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Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0025(COD)

Amending Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

· 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 19 March 2024 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 13 February 2023
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 October 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 27 October 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 11 January 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 6 February 2024
  6. Published as law(done) 19 March 2024

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

Who works on it

Lead committee
Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Anna Zalewska (ECR)
Mep #130256 (EPP), Mep #209091 (S&D), Mep #96776 (Renew), Mep #229352 (Greens), Mep #96820 (The Left)

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 6 Feb 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0059/2024

    What changed since Adopted text TA9-0392/2023 →

  2. Adopted by Parliament· 9 Nov 2023

    Adopted text TA9-0392/2023

    What changed since Report A9-0311/2023 →

  3. Tabled for plenary· 27 Oct 2023

    Report A9-0311/2023

    What changed since Draft report (ENVI) →

  4. Committee draft· 13 Jun 2023

    Draft report (ENVI)

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps
  1. 19 March 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 13 March 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. 6 February 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 6 Feb 2024 Adopted text TA9-0059/2024Report A9-0311/2023

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
  1. 11 January 2024

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

    ENVI-AG-757124

  2. 9 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 2 steps
  1. 9 November 2023

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 9 Nov 2023 Adopted text TA9-0392/2023Report A9-0311/2023

  2. 27 October 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0311/2023

Committee stage 3 steps
  1. 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.

  2. 13 June 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)

  3. 13 February 2023

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

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/0025(COD)