Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt 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
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 31 May 2024 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 25 January 2024
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 7 March 2024
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 8 March 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 April 2024
- ✓ Adopted by the Council 31 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
- MEP #35016 ID
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #96747 PPECostas MAVRIDES S&DEmmanouil FRAGKOS ECRJérémy DECERLE RenewSaskia BRICMONT Verts/ALEMEP #24505 The Left
- For opinion
- AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Norbert LINS 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
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
- 31 May 2024 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- Plenary stage
- 10 April 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 493 Against 5 Abstained 107
Final vote on the draft Council decision at 19:14 · 81% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 8 March 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 7 March 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 25 January 2024 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) gives an opinion.
- 7 December 2023 Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 5 December 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.