Procedure

Compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations

2023/0129(COD)·9th term·INTA / JURI·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·CompletedProcedure completed

Subjects: Industrial property, European patent, Community patent, design and pattern · Pharmaceutical products and industry

Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA Adrián (EPP)

Summary

Dossier on compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations. Amendments revise recitals on granting Union compulsory licences in national emergencies or extreme urgency, the role of the Commission and an advisory body's opinion, remuneration to the rights-holder, the requirement that products predominantly supply the internal market, the TRIPS Agreement and Doha Declaration, and customs authorities' role for products not allowed for export.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
30 Oct 2023 – 14 Nov 2023
Plenary vote — Adopted
13 Mar 2024 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Procedure completed

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30 Oct 2023 – 14 Nov 2023

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Plenary votes

13 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

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1. 13 Mar 2024Rejected
  On amendment 104 — article 11
  Official label: Article 11 - Am 104 · what was voted ↗
  270 for340 against16 abstentions79 did not vote
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2. 13 Mar 2024Rejected
  On amendment 105 — paragraph 3 — article 12
  Official label: Article 12, § 3 - Am 105 · what was voted ↗
  262 for352 against8 abstentions83 did not vote
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3. 13 Mar 2024Rejected
  On amendment 106 — paragraph 5 — article 12
  Official label: Article 12, § 5 - Am 106 · what was voted ↗
  265 for347 against12 abstentions81 did not vote
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4. 13 Mar 2024Rejected
  On amendment 107 — paragraph 6 — article 12
  Official label: Article 12, § 6, partie introductive - Am 107 · what was voted ↗
  261 for345 against10 abstentions89 did not vote
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5. 13 Mar 2024Rejected
  On amendment 108 — paragraph 6 — point a — article 12
  Official label: Article 12, § 6, point a - Am 108 · what was voted ↗
  264 for350 against7 abstentions84 did not vote
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6. 13 Mar 2024Rejected
  On amendment 100 — recital 3
  Official label: Considérant 3 - Am 100 · what was voted ↗
  262 for347 against12 abstentions84 did not vote
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7. 13 Mar 2024Rejected
  On amendment 101 — recital 28
  Official label: Considérant 28 - Am 101 · what was voted ↗
  267 for347 against10 abstentions81 did not vote
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8. 13 Mar 2024Rejected
  On amendment 102 — recital 29
  Official label: Considérant 29 - Am 102 · what was voted ↗
  262 for351 against8 abstentions84 did not vote
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9. 13 Mar 2024Rejected
  On amendment 103 — recital 30
  Official label: Considérant 30 - Am 103 · what was voted ↗
  264 for343 against11 abstentions87 did not vote
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10. 13 Mar 2024Main voteAdopted
  On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
  Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
  484 for121 against20 abstentions80 did not vote
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16 Dec 2025Rejected
On amendment 1 — article 4
Official label: Après l'article 4; Règlement (CE) nº 816/2006 - Am 1 · what was voted ↗
131 for472 against58 abstentions58 did not vote
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16 Dec 2025Rejected
On amendment 2 — text to be inserted after paragraph 3 — article 5
Official label: Article 5 - après le § 3; Règlement (CE) nº 816/2006 - Am 2 · what was voted ↗
132 for467 against61 abstentions59 did not vote
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16 Dec 2025Rejected
On amendment 3 — text to be inserted after paragraph 3 — article 15
Official label: Article 15 - après le § 3; Règlement (CE) nº 816/2006 - Am 3 · what was voted ↗
128 for454 against57 abstentions80 did not vote
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