Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/0318(COD)
Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain
Cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain
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
Published as law
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 20 March 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 20 January 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 15 July 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 30 July 2025
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Trilogue 12 November 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 12 February 2026
- Published as law(done) 20 March 2026
Decided in plenary
12 February 2026 · decision 1
Agriculture, food & fisheries, New EU law
Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain
Passed 555 for · 0 against · 26 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The law would give authorities new tools to gather information, find infringements, and impose fines on buyers in other member states.
11 September 2025 · decision 2
Agriculture, food & fisheries, New EU law
Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain
Negotiating mandate approved Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.
AI summary:The law would help authorities gather information, find infringements, and impose fines on buyers in other member states.
What changed
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The regulation now covers unfair trading practices involving parties outside the Union, requiring buyers to designate an EU Responsible Person and allowing fines against them. Cooperation mechanisms are expanded with new rules on urgent requests, refusal grounds, mediation, and cost recovery, and the deadline for information requests is extended to 45 days. The alert system is strengthened with mandatory 30-day notifications, detailed information requirements, and third-country participation safeguards. Reporting and evaluation obligations are added, including a first evaluation by 1 November 2025 and annual reports with specific details. The other changes are formal or wording: updated references, rephrased sentences, and structural adjustments.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Stefano Bonaccini (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral (EPP), Valérie Deloge (Patriots), Waldemar Buda (ECR), Valérie Hayer (Renew), Martin Häusling (Greens), Luke Ming Flanagan (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection· rapporteurAdnan Dibrani (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 12 Feb 2026
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on cooperation among enforcement authorities for Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain. It lays down rules for cross-border enforcement cooperation, including mutual assistance and exchange of information.
Tabled for plenary· 30 Jul 2025
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on cooperation among enforcement authorities for Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in the agri-food chain. It sets rules for mutual assistance, alerts, coordinated actions, and introduces an EU Responsible Person for buyers outside the Union.
Committee draft· 28 Apr 2025
AI summary:The draft report proposes amendments to the regulation on cooperation among enforcement authorities for Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain. It sets rules for mutual assistance, coordinated actions, and an alert system.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (IMCO), Opinion (IMCO)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
20 March 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
11 March 2026
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 3 steps
12 February 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 12 Feb 2026 Adopted text TA10-0048/2026Report A10-0153/2025
12 February 2026
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 12 Feb 2026 Council / Commission text C10-0208/2024Report A10-0153/2025
3 February – 6 February 2026
85 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Negotiations with the Council 3 steps
12 November 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
16 October 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
11 September 2025
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 2 steps
11 September 2025
Plenary vote
30 July 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps
15 July 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
26 June 2025
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
20 May 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) proposed changes to the draft.
28 April 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
20 March 2025
Draft opinion from IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
20 January 2025
Referred to the AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/0318(COD)