The signature gathering period concludes at the end of this month, then signatures are validated over a period of three months, then consultation happens between stakeholders in the months after that, and then eventually a rule is developed.
Here, it means getting input from everyone involved, which does include game publisher corporations and their lobbyists but also includes technical experts like developers and also includes consumers and consumer rights advocates like Ross.
After some bureaucratic steps, it gets to the european commission and parliament, which will discuss it and write a response.
If the commission feels like it, it will make a law for the parliament to vote on.