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European Maritime Safety Agency and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002

Reference
2023/0163(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 29 December 2025 and now EU law.
Stage
Published as law
Lead committee
Transport and Tourism TRAN
More facts (6)
Rapporteurs
MEP #124734, Sérgio HUMBERTO
Shadow rapporteurs
9 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
13 Nov 2025 · Approved without a vote
Versions
6 versions
Opinions from
BUDG, CONT, PECH, ENVI, ITRE
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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) 23 October 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 5 November 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 7 November 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Voted 13 November 2025
  5. Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 24 June 2025
  6. Published as law (done) 29 December 2025

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
Rapporteurs
MEP #124734 (EPP) former member, Sérgio HUMBERTO (EPP)
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #197641 (S&D) former member, Sérgio GONÇALVES (S&D), Vilis KRIŠTOPANS (Patriots), Roberts ZĪLE (ECR), Jeannette BALJEU (Renew), MEP #190519 (Renew) former member, Jutta PAULUS (Greens), Merja KYLLÖNEN (The Left), MEP #136236 (The Left) former member
Opinion: BUDG
Budgets · rapporteur Niclas HERBST (EPP)
Opinion: CONT
Budgetary Control
Opinion: PECH
Fisheries · rapporteur MEP #125045 (S&D) former member
Opinion: ENVI
Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Opinion: ITRE
Industry, Research and Energy

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
13 Nov 2025European Maritime Safety Agency New lawsApproved without a voteshow of hands — no count

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

No roll-call vote was recorded on this dossier.

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Versions, 6

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

  1. Adopted by Parliament13 Nov 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0260/2025 TA-10-2025-0260

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  2. Adopted by Parliament12 Mar 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0134/2024 TA-9-2024-0134

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  3. Tabled for plenary7 Nov 2025

    Report A10-0217/2025 A-10-2025-0217

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  4. Tabled for plenary8 Dec 2023

    Report A9-0423/2023 A-9-2023-0423

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  5. Committee draft21 Oct 2025

    Draft report (TRAN) TRAN-PR-778264

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  6. Committee draft19 Sept 2023

    Draft report (TRAN) TRAN-PR-753514

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0260/2025: Parliament approves the Council position on the regulation establishing the European Maritime Safety Agency, replacing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002.
  • Adopted text TA9-0134/2024: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) sets out its tasks, governance and financing, covering maritime safety, sustainability, decarbonisation, security, surveillance and digitalisation.
  • Report A10-0217/2025: Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on a regulation updating the mandate of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), covering maritime safety, sustainability, decarbonisation, trainings, and governance.
  • Report A9-0423/2023: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) updates its objectives and tasks, adding decarbonisation, digitalisation, and attention to the fishing sector.
  • Draft report (TRAN): The draft report recommends approving the Council position on the regulation updating the European Maritime Safety Agency's mandate, covering maritime safety, sustainability, decarbonisation, and training.
  • Draft report (TRAN): The draft report proposes amendments to the regulation on the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), covering its objectives, tasks, governance, and resources.

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Committee opinions: Opinion (PECH), Opinion (BUDG), Draft opinion (BUDG), Draft opinion (PECH)

What changed

Between consecutive versions of the text, newest pair first.

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

Timeline, 21

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

Outcome 2 steps · 26 Nov 2025–29 Dec 2025

  1. 29 December 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 26 November 2025

    Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

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

Plenary stage 3 steps · 7 Nov 2025–13 Nov 2025

  1. 13 November 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 13 Nov 2025 Adopted text TA10-0260/2025Report A10-0217/2025

  2. 12 November 2025

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 12 Nov 2025 Report A10-0217/2025

  3. 7 November 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0217/2025

Committee stage 3 steps · 21 Oct 2025–5 Nov 2025

  1. 5 November 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 23 October 2025

    Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; BUDG (Budgets), CONT (Budgetary Control), PECH (Fisheries), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) give an opinion.

  3. 21 October 2025

    Draft report published

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

    Draft report (TRAN)

Negotiations with the Council 3 steps · 19 Nov 2024–24 Jun 2025

  1. 24 June 2025

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

  2. 20 May 2025

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  3. 19 November 2024

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 11 Mar 2024–12 Mar 2024

  1. 12 March 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 12 Mar 2024 Adopted text TA9-0134/2024Report A9-0423/2023

  2. 11 March 2024

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 11 Mar 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0190/2023Report A9-0423/2023

Negotiations with the Council 1 step · 13 Dec 2023

  1. 13 December 2023

    Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council

    Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

Plenary stage 1 step · 8 Dec 2023

  1. 8 December 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0423/2023

Committee stage 6 steps · 10 Jul 2023–7 Dec 2023

  1. 7 December 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 29 November 2023

    PECH (Fisheries) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (PECH)

  3. 7 November 2023

    BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (BUDG)

  4. 12 October 2023

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of TRAN (Transport and Tourism) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (TRAN)

  5. 19 September 2023

    Draft report published

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

    Draft report (TRAN)

  6. 10 July 2023

    Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; BUDG (Budgets), CONT (Budgetary Control), PECH (Fisheries), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) give an opinion.

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European Parliament (2025). “European Maritime Safety Agency and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002”. Dossier, 13 November 2025. procId 2023-0163, reference 2023/0163(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0163 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0163(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2023-0163 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{European Maritime Safety Agency and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-11-13},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0163}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0163},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2023-0163, reference 2023/0163(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F0163(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}