Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act
On 24 April 2024, Parliament formally adopted the package on the the Regulation establishing the Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act. The package now has to be formally approved by the Council as well. After that, rules will be published in the Official Journal and become a binding law for all member states.
In a nutshell:
- The new Internal Market Emergency and Resilience Act (IMERA) will put in place a three-tier crisis preparedness system for next emergencies.
- Cross-border movement of essential goods and workers should not be restricted even in a crisis.
- Companies can prioritise Commission's orders without being liable for other dropped contractual obligations.
- Countries should inform companies and citizens better of their crisis measures.
Rapporteur Mr Andreas Schwab (EPP) said: "With IMERA we avoid repeating the mistakes of the COVID crisis. The Member States and the Commission will now prepare together for a possible future crisis and identify potential risks at an early stage. In particular, they must keep the supply and service chains in the internal market open, as these are the basis of our prosperity and security. Also, a future digital platform will simplify cross-border services and will solve the problems around the A1 certificate."
- Procedure File
- Press Release and more information following the formal adoption in plenary on 24 April 2024 of the legislative package
- Press release + More information on the provisional agreement reached between Parliament and Council on 1 February 2024
- Mandate (PDF - 1 MB)
- Reporting back on the trilogue of 1 February 2024 during the committee meeting of 13 February 2024 (DOCUMENT - 33 MB)
- Reporting back on the trilogue of 7 December 2023 during the committee meeting of 24 January 2024 (DOCUMENT - 6 MB)
- Reporting back on the second trilogue of 25 October 2023 during the committee meeting of 13 November 2023 (DOCUMENT - 17 MB)
- Reporting back on the first trilogue of 20 September 2023 during the committee meeting of 9 October 2023 (DOCUMENT - 11 MB)
- Press release following the adoption in plenary of the report
- Press Release and More information
- Recording of the discussion on the compromise amendments held during the committee meeting of 28-29 June 2023
- Recording of the discussion on the amendments during the committee meeting of 25 April 2023
- Recording of the presentation of the draft reports during the committee meeting of 27 - 28 March 2023
- Recording of the exchange of views held during the committee meeting of 23-24 January 2023
- Recording of the Presentation by the Commission in Committee