2015/0288(COD)

Contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods

Basic information

2015/0288(COD)

COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)

Directive

See also 2015/0287(COD)
Amended by 2023/0083(COD)

Subject

3.45.05 Business policy, e-commerce, after-sales service, commercial distribution
4.60.06 Consumers' economic and legal interests
4.60.08 Safety of products and services, product liability

Status

Procedure completed

Key players

Key events

Date Event Reference Summary
09/12/2015 Initial legislative proposal published COM(2015)0635
21/01/2016 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
10/03/2016 Debate in Council
28/04/2016 Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
31/10/2017 Legislative proposal published COM(2017)0637
22/02/2018 Vote in committee, 1st reading
22/02/2018 Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
27/02/2018 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading A8-0043/2018
28/02/2018 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 71)
12/03/2018 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 71)
05/06/2018 Debate in Council
20/02/2019 Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations PE637.295 GEDA/A/(2019)003074
26/03/2019 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T8-0233/2019
26/03/2019 Results of vote in Parliament
26/03/2019 Debate in Parliament
15/04/2019 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
20/05/2019 Final act signed
20/05/2019 End of procedure in Parliament
22/05/2019 Final act published in Official Journal

Technical information

Procedure reference 2015/0288(COD)
Procedure type COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
Procedure subtype Legislation
Legislative instrument Directive
Amendments and repeals See also 2015/0287(COD)
Amended by 2023/0083(COD)
Legal basis Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU 114
Mandatory consultation of other institutions European Economic and Social Committee
Stage reached in procedure Procedure completed
Committee dossier IMCO/8/05564

Documentation gateway

  • Document type Committee Reference Date Summary
    Committee draft report PE593.817 18/11/2016
    Amendments tabled in committee PE597.434 25/01/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE597.627 25/01/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE607.990 18/07/2017
    Amendments tabled in committee PE616.641 18/01/2018
    Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading A8-0043/2018 27/02/2018
    Text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations PE637.295 06/02/2019
    Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading T8-0233/2019 26/03/2019
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement GEDA/A/(2019)003074 06/02/2019
    Draft final act 00027/2019/LEX 22/05/2019
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Initial legislative proposal COM(2015)0635 09/12/2015
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2015)0274 10/12/2015
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2015)0275 10/12/2015
    Legislative proposal COM(2017)0637 31/10/2017
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2017)0354 31/10/2017
    Commission response to text adopted in plenary SP(2019)437 30/07/2019
  • Document type Parliament/Chamber Reference Date Summary
    Contribution IE_HOUSES-OF-OIREACHTAS COM(2015)0635 22/02/2016
    Contribution PT_PARLIAMENT COM(2015)0635 18/03/2016
    Contribution IT_SENATE COM(2015)0635 29/03/2016
    Contribution RO_SENATE COM(2015)0635 29/03/2016
    Contribution AT_BUNDESRAT COM(2015)0635 31/03/2016
    Contribution LU_CHAMBER COM(2015)0635 31/03/2016
    Contribution NL_SENATE COM(2015)0635 31/03/2016
    Reasoned opinion FR_SENATE PE580.757 14/04/2016
    Contribution CZ_SENATE COM(2015)0635 26/04/2016
    Contribution DE_BUNDESRAT COM(2015)0635 27/04/2016
    Contribution IT_CHAMBER COM(2015)0635 07/06/2016
    Contribution ES_PARLIAMENT COM(2017)0637 19/12/2017
    Contribution PT_PARLIAMENT COM(2017)0637 21/12/2017
    Contribution AT_BUNDESRAT COM(2017)0637 14/02/2018
    Contribution RO_CHAMBER COM(2017)0637 22/02/2018
    Contribution IE_HOUSES-OF-OIREACHTAS COM(2017)0637 28/02/2018
    Contribution FR_SENATE COM(2015)0635 02/03/2018
    Contribution FR_SENATE COM(2017)0637 02/03/2018
  • Institution/body Document type Reference Date Summary
    EESC Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report CES6292/2015 27/04/2016
    EDPS Document attached to the procedure N8-0045/2017 OJ C 200 23.06.2017, p. 0010 14/03/2017
    EESC Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report CES6235/2017 15/02/2018

Additional information

Source Document Date
EP Research Service Briefing
EP Research Service Briefing 15/07/2019
EP Research Service Briefing
European Commission EUR-Lex