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Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products

Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.

Where it stands: Parliament gave its opinion on 17 June 2026. The Council takes the final decision.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 15 December 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 3 June 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 8 June 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 17 June 2026
  5. 5 Adopted by the Council
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
ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs
Rapporteur
Tomáš KUBÍN PfE
Shadow rapporteurs
Marco FALCONE PPECésar LUENA S&DFrancesco VENTOLA ECRBilly KELLEHER RenewRasmus ANDRESEN Verts/ALEGaetano PEDULLA' The LeftRada LAYKOVA 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

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0212/2026 17 June 2026 ✦ Parliament approves the Commission proposal, as amended, on general arrangements for excise duty on tobacco and related products. It calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly and on the Council to notify Parliament if it departs from the text.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0160/2026 8 June 2026 ✦ Parliament approves the Commission proposal as amended, adding new excise duty categories to guide levels for private acquisitions and adjusting guide levels for tobacco and related products.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (ECON) 5 March 2026 ✦ This draft report proposes amendments to the Commission's proposal for a Council directive on excise duty for tobacco and tobacco-related products. It approves the proposal as amended, adding new product categories to guide levels and adjusting taxation rules.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The amendment introduces specific quantity limits for tobacco products in Article 32(3)(a). see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Adds two new recitals requiring new tobacco categories to be included in guide levels and aligned with existing ones. The other change is wording: a rapporteur's note is replaced by a formal footnote placeholder. 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

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 17 June 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 17 June 2026 📄 Adopted text TA10-0212/2026📄 Report A10-0160/2026
    Adopted Adopted narrowly
    For 325 Against 304 Abstained 29

    Final vote at 14:01 · 49% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 4 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 4 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    2. Amendment 4 to Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 14:00 A10-0160/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Article 1, § 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 – Article 32 – § 3 – point a – Am 4
    Rejected
    3. Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020 — part 262 Article 1, § 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262 - Article 32 – § 3 – point a
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    4. Final vote 14:01 A10-0160/2026 – Tomáš Kubín – Commission proposal to the Council
    Adopted
  3. 10 June 2026 4 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

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

    📄 Amendments 1–3📄 Amendment 4
  4. 8 June 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0160/2026
  5. Committee stage
  6. 3 June 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

    ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  7. 15 April 2026 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (ECON)
  8. 5 March 2026 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (ECON)
  9. 15 December 2025 Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.