Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0183(NLE)
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People`s Republic of China pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
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Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.
Where it stands
Adopted by the Council
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 18 May 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 27 November 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 February 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 24 February 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 26 March 2026
- Adopted by the Council(done) 18 May 2026
Decided in plenary
26 March 2026 · decision 12
Trade & customs, International agreement
EU-China Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV
Consent given 603 for · 3 against · 33 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:This agreement adjusts EU import quotas for farm, fish and industrial goods after the UK left the EU, splitting the volumes between the EU and the UK.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- International Trade
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Jérémy Decerle (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez (EPP), Kathleen van Brempt (S&D), Hermann Tertsch (Patriots), Dominik Tarczyński (ECR), Markéta Gregorová (Greens), Martin Schirdewan (The Left), Markus Buchheit (ESN)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 26 Mar 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and China modifying tariff rate quotas in the EU Schedule CLXXV due to the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Tabled for plenary· 24 Feb 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement with China modifying tariff rate quotas after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Committee draft· 5 Jan 2026
AI summary:The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the EU-China agreement modifying tariff rate quotas after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
18 May 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
26 March 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 26 Mar 2026 Adopted text TA10-0101/2026Report A10-0026/2026
24 February 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
24 February 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
5 January 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
27 November 2025
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
20 July 2023
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/0183(NLE)