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2023/0126(COD)COM(2023)221JURI

Unitary supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products

Stage
EP position adopted, reached 28 Feb 2024
Procedure
Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Tiemo Wölken (S&D)
Lead DG
DG GROW
Commissioner
Stéphane Séjourné
Council configuration
Competitiveness Council
Last activity
4 Sept 2026
Legal basis
TFEU_2016 Art. 118; TFEU_2016 Art. 118(1); TFEU_2016 Art. 294
51 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Deliberations in Council working party, 4 Sept 2026.

Show the earlier record: 38 dates, 27 Apr 2023 to 31 Mar 2026
  1. 27 Apr 2023
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
  2. 28 Apr 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 6 Jul 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  4. 14 Jul 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 1 Aug 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 11 Sept 2023
    • Referred to committee
  7. 25 Sept 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 13 Oct 2023
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  9. 16 Oct 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 13 Nov 2023
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  11. 24 Jan 2024
    • Committee report adopted
  12. 1 Feb 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • Tabled for plenary
  13. 27 Feb 2024
    • Debate in plenary
  14. 28 Feb 2024
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
  15. 2 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  16. 11 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  17. 13 Nov 2024
    • Referred to committee
  18. 28 Nov 2024
    • Deliberations in Council
  19. 18 Dec 2024
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  20. 10 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  21. 28 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  22. 8 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  23. 2 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  24. 3 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  25. 23 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  26. 2 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  27. 3 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  28. 5 Sept 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  29. 3 Oct 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  30. 20 Oct 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  31. 3 Nov 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  32. 17 Nov 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  33. 5 Dec 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  34. 8 Dec 2025
    • Deliberations in Council
  35. 21 Jan 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  36. 18 Feb 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  37. 18 Mar 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  38. 31 Mar 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  1. 27 Apr 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party · Council
  2. 22 May 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  3. 27 May 2026
    • Deliberations in Coreper · Council
  4. 28 May 2026
    • Deliberations in Council · Council
  5. 4 Jun 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party · Council
  6. 22 Jun 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  7. 3 Jul 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party · Council
  8. 4 Sept 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party · Council
6 people

Who is on it

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

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurTiemo WölkenS&DDEJURI
Shadow rapporteurAdrián Vázquez LázaraRenewESJURI
Shadow rapporteurEmmanuel MaurelThe LeftFRJURI
Shadow rapporteurJavier ZarzalejosEPPESJURI
Shadow rapporteurMarie ToussaintGreens/EFAFRJURI
Rapporteur for opinionNorbert LinsEPPDEAGRI
74 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 13 Nov 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • JURI74

By author

  • Javier Zarzalejos63
  • Marie Toussaint11

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

  • Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point c2
  • Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part2
  • Recital 302
  • Article 12 – paragraph 11
  • Article 13 – paragraph 11
  • Article 13 – paragraph 21
  • Article 13 – paragraph 31
  • Article 151
  • Article 16 – paragraph 11
  • Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 17 – paragraph 11
  • Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point -a (new)1
  • Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)1
  • Article 17 – paragraph 41
  • Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)1
  • Article 22 – paragraph 11
  • Article 22 – paragraph 101
  • Article 22 – paragraph 111
  • Article 22 – paragraph 121
  • Article 22 – paragraph 131
  • Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)1
  • Article 22 – paragraph 31
  • Article 22 – paragraph 41
  • Article 22 – paragraph 51
  • Article 22 – paragraph 61
  • Article 22 – paragraph 71
  • Article 22 – paragraph 81
  • Article 22 – paragraph 91
  • Article 23 – paragraph 21
  • Article 23 – paragraph 41

Covers 33 of the 74 amendments.

8 documents

Documents

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Summary

Generated

This regulation creates a single, unitary supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products, harmonizing intellectual property rights across the Internal Market. It streamlines market approval procedures and ensures consistent standards for plant health legislation. The EP has adopted its position; lead DG is GROW, with Commissioner Séjourné and Rapporteur Wölken.

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