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Ordinary legislative procedure First reading

Establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals

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 6 December 2024 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 1 February 2023
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 October 2023
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 3 November 2023
  4. ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 11 March 2024
  5. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 April 2024
  6. ✓ Published as law 6 December 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
Lídia PEREIRA PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Catherine GRISET IDVille NIINISTÖ Verts/ALEMEP #197817 The LeftTiemo WÖLKEN S&DAnna ZALEWSKA ECREmma YTTERELL Renew

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

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA9-0195/2024 10 April 2024 ✦ Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a regulation establishing a Union certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products.⇄ what changed Adopted by Parliament Adopted text TA9-0402/2023 21 November 2023 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation establishes a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0329/2023 3 November 2023 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal sets up a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals, carbon farming and carbon storage in products.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (ENVI) 10 May 2023 ✦ This is the rapporteur's draft report on the proposed regulation establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals. It amends the Commission proposal to align definitions with IPCC standards, add rules on monitoring, validity, expiry and liability, and require a single public Union registry.

Committee opinions: Opinion (AGRI),Draft opinion (AGRI)

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 6 December 2024 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. 27 November 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. 10 April 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 10 April 2024 📄 Adopted text TA9-0195/2024📄 Report A9-0329/2023
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 441 Against 139 Abstained 41

    Final vote on the provisional agreement at 18:42 · 71% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 2 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 2 ballots in voting order
    1. Final vote on the provisional agreement 18:42 A9-0329/2023 – Lídia Pereira – Provisional agreement – Am 158
    Adopted
    2. Commission statement
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
  6. Negotiations with the Council
  7. 11 March 2024 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

    📄 ENVI-AG-759876
  8. 21 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”).

  9. Plenary stage
  10. 21 November 2023 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 21 November 2023 📄 Adopted text TA9-0402/2023📄 Council / Commission text C9-0399/2022📄 Report A9-0329/2023
  11. 20 November 2023 Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 20 November 2023 📄 Council / Commission text C9-0399/2022📄 Report A9-0329/2023
  12. 3 November 2023 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A9-0329/2023
  13. Committee stage
  14. 24 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. 30 August 2023 AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (AGRI)
  16. 28 June 2023 Committee opinion adopted

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

    📄 ITRE-AL-746892
  17. 10 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.

    📄 Draft report (ENVI)
  18. 12 April 2023 Draft opinion from AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (AGRI)
  19. 1 February 2023 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.