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Where the law stands, Dossier 2022/0051(COD)

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937

· 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 5 July 2024 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 4 April 2022
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 25 April 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 8 May 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 19 March 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 24 April 2024
  6. Published as law(done) 5 July 2024

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

Who works on it

Lead committee
Legal Affairs
Lara Wolters (S&D)
Mep #124738 (ID), Axel Voss (EPP), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (ECR), Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Renew), Mep #2054 (Greens), Manon Aubry (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
  • Development· rapporteurMep #197592 (S&D)
  • Internal Market and Consumer Protection· rapporteurMep #124988 (EPP)
  • Culture and Education
  • Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
  • Industry, Research and Energy· rapporteurMep #124709 (Renew)
  • Constitutional Affairs
  • Budgetary Control

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 24 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0329/2024

    What changed since Adopted text TA9-0209/2023 →

  2. Adopted by Parliament· 1 Jun 2023

    Adopted text TA9-0209/2023

    What changed since Report A9-0184/2023 →

  3. Tabled for plenary· 8 May 2023

    Report A9-0184/2023

    What changed since Draft report (JURI) →

  4. Committee draft· 7 Nov 2022

    Draft report (JURI)

Committee opinions: Opinion (INTA), Opinion (ITRE), Draft opinion (ENVI), Draft opinion (IMCO), Opinion (EMPL), Draft opinion (INTA), Draft opinion (ITRE), Draft opinion (AFET), Opinion (ECON), Opinion (ENVI), Draft opinion (DEVE), Opinion (AFET), Draft opinion (ECON), Draft opinion (EMPL), Opinion (IMCO), Opinion (DEVE)

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps
  1. 5 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. 24 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 24 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0329/2024Report A9-0184/2023

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
  1. 19 March 2024

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

  2. 1 June 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”).

Other steps 1 step
  1. 1 June 2023

    Procedure step

    Sitting of 1 Jun 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0050/2022Report A9-0184/2023

Plenary stage 3 steps
  1. 1 June 2023

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 1 Jun 2023 Adopted text TA9-0209/2023Report A9-0184/2023

  2. 31 May 2023

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 31 May 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0050/2022Report A9-0184/2023

  3. 8 May 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0184/2023

Committee stage 19 steps
  1. 25 April 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

    JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 2 March 2023

    IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (IMCO)

  3. 1 March 2023

    EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (EMPL)

  4. 9 February 2023

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (ENVI)

  5. 25 January 2023

    DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (DEVE)

  6. 24 January 2023

    ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (ECON)

  7. 24 January 2023

    AFET (Foreign Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (AFET)

  8. 24 January 2023

    ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (ITRE)

  9. 24 January 2023

    INTA (International Trade) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (INTA)

  10. 7 November 2022

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (JURI)

  11. 24 October 2022

    Draft opinion from EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (EMPL)

  12. 18 October 2022

    Draft opinion from INTA (International Trade)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (INTA)

  13. 12 October 2022

    Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (DEVE)

  14. 7 October 2022

    Draft opinion from ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (ECON)

  15. 5 October 2022

    Draft opinion from AFET (Foreign Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (AFET)

  16. 27 September 2022

    Draft opinion from IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (IMCO)

  17. 21 September 2022

    Draft opinion from ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (ITRE)

  18. 13 September 2022

    Draft opinion from ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (ENVI)

  19. 4 April 2022

    Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), DEVE (Development), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), CULT (Culture and Education), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs), CONT (Budgetary Control) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2022/0051(COD)