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2023/0128(COD)COM(2023)223JURI

Supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products. Recast

Supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (recast)

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
6 Feb 2026
Legal basis
TFEU_2016 Art. 114; TFEU_2016 Art. 114(1); TFEU_2016 Art. 294
45 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Deliberations in Council working party, 6 Feb 2026.

Show the earlier record: 31 dates, 5 Apr 2022 to 5 Sept 2025
  1. 5 Apr 2022
    • Call for evidence closed: Unitary Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) – creation and granting procedure, 61 responses · Commission
  2. 27 Apr 2023
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
  3. 28 Apr 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 6 Jul 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  5. 14 Jul 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 11 Sept 2023
    • Referred to committee
  7. 18 Sept 2023
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Unitary Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) – creation and granting procedure, 2 responses · Commission
  8. 19 Sept 2023
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Unitary Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) – creation and granting procedure, 12 responses · Commission
  9. 20 Sept 2023
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Unitary Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) – creation and granting procedure, 8 responses · Commission
  10. 25 Sept 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  11. 16 Oct 2023
    • Committee report tabled
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • EP committee draft report
  12. 7 Nov 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  13. 13 Nov 2023
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  14. 24 Jan 2024
    • Committee report adopted
  15. 1 Feb 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • Tabled for plenary
  16. 27 Feb 2024
    • Debate in plenary
  17. 28 Feb 2024
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
  18. 2 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  19. 11 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  20. 13 Nov 2024
    • Referred to committee
  21. 28 Nov 2024
    • Deliberations in Council
  22. 18 Dec 2024
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  23. 10 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  24. 28 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  25. 8 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  26. 2 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  27. 3 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  28. 23 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  29. 2 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  30. 3 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  31. 5 Sept 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  1. 3 Oct 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  2. 20 Oct 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  3. 3 Nov 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  4. 17 Nov 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  5. 5 Dec 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  6. 8 Dec 2025
    • Deliberations in Council
  7. 21 Jan 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  8. 6 Feb 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
10 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
Rapporteur for opinionNorbert LinsEPPDEAGRI
Rapporteur for opinionMagdalena AdamowiczEPPPLJURI
Shadow rapporteur for opinionAdrián Vázquez LázaraRenewES
Shadow rapporteur for opinionEmmanuel MaurelThe LeftFR
Shadow rapporteur for opinionJavier ZarzalejosEPPES
Shadow rapporteur for opinionMarie ToussaintGreens/EFAFR
41 amendments

Amendments

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

By committee

  • JURI41

By author

  • Javier Zarzalejos32
  • Raffaele Stancanelli9

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

  • Article 261
  • Article 26 – paragraph 101
  • Article 26 – paragraph 111
  • Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 (new)1
  • Article 26 – paragraph 21
  • Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)1
  • Article 26 – paragraph 61
  • Article 26 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 21
  • Article 26 – paragraph 91
  • Article 27 – paragraph 11
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 27 – paragraph 51
  • Article 28 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)1
  • Article 28 – paragraph 3 – point c1
  • Article 28 – paragraph 41
  • Article 29 – paragraph 31
  • Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 21
  • Article 30 – paragraph 41
  • Article 32 – paragraph 11
  • Article 33 – paragraph 21
  • Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point l1
  • Article 35 a (new)1
  • Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 21
  • Article 38 – paragraph 21
  • Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point c1
  • Article 43 – paragraph 21
  • Article 48 – paragraph 51
  • Article 50 – paragraph 11
  • Article 54 – paragraph 21
  • Article 54 – paragraph 31

Covers 30 of the 41 amendments.

9 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
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Summary

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This recast regulation standardizes administrative formalities for supplementary protection certificates, extending market exclusivity for plant protection products across the EU. It aligns with internal market principles to ensure consistent regulatory conditions for innovators in the plant health sector.

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