Packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC
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 22 January 2025 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 13 March 2023
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 October 2023
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 6 November 2023
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 19 March 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 24 April 2024
- ✓ Published as law 22 January 2025
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
- MEP #4253 Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Massimiliano SALINI PPESilvia SARDONE IDDelara BURKHARDT S&DPietro FIOCCHI ECRMEP #197889 Verts/ALEMEP #136236 The Left
- For opinion
- JURI — Legal Affairs AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Salvatore DE MEO 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
Committee opinions: Opinion (IMCO),Draft opinion (IMCO),Draft opinion (AGRI),Opinion (AGRI),Draft opinion (ITRE),Opinion (ITRE)
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
- Outcome
- 22 January 2025 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 19 December 2024 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 24 April 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 476 Against 129 Abstained 24
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 13:36 · 76% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 6 ballots in voting order
1. Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative actRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Final vote on the provisional agreement 13:36 A9-0319/2023 - Frédérique Ries - Accord provisoire - Am 532Adopted3. Final vote Text as a wholeNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Final vote Text as a wholeNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Final vote Text as a wholeNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter. - Negotiations with the Council
- 19 March 2024 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 22 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”).
- Plenary stage
- 22 November 2023 Plenary vote
- 21 November 2023 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 6 November 2023 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 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.
- 19 July 2023 AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 19 July 2023 ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 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.
- 2 May 2023 Draft opinion from IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 25 April 2023 Draft opinion from ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 11 April 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 4 April 2023 Draft opinion from AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 13 March 2023 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.