Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on mercury as regards dental amalgam and other mercury-added products subject to manufacturing, import and export restrictions
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 10 July 2024 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 11 September 2023
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 11 January 2024
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 12 January 2024
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 11 March 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 April 2024
- ✓ Published as law 10 July 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. 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 #197427 PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Heléne FRITZON S&DAlexandr VONDRA ECRMEP #247122 RenewTilly METZ Verts/ALEMEP #197571 The Left
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
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
- 10 July 2024 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 13 June 2024 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 10 April 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 575 Against 12 Abstained 38
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 18:39 · 92% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- Negotiations with the Council
- 11 March 2024 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 17 January 2024 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
- 17 January 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 550 Against 14 Abstained 64
Final vote at 12:21 · 88% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 7 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. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible - separate voteAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 1, point a Regulation (EU) 2017/852 Article 10, paragraph 2 a, after subparagraph 1Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded4. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 1, point b Regulation (EU) 2017/852 Article 10, paragraph 7, after subparagraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Amendment 16, adding text after recital 4 12:21 A9-0002/2024 – Marlene Mortler – After recital 4 – Am 16AdoptedAdopted7. Referral back to committee Referral back (Rule 59(4) of the Rules of Procedure)AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded - 12 January 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 11 January 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 24 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.
- 11 September 2023 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.