Where the law stands, Dossier 2026/2633(DEA)
Catches of porpoise in the Baltic Sea
Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 as regards the establishment of measures to ensure compliance with existing mitigation measures to reduce incidental catches of the resident population of the Baltic Proper harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Baltic Sea
Scrutiny of a delegated act · First reading
The Commission adopted a technical rule under powers delegated by an EU law. Parliament can object within a deadline; an adopted objection stops the rule.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament rejected the objection on 17 June 2026 — the Commission measure goes ahead.
- Referred to committee(done) 11 March 2026
- Committee work(done)
- Tabled for plenary(done)
- Plenary vote(done) Rejected 17 June 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) No text adopted
Decided in plenary
17 June 2026 · decision 9
Agriculture, food & fisheries, Objection to a Commission measure
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act
Catches of porpoise in the Baltic Sea
Objection failed On the objection: 223 for · 327 against · 24 abstained by a clear majority
Electronic vote: totals recorded, but not how each MEP voted.
AI summary:The Commission proposed a delegated regulation adding monitoring and reporting duties for small fishing vessels to cut accidental catches of Baltic Proper harbour porpoises.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Fisheries
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Piotr Müller (ECR), Stephen Nikola Bartulica (ECR)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Tabled for plenary· 9 Jun 2026
Motion for a resolution B10-0274/2026
AI summary:Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation that would impose vessel tracking and reporting duties on small fishing boats to protect the Baltic Proper harbour porpoise.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 1 step
17 June 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Jun 2026 Motion for a resolution B10-0274/2026
Committee stage 1 step
11 March 2026
Referred to the PECH (Fisheries) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2026/2633(DEA)