Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0283(NLE)
Approval of amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions. · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.
Where it stands
Plenary vote
Parliament gave its consent on 29 April 2026. The Council can now conclude the act.
- Referred to committee(done) 12 March 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 19 March 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 20 March 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 29 April 2026
- Adopted by the Council(to come)
Decided in plenary
29 April 2026 · decision 6
Agriculture, food & fisheries, International agreement
International Cocoa Agreement
Consent given 601 for · 13 against · 34 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:Parliament voted on a Council decision to approve amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement, which aims to strengthen the global cocoa sector and promote its sustainable development.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The versions differ only in wording: the consent clause now specifies approval of the amendments.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The versions differ only in wording: the consent clause now refers to amendments rather than conclusion of the agreement.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- International Trade
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Bernd Lange (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 29 Apr 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the approval of amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement.
Tabled for plenary· 20 Mar 2026
AI summary:The European Parliament gives its consent to the amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement, as proposed by the Council.
Committee draft· 6 Jan 2026
AI summary:The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the Council decision approving amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement, which aim to strengthen the cocoa sector and promote sustainable development.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 2 steps
29 April 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 29 Apr 2026 Adopted text TA10-0141/2026Report A10-0074/2026
20 March 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
19 March 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
12 March 2026
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
6 January 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0283(NLE)