Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0413(NLE)
Agreement between the European Union and Canada laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument
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
Adopted by the Council
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 18 June 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 12 March 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 6 May 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 12 May 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 20 May 2026
- Adopted by the Council(done) 18 June 2026
Decided in plenary
20 May 2026 · decision 7
Foreign affairs, International agreement
EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument
Consent given 466 for · 169 against · 14 abstained by a large majority
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
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
- Industry, Research and Energy
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Renew), Borys Budka (EPP)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 20 May 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the EU–Canada Agreement setting conditions for Canadian entities and products to participate in procurement under the SAFE Instrument.
Tabled for plenary· 12 May 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Canada setting conditions for Canadian entities and products to participate in procurement under the SAFE Instrument.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
18 June 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
20 May 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 20 May 2026 Adopted text TA10-0180/2026Report A10-0144/2026
12 May 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
6 May 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
17 April 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
12 March 2026
Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0413(NLE)