Detergents and surfactants, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
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 2 March 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 18 December 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 19 January 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 19 January 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Voted 22 January 2026
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 15 July 2025
- ✓ Published as law 2 March 2026
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
- Rapporteurs
- Manuela RIPA Verts/ALEMajdouline SBAI Verts/ALE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #243979 PPEChristel SCHALDEMOSE S&DMEP #124936 S&DMartin HOJSÍK RenewAlexandr VONDRA ECRMEP #192635 IDAnja HAZEKAMP The Left
- For opinion
- ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy
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)
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
- 2 March 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 11 February 2026 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 22 January 2026 Plenary vote
- 19 January 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 19 January 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 18 December 2025 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) gives an opinion.
- 12 December 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 15 July 2025 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 10 June 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 6 May 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 28 January 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- Plenary stage
- 27 February 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 544 Against 6 Abstained 78
Final vote at 12:30 · 87% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 26 February 2024 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 16 February 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 14 February 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 24 January 2024 IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 13 November 2023 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.
- 2 October 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 1 June 2023 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) gives an opinion.