Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution
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 26 November 2025 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 9 October 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 20 October 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 20 October 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Voted 23 October 2025
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 13 May 2025
- ✓ Published as law 26 November 2025
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
- Rapporteurs
- César LUENA S&DMEP #237224 S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Liesbet SOMMEN PPEBarbara BONTE PfEMEP #124887 ECRPietro FIOCCHI ECRKarin KARLSBRO RenewMEP #197505 RenewJutta PAULUS Verts/ALEMEP #96734 Verts/ALENikolas FARANTOURIS The LeftMEP #197827 The Left
- For opinion
- TRAN — Transport and Tourism
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
Committee opinions: Opinion (ITRE)
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
- 26 November 2025 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 12 November 2025 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 23 October 2025 Plenary vote
- 20 October 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 20 October 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 14 October 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 9 October 2025 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; TRAN (Transport and Tourism) gives an opinion.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 13 May 2025 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 8 April 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 29 January 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- Plenary stage
- 23 April 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 538 Against 32 Abstained 31
Final vote at 13:58 · 90% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 11 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. Amendment 70 13:56 A9-0148/2024 – João Albuquerque – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 70Adopted6. Amendment 96 to Article 9, paragraph 1, point b — part 1 13:57 A9-0148/2024 – João Albuquerque – Article 9, § 1, point b – Am 96/1Rejected7. Amendment 96 to Article 9, paragraph 1, point b — part 2 13:57 A9-0148/2024 – João Albuquerque – Article 9, § 1, point b – Am 96/2Rejected8. Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1, point bAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded9. Amendment 95 to Article 16, paragraph 4 13:57 A9-0148/2024 – João Albuquerque – Article 16, § 4 – Am 95DRejected10. Amendment 97, adding text after recital 15 13:58 A9-0148/2024 – João Albuquerque – After recital 15 – Am 97RejectedAdopted - 22 April 2024 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 22 March 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 19 March 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 14 February 2024 ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 17 January 2024 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.
- 6 December 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 23 November 2023 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; TRAN (Transport and Tourism) gives an opinion.