Chemical submission: addressing its consequences on women's rights and safety in the EU
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: In committee: FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) is preparing the report (draft published 24 September 2026).
- ✓ Referred to committee 21 May 2026
- 2 Committee work FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) preparing the report
- 3 Tabled for plenary
- 4 Plenary vote
- 5 Parliament’s position
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 adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- FEMM — Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
- Rapporteur
- Emma RAFOWICZ S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Verena MERTENS PPEMathilde ANDROUËT PfEAssita KANKO ECRValérie DEVAUX RenewKatrin LANGENSIEPEN Verts/ALEHanna GEDIN The Left
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
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
- Committee stage
- 20 October 2026 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) proposed changes to the draft.
- 24 September 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 21 May 2026 Referred to the FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.