Dossier · Ordinary legislative procedure
Safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC
- Reference
- 2023/0290(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
- Where it stands
- Completed: published in the Official Journal on 12 December 2025 and now EU law.
- Stage
- Published as law
- Lead committee
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO
More facts (5)
- Rapporteur
- Marion WALSMANN
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 10 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 25 Nov 2025 · Approved without a vote
- Versions
- 6 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 23 October 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 11 November 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 12 November 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Voted 25 November 2025
- Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 26 June 2025
- Published as law (done) 12 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
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO
- Rapporteur
- Marion WALSMANN (EPP)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #197610 (ID) former member, Brando BENIFEI (S&D), MEP #197538 (ECR) former member, MEP #197668 (Renew) former member, Katrin LANGENSIEPEN (Greens), MEP #130833 (The Left) former member, Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS (Patriots), Piotr MÜLLER (ECR), Anna STÜRGKH (Renew), Luke Ming FLANAGAN (The Left)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2025 | Safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC | New laws | Approved without a vote | show of hands — no count |
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.
Adopted by Parliament25 Nov 2025
Adopted text TA10-0279/2025 TA-10-2025-0279
Adopted by Parliament13 Mar 2024
Adopted text TA9-0144/2024 TA-9-2024-0144
Tabled for plenary12 Nov 2025
Report A10-0227/2025 A-10-2025-0227
Tabled for plenary20 Feb 2024
Report A9-0044/2024 A-9-2024-0044
Committee draft3 Nov 2025
Draft report (IMCO) IMCO-PR-779456
Committee draft8 Nov 2023
Draft report (IMCO) IMCO-PR-754649
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0279/2025: Parliament approves the Council position on a regulation on the safety of toys, which will replace Directive 2009/48/EC.
- Adopted text TA9-0144/2024: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on toy safety replaces Directive 2009/48/EC, laying down rules to ensure a high level of protection of children's health and safety and free movement of toys in the Union.
- Report A10-0227/2025: Parliament approves the Council position on the regulation on the safety of toys, which will replace Directive 2009/48/EC.
- Report A9-0044/2024: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on toy safety sets out essential safety requirements, bans certain hazardous chemicals, and introduces a digital product passport for toys.
- Draft report (IMCO): The draft report recommends approving the Council position on a regulation on toy safety, which would replace Directive 2009/48/EC.
- Draft report (IMCO): The draft report proposes amendments to the Commission's proposal for a regulation on toy safety, which would replace Directive 2009/48/EC. It aims to ensure a high level of child safety while allowing free movement of toys in the EU.
Committee opinions: Opinion (ENVI)
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, 17
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 2 steps · 26 Nov 2025–12 Dec 2025
12 December 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
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 2 steps · 12 Nov 2025–25 Nov 2025
25 November 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 25 Nov 2025 Adopted text TA10-0279/2025Report A10-0227/2025
12 November 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps · 23 Oct 2025–11 Nov 2025
11 November 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
3 November 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
23 October 2025
Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Negotiations with the Council 4 steps · 20 Nov 2024–26 Jun 2025
26 June 2025
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
10 April 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
18 March 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
20 November 2024
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 20 Feb 2024–13 Mar 2024
13 March 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 13 Mar 2024 Adopted text TA9-0144/2024Report A9-0044/2024
20 February 2024
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps · 19 Oct 2023–13 Feb 2024
13 February 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
24 January 2024
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
8 November 2023
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
19 October 2023
Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 5 October 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC”. Dossier, 25 November 2025. procId 2023-0290, reference 2023/0290(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0290 (retrieved 5 October 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0290(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2023-0290 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2023-0290,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-25},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0290}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0290},
urldate = {2026-10-05},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2023-0290, reference 2023/0290(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F0290(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}