recital 271
  • Recital 27 a (new)1
  • Recital 31
  • Recital 41
  • Recital 71
1 consultation

Consultations on it

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Summary

Generated

This directive updates consumer protection rules for financial services sold remotely, such as online banking or insurance, aligning them with the general Consumer Rights Directive. It clarifies information requirements and withdrawal rights for distance contracts, affecting financial service providers and consumers. Signed in November 2023, the legislation is now in force.

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