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Parliament’s vote records list this file as 2023/0222R; its procedure register has it as 2023/0222(NLE).

Non-legislative procedure

Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and timber products to the European Union (FLEGT)

A decision the Council takes on its own. Depending on the Treaty article, Parliament either gives its consent — accepting or rejecting the text without amending it — or is consulted and gives an opinion.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 27 May 2024 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 14 March 2024
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 7 March 2024
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 20 March 2024
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 April 2024
  5. ✓ Adopted by the Council 27 May 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. 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
Karin KARLSBRO Renew
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #35016 IDJörgen WARBORN PPEMEP #124735 S&DDominik TARCZYŃSKI ECRMEP #2054 Verts/ALEMEP #24505 The Left
For opinion
DEVE — Development · rapporteur MEP #124739 S&D

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 TA9-0208/2024 10 April 2024 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and timber products to the European Union (FLEGT).⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0136/2024 20 March 2024 ✦ Parliament's committee report asks Parliament to give its consent to the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Côte d'Ivoire on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and timber products (FLEGT).⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (INTA) 8 November 2023 ✦ This is a draft report by the Committee on International Trade on the proposed conclusion of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Côte d'Ivoire on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament give its consent to the agreement.

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

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. 27 May 2024 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 10 April 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 10 April 2024 📄 Adopted text TA9-0208/2024📄 Report A9-0136/2024
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 585 Against 10 Abstained 20

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 19:13 · 95% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  5. 20 March 2024 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A9-0136/2024
  6. Committee stage
  7. 14 March 2024 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development) gives an opinion.

  8. 7 March 2024 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  9. 7 December 2023 DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (DEVE)
  10. 8 November 2023 Draft report published

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

    📄 Draft report (INTA)
  11. 8 November 2023 Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (DEVE)