Where the law stands, Dossier 2022/0396(COD)
Packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC
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 22 January 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 13 March 2023
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 October 2023
- Tabled for plenary(done) 6 November 2023
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 19 March 2024
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 24 April 2024
- Published as law(done) 22 January 2025
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.
- Mep #4253 (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Massimiliano Salini (EPP), Silvia Sardone (ID), Delara Burkhardt (S&D), Pietro Fiocchi (ECR), Mep #197889 (Greens), Mep #136236 (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Legal Affairs
- Agriculture and Rural Development· rapporteurSalvatore De Meo (EPP)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 24 Apr 2024
Adopted by Parliament· 22 Nov 2023
Tabled for plenary· 6 Nov 2023
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste sets sustainability, labelling and extended producer responsibility rules for packaging placed on the EU market.
Committee draft· 11 Apr 2023
Committee opinions: Opinion (IMCO), Draft opinion (IMCO), Draft opinion (AGRI), Opinion (AGRI), Draft opinion (ITRE), Opinion (ITRE)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
22 January 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
19 December 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 TA9-0318/2024Report A9-0319/2023
Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
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.
22 November 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
22 November 2023
Plenary vote
Sitting of 22 Nov 2023 Adopted text TA9-0425/2023Council / Commission text C9-0400/2022Report A9-0319/2023
21 November 2023
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 21 Nov 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0400/2022Report A9-0319/2023
6 November 2023
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 9 steps
24 October 2023
Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
19 July 2023
AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
19 July 2023
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
18 July 2023
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
2 May 2023
Draft opinion from IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
25 April 2023
Draft opinion from ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
11 April 2023
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
4 April 2023
Draft opinion from AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
13 March 2023
Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2022/0396(COD)