Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0056(COD)
Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union
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 5 June 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 31 March 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 8 April 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 10 April 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 8 May 2025
- Negotiations with the Council(done)
- Published as law(done) 5 June 2025
Decided in plenary
8 May 2025 · decision 5
Foreign affairs, New EU law
Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union
Passed 354 for · 147 against · 53 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The regulation aims to adjust trade measures in response to the situation, with amendments to recital 7 and Article 4.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: the final act reference and adoption details replace the original recital and article text.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- International Trade
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Karin Karlsbro (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Bernd Lange (S&D), Rihards Kols (ECR), Markéta Gregorová (Greens)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 8 May 2025
AI summary:Parliament's position on the proposal to suspend certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 on common rules for imports, as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the EU.
Tabled for plenary· 10 Apr 2025
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation suspending parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 on imports of Ukrainian products. It sets a fixed application period from 6 June 2025 until 5 June 2028, removing the tacit renewal mechanism.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
5 June 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
5 June 2025
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
8 May 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 8 May 2025 Adopted text TA10-0103/2025Report A10-0059/2025
30 April 2025
3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
10 April 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 2 steps
8 April 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
31 March 2025
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0056(COD)