Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0134(COD)
Amending Directive 1999/62/EC, Council Directive 1999/37/EC and Directive (EU) 2019/520 as regards the CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers
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
Plenary vote
Parliament’s committee approved the deal reached with the Council on 2 September 2026; the plenary vote on it is still to come.
- Referred to committee(done) 8 May 2023
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 5 May 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 7 May 2026
- Plenary vote Scheduled 6 October 2026
- Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 2 September 2026
- Published as law(to come)
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Transport and Tourism
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Matteo Ricci (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Markus Ferber (EPP), Carlo Fidanza (ECR), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Renew), Lena Schilling (Greens), Merja Kyllönen (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Tabled for plenary· 7 May 2026
Committee draft· 26 Feb 2026
Timeline
Newest first.
Negotiations with the Council 3 steps
2 September 2026
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
30 June 2026
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
20 May 2026
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
7 May 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
5 May 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
TRAN (Transport and Tourism) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
26 March 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of TRAN (Transport and Tourism) proposed changes to the draft.
26 February 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in TRAN (Transport and Tourism). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
8 May 2023
Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/0134(COD)