Amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union
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 May 2026. Negotiations with the Council on a common text are under way (last trilogue 20 October 2026).
- ✓ Referred to committee 10 July 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 5 May 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 8 May 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 21 May 2026
- 5 Negotiations with the Council Trilogue 20 October 2026
- 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
- TRAN — Transport and Tourism
- Rapporteur
- Jens GIESEKE PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Sérgio GONÇALVES S&DRachel BLOM PfEOndřej KRUTÍLEK ECRAsger CHRISTENSEN RenewTilly METZ Verts/ALEElena KOUNTOURA The LeftVolker SCHNURRBUSCH ESN
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 Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Extends mandatory periodic testing to motorcycles above 125 cm³ and wheeled tractors, while removing L-category vehicles from scope. Introduces mandatory roadside inspection targets for light commercial vehicles, with phased percentages and derogations for remote sensing coverage. Makes remote sensing screening mandatory for Member States, with indicative results and follow-up procedures, while allowing flexibility in implementation. Adds requirements for odometer recording by service providers, access to odometer history for buyers, and Commission reviews of data effectiveness. Other changes are formal or wording: updated references, renumbering, and minor textual 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
- 20 October 2026 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 2 July 2026 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 21 May 2026 Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council
Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
- Plenary stage
- 21 May 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 369 Against 126 Abstained 84
Decision to open negotiations with the Council at 13:25 · 64% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 8 May 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 5 May 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
TRAN (Transport and Tourism) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 21 January – 28 January 2026 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of TRAN (Transport and Tourism) proposed changes to the draft.
- 15 December 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in TRAN (Transport and Tourism). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 10 July 2025 Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.