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2022/0155(COD)COD

Laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse

This file in Civil Liberties & Justice is currently at EP 1st Reading. EUvahti does not yet have a verified plain-language summary, so the official title is shown unchanged.

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Where it is now

EP 1st Reading
Last movement
29 Sept 2026
Started
12 Sept 2022
Lead committees
LIBE
This file last checked · Helsinki time
5 Oct 2026, 15:00

Latest movement

Negotiations with the Council began

29 Sept 2026

Current stage updated

EP 1st Reading

29 Sept 2026

Where this file is now

An ordinary EU law can be agreed at first reading. Second reading and conciliation are only needed if agreement has not been reached. EUvahti marks the current recorded step; the other steps below are possible stages, not confirmed events for this file.

  1. 1Commission Proposal12 Sept 2022
  2. 2EP Committee
  3. 3EP 1st Reading · Current recorded stepLast dated movement: 29 Sept 2026
  4. 4Council Position
  5. 5EP 2nd Reading · If needed
  6. 6Conciliation · If needed
  7. 7Adopted
  8. 8Published in OJ
1
Commission Proposal
12 Sept 2022
2
EP Committee
3
EP 1st Reading · Current
29 Sept 2026
4
Council Position
5
EP 2nd Reading · If needed
6
Conciliation · If needed
7
Adopted
8
Published in OJ

EP 1st Reading

Parliament is at first reading and may adopt, amend, or reject the proposal.

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The file was sent to a parliamentary committee
12 Sept 2022
A committee published a draft opinion
CULTCULT-PA-73736518 Oct 2022
A committee published a draft opinion
BUDGBUDG-PA-74075927 Jan 2023
A committee published a draft opinion
IMCOIMCO-PA-7407278 Feb 2023
A committee published a draft opinion
FEMMFEMM-PA-7466405 Apr 2023
The committee published a draft report
LIBELIBE-PR-74681119 Apr 2023
A committee adopted its opinion
29 Jun 2023
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-74918927 Jul 2023
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-74919028 Jul 2023
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-74919228 Jul 2023
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-74681428 Jul 2023
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-74919128 Jul 2023
The committee adopted its report
14 Nov 2023
The file was scheduled for a plenary sitting
A-9-2023-036416 Nov 2023
Parliament approved opening negotiations
22 Nov 2023
Negotiations with the Council began
9 Dec 2025
Negotiations with the Council began
26 Feb 2026
Negotiations with the Council began
16 Apr 2026
Negotiations with the Council began
11 May 2026
Negotiations with the Council began
29 Jun 2026
Negotiations with the Council began
29 Sept 2026

Official documents

Committee opinion CULT-PA-737365

Committee opinion - 18 Oct 2022

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Committee opinion BUDG-PA-740759

Committee opinion - 27 Jan 2023

Open

Committee opinion IMCO-PA-740727

Committee opinion - 8 Feb 2023

Open

Committee opinion FEMM-PA-746640

Committee opinion - 5 Apr 2023

Open

EP report LIBE-PR-746811

EP report - 19 Apr 2023

Open

What happens next

Parliament may adopt, amend, or reject the proposal at first reading.

Key facts

Procedure type
COD
Ordinary Legislative Procedure (co-decision)
Policy area
Civil Liberties & Justice
Parliament file

Committees

IMCO

Internal Market and Consumer Protection

IMCO-PA-740727

LIBE

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairslead

LIBE-AM-749190

BUDG

Budgets

BUDG-PA-740759

FEMM

Women's Rights and Gender Equality

FEMM-PA-746640

CULT

Culture and Education

CULT-PA-737365

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