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Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) and repealing Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009

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: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 8 May 2024 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 15 December 2022
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 12 October 2023
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 23 October 2023
  4. ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 11 January 2024
  5. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 13 March 2024
  6. ✓ Published as law 8 May 2024
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Rapporteur
Alexandr VONDRA ECR
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #197483 IDJens GIESEKE PPEMEP #96725 Verts/ALEMEP #197571 The LeftChristel SCHALDEMOSE S&DSusana SOLÍS PÉREZ Renew
For opinion
TRAN — Transport and Tourism · rapporteur MEP #33982 PPEIMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection · rapporteur MEP #4560 PPE

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 8 May 2024 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. 24 April 2024 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

  4. Plenary stage
  5. Adopted Adopted by a clear majority
    For 297 Against 190 Abstained 37

    Final vote on the provisional agreement at 17:04 · 57% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  6. 13 March 2024 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

  7. Negotiations with the Council
  8. 11 January 2024 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

  9. 9 November 2023 Parliament opened negotiations with the Council

    After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

  10. Plenary stage
  11. 8 November 2023 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

  12. 23 October 2023 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

  13. Committee stage
  14. 12 October 2023 Committee vote: report adopted

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  15. 19 July 2023 ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

  16. 19 July 2023 TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

  17. 18 July 2023 IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

  18. 26 May 2023 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

  19. 15 May 2023 Draft opinion from TRAN (Transport and Tourism)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

  20. 3 May 2023 Draft opinion from IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

  21. 28 April 2023 Draft opinion from ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

  22. 15 December 2022 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; TRAN (Transport and Tourism), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) give an opinion.