Where the law stands, Dossier 2021/0422(COD)
Protection of the environment through criminal law and replacing Directive 2008/99/EC
Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. · First reading
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands
Published as law
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 30 April 2024 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 27 January 2022
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 21 March 2023
- Tabled for plenary(done) 28 March 2023
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 11 December 2023
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 27 February 2024
- Published as law(done) 30 April 2024
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Mep #4560 (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Mep #204416 (Renew), Virginie Joron (ID), Mep #197801 (S&D), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (ECR), Marie Toussaint (Greens), Manon Aubry (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Development· rapporteurMep #197506 (Greens)
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety· rapporteurSirpa Pietikäinen (EPP)
- Petitions· rapporteurMep #209140 (Renew)
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs· rapporteurSaskia Bricmont (Greens)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 27 Feb 2024
Tabled for plenary· 28 Mar 2023
Committee draft· 12 Oct 2022
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (PETI), Opinion (PETI), Opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (ENVI), Draft opinion (LIBE), Opinion (ENVI), Opinion (LIBE), Draft opinion (DEVE)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
30 April 2024
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
11 April 2024
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 2 steps
27 February 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 27 Feb 2024 Adopted text TA9-0093/2024Report A9-0087/2023
26 February 2024
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 26 Feb 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0466/2021Report A9-0087/2023
Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
11 December 2023
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
17 April 2023
Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council
Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
Plenary stage 1 step
28 March 2023
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 11 steps
21 March 2023
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
6 February 2023
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
30 November 2022
DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
30 November 2022
PETI (Petitions) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
25 October 2022
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
12 October 2022
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
5 October 2022
Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
13 July 2022
Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
21 June 2022
Draft opinion from PETI (Petitions)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
27 April 2022
Draft opinion from ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
27 January 2022
Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), PETI (Petitions), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2021/0422(COD)