European Biotech Act
Establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Union's biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors particularly in the area of health and amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 1394/2007, (EU) No 536/2014, (EU) 2019/6, (EU) 2024/795 and (EU) 2024/1938 (European Biotech Act)
- Stage
- Committee report adopted, reached 16 Jun 2026
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteurs
- Wouter Beke (EPP), Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (S&D)
- Lead DG
- DG SANTE
- Commissioner
- Olivér Várhelyi
- Last activity
- 7 Sept 2026
- Legal basis
- TFEU Art. 114; TFEU Art. 168; TFEU Art. 173; TFEU Art. 294
Where it stands
Latest: Adoption of draft report, 10 Sept 2026. Next: Adoption of draft report, 1 Dec 2026 (provisional).
ShowHide the earlier record: 15 dates, 11 Jun 2025 to 10 Jul 2026
- 11 Jun 2025
- Call for evidence closed: Biotech Act, 225 responses · Commission
- 10 Nov 2025
- Public consultation closed: Biotech Act, 464 responses · Commission
- 17 Dec 2025
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decision on procedure
- 9 Mar 2026
- Appointment of rapporteur
- 19 Mar 2026
- Consideration / exchange of views
- 18 May 2026
- Referral of the legislative proposal to the EP committee responsible (announced in plenary) · Parliament
- Referred to committee
- 3 Jun 2026
- Deliberations in Coreper · Council
- 5 Jun 2026
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 8 Jun 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 16 Jun 2026
- Committee report tabled
- Deliberations in Council · Council
- EP committee draft report · Parliament committee
- 25 Jun 2026
- Deadline for tabling amendments
- 29 Jun 2026
- Consideration / exchange of views
- 9 Jul 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 10 Jul 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 13 Jul 2026
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible · Parliament committee
- 22 Jul 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 23 Jul 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 5 Aug 2026
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Biotech Act, 30 responses · Commission
- 3 Sept 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 4 Sept 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 7 Sept 2026
- Adoption of an opinion by the EP opinion-giving committee · Parliament committee
- Committee opinion adopted
- 10 Sept 2026
- Adoption of draft report · provisional
- 1 Dec 2026Scheduled
- Adoption of draft report · provisional
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-rapporteur | Wouter Beke | EPP | BE | ITRE |
| Co-rapporteur | Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis | S&D | LT | SANT |
| Shadow rapporteur | Anja Hazekamp | The Left | NL | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Anthony Smith | The Left | FR | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Carlo Ciccioli | ECR | IT | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Christine Anderson | ESN | DE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Dario Nardella | S&D | IT | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ingeborg ter Laak | EPP | NL | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Katri Kulmuni | Renew | FI | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Kristoffer Storm | ECR | DK | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Margarita de la Pisa Carrión | PfE | ES | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Marie Toussaint | Greens/EFA | FR | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Paolo Borchia | PfE | IT | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Stine Bosse | Renew | DK | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ville Niinistö | Greens/EFA | FI | |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Nicolás González Casares | S&D | ES | ENVI |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Tiemo Wölken | S&D | DE | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Anja Hazekamp | The Left | NL | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Marc Jongen | ESN | DE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Martin Häusling | Greens/EFA | DE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Lukas Mandl | EPP | AT | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Tobiasz Bocheński | ECR | PL | JURI |
Amendments
Tabled on 29 Jun 2026. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- JURI212
By author
- Sergey Lagodinsky65
- Daniel Buda35
- Jörgen Warborn34
- Lukas Mandl28
- Mario Mantovani28
- Mario Furore20
- Victor Negrescu11
- Kosma Złotowski10
- Tobiasz Bocheński10
- Dainius Žalimas8
- Emil Radev1
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.
By article
- Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point 610
- Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point 245
- Recital 1665
- Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part4
- Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point f3
- Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c3
- Chapter IV3
- Recital 203
- Recital 573
- Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b2
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point e2
- Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 12
- Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)2
- Article 52 – paragraph 3 – point b2
- Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point 72
- Article 61 a (new)2
- Recital 1132
- Recital 1492
- Recital 57 a (new)2
- Recital 612
- Recital 642
- Recital 652
- Recital 662
- Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b1
- Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c1
- Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point f1
- Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)1
- Article 10 – paragraph 21
- Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 11
- Article 11 – paragraph 11
Covers 74 of the 212 amendments.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Proposal · COM(2025)1022Commission · 16 Dec 2025
- Committee opinion · PE789.902Parliament
- Report · PE789.987Parliament
- Amendments · PE790.005Parliament
- Amendments · PE790.932Parliament
- Amendments · PE790.933Parliament
- Amendments · PE790.934Parliament
- Amendments · PE790.935Parliament
- Amendments · PE790.936Parliament
- Amendments · PE790.937Parliament
- Amendments · PE790.938Parliament
- Amendments · PE790.939Parliament
- Amendments · PE790.953Parliament
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.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2026 | 847 |
Summary
GeneratedThe European Biotech Act establishes a framework to strengthen the EU's biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors, focusing on health applications. It amends regulations on food safety, advanced therapies, and clinical trials to harmonize single market rules. The Act aims to boost competitiveness and public health outcomes by reducing regulatory fragmentation.
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