# Compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations

European Parliament procedure 2023/0129(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee INTA / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 337 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2023-10-30 and 2023-11-14.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 102 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Geoffroy DIDIER | France | PPE | 70 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/190774.md |
| Gunnar BECK | Germany | ID | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/132191.md |
| Gilles LEBRETON | France | ID | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124738.md |
| Alessandra BASSO | Italy | ID | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197610.md |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124884.md |
| Emmanuel MAUREL | France | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24505.md |
| Samira RAFAELA | Netherlands | RE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197868.md |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5729.md |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197694.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Tiemo WÖLKEN | Germany | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/185619.md |
| Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ | Spain | NI | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202351.md |
| Geert BOURGEOIS | Belgium | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197467.md |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | PfE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197825.md |

## Official source documents

- PE754.992: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-754992_EN.pdf
- PE756.107: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/JURI-AM-756107_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-0129-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-0129-COD.json

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