Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. Ordinary legislative procedure First reading
Combating late payment in commercial transactions
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: Parliament adopted its first-reading position on 23 April 2024. Next: negotiations with the Council, unless the Council accepts Parliament’s text as it stands.
- ✓ Referred to committee 2 October 2023
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 20 March 2024
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 25 March 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 23 April 2024
- 5 Negotiations with the Council
- 6 Published as law
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 #96776 RenewIvars IJABS Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Regina DOHERTY PPEMEP #4560 PPETsvetelina PENKOVA S&DJorge MARTÍN FRÍAS PfEReinis POZŅAKS ECRMEP #204420 Verts/ALEMEP #197767 ECRReinier VAN LANSCHOT Verts/ALEVirginie JORON IDMEP #130833 The Left
- For opinion
- JURI — Legal Affairs ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy
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 TA9-0299/2024 23 April 2024 ✦ Parliament's amended version of a proposed regulation on combating late payment in commercial transactions replaces Directive 2011/7/EU.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0156/2024 25 March 2024 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on combating late payment in commercial transactions sets a maximum payment period of 30 calendar days, extendable to 60 days by agreement and to 120 days for slow-moving or seasonal goods.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (IMCO) 14 November 2023 ✦ This is the rapporteur's draft report on the Commission proposal for a regulation on combating late payment in commercial transactions. It adopts a first-reading position with 25 amendments to the proposal.
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
- Plenary stage
- 23 April 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 459 Against 96 Abstained 54
Final vote at 13:48 · 75% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 43 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. 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 recorded4. 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 recorded5. 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 recorded6. 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 recorded7. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 3, after point aRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded8. Amendment 109 to Article 1, paragraph 3, after point c 13:41 A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – Article 1, § 3, after point c – Am 109AdoptedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.10. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 3, after point cNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Amendment 94 to Article 2, paragraph 1, after point 9 13:41 A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – Article 2, § 1, after point 9 – Am 94Adopted12. Amendments 104 + 110 (voted as one) to Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 — part 1 13:41 A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – Article 3, § 1 and after § 1 – Am 104CP1= 110CP1=Rejected13. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded14. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded15. Amendments 104 + 110 (voted as one) to Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 — part 2 13:42 A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – Article 3, § 1 and after § 1 – Am 104CP2= 110CP2=Rejected16. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded20. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded21. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded22. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded23. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 3Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded24. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded25. Amendments 106 + 112 (voted as one) to Article 4 13:45 A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – Article 4 – Am 106D= 112D=Rejected26. Separate vote on Article 4RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded27. Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded28. Separate vote on Article 8, paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded29. Separate vote on Article 13RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded30. Separate vote on Article 13AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded31. Separate vote on Article 13, paragraph 5RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded32. Separate vote on Article 13, paragraph 5AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded33. Separate vote on Article 15RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded34. Separate vote on Article 15AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded35. Separate vote on Article 20, paragraph 3Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded36. Amendment 92, adding text after recital 9 13:47 A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – After recital 9 – Am 92Adopted37. Separate vote on recital 11RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded38. Separate vote on recital 11AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded39. Vote on text inserted after recital 11RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded40. Separate vote on recital 14RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded41. Vote on text inserted after recital 27AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded42. Vote on text inserted after recital 27Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted - 25 March 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 20 March 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 15 December – 18 December 2023 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) proposed changes to the draft.
- 14 November 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 2 October 2023 Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) give an opinion.