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2016/0288(COD)

European Electronic Communications Code (Recast)

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Introduced

24 October 2016

Last action

17 December 2018 · publication official journal

Status

PLENARY_ADOPT_POSITION

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22 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    Европейски кодекс за електронни съобщения (преработен текст)

  • Czech

    Evropský kodex pro elektronické komunikace (přepracované znění)

  • Danish

    EU-kodeks for elektronisk kommunikation (omarbejdning)

  • German

    Europäischer Kodex für elektronische Kommunikation (Neufassung)

  • Greek

    Ευρωπαϊκός κώδικας ηλεκτρονικών επικοινωνιών (αναδιατύπωση)

  • Spanish

    Código Europeo de las Comunicaciones Electrónicas (refundición)

  • Estonian

    Euroopa elektroonilise side seadustik (uuesti sõnastatud)

  • Finnish

    Eurooppalaiset sähköisen viestinnän käytännesäännöt (uudelleenlaadittu)

  • French

    Code des communications électroniques européen (refonte)

  • Croatian

    Europski zakonik elektroničkih komunikacija (preinaka)

  • Hungarian

    Európai Elektronikus Hírközlési Kódex (átdolgozás)

  • Italian

    Codice europeo in materia di comunicazioni elettroniche (rifusione)

  • Lithuanian

    Europos elektroninių ryšių kodeksas (nauja redakcija)

  • Latvian

    Eiropas elektronisko sakaru kodekss (pārstrādāta redakcija)

  • Maltese

    Kodiċi Ewropew għall-Komunikazzjonijiet Elettroniċi (Riformulazzjoni)

  • Dutch

    Europees wetboek voor elektronische communicatie (herschikking)

  • Polish

    Europejski kodeks łączności elektronicznej (wersja przekształcona)

  • Portuguese

    Código Europeu das Comunicações Eletrónicas (reformulação)

  • Romanian

    Codul european al comunicațiilor electronice (reformare)

  • Slovak

    Európsky kódex v oblasti elektronických komunikácií (prepracované znenie)

  • Slovenian

    Evropski zakonik o elektronskih komunikacijah (prenovitev)

  • Swedish

    En europeisk kodex för elektronisk kommunikation (omarbetning)

Records

Official bill 2016/0288(COD) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 24 October 2016. Status: PLENARY_ADOPT_POSITION.

Timeline

  1. 24 October 2016

    referral

    Source: REFERRAL

  2. 24 October 2016

    Introduced

    European Electronic Communications Code (Recast)

    Source: COD

  3. 25 October 2017

    plenary endorse committee interinstitutional negotiations

    Source: PLENARY_ENDORSE_COMMITTEE_INTERINSTITUTIONAL_NEGOTIATIONS

  4. 14 November 2018

    Vote results

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE_RESULTS

  5. 14 November 2018

    Position adopted

    Source: PLENARY_ADOPT_POSITION

  6. 11 December 2018

    signature

    Source: SIGNATURE

  7. 17 December 2018

    publication official journal

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Europski zakonik elektroničkih komunikacija ***I

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  • Codice europeo delle comunicazioni elettroniche ***I

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  • Ευρωπαϊκός Κώδικας Ηλεκτρονικών Επικοινωνιών ***I

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  • Ευρωπαϊκός Κώδικας Ηλεκτρονικών Επικοινωνιών ***I

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  • Code des communications électroniques européen ***I

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  • Cód Eorpach um Chumarsáid Leictreonach ***I

    TEXT_ADOPTED · GA · 7 January 2020

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    TEXT_ADOPTED · GA · 7 January 2020

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  • European Electronic Communications Code ***I

    TEXT_ADOPTED · EN · 7 January 2020

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  • Europäischer Kodex für elektronische Kommunikation ***I

    TEXT_ADOPTED · DE · 6 January 2020

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  • Evropský kodex pro elektronické komunikace ***I

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  • Европейски кодекс за електронни съобщения ***I

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  • Europæisk kodeks for elektronisk kommunikation ***I

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    TEXT_ADOPTED · DA · 6 January 2020

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  • Suite donnée au T8-0453/2018

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  • Follow up to T8-0453/2018

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  • RAPPORT sur la proposition de directive du Parlement européen et du Conseil établissant le code des communications électroniques européen (refonte)

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  • RAPPORT sur la proposition de directive du Parlement européen et du Conseil établissant le code des communications électroniques européen (refonte)

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  • PRANEŠIMAS dėl pasiūlymo dėl Europos Parlamento ir Tarybos direktyvos, kuria nustatomas Europos elektroninių ryšių kodeksas (EERK) (nauja redakcija)

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  • PRANEŠIMAS dėl pasiūlymo dėl Europos Parlamento ir Tarybos direktyvos, kuria nustatomas Europos elektroninių ryšių kodeksas (EERK) (nauja redakcija)

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  • PRANEŠIMAS dėl pasiūlymo dėl Europos Parlamento ir Tarybos direktyvos, kuria nustatomas Europos elektroninių ryšių kodeksas (EERK) (nauja redakcija)

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  • PRANEŠIMAS dėl pasiūlymo dėl Europos Parlamento ir Tarybos direktyvos, kuria nustatomas Europos elektroninių ryšių kodeksas (EERK) (nauja redakcija)

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  • ZIŅOJUMS par priekšlikumu Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes direktīvai par Eiropas Elektronisko sakaru kodeksa izveidi (pārstrādāta redakcija)

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  • ZIŅOJUMS par priekšlikumu Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes direktīvai par Eiropas Elektronisko sakaru kodeksa izveidi (pārstrādāta redakcija)

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  • ZIŅOJUMS par priekšlikumu Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes direktīvai par Eiropas Elektronisko sakaru kodeksa izveidi (pārstrādāta redakcija)

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  • BERICHT über den Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über den europäischen Kodex für die elektronische Kommunikation (Neufassung)

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  • BERICHT über den Vorschlag für eine Richtlinie des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über den europäischen Kodex für die elektronische Kommunikation (Neufassung)

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  • RAPPORT dwar il-proposta għal direttiva tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill li tistabbilixxi l-Kodiċi Ewropew għall-Komunikazzjonijiet Elettroniċi (EECC) (riformulazzjoni)

    REPORT_PLENARY · MT · 6 December 2017

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  • RAPPORT dwar il-proposta għal direttiva tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill li tistabbilixxi l-Kodiċi Ewropew għall-Komunikazzjonijiet Elettroniċi (EECC) (riformulazzjoni)

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  • RAPPORT dwar il-proposta għal direttiva tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill li tistabbilixxi l-Kodiċi Ewropew għall-Komunikazzjonijiet Elettroniċi (EECC) (riformulazzjoni)

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  • RAPPORT dwar il-proposta għal direttiva tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill li tistabbilixxi l-Kodiċi Ewropew għall-Komunikazzjonijiet Elettroniċi (EECC) (riformulazzjoni)

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  • RAPPORT sur la proposition de directive du Parlement européen et du Conseil établissant le code des communications électroniques européen (refonte)

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  • ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση οδηγίας του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για τη θέσπιση του Ευρωπαϊκού Κώδικα Ηλεκτρονικών Επικοινωνιών (αναδιατύπωση)

    REPORT_PLENARY · EL · 6 December 2017

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  • ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση οδηγίας του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για τη θέσπιση του Ευρωπαϊκού Κώδικα Ηλεκτρονικών Επικοινωνιών (αναδιατύπωση)

    REPORT_PLENARY · EL · 6 December 2017

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  • ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση οδηγίας του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για τη θέσπιση του Ευρωπαϊκού Κώδικα Ηλεκτρονικών Επικοινωνιών (αναδιατύπωση)

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  • ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση οδηγίας του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για τη θέσπιση του Ευρωπαϊκού Κώδικα Ηλεκτρονικών Επικοινωνιών (αναδιατύπωση)

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  • POROČILO o predlogu direktive Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta o Evropskem zakoniku o elektronskih komunikacijah (prenovitev)

    REPORT_PLENARY · SL · 6 December 2017

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  • POROČILO o predlogu direktive Evropskega parlamenta in Sveta o Evropskem zakoniku o elektronskih komunikacijah (prenovitev)

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