(AGENPARL) – BRUXELLES gio 15 giugno 2023 On 3 May 2023, the Commission put forward a proposal for a regulation establishing the act in support of ammunition production (ASAP). On 9 May 2023, the European Parliament agreed to trigger the urgent procedure under Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure, to proceed quickly with the legislative proposal on the ASAP without a report. On 1 June 2023, the plenary agreed to refer the file back to the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE), for interinstitutional negotiations on the basis of the Commission proposal unamended. MEPs will now start negotiations with the Council. The ASAP comes in response to a Ukrainian request to the EU for assistance with the supply of 155 mm-calibre artillery rounds and the agreement of the Council on 20 March 2023 on a three track proposal on ammunition. Member States have been invited to urgently transfer ammunition from their own stocks to Ukraine (Track 1). Member States have agreed to jointly procure 1 million ammunition rounds (Track 2). Track 3 aims at ramping up production capacity in the European defence industry. This is supposed to be achieved through the ASAP, which responds directly to the Council’s call to deliver ammunition urgently, and if requested missiles too, to Ukraine and to help Member States restock their supplies. The Commission proposes a budget of €500 million for ASAP. First edition. The ‘EU Legislation in Progress’ briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure.

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