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The use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and amending Directive 2009/16/EC

Reference
2021/0210(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 22 September 2023 and now EU law.
Stage
Published as law
More facts (2)
Decisions in plenary
None yet
Versions
3 versions

Where it stands

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  1. Referred to committee (done) 13 September 2021
  2. Committee work (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary (done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council (done) Talks opened 19 October 2022
  5. Plenary vote (done) Voted 11 July 2023
  6. Published as law (done) 22 September 2023

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

People

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The procedure file names no committee or rapporteur for this dossier.

Decisions in plenary, 0

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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 Parliament11 Jul 2023

    Adopted text TA9-0262/2023 TA-9-2023-0262

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  2. Adopted by Parliament19 Oct 2022

    Adopted text TA9-0367/2022 TA-9-2022-0367

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  3. Tabled for plenary4 Oct 2022

    Report A9-0233/2022 A-9-2022-0233

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  • Adopted text TA9-0367/2022: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport sets greenhouse gas intensity limits for energy used on board ships above 5,000 gross tonnage and requires ships at berth to connect to on-shore power supply.
  • Report A9-0233/2022: Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport sets greenhouse gas intensity limits for ships above 5000 gross tonnage and an obligation to use on-shore power supply at berth.

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Timeline, 8

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

Outcome 2 steps · 13 Sept 2023–22 Sept 2023
  1. 22 September 2023

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 13 September 2023

    Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 10 Jul 2023–11 Jul 2023
  1. 11 July 2023

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 11 Jul 2023 Report A9-0233/2022

  2. 10 July 2023

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 10 Jul 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0144/2022Council / Commission text C9-0145/2022Council / Commission text C9-0330/2021Council / Commission text C9-0331/2021Council / Commission text C9-0333/2021Report A9-0211/2023Report A9-0216/2023Report A9-0221/2022Report A9-0233/2022Report A9-0234/2022

Negotiations with the Council 1 step · 19 Oct 2022
  1. 19 October 2022

    Parliament opened negotiations with the Council

    After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

Plenary stage 2 steps · 17 Oct 2022–19 Oct 2022
  1. 19 October 2022

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 19 Oct 2022 Report A9-0233/2022

  2. 17 October 2022

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 17 Oct 2022 Council / Commission text C9-0331/2021Council / Commission text C9-0333/2021Report A9-0233/2022Report A9-0234/2022

Committee stage 1 step · 13 Sept 2021
  1. 13 September 2021

    Referred to committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “The use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and amending Directive 2009/16/EC”. Dossier. reference 2021/0210(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0210 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2021/0210(COD), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2021%2F0210(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2021-0210,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and amending Directive 2009/16/EC}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0210}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0210},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. reference 2021/0210(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2021\%2F0210(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}