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Non-legislative procedure

Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

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 19 July 2024 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 22 April 2024
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 18 April 2024
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 19 April 2024
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 24 April 2024
  5. ✓ Adopted by the Council 19 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. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Rapporteur
MEP #197805 The Left
For opinion
PECH — Fisheries · rapporteur MEP #197441 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 TA9-0337/2024 24 April 2024 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0177/2024 19 April 2024 ✦ Parliament's committee report asks Parliament to give its consent to the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (ENVI) 22 March 2024 ✦ This is the rapporteur's draft report on the proposal for a Council decision to conclude, on behalf of the EU, the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.

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

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. 19 July 2024 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 24 April 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 24 April 2024 📄 Adopted text TA9-0337/2024📄 Report A9-0177/2024
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 556 Against 36 Abstained 38

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 13:55 · 88% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  5. Committee stage
  6. 22 April 2024 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; PECH (Fisheries) gives an opinion.

  7. Plenary stage
  8. 19 April 2024 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A9-0177/2024
  9. Committee stage
  10. 18 April 2024 Committee vote: report adopted

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  11. 22 March 2024 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (ENVI)
  12. 20 March 2024 PECH (Fisheries) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (PECH)
  13. 23 January 2024 Draft opinion from PECH (Fisheries)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (PECH)