What changed between the plenary report of 22 Mar 2024 and the plenary report of 20 Oct 2025

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Changed:on the proposalCouncil forposition at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution

Changed:(COM(2023)0645(09047/1/2025 – C9-0378/2023C100234/2025 – 2023/0373(COD))

Changed:(Ordinary legislative procedure: firstsecond reading)

The European Parliament,

Changed:– having regard to the CommissionCouncil proposalposition toat Parliamentfirst andreading the(09047/1/2025 Council– (COM(2023)0645),C100234/2025),

Removed:– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0378/2023),

Added:– having regard to the reasoned opinion submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Italian Chamber of Deputies, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,

Removed:– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 February 2024,

Change 1

Removed:– after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

Added:– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 18 April 2024,

Removed:– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

Added:– having regard to its position at first reading on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0645),

Changed:– having regard to theArticle opinion294(7) of the CommitteeTreaty on Industry,the ResearchFunctioning andof Energy,the European Union,

Changed:– having regard to the reportprovisional ofagreement approved by the Committeecommittee onresponsible theunder Environment,Rule Public75(4) Healthof andits FoodRules Safetyof (A9-0148/2024),Procedure,

Change 2

Removed:1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

Added:– having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,

Removed:2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

Added:– having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (A10-0203/2025),

Added:1. Approves the Council position at first reading;

Added:2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

Added:3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

Added:4. Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Change 3

Removed:Recital 1: (1) Microplastics are ubiquitous, persistent and transboundary. They are detrimental to the environment and harmful to human health, particularly due to the presence of harmful chemical additives and other substances of concern added during production and conversion, such as phthalates, bisphenol A, or flame retardants1a. Microplastics are easily transported through the air and by land surface waters and ocean currents, and their mobility is an aggravating factor. They are found in soil (including agricultural lands), lakes, rivers, estuaries, beaches, lagoons, seas, oceans and in remote, once pristine regions, and their presence in soil have effects on soil properties and trigger soil alterations which negatively impact the growth of some plants. Impacts of microplastics on the marine environment have been extensively documented. Once in the marine environment, microplastics are nearly impossible to collect, and are known to be eaten by a range of organisms and animals and cause harm to biodiversity and ecosystems. The persistence of a plastic pellet in the aquatic environment may be measured over decades or more, and ingestion of plastic pellets by marine wildlife, notably seabirds and sea turtles, may cause physical harm or death. Microplastics also contribute to climate change as an additional source both of greenhouse gas emissions and of pressure on ecosystems. Microplastics’ potential to act as a carrier for adsorbed toxicants or pathogenic microorganisms is an integra…