Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0190(COD)
European Union designs (codification)
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 30 March 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 8 September 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 28 January 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 4 February 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 10 February 2026
- Negotiations with the Council(done)
- Published as law(done) 30 March 2026
Decided in plenary
10 February 2026 · decision 7
Economy & single market, New EU law
European Union designs (codification)
Passed 613 for · 5 against · 29 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The proposal codifies existing EU rules on designs into a single regulation, without changing their substance.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: the adopted text adds the document reference and final act number.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
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.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Magdalena Adamowicz (EPP)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 10 Feb 2026
AI summary:Parliament's position at first reading on the proposed regulation on European Union designs, which codifies existing texts without changing their substance.
Tabled for plenary· 4 Feb 2026
AI summary:Parliament adopts its first-reading position on the codified regulation on European Union designs, taking over the Commission proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the legal services.
Committee draft· 13 Jan 2026
AI summary:The draft report concerns a Commission proposal to codify EU law on designs. Parliament's position adopts the proposal as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
30 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 2 steps
10 February 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 10 Feb 2026 Adopted text TA10-0032/2026Report A10-0013/2026
4 February 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
28 January 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
13 January 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
8 September 2025
Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0190(COD)