Plenary report, 3 July 2025
On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies
Report A-10-2025-0134 · (COM(2025)0258 – C100089/2025 – 2025/0129(COD))
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety · Rapporteur: Antonio Decaro
- Voted on Thursday, 10 July 2025 · Passed 542 for, 97 against, 12 abstained · See the decision →
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AI:In short
Parliament adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on battery due diligence obligations for economic operators.
Position. The Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety proposes that Parliament adopt its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal unchanged.
Key points
- Parliament approves the Commission proposal without amendments, maintaining the existing obligations for economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies.
Who is affected
Legal basis. Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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Full text
Draft european parliament legislative resolution 12 paragraphs
(COM(2025)0258 – C100089/2025 – 2025/0129(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
–having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0258),
–having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C100089/2025),
–having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
–having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 June 2025,
–having regard to Rule 60 of its Rules of Procedure,
–having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (A10-0134/2025),
1.Adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal;
2.Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;
4.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Annex: entities or persons from whom the rapporteur has received input 1 paragraph
The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not receive input from any entity or person to be mentioned in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.
Procedure pages
How the committees handled the text, and how their members voted on it.
Procedure – committee responsible 1 paragraph
| Title | Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies | |
| References | COM(2025)0258 – C10-0089/2025 – 2025/0129(COD) | |
| Date submitted to Parliament | 21.5.2025 | |
| Committee(s) responsible Date announced in plenary | ENVI 16.6.2025 | |
| Committees asked for opinions Date announced in plenary | ITRE 16.6.2025 | IMCO 16.6.2025 |
| Not delivering opinions Date of decision | ITRE 25.6.2025 | IMCO 25.6.2025 |
| Rapporteurs Date appointed | Antonio Decaro 4.6.2025 | |
| Simplified procedure - date of decision | 4.6.2025 | |
| Date adopted | 3.7.2025 | |
| Result of final vote | +: –: 0: | 69 6 2 |
| Members present for the final vote | Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Pascal Arimont, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Anja Arndt, Thomas Bajada, Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Pascal Canfin, Laurent Castillo, Mohammed Chahim, Christophe Clergeau, Annalisa Corrado, Antonio Decaro, Ondřej Dostál, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Andreas Glück, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Esther Herranz García, Ewa Kopacz, András Tivadar Kulja, Katri Kulmuni, Peter Liese, César Luena, Catarina Martins, Dolors Montserrat, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Jacek Ozdoba, Michele Picaro, Jessica Polfjärd, Carola Rackete, Oliver Schenk, Jonas Sjöstedt, Sander Smit, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Beatrice Timgren, Flavio Tosi, Dimitris Tsiodras, Ana Vasconcelos, Aurelijus Veryga, Kristian Vigenin, Michal Wiezik, Anna Zalewska | |
| Substitutes present for the final vote | Li Andersson, Daniel Buda, Stefano Cavedagna, Susanna Ceccardi, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Geadis Geadi, Nicolás González Casares, Nora Junco García, Billy Kelleher, Seán Kelly, Norbert Lins, Victor Negrescu, Valentina Palmisano, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Elena Sancho Murillo, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Anna Stürgkh, Bruno Tobback, Laurence Trochu, Roberto Vannacci, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik | |
| Members under Rule 216(7) present for the final vote | Barry Cowen, Elisabeth Dieringer, Mélanie Disdier, Evin Incir, Liudas Mažylis, Aleksandar Nikolic, Volker Schnurrbusch, Petra Steger, Matej Tonin, Ivaylo Valchev, Lucia Yar | |
| Date tabled | 3.7.2025 |
Final vote by roll call by the committee responsible 3 paragraphs
69 · For
- ECR
- Stefano Cavedagna, Geadis Geadi, Nora Junco García, Jacek Ozdoba, Michele Picaro, Beatrice Timgren, Laurence Trochu, Ivaylo Valchev, Aurelijus Veryga, Anna Zalewska
- ESN
- Anja Arndt, Volker Schnurrbusch, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik
- No group
- Ondřej Dostál
- EPP
- Pascal Arimont, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Daniel Buda, Laurent Castillo, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Esther Herranz García, Seán Kelly, Ewa Kopacz, András Tivadar Kulja, Peter Liese, Norbert Lins, Liudas Mažylis, Dolors Montserrat, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Jessica Polfjärd, Oliver Schenk, Sander Smit, Matej Tonin, Flavio Tosi, Dimitris Tsiodras
- Patriots
- Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Elisabeth Dieringer, Mélanie Disdier, Aleksandar Nikolic, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Petra Steger, Sebastiaan Stöteler
- Renew
- Pascal Canfin, Barry Cowen, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Andreas Glück, Billy Kelleher, Katri Kulmuni, Anna Stürgkh, Ana Vasconcelos, Michal Wiezik, Lucia Yar
- S&D
- Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Thomas Bajada, Mohammed Chahim, Christophe Clergeau, Annalisa Corrado, Antonio Decaro, Nicolás González Casares, Evin Incir, César Luena, Victor Negrescu, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Bruno Tobback, Kristian Vigenin
6 · Against
- EPP
- Ingeborg Ter Laak
- The Left
- Li Andersson, Catarina Martins, Valentina Palmisano, Carola Rackete, Jonas Sjöstedt
2 · Abstained
- Patriots
- Susanna Ceccardi, Roberto Vannacci