Approval of amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement
Parliament is asked to approve a decision — typically an international agreement — which it can accept or reject but not amend.
Where it stands: Parliament gave its consent on 29 April 2026. The Council can now conclude the act.
- ✓ Referred to committee 12 March 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 19 March 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 20 March 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 29 April 2026
- 5 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. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- INTA — International Trade
- Rapporteur
- Bernd LANGE 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
Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 29 April 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 601 Against 13 Abstained 34
Final vote on the draft Council decision at 14:29 · 93% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 20 March 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 19 March 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 12 March 2026 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
- 6 January 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.