Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013
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 19 September 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 14 September 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 14 September 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 14 September 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Voted 16 September 2026
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 16 April 2026
- ✓ Published as law 19 September 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
- IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- Rapporteurs
- MEP #124988 PPEDirk GOTINK PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Maria GRAPINI S&DMEP #229519 RenewVirginie JORON PfEDenis NESCI ECRAnna CAVAZZINI Verts/ALEJeannette BALJEU RenewKim VAN SPARRENTAK Verts/ALELeila CHAIBI The LeftMEP #197527 The LeftArno BAUSEMER ESNMEP #35016 ID
- For opinion
- BUDG — Budgets · rapporteur MEP #96899 PPECONT — Budgetary Control · rapporteur MEP #112611 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: Draft opinion (BUDG),Draft opinion (INTA),Opinion (BUDG),Opinion (INTA),Opinion (CONT),Draft opinion (CONT)
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
- 19 September 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 16 September 2026 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 16 September 2026 Plenary vote
- 14 September 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 14 September 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 14 September 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 14 September 2026 Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; BUDG (Budgets), CONT (Budgetary Control) give an opinion.
- 4 September 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 16 April 2026 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 26 March 2026 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 10 December 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 20 November 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 15 October 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 8 July 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- Plenary stage
- 13 March 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 486 Against 19 Abstained 97
Final vote at 12:39 · 81% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 12 ballots in voting order
1. Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectivelyAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 1, point 12RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 1, point 13RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 1, after point 15RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Separate vote on Article 21, paragraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Separate vote on Article 27, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 and 2AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Separate vote on Article 27, paragraph 1, subparagraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded8. Separate vote on Article 27, paragraph 1, subparagraph 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded9. Separate vote on Article 27, paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Separate vote on Article 31, paragraph 3,after subparagraph 1AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Amendment 299, adding text before Article 147 12:39 A9-0065/2024 – Deirdre Clune – Before Article 147 – Am 299RejectedAdopted - 28 February 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 22 February 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 24 January 2024 INTA (International Trade) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 23 January 2024 CONT (Budgetary Control) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 11 January 2024 BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 16 November 2023 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) proposed changes to the draft.
- 30 October 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 19 October 2023 Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; BUDG (Budgets), CONT (Budgetary Control) give an opinion.