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Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0033(COD)

Amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates

· 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 March 2023
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 7 September 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 8 September 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 11 January 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 7 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
Employment and Social Affairs
Mep #197571 (The Left)
Mep #197586 (ID), Mep #197455 (EPP), Mep #228604 (S&D), Mep #197544 (ECR), Mep #247122 (Renew), Sara Matthieu (Greens)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Environment, Climate and Food Safety

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 7 Feb 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0066/2024

    What changed since Report A9-0263/2023 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 8 Sept 2023

    Report A9-0263/2023

    What changed since Draft report (EMPL) →

  3. Committee draft· 8 May 2023

    Draft report (EMPL)

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 2 steps
  1. 7 February 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 7 Feb 2024 Adopted text TA9-0066/2024Report A9-0263/2023

  2. 6 February 2024

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 6 Feb 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0022/2023Report A9-0263/2023

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.

  2. 13 September 2023

    Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council

    Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

Plenary stage 1 step
  1. 8 September 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0263/2023

Committee stage 3 steps
  1. 7 September 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

    EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 8 May 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (EMPL)

  3. 13 March 2023

    Referred to the EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) gives an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/0033(COD)