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Where the law stands, Dossier 2021/0424(COD)

Internal markets for renewable and natural gases and for hydrogen (recast)

· 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) 17 February 2022
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 9 February 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 16 February 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 23 January 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 11 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
Mep #28269 (EPP)
Paolo Borchia (ID), Mep #28340 (S&D), Mep #124891 (ECR), Mep #197452 (Renew), Marie Toussaint (Greens), Mep #197754 (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Economic and Monetary Affairs
  • Agriculture and Rural Development· rapporteurNorbert Lins (EPP)
  • Budgets
  • Internal Market and Consumer Protection
  • Environment, Climate and Food Safety

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 11 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0282/2024

    What changed since Report A9-0032/2023 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 16 Feb 2023

    Report A9-0032/2023

    What changed since Draft report (ITRE) →

  3. Committee draft· 22 Jun 2022

    Draft report (ITRE)

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. 11 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 11 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0282/2024Report A9-0032/2023

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
  1. 23 January 2024

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

    ITRE-AG-757969

  2. 15 March 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
  1. 16 February 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0032/2023

Committee stage 5 steps
  1. 9 February 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 31 January 2023

    Committee opinion adopted

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

    JURI-AL-742388

  3. 22 June 2022

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (ITRE)

  4. 17 May 2022

    Committee opinion adopted

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

    AGRI-AL-719661

  5. 17 February 2022

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

    The lead committee prepares the report; ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), BUDG (Budgets), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2021/0424(COD)