Procedure

Digital Markets Act

2020/0374(COD)·9th term·CULT / ECON / IMCO / ITRE / JURI / LIBE / TRAN·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·CompletedProcedure completed

Subjects: Protection of privacy and data protection · Free movement of services, freedom to provide · Information and communication technologies, digital technologies · International information networks and society, internet · Business policy, e-commerce, after-sales service, commercial distribution · Consumers' economic and legal interests

Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): SCHWAB Andreas (EPP)

Summary

The Digital Markets Act is a file handled under the ordinary legislative procedure, meaning Parliament and the Council of the EU decide together to produce binding EU law. It was examined by committees including Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Economic and Monetary Affairs, and Legal Affairs, under subjects covering data protection, e-commerce, internet, digital technologies and consumers' interests. The amendments target core platform services and gatekeepers, addressing their scale economies and data access, contestability and unfair practices, quantitative designation thresholds by turnover, market capitalisation and active users, definitions of active user and control, restrictions on business users, and Commission powers to designate gatekeepers and update the Regulation. It shares subjects such as digital technologies with related files including the European Digital Identity framework.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
2 Jun 2021 – 13 Sep 2021
Plenary vote — Passed
15 Dec 2021 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Plenary vote — Passed
5 Jul 2022 · On the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) — amendment 256
Procedure completed

3,261

Amendments

distinct, in window

157

Members

tabled at least one

Committee(s)

2 Jun 2021 – 13 Sep 2021

Dates

Plenary votes

39 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 →

Where each group stood at the decisive votes

Group			Shift
EPP	For100%	For100%	consistent
S&D	For99%	For100%	consistent
Renew	For100%	For100%	consistent
Greens/EFA	For100%	For100%	consistent
ECR	For81%	For84%	consistent
The Left	For76%	For82%	consistent
ID	For62%	For59%	consistent
Non-attached	For83%	For88%	consistent

Milestones are the votes that adopt or reject text (not every amendment vote) — the percentage is the share of the group’s Members behind that position. Click a column heading to open the vote below.

Show the 27 earlier votes
1. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 251 — text to be inserted after paragraph 1 — article 5
  Official label: Article 5, après le § 1 - Am 251 · what was voted ↗
  90 for587 against15 abstentions13 did not vote
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2. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 245 — paragraph 1 — point f — article 6
  Official label: Article 6, § 1, après le point f - Am 245 · what was voted ↗
  286 for356 against52 abstentions11 did not vote
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3. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 232 — text to be inserted after paragraph 6 — article 7
  Official label: Article 7, après le § 6 - Am 232 · what was voted ↗
  209 for337 against150 abstentions9 did not vote
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4. 14 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 152P — paragraph 2 — article 11
  Official label: Article 11, § 2 - Am 152PC1 · what was voted ↗
  651 for34 against11 abstentions9 did not vote
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5. 14 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 152P — article 11
  Official label: Article 11, reste - Am 152PC2 · what was voted ↗
  686 for4 against6 abstentions9 did not vote
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6. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 236 — paragraph 2 — article 12
  Official label: Article 12, § 2 - Am 236 · what was voted ↗
  249 for313 against134 abstentions9 did not vote
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7. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 252 — text to be inserted after paragraph 1 — article 21
  Official label: Article 21, après le § 1 - Am 252 · what was voted ↗
  68 for529 against95 abstentions13 did not vote
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8. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 253 — text to be inserted after paragraph 1 — article 21
  Official label: Article 21, après le § 1 - Am 253 · what was voted ↗
  86 for540 against66 abstentions13 did not vote
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9. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 254 — article 27
  Official label: Après l'article 27 - Am 254 · what was voted ↗
  57 for601 against34 abstentions13 did not vote
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10. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 255 — article 27
  Official label: Après l'article 27 - Am 255 · what was voted ↗
  58 for603 against33 abstentions11 did not vote
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11. 14 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 233 — article 30
  Official label: Après l'article 30 - Am 233 · what was voted ↗
  344 for341 against11 abstentions9 did not vote
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12. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 237 — article 32
  Official label: Après l'article 32 - Am 237 · what was voted ↗
  173 for499 against23 abstentions10 did not vote
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13. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 238 — text to be inserted after paragraph 3 — article 38
  Official label: Article 38, après le § 3 - Am 238 · what was voted ↗
  149 for505 against42 abstentions9 did not vote
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14. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 230 — text to be inserted after recital 1
  Official label: Après le considérant 1 - Am 230 · what was voted ↗
  295 for324 against76 abstentions10 did not vote
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15. 14 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 244 — text to be inserted after recital 14
  Official label: Après le considérant 14 - Am 244 · what was voted ↗
  365 for293 against35 abstentions12 did not vote
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16. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 234 — text to be inserted after recital 31
  Official label: Après le considérant 31 - Am 234 · what was voted ↗
  264 for300 against131 abstentions10 did not vote
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17. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 239 — text to be inserted after recital 36
  Official label: Après le considérant 36 - Am 239 · what was voted ↗
  163 for491 against41 abstentions10 did not vote
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18. 14 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 22 — text to be inserted after recital 36
  Official label: Après le considérant 36 - Am 22 · what was voted ↗
  668 for26 against2 abstentions9 did not vote
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19. 14 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 23 — text to be inserted after recital 36
  Official label: Après le considérant 36 - Am 23 · what was voted ↗
  689 for3 against4 abstentions9 did not vote
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20. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 246 — text to be inserted after recital 52
  Official label: Après le considérant 52 - Am 246 · what was voted ↗
  301 for356 against37 abstentions11 did not vote
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21. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 247 — text to be inserted after recital 78
  Official label: Après le considérant 78 - Am 247 · what was voted ↗
  98 for580 against14 abstentions13 did not vote
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22. 14 Dec 2021Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 248 — text to be inserted after recital 78
  Official label: Après le considérant 78 - Am 248 · what was voted ↗
  110 for565 against17 abstentions13 did not vote
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23. 14 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
  On the lead committee's amendments — voted as one block — amendment 1
  Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote en bloc - Am 1-21 24-79 81-103 105-109 111-117 119-126 129-151 153-229 · what was voted ↗
  651 for5 against40 abstentions9 did not vote
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24. 14 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
  On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 127 (part 1 of a split vote)
  Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 127/1 · what was voted ↗
  677 for6 against13 abstentions9 did not vote
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25. 14 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
  On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 127 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 127/2 · what was voted ↗
  533 for149 against14 abstentions9 did not vote
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26. 14 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
  On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 128 (part 1 of a split vote)
  Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 128/1 · what was voted ↗
  670 for6 against20 abstentions9 did not vote
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27. 14 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
  On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 128 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 128/2 · what was voted ↗
  526 for149 against21 abstentions9 did not vote
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15 Dec 2021Passedoutcome from totals
On a procedural vote to send the text back to committee, under Parliament's rules
Official label: Renvoi (article 59, paragraphe 4, du règlement) · what was voted ↗
666 for16 against14 abstentions9 did not vote
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15 Dec 2021Main votePassedoutcome from totals
On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
642 for8 against46 abstentions9 did not vote
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5 Jul 2022Main votePassedoutcome from totals
On the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) — amendment 256
Official label: Accord provisoire - Am 256 · what was voted ↗
588 for11 against31 abstentions75 did not vote
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Showing the 30 most relevant of 39 recorded votes — the full list ships with the data files. · Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only