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Amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic

Reference
2023/0265(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Parliament adopted its position on 12 March 2024. Negotiations with the Council on a common text are under way (last trilogue 11 June 2026).
Stage
First reading
Lead committee
Transport and Tourism TRAN
More facts (5)
Rapporteurs
MEP #197742, Rosa SERRANO SIERRA
Shadow rapporteurs
9 members
Decisions in plenary
None yet
Versions
3 versions
Opinions from
ENVI, IMCO
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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) 14 September 2023
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 14 February 2024
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 21 February 2024
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 12 March 2024
  5. Negotiations with the Council (current step) Trilogue 11 June 2026
  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

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Lead committee
Transport and Tourism TRAN
Rapporteurs
MEP #197742 (S&D) former member, Rosa SERRANO SIERRA (S&D)
Shadow rapporteurs
Markus FERBER (EPP), Elsi KATAINEN (Renew), MEP #197654 (Greens) former member, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR), MEP #124996 (ECR) former member, Jan-Christoph OETJEN (Renew), Lena SCHILLING (Greens), Merja KYLLÖNEN (The Left), Kateřina KONEČNÁ (The Left)
Opinion: ENVI
Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Opinion: IMCO
Internal Market and Consumer Protection

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 Parliament12 Mar 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0126/2024 TA-9-2024-0126

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  2. Tabled for plenary21 Feb 2024

    Report A9-0047/2024 A-9-2024-0047

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  3. Committee draft20 Oct 2023

    Draft report (TRAN) TRAN-PR-754850

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  • Adopted text TA9-0126/2024: Parliament's amended version of a proposed directive amending Directive 96/53/EC on maximum weights and dimensions of road vehicles. It updates rules on cross-border heavier lorries, European Modular Systems, indivisible loads, zero-emission vehicle allowances, enforcement and reporting.
  • Report A9-0047/2024: Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal to amend Directive 96/53/EC on maximum weights and dimensions of road vehicles. It adds rules on European Modular Systems, permits for indivisible loads, zero-emission vehicle length and weight, a single EU length label, and enforcement.
  • Draft report (TRAN): This is the rapporteur's draft report on the Commission proposal to amend Directive 96/53/EC on maximum weights and dimensions of road vehicles. It supports the proposal and proposes amendments on European Modular Systems, zero-emission vehicles, enforcement, driver qualifications and a single EU length label.

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Timeline, 8

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

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps · 9 Dec 2025–11 Jun 2026

  1. 11 June 2026

    Trilogue meeting

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

  2. 9 December 2025

    Trilogue meeting

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

Plenary stage 2 steps · 21 Feb 2024–12 Mar 2024

  1. 12 March 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 12 Mar 2024 Adopted text TA9-0126/2024Report A9-0047/2024

  2. 21 February 2024

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0047/2024

Committee stage 4 steps · 14 Sept 2023–14 Feb 2024

  1. 14 February 2024

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 30 November 2023

    Amendments tabled in committee

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

    Amendments in committee (TRAN)

  3. 20 October 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)

  4. 14 September 2023

    Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) give an opinion.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0265
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European Parliament (2026). “Amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic”. Dossier. reference 2023/0265(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0265 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2023/0265(COD), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0265(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
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  title = {{Amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0265}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0265},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. reference 2023/0265(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F0265(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
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