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2023/0169(COD)COM(2023)280JURI

Protection of adults: jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation

Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of measures and cooperation in matters relating to the protection of adults

Stage
Council adoption, reached 27 May 2026
Procedure
Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Jana Toom (Renew)
Lead DG
DG JUST
Commissioner
Michael McGrath
Council configuration
Justice and Home Affairs Council
Last activity
3 Jun 2026
Legal basis
TFEU_2016 Art. 294; TFEU_2016 Art. 81; TFEU_2016 Art. 81(2)
45 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Approval of the provisional agreement with the Council by the EP committee responsible, 3 Jun 2026.

Show the earlier record: 33 dates, 1 Jun 2023 to 6 Mar 2026
  1. 1 Jun 2023
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
  2. 2 Jun 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 10 Jul 2023
    • Referred to committee
  4. 20 Jul 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 29 Sept 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 16 Nov 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 13 Nov 2024
    • Referred to committee
  8. 3 Mar 2025
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  9. 24 Mar 2025
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  10. 3 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  11. 24 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  12. 7 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  13. 15 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  14. 28 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  15. 12 Jun 2025
    • Partial general approach by the Council
  16. 24 Jun 2025
    • Committee report adopted
  17. 1 Jul 2025
    • Tabled for plenary
  18. 4 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  19. 9 Jul 2025
    • Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
  20. 15 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  21. 9 Sept 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  22. 19 Sept 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  23. 9 Oct 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  24. 16 Oct 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  25. 21 Oct 2025
    • Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
  26. 7 Nov 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  27. 21 Nov 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  28. 27 Nov 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  29. 15 Jan 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  30. 28 Jan 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  31. 6 Feb 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  32. 18 Feb 2026
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  33. 6 Mar 2026
    • General approach by the Council · Council
  1. 17 Mar 2026
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  2. 30 Mar 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party · Council
  3. 16 Apr 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party · Council
  4. 30 Apr 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party · Council
  5. 8 May 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party · Council
  6. 12 May 2026
    • Interinstitutional negotiation to reach an agreement (trilogue) · Parliament, Council and Commission
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  7. 27 May 2026
    • Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper · Council
  8. 3 Jun 2026
    • Approval of the provisional agreement with the Council by the EP committee responsible · Parliament committee
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
6 people

Who is on it

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

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurJana ToomRenewEEJURI
Shadow rapporteurKrzysztof ŚmiszekS&DPLJURI
Shadow rapporteurMario FuroreThe LeftITJURI
Shadow rapporteurMichał WawrykiewiczEPPPLJURI
Shadow rapporteurTineke StrikGreens/EFANLJURI
Shadow rapporteurTobiasz BocheńskiECRPLJURI
200 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 24 Mar 2025. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • JURI200

By author

  • Tineke Strik · Greens/EFA71
  • Krzysztof Śmiszek59
  • Michał Wawrykiewicz37
  • Daniel Buda28
  • Lukas Mandl3
  • Maravillas Abadía Jover2

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

  • Recital 414
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point i3
  • Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c3
  • Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point f3
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
  • Article 543
  • Recital 13
  • Recital 123
  • Recital 333
  • Recital 393
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  • Recital 443
  • Recital 453
  • Recital 463
  • Recital 473
  • Recital 553
  • Recital 583
  • Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a2
  • Article 2 – paragraph 12
  • Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)2
  • Article 2 – paragraph 3 – introductory part2
  • Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point a2
  • Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b2
  • Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point d2
  • Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point e2
  • Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point g2
  • Article 2 – paragraph 52
  • Article 21 – paragraph 12
  • Article 21 – paragraph 22
  • Article 21 – paragraph 4 a (new)2
  • Article 21 – title2

Covers 77 of the 200 amendments.

4 documents

Documents

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Summary

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This regulation establishes uniform EU rules on jurisdiction, applicable law, and recognition of protective measures for adults, replacing the 2000 Hague Convention. It affects legal professionals, courts, and authorities handling cross-border adult protection cases. The file is at the provisional agreement stage, with the European Parliament and Council having reached a deal.

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