Sorry, that was the vote on whether to accept amendments.

The Directive was approved 348-274.

D

На вт, 26.03.2019 г. в 12:53 ч. Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <
[email protected]> написа:

> Directive approved
> by 5 votes
> 317 to 312
>
> На вт, 26.03.2019 г. в 10:09 ч. Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov <
> [email protected]> написа:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Today after 12:30 we expect the European Parliament in Strasbourg to vote
>> on the copyright file.
>>
>> First there will be a vote on whether to allow amendments or just vote
>> the entire package as is. Only if there is a majority for that will votes
>> on deleting Articles 11 and 13 be allowed. I am attaching a voting list
>> with recommendations on Article 13, so you can follow the vote.
>>
>> Stream is here:
>> http://www.europarl.europa.eu/website/webstreaming.html?event=20190326-0900-PLENARY
>>
>> What happens if the reform is passed as is:
>> The Council will nod this off at a General Council meeting on 9 April.
>> Then it will be published in the official journal and Member States will
>> have 24 months to transpose the new rules. In this case we will work on
>> national implementations. There is a lot we can to remedy *some* of the
>> effects of Article 13 & open the door to future litigation. We can also
>> widen the gains some of the exceptions provide at least nationally.
>>
>> What happen is the European Parliament amends the reform:
>> The entire text goes to Council and then the Member States governments
>> need to decide if they accept it as is or want to further amend it and
>> negotiate with the EP. In this case we focus on the EP elections, as a move
>> before them would be unlikely.
>>
>> Very hypothetical:
>> If a country, such as Germany for instance, suddenly changes its
>> behaviour on 9 April, it could theoretically still stop the package. But
>> copyright is already agreed upon in Council and put down as an "A item" for
>> the 9 April meeting. A items are considered purely procedural, get nodded
>> off and not even discussed (as agreement and a vote have already taken
>> place). There is only one time, to my knowledge, that such an A item was
>> pulled back. The Software Patents Directive. I think it is extremely
>> unlikely to happen again.
>>
>> Thanks everyone for you help and support.
>>
>> Cheers from Strasbourg,
>> Dimi
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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