Where the law stands, Dossier 2017/0159(NLE)
Withdrawal of the European Union from the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG)
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions. · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.
Where it stands
Plenary vote
Parliament gave its consent on 8 October 2025. The Council can now conclude the act.
- Referred to committee(done) 6 October 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 September 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 3 October 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 8 October 2025
- Adopted by the Council(to come)
Decided in plenary
8 October 2025 · decision 5
Foreign affairs, International agreement
Withdrawal of the European Union from the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG)
Consent given 594 for · 38 against · 2 abstained by an overwhelming majority
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- International Trade
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Bernd Lange (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 8 Oct 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the withdrawal of the European Union from the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG).
Tabled for plenary· 3 Oct 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the withdrawal of the European Union from the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG).
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 1 step
8 October 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 8 Oct 2025 Adopted text TA10-0216/2025Report A10-0186/2025
Committee stage 1 step
6 October 2025
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Plenary stage 1 step
3 October 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 1 step
24 September 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2017/0159(NLE)