Where the law stands, Dossier 2022/0347(COD)
Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (recast)
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 20 November 2024 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 19 January 2023
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 27 June 2023
- Tabled for plenary(done) 5 July 2023
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 11 March 2024
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 24 April 2024
- 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
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Javi López (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- 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.
Adopted by Parliament· 24 Apr 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.
Adopted by Parliament· 13 Sept 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.
Tabled for plenary· 5 Jul 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.
Committee draft· 23 Feb 2023
Committee opinions: Opinion (TRAN), Draft opinion (TRAN)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
20 November 2024
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
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
24 April 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 24 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0319/2024Report A9-0233/2023
Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
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.
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
13 September 2023
Plenary vote
Sitting of 13 Sept 2023 Adopted text TA9-0318/2023Council / Commission text C9-0364/2022Report A9-0233/2023
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
5 July 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
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.
27 June 2023
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
24 May 2023
TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
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.
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)