Activites

• 1996/05/13 Final act published in Official Journal
• 1996/04/17 Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
  • T4-0173/1996 summary

    Adopting the report by Mr Giacomo LEOPARDI (UPE, I) on a European health card, the European Parliament called on the Commission to submit, by 1 January 1997, a proposal for a Council and European Parliament decision based on Article 129 of the EC Treaty, setting up a compulsory European health card in all Member States, to be issued to every European citizen on a voluntary and optional basis. The object of the card would be to facilitate the free movement of persons within the Union by providing them with appropriate access to the health care and treatment required by their state of health and would contain information on the bearer's civil status, medical data (blood group, known allergies, chronic diseases, an indication of any refusal on religious grounds to be given blood transfusions or transfusions of derived products, willingness to be an organ donor etc.) and information regarding social insurance cover and reimbursement for treatment. This card would be introduced gradually, with priority being given to persons with chronic or serious illnesses needing ongoing or urgent treatment. Provisions regarding the form, content and conditions for access to the data contained in the European health card would be drawn up with the Member States, associations of healthcare professionals and consumer organizations. Member States were also called on to take the necessary steps to ensure that the validity of this card was recognized within their territory, that it was easily obtainable by any citizen wishing to acquire it and that it was in widespread use throughout the healthcare systems. They were also called on to appoint the authorities responsible for issuing and distributing the card and for compliance with the rules on confidentiality of data and medical secrecy. The Commission was called on to run information campaigns aimed at making citizens and healthcare professionals aware of the existence of the European health card and to standardize the technical aspects of the card with the European Committee for Standardization (ECS) on the basis of a numerical indication of the main diseases.

  • OJ C 141 13.05.1996, p. 0086-0104
• 1996/04/16 Debate in Parliament
• 1996/03/20 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A4-0091/1996
• 1996/03/20 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A4-0091/1996
  • OJ C 141 13.05.1996, p. 0005
• 1996/02/15 Committee draft report
  • PE215.231/REV
• 1995/06/27 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1995/01/25 Non-legislative basic document published
  • B4-0007/1995
• 1995/01/25 Non-legislative basic document
  • B4-0007/1995

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: B4-0007/1995
• Non-legislative basic document: B4-0007/1995
• Committee draft report: PE215.231/REV
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A4-0091/1996
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A4-0091/1996
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: OJ C 141 13.05.1996, p. 0005
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0173/1996
• Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: OJ C 141 13.05.1996, p. 0086-0104

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)