Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0385(COD)
Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act
Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252
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 adopted its first-reading position on 9 July 2026. Next: negotiations with the Council, unless the Council accepts Parliament’s text as it stands.
- Referred to committee(done) 19 January 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 June 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 2 July 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 9 July 2026
- Negotiations with the Council(to come)
- Published as law(to come)
Decided in plenary
9 July 2026 · decision 3
Economy & single market, New EU law
Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act
Sent back to committee Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Industry, Research and Energy
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Mohammed Chahim (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Susana Solís Pérez (EPP), András Gyürk (Patriots), Mariateresa Vivaldini (ECR), Brigitte van den Berg (Renew), Sara Matthieu (Greens), Per Clausen (The Left), Marcin Sypniewski (ESN)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Development· rapporteurMarit Maij (S&D)
- International Trade
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety· rapporteurJacek Ozdoba (ECR)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Tabled for plenary· 2 Jul 2026
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 on critical raw materials strengthens data collection, monitoring, and risk preparedness for large companies, and adjusts rules on Strategic Projects, recycled content, and labelling.
Committee draft· 20 Mar 2026
AI summary:The draft report proposes amendments to the regulation on critical raw materials, focusing on strategic projects, large company obligations, recycling definitions, and investment support.
Committee opinions: Opinion (ENVI), Opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (DEVE)
Timeline
Newest first.
Other steps 1 step
9 July 2026
Sent back to committee
Parliament referred the text back to the committee to reconsider it instead of adopting it.
Plenary stage 2 steps
9 July 2026
Plenary vote
2 July 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps
24 June 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
27 April 2026
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
27 April 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.
14 April 2026
DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
20 March 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
19 January 2026
Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development), INTA (International Trade), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0385(COD)