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Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the People`s Republic of China pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union

Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 18 May 2026 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 27 November 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 February 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 24 February 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 26 March 2026
  5. ✓ Adopted by the Council 18 May 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. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
INTA — International Trade
Rapporteur
Jérémy DECERLE Renew
Shadow rapporteurs
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ PPEKathleen VAN BREMPT S&DHermann TERTSCH PfEDominik TARCZYŃSKI ECRMarkéta GREGOROVÁ Verts/ALEMartin SCHIRDEWAN The LeftMarkus BUCHHEIT ESN

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 TA10-0101/2026 26 March 2026 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and China modifying tariff rate quotas in the EU Schedule CLXXV due to the UK's withdrawal from the EU.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0026/2026 24 February 2026 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement with China modifying tariff rate quotas after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (INTA) 5 January 2026 ✦ The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the EU-China agreement modifying tariff rate quotas after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →

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. 18 May 2026 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 26 March 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 26 March 2026 📄 Adopted text TA10-0101/2026📄 Report A10-0026/2026
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 603 Against 3 Abstained 33

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 11:38 · 94% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  5. 24 February 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0026/2026
  6. Committee stage
  7. 24 February 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 5 January 2026 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (INTA)
  9. 27 November 2025 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

  10. 20 July 2023 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (INTA)