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Ordinary legislative procedure First reading

Amending Regulations (EC) No 561/2006, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2019/2144 and (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the simplification of technical requirements and testing procedures for motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 70/157/EEC and Regulation No 540/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council

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: In committee: TRAN (Transport and Tourism) is preparing the report.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 9 February 2026
  2. 2 Committee work TRAN (Transport and Tourism) preparing the report
  3. 3 Tabled for plenary
  4. 4 Plenary vote
  5. 5 Negotiations with the Council
  6. 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
Rapporteurs
Michael BLOSS Verts/ALEAndreas SCHWAB PPEMerja KYLLÖNEN The Left
Shadow rapporteurs
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS Verts/ALEZala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ PPEChristel SCHALDEMOSE S&DAntonín STANĚK PfEAlexandr VONDRA ECRKatri KULMUNI RenewJonas SJÖSTEDT The LeftFrançois KALFON S&DElisabeth DIERINGER PfEStefano CAVEDAGNA ECRNikola MINCHEV RenewAlice KUHNKE Verts/ALEPetr BYSTRON ESNJens GIESEKE PPEVivien COSTANZO S&DRachel BLOM PfEOndřej KRUTÍLEK ECRValérie DEVAUX RenewVolker SCHNURRBUSCH ESN
For opinion
EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy · rapporteur Giorgio GORI 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.

Timeline

  1. Committee stage
  2. 22 October 2026 Committee opinion adopted

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

  3. 26 June – 30 June 2026 Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)

    Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 CJ76-AM-789089📄 CJ76-AM-789167📄 CJ76-AM-789933
  4. 9 February 2026 Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) give an opinion.