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Where the law stands, Dossier 2022/0347(COD)

Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (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 20 November 2024 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 19 January 2023
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 27 June 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 5 July 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 11 March 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 24 April 2024
  6. Published as law(done) 20 November 2024

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

Who works on it

Lead committee
Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Javi López (S&D)
Mep #197582 (ID), Norbert Lins (EPP), Anna Zalewska (ECR), Karin Karlsbro (Renew), Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens), Mep #197805 (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Transport and Tourism· rapporteurMep #197756 (S&D)
  • Legal Affairs· rapporteurMagdalena Adamowicz (EPP)

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 24 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0319/2024

    AI summary:Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a proposed directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, a recast of existing law. The position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2024/2881.

    What changed since Adopted text TA9-0318/2023 →

  2. Adopted by Parliament· 13 Sept 2023

    Adopted text TA9-0318/2023

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive on ambient air quality sets a zero pollution objective for air quality to be achieved by 2050 at the latest.

    What changed since Report A9-0233/2023 →

  3. Tabled for plenary· 5 Jul 2023

    Report A9-0233/2023

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (recast) sets new air quality standards to be met by 2030 and regularly reviewed thereafter.

    What changed since Draft report (ENVI) →

  4. Committee draft· 23 Feb 2023

    Draft report (ENVI)

Committee opinions: Opinion (TRAN), Draft opinion (TRAN)

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps
  1. 20 November 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 23 October 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 TA9-0319/2024Report A9-0233/2023

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
  1. 11 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. 13 September 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. 13 September 2023

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 13 Sept 2023 Adopted text TA9-0318/2023Council / Commission text C9-0364/2022Report A9-0233/2023

  2. 12 September 2023

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 12 Sept 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0364/2022Report A9-0233/2023

  3. 5 July 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0233/2023

Committee stage 5 steps
  1. 27 June 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 27 June 2023

    Committee opinion adopted

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

    JURI-AL-750118

  3. 24 May 2023

    TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (TRAN)

  4. 23 February 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (ENVI)

  5. 19 January 2023

    Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; TRAN (Transport and Tourism), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2022/0347(COD)