Where the law stands, Dossier 2021/0042(NLE)
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the Union and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
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Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.
Where it stands
Adopted by the Council
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 21 August 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 9 March 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 6 May 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 7 May 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 17 June 2026
- Adopted by the Council(done) 21 August 2026
Decided in plenary
17 June 2026 · decision 7
Trade & customs, International agreement
EU-Pakistan Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV
Consent given 276 for · 13 against · 9 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The agreement modifies EU tariff-rate quotas on agricultural, fish and industrial goods to account for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, splitting existing volumes between the EU and the UK.
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.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
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.
- Saskia Bricmont (Greens)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (EPP), Jaak Madison (ECR), Rudi Kennes (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 17 Jun 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Pakistan modifying tariff-rate quotas in the EU Schedule CLXXV due to the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Tabled for plenary· 7 May 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Pakistan on modifying tariff-rate quotas after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Committee draft· 17 Mar 2026
AI summary:This draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the Council decision concluding an EU-Pakistan agreement adjusting tariff-rate quotas after the UK's EU withdrawal.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
21 August 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
17 June 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Jun 2026 Adopted text TA10-0208/2026Report A10-0134/2026
7 May 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
6 May 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
17 March 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
9 March 2026
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
22 March 2021
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2021/0042(NLE)