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Discontinuing seasonal changes of time

Reference
2018/0332(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Parliament voted its first-reading position on 26 March 2019. Next: negotiations with the Council, unless the Council accepts Parliament’s text as it stands.
Stage
First reading
Lead committee
Transport and Tourism TRAN
More facts (5)
Rapporteur
MEP #96672
Shadow rapporteurs
7 members
Decisions in plenary
None yet
Versions
3 versions
Opinions from
PETI, ENVI, IMCO, AGRI, ITRE, JURI

Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 13 September 2018
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 4 March 2019
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 7 March 2019
  4. Plenary vote (done) Voted 26 March 2019
  5. Negotiations with the Council (to come)
  6. Published as law (to come)

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
Transport and Tourism TRAN
Rapporteur
MEP #96672 (S&D) former member
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #96922 (ALDE) former member, MEP #96694 (EFDD) former member, MEP #124748 (ENF) former member, MEP #96272 (EPP) former member, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR), MEP #183338 (Greens) former member, Merja KYLLÖNEN (GUE-NGL)
Opinion: PETI
Petitions · rapporteur MEP #96677 (ALDE) former member
Opinion: ENVI
Environment, Climate and Food Safety · rapporteur MEP #124874 (ECR) former member
Opinion: IMCO
Internal Market and Consumer Protection · rapporteur MEP #125003 (Greens) former member
Opinion: AGRI
Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur MEP #124862 (ALDE) former member
Opinion: ITRE
Industry, Research and Energy · rapporteur MEP #124809 (EPP) former member
Opinion: JURI
Legal Affairs · rapporteur MEP #96272 (EPP) former member

Decisions in plenary, 0

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

No plenary decision on this dossier is in the records yet.

Voting grid

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No roll-call vote was recorded on this dossier.

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Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament26 Mar 2019

    Adopted text TA8-0225/2019 TA-8-2019-0225

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary7 Mar 2019

    Report A8-0169/2019 A-8-2019-0169

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft18 Dec 2018

    Draft report (TRAN) TRAN-PR-632060

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA8-0225/2019: Parliament's amended version of a proposed directive would end seasonal clock changes across the Union and repeal Directive 2000/84/EC.
  • Report A8-0169/2019: Parliament's amended version of a proposed directive discontinuing seasonal changes of time and repealing Directive 2000/84/EC. It ends the biannual clock change, lets each member state keep its own standard time, and sets up a coordination mechanism to avoid disruption to the internal market.
  • Draft report (TRAN): The rapporteur's draft report responds to the Commission proposal to end seasonal clock changes and repeal Directive 2000/84/EC. It supports ending the biannual change but replaces the fixed 2019 date with a two-year transition after entry into force.

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Committee opinions: Draft opinion (AGRI), Opinion (ENVI), Opinion (PETI), Draft opinion (ENVI), Opinion (ITRE), Opinion (JURI), Draft opinion (ITRE), Draft opinion (JURI), Draft opinion (PETI), Draft opinion (IMCO), Opinion (IMCO), Opinion (AGRI)

What changed

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No overview of what changed between versions is available for this dossier. The “Compare” links under Versions show every change between two versions.

Timeline, 17

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 7 Mar 2019–26 Mar 2019
  1. 26 March 2019

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 26 Mar 2019 Adopted text TA8-0225/2019Report A8-0169/2019

  2. 7 March 2019

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A8-0169/2019

Committee stage 15 steps · 13 Sept 2018–4 Mar 2019
  1. 4 March 2019

    Committee vote: report adopted

    TRAN (Transport and Tourism) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 21 February 2019

    IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (IMCO)

  3. 20 February 2019

    PETI (Petitions) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (PETI)

  4. 20 February 2019

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (ENVI)

  5. 19 February 2019

    AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (AGRI)

  6. 19 February 2019

    JURI (Legal Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (JURI)

  7. 19 February 2019

    ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (ITRE)

  8. 17 January 2019

    Draft opinion from JURI (Legal Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (JURI)

  9. 18 December 2018

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in TRAN (Transport and Tourism). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (TRAN)

  10. 13 December 2018

    Draft opinion from ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (ITRE)

  11. 10 December 2018

    Draft opinion from ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (ENVI)

  12. 5 December 2018

    Draft opinion from AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (AGRI)

  13. 19 November 2018

    Draft opinion from PETI (Petitions)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (PETI)

  14. 15 November 2018

    Draft opinion from IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (IMCO)

  15. 13 September 2018

    Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; PETI (Petitions), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.

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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Discontinuing seasonal changes of time”. Dossier. reference 2018/0332(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2018-0332 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2018/0332(COD), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2018%2F0332(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2018-0332,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Discontinuing seasonal changes of time}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2018-0332}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2018-0332},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. reference 2018/0332(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2018\%2F0332(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}