Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0338(NLE)
Economic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Kenya, Member of the East African Community of the one part, and the European Union of the other Part
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions.
A decision the Council takes on its own. Depending on the Treaty article, Parliament either gives its consent — accepting or rejecting the text without amending it — or is consulted and gives an opinion.
Where it stands
Adopted by the Council
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 1 July 2024 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 25 January 2024
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 January 2024
- Tabled for plenary(done) 29 January 2024
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 29 February 2024
- Adopted by the Council(done) 1 July 2024
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- International Trade
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Mep #28429 (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Udo Bullmann (S&D), Dominik Tarczyński (ECR), Mep #197868 (Renew), Saskia Bricmont (Greens), Mep #96646 (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Agriculture and Rural Development· rapporteurNorbert Lins (EPP)
- Development· rapporteurTomas Tobé (EPP)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 29 Feb 2024
Tabled for plenary· 29 Jan 2024
Committee draft· 6 Nov 2023
Committee opinions: Opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (DEVE)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
1 July 2024
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
29 February 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 29 Feb 2024 Adopted text TA9-0110/2024Report A9-0012/2024
29 January 2024
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps
25 January 2024
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), DEVE (Development) give an opinion.
24 January 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
24 January 2024
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
7 December 2023
DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
30 November 2023
Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
6 November 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, 2023/0338(NLE)