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Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/2065(INI)

Implementation of the EU-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

· First reading

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands

Parliament’s position

Parliament adopted the text on 29 February 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 11 May 2023
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 January 2024
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 23 February 2024
  4. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 29 February 2024
  5. Parliament’s position(done) Final

No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.

Who works on it

Lead committee
International Trade
Mep #124837 (S&D)
Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska (EPP), Dominik Tarczyński (ECR), Mep #197868 (Renew), Saskia Bricmont (Greens), Mep #96646 (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Development· rapporteurMep #228286 (S&D)
  • Agriculture and Rural Development

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 29 Feb 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0121/2024

    What changed since Report A9-0024/2024 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 23 Feb 2024

    Report A9-0024/2024

    What changed since Draft report (INTA) →

  3. Committee draft· 2 Oct 2023

    Draft report (INTA)

Committee opinions: Opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (DEVE)

Timeline

Newest first.

Plenary stage 2 steps
  1. 29 February 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 29 Feb 2024 Report A9-0024/2024Adopted text TA9-0121/2024

  2. 23 February 2024

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0024/2024

Committee stage 5 steps
  1. 24 January 2024

    Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 28 November 2023

    DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (DEVE)

  3. 2 October 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (INTA)

  4. 30 August 2023

    Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (DEVE)

  5. 11 May 2023

    Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/2065(INI)