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Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus

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 June 2025 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 10 March 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 15 May 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 16 May 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 22 May 2025
  5. ✓ Negotiations with the Council
  6. ✓ Published as law 20 June 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
INTA — International Trade
Rapporteur
Inese VAIDERE PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Francisco ASSIS S&DEmmanouil FRAGKOS ECRĽubica KARVAŠOVÁ RenewMarkéta GREGOROVÁ Verts/ALEDanilo DELLA VALLE The LeftMarkus BUCHHEIT ESN
For opinion
AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Veronika VRECIONOVÁ ECR

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 TA10-0109/2025 22 May 2025 ✦ Parliament's position on a regulation modifying customs duties on imports of certain goods from Russia and Belarus. It raises duties on agricultural products, fertilisers and certain other goods.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0087/2025 16 May 2025 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation modifies customs duties on imports of certain goods from Russia and Belarus, covering fertilisers and remaining agricultural products.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (INTA) 12 March 2025 ✦ The draft report approves the Commission proposal to modify customs duties on certain goods from Russia and Belarus, aiming to reduce economic dependence and prevent circumvention.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in formal points: the report's explanatory text is replaced by the final act's title and reference. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The versions differ only in wording: one term is corrected from "importers" to "exporters". see the changes →

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

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. 20 June 2025 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. 17 June 2025 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

  4. Plenary stage
  5. 22 May 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 22 May 2025 📄 Adopted text TA10-0109/2025📄 Report A10-0087/2025
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 411 Against 100 Abstained 78

    Final vote at 12:17 · 70% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 6 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 6 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 6 to Article 2, après le paragraph 2 12:16 A10-0087/2025 - Inese Vaidere - Article 2, après le § 2 - Am 6
    Rejected
    2. Amendment 5, adding text after recital 5 12:16 A10-0087/2025 - Inese Vaidere - Après le considérant 5 - Am 5
    Rejected
    3. Amendment 2, adding text after recital 10 12:17 A10-0087/2025 - Inese Vaidere - Après le considérant 10 - Am 2
    Rejected
    4. Amendment 4, adding text after recital 10 12:17 A10-0087/2025 - Inese Vaidere - Après le considérant 10 - Am 4
    Rejected
    5. Amendment 3, adding text after recital 11 12:17 A10-0087/2025 - Inese Vaidere - Après le considérant 11 - Am 3
    Rejected
    6. Final vote 12:17 A10-0087/2025 - Inese Vaidere - Proposition de la Commission
    Adopted
  6. 19 May 2025 1 amendment tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendment 1
  7. 16 May 2025 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0087/2025
  8. Committee stage
  9. 15 May 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  10. 5 May 2025 AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (AGRI)
  11. 11 April 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of INTA (International Trade) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (INTA)
  12. 18 March 2025 Draft opinion from AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (AGRI)
  13. 12 March 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (INTA)
  14. 10 March 2025 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) gives an opinion.