Cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain
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 20 March 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 20 January 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 15 July 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 30 July 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 12 February 2026
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Trilogue 12 November 2025
- ✓ Published as law 20 March 2026
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
- AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development
- Rapporteur
- Stefano BONACCINI S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PPEValérie DELOGE PfEWaldemar BUDA ECRValérie HAYER RenewMartin HÄUSLING Verts/ALELuke Ming FLANAGAN The Left
- For opinion
- IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection · rapporteur Adnan DIBRANI 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
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (IMCO),Opinion (IMCO)
Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph.
Timeline
- Outcome
- 20 March 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 11 March 2026 Signature
- Plenary stage
- 12 February 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 12 February 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 555 Against 0 Abstained 26
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 12:19 · 96% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 12 February 2026 Plenary decision
- Plenary stage
- 3 February – 6 February 2026 85 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 12 November 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 16 October 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 11 September 2025 Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council
Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (a "trilogue").
- Plenary stage
- 11 September 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted
- 30 July 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 15 July 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 26 June 2025 IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 20 May 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) proposed changes to the draft.
- 28 April 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 20 March 2025 Draft opinion from IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 20 January 2025 Referred to the AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) gives an opinion.