Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0207(COD)
European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations
European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021
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
Negotiations with the Council
Parliament’s committee approved the deal reached with the Council on 10 September 2026; the plenary vote on it is still to come.
- Referred to committee(done) 6 October 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 15 April 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 16 April 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 29 April 2026
- Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 10 September 2026
- Published as law(to come)
Decided in plenary
29 April 2026 · decision 3
Climate & environment, New EU law
European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations
Passed 526 for · 56 against · 69 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The text aims to strengthen ECHA's governance, align its resources with its tasks, and integrate new responsibilities such as the One Substance One Assessment package.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The main change is a new recital enabling staff secondment to national authorities, expanding the Agency's operational flexibility. The other change is a wording clarification in Article 37, adjusting a cross-reference without altering substance.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The report expands the Agency's tasks to include groups of substances, occupational health, and non-animal approaches, and adds provisions for scientific opinions from Parliament or member states. It establishes an Assembly of accredited stakeholders and a permanent cross-agency task force, replacing a Forum and adding detailed governance rules. It strengthens conflict-of-interest rules, independence requirements, and transparency for committees and the Management Board. It adds provisions on financial reserve, fees revision, and budget assessments, and requires the Commission to report on evaluation findings. The other changes are formal or wording: updated references, punctuation, and explanatory notes.
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.
- Christophe Clergeau (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Dennis Radtke (EPP), Ondřej Knotek (Patriots), Pietro Fiocchi (ECR), Martin Hojsík (Renew), Majdouline Sbai (Greens), Per Clausen (The Left), Volker Schnurrbusch (ESN)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 29 Apr 2026
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) updates its structure, tasks, and financing. It strengthens independence, transparency, and conflict-of-interest rules, and expands scientific advice requests to the European Parliament and Member States.
Tabled for plenary· 16 Apr 2026
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) updates the Agency's tasks, governance, and financing. It strengthens the Agency's role in protecting health and the environment, including monitoring emerging risks and supporting non-animal approaches.
Committee draft· 17 Dec 2025
AI summary:The draft report amends the proposed regulation on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), reinforcing its core mission to protect human health and the environment, integrating new tasks from the One Substance One Assessment package, and strengthening governance and cooperation with other EU agencies.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (BUDG), Opinion (BUDG)
Timeline
Newest first.
Negotiations with the Council 3 steps
10 September 2026
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
29 June 2026
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
29 April 2026
Parliament opened negotiations with the Council
After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
Plenary stage 2 steps
29 April 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 29 Apr 2026 Adopted text TA10-0140/2026Report A10-0093/2026
16 April 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps
15 April 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
17 March 2026
BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
4 February 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.
17 December 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
6 October 2025
Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0207(COD)