Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0176(COD)
Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)
Amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry
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
Plenary vote
Parliament approved the text agreed with the Council on 16 September 2026. The Council must now adopt it formally before it is published as law.
- Referred to committee(done) 10 July 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 15 December 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 19 December 2025
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 25 June 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 16 September 2026
- Published as law(to come)
Decided in plenary
16 September 2026 · decision 3
Foreign affairs, New EU law
Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)
Passed 530 for · 125 against · 12 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:Parliament set out its position on a proposed regulation that amends several existing EU laws on chemicals so as to remove regulatory and administrative burdens for defence readiness and speed up approval and authorisation procedures for the defence industry.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The new version broadens national defence exemptions in chemicals rules and drops detailed provisions on dual-use production lines, temporary repurposing, review and guidelines. It adds European Defence Fund provisions on multiannual work programmes, disruptive technologies, SME actions, indirect management, testing in Ukraine, access rights and call-by-call award criteria. It raises the maximum additional funding rate for activities allocated to SMEs from 5 to 10 percentage points and drops simplified reporting requirements for SMEs. It changes the provision on transfers and export policy to refer to endeavouring to use all tools at Member States' disposal and avoiding disproportionate administrative requirements. The other changes are formal or wording: updated headings, citations, cross-references, footnotes and rephrased provisions.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Sven Mikser (S&D), Pierfrancesco Maran (S&D), Aura Salla (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Matej Tonin (EPP), Petra Steger (Patriots), Marjan Šarec (Renew), Mārtiņš Staķis (Greens), Marc Botenga (The Left), Radan Kanev (EPP), Jana Nagyová (Patriots), Alexandr Vondra (ECR), Stine Bosse (Renew), Kai Tegethoff (Greens), Lynn Boylan (The Left), Eero Heinäluoma (S&D), Aleksandar Nikolic (Patriots), Anna Zalewska (ECR), Ivars Ijabs (Renew), Virginijus Sinkevičius (Greens), Jussi Saramo (The Left), Marcin Sypniewski (ESN)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 16 Sept 2026
AI summary:Parliament's position at first reading on a regulation amending five EU laws on chemicals and the European Defence Fund (EDF) to support defence readiness and defence investment.
Tabled for plenary· 19 Dec 2025
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal amending five EU regulations on chemicals and the European Defence Fund (EDF) for defence readiness. It broadens national defence exemptions from the REACH, CLP and Biocidal Products Regulations, and eases reporting under the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 3 steps
16 September 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 16 Sept 2026 Adopted text TA10-0293/2026Report A10-0273/2025
15 September 2026
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 15 Sept 2026 Council / Commission text C10-0120/2025Council / Commission text C10-0121/2025Council / Commission text C10-0122/2025Report A10-0271/2025Report A10-0273/2025Report A10-0275/2025
8 September – 11 September 2026
3 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
25 June 2026
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
19 May 2026
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
21 January 2026
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 1 step
19 December 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
15 December 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
29 October 2025
Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
10 July 2025
Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0176(COD)