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Where the law stands, Dossier 2021/0423(COD)

Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942

· 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 15 July 2024 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 7 March 2022
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 26 April 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 28 April 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 11 January 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 10 April 2024
  6. Published as law(done) 15 July 2024

No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.

Who works on it

Lead committee
Industry, Research and Energy
Pascal Canfin (Renew), Jutta Paulus (Greens)
Mep #197488 (ID), Massimiliano Salini (EPP), Mep #125064 (EPP), Günther Sidl (S&D), Jens Geier (S&D), Mep #197520 (ECR), Anna Zalewska (ECR), Martin Hojsík (Renew), Mep #197817 (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Budgets
  • Agriculture and Rural Development· rapporteurNorbert Lins (EPP)

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 10 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0190/2024

    What changed since Adopted text TA9-0127/2023 →

  2. Adopted by Parliament· 9 May 2023

    Adopted text TA9-0127/2023

    What changed since Report A9-0162/2023 →

  3. Tabled for plenary· 28 Apr 2023

    Report A9-0162/2023

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps
  1. 15 July 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 13 June 2024

    Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

Plenary stage 1 step
  1. 10 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 10 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0190/2024Report A9-0162/2023

Committee stage 1 step
  1. 24 January 2024

    Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    JURI-AL-758222

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
  1. 11 January 2024

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

    CJ10-AG-757975

  2. 9 May 2023

    Parliament opened negotiations with the Council

    After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

Plenary stage 3 steps
  1. 9 May 2023

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 9 May 2023 Report A9-0162/2023

  2. 8 May 2023

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 8 May 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0467/2021Report A9-0162/2023

  3. 28 April 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A9-0162/2023

Committee stage 4 steps
  1. 26 April 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

    ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 15 September 2022

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    CJ10-PR-736476

  3. 12 July 2022

    Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    AGRI-AL-735469

  4. 7 March 2022

    Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; BUDG (Budgets), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2021/0423(COD)