Where the law stands, Dossier 2022/0092(COD)
Amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU as regards empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and better information
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 6 March 2024 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 7 April 2022
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 28 March 2023
- Tabled for plenary(done) 31 March 2023
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 28 November 2023
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 17 January 2024
- Published as law(done) 6 March 2024
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Biljana Borzan (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Virginie Joron (ID), Arba Kokalari (EPP), Mep #197538 (ECR), Sandro Gozi (Renew), David Cormand (Greens), Mep #197527 (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Legal Affairs
- Economic and Monetary Affairs
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 17 Jan 2024
AI summary:Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a directive amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU to protect consumers against unfair practices and improve information for the green transition.
Adopted by Parliament· 11 May 2023
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of a proposed directive amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU to protect consumers against unfair practices and improve information for the green transition.
Tabled for plenary· 31 Mar 2023
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a directive amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU to empower consumers for the green transition. It bans unfair practices such as greenwashing, generic environmental claims, carbon-offsetting-based neutrality claims and early obsolescence practices, and requires pre-contractual information on durability, reparability and software updates.
Committee draft· 29 Sept 2022
AI summary:The draft report proposes Parliament's position on a directive amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU to protect consumers in the green transition. It bans unfair environmental claims, requires pre-approval of sustainability labels, and introduces a guaranteed lifespan label and repair information duties.
Committee opinions: Opinion (ENVI), Draft opinion (ENVI)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
6 March 2024
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
28 February 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
17 January 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Jan 2024 Adopted text TA9-0018/2024Report A9-0099/2023
16 January 2024
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 16 Jan 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0128/2022Report A9-0099/2023
Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
28 November 2023
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
11 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 2 steps
11 May 2023
Plenary vote
Sitting of 11 May 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0128/2022Report A9-0099/2023
31 March 2023
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps
28 March 2023
Committee vote: report adopted
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
24 January 2023
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
29 September 2022
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
15 September 2022
Draft opinion from ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
7 April 2022
Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2022/0092(COD)