Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0341(NLE)
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway amending the Agreement of the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway 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
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions. · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
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 4 April 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 16 December 2024
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 20 February 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 24 February 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 12 March 2025
- Adopted by the Council(done) 4 April 2025
Decided in plenary
12 March 2025 · decision 1
Trade & customs, International agreement
EU-Norway Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
Consent given 525 for · 5 against · 34 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The agreement adjusts EU tariff-rate quotas with Norway after the UK's withdrawal from the EU, following WTO rules.
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
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: the explanatory statement includes a letter from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- International Trade
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Željana Zovko (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Javier Moreno Sánchez (S&D), Kris van Dijck (ECR), Karin Karlsbro (Renew), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Greens)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Agriculture and Rural Development
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 12 Mar 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement amending the EU-Norway agreement on tariff-rate quotas due to the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Tabled for plenary· 24 Feb 2025
AI summary:The committee report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the agreement with Norway amending the EU's WTO tariff rate quotas following the UK's withdrawal.
Committee draft· 13 Dec 2024
AI summary:The draft resolution gives Parliament's consent to the EU–Norway agreement amending tariff rate quotas after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
4 April 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
12 March 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 12 Mar 2025 Adopted text TA10-0029/2025Report A10-0017/2025
24 February 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
20 February 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
16 December 2024
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) gives an opinion.
13 December 2024
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
5 December 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, 2023/0341(NLE)