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ARTICLE · 05 MARCH 2021

German Approval Of The UPC Agreement

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One of the obstacles in connection with the entry into force of the UPC has been the missing German ratification, the German Constitutional court having annulled the first ratification due to the lack of a two-third majority approval of the agreement.

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Nicka Kirstejn
Per Larsen
Per Larsen
Anders Sandgaard
Anders Sandgaard
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Hanane Fathi Roswall
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Ylva Skoglösa
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Nils Jakob Mørkbak
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Henrik Skodt
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Rasmus Fredlund
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One of the obstacles in connection with the entry into force of the UPC has been the missing German ratification, the German Constitutional court having annulled the first ratification due to the lack of a two-third majority approval of the agreement.

Today, the German Bundestag approved the draft ratification bill with the necessary qualified majority, and the process will now continue towards the final preparatory steps next year and a projected initiation in 2022.

However, the process in Germany might once again be delayed. Several parties, including Ingve Stjerne who filed the first complaint against the ratification, is ready with new complaints in order to stop the German ratification of the UPC agreement and hence the UPC in general.

We will continue to monitor the situation and will forward updates when there are new developments. 

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