Amending Council Decision 89/367/EEC setting up a Standing Forestry Committee
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 position on 21 October 2025. Negotiations with the Council on a common text are under way.
- ✓ Referred to committee 26 February 2024
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 23 September 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 1 October 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 21 October 2025
- 5 Negotiations with the Council Talks opened 21 October 2025
- 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
- ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- Rapporteurs
- Emma YTTERELL RenewPekka TOVERI PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Alexander BERNHUBER PPEMarta TEMIDO S&DMireia BORRÁS PABÓN PfEMaria OHISALO Verts/ALEPer CLAUSEN The LeftMaria GRAPINI S&DMarie DAUCHY PfEAnna ZALEWSKA ECRElsi KATAINEN RenewMartin HÄUSLING Verts/ALELuke Ming FLANAGAN 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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The only substantive change clarifies the Commission's duty to consider and respond to expert group opinions. Other changes are formal or wording: removing a consultation, adding footnotes, and punctuation adjustments. see the changes →
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
- Negotiations with the Council
- 21 October 2025 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
- 21 October 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a small majorityFor 327 Against 256 Abstained 58
Final vote at 13:31 · 51% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 12 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. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 3; Council Decision 89/367/EEC – Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point aAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 3; Council Decision 89/367/EEC – Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point aNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.4. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 3; Council Decision 89/367/EEC – Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point bAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 3; Council Decision 89/367/EEC – Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point bNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.6. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 3; Council Decision 89/367/EEC – Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point bNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.7. Amendment 22 to Article 1 13:30 A10-0175/2025 – Emma Wiesner, Pekka Toveri – Article 1 – § 1 – point 3; Council Decision 89/367/EEC – Article 2 – paragraph 2 – after point d – Am 22Rejected8. Amendment 19, adding text after citation 4 13:31 A10-0175/2025 – Emma Wiesner, Pekka Toveri – After citation 4 – Am 19RejectedRejected10. Separate vote on recital 2AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted12. Referral back to committee 13:32 A10-0175/2025 – Emma Wiesner, Pekka Toveri – Request for referral back (Rule 60(4))Adopted - 14 October – 17 October 2025 22 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 1 October 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 23 September 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 24 February 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
- 22 January 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 26 February 2024 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.