Plenary report, 20 October 2025
On the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution
Report A-10-2025-0203 · (09047/1/2025 – C100234/2025 – 2023/0373(COD))
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety · Rapporteur: César Luena
- Voted on Thursday, 23 October 2025 · Approved without a vote · See the decision →
- Where the law stands · dossier 2023/0373 →
AI:In short
Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on a regulation preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution. The act is adopted in accordance with the Council position.
Position. The committee recommends approving the Council position at first reading without amendments.
Key points
- Approves the Council position at first reading.
- Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position.
Legal basis. Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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Full text
Draft european parliament legislative resolution 17 paragraphs
(09047/1/2025 – C100234/2025 – 2023/0373(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
The European Parliament,
–having regard to the Council position at first reading (09047/1/2025 – C100234/2025),
–having regard to the reasoned opinion submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Italian Chamber of Deputies, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,
–having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 February 2024,
–having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 18 April 2024,
–having regard to its position at first reading on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0645),
–having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
–having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure,
–having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,
–having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (A10-0203/2025),
Read the rest (5 paragraphs)
1.Approves the Council position at first reading;
2.Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;
3.Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
4.Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;
5.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Short justification 1 paragraph
The Council position at first reading reflects the agreement reached between Parliament and the Council in interinstitutional negotiations at early second-reading stage.
Annex: declaration of input 1 paragraph
The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not include in his report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed 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 | Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution | |
| References | 09047/1/2025 – C10-0234/2025 – 2023/0373(COD) | |
| Date of Parliament’s first reading – P number | 23.4.2024 T9-0307/2024 | |
| Draft act considered at first reading | COM(2023)0645 - C9-0378/2023 | |
| Receipt of Council position at first reading announced in plenary | 9.10.2025 | |
| Committee(s) responsible Date announced in plenary | ENVI 9.10.2025 | |
| Rapporteurs Date appointed | César Luena 12.9.2024 | |
| Discussed in committee | 6.2.2025 | 23.4.2025 |
| Date adopted | 20.10.2025 | |
| Result of final vote | +: –: 0: | 70 4 10 |
| Members present for the final vote | Grégory Allione, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Anja Arndt, Thomas Bajada, Barbara Bonte, Stine Bosse, Delara Burkhardt, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Pascal Canfin, Laurent Castillo, Mohammed Chahim, Christophe Clergeau, Ivan David, Ondřej Dostál, Viktória Ferenc, Emma Fourreau, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Heléne Fritzon, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Martin Günther, Roman Haider, Esther Herranz García, Martin Hojsík, Pär Holmgren, Romana Jerković, Marc Jongen, Radan Kanev, Ondřej Knotek, Stefan Köhler, Ewa Kopacz, András Tivadar Kulja, Javi López, César Luena, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Ignazio Roberto Marino, Alessandra Moretti, Rasmus Nordqvist, Jutta Paulus, Jessica Polfjärd, Massimiliano Salini, Oliver Schenk, Lena Schilling, Günther Sidl, Jonas Sjöstedt, Sander Smit, Susana Solís Pérez, Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Zala Tomašič, Dimitris Tsiodras, Ana Vasconcelos, Aurelijus Veryga, Kristian Vigenin, Alexandr Vondra, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Tiemo Wölken | |
| Substitutes present for the final vote | Li Andersson, Hildegard Bentele, Sergio Berlato, Per Clausen, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Nikolas Farantouris, Martin Häusling, Paolo Inselvini, Pierre Jouvet, Nora Junco García, Seán Kelly, Kateřina Konečná, Norbert Lins, Matteo Ricci, Kai Tegethoff, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Andrea Wechsler | |
| Members under Rule 216(7) present for the final vote | Maravillas Abadía Jover, Lena Düpont, Gheorghe Falcă, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Christophe Grudler, Jaroslav Knot, Camilla Laureti, Hermann Tertsch | |
| Date tabled | 20.10.2025 |
Final vote by roll call by the committee responsible 3 paragraphs
70 · For
- ECR
- Sergio Berlato, Paolo Inselvini, Nora Junco García, Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Aurelijus Veryga, Alexandr Vondra
- EPP
- Maravillas Abadía Jover, Hildegard Bentele, Laurent Castillo, Lena Düpont, Gheorghe Falcă, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Esther Herranz García, Radan Kanev, Seán Kelly, Stefan Köhler, Ewa Kopacz, András Tivadar Kulja, Norbert Lins, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Jessica Polfjärd, Massimiliano Salini, Oliver Schenk, Sander Smit, Susana Solís Pérez, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Zala Tomašič, Dimitris Tsiodras
- Patriots
- Ondřej Knotek, Jaroslav Knot
- Renew
- Grégory Allione, Stine Bosse, Pascal Canfin, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Christophe Grudler, Martin Hojsík, Ana Vasconcelos, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
- S&D
- Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Thomas Bajada, Delara Burkhardt, Mohammed Chahim, Christophe Clergeau, Heléne Fritzon, Romana Jerković, Pierre Jouvet, Camilla Laureti, Javi López, César Luena, Alessandra Moretti, Matteo Ricci, Günther Sidl, Kristian Vigenin, Tiemo Wölken
- The Left
- Li Andersson, Per Clausen, Nikolas Farantouris, Emma Fourreau, Martin Günther, Jonas Sjöstedt
- Greens
- Martin Häusling, Pär Holmgren, Ignazio Roberto Marino, Rasmus Nordqvist, Jutta Paulus, Lena Schilling, Kai Tegethoff
4 · Against
- ESN
- Anja Arndt, Ivan David, Marc Jongen
- Patriots
- Anne-Sophie Frigout
10 · Abstained
- No group
- Ondřej Dostál, Kateřina Konečná
- EPP
- Andrea Wechsler
- Patriots
- Barbara Bonte, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Viktória Ferenc, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Roman Haider, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Hermann Tertsch