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Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway amending the Agreement of the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union

Reference
2023/0341(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 4 April 2025 and now EU law.
Stage
Adopted by the Council
Lead committee
International Trade INTA
More facts (6)
Rapporteur
Željana ZOVKO
Shadow rapporteurs
4 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Versions
3 versions
Opinions from
AGRI

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) 16 December 2024
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 20 February 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 24 February 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 12 March 2025
  5. Adopted by the Council (done) 4 April 2025

Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.

People

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

Lead committee
International Trade INTA
Opinion: AGRI
Agriculture and Rural Development

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
12 Mar 2025EU-Norway Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union ConsentConsent given525 for, 5 against, 34 abstained by roll call

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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.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

  1. Adopted 525–5–34

    The Left
    Abst.
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
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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 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0029/2025 TA-10-2025-0029

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  2. Tabled for plenary24 Feb 2025

    Report A10-0017/2025 A-10-2025-0017

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  3. Committee draft13 Dec 2024

    Draft report (INTA) INTA-PR-766897

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0029/2025: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement amending the EU-Norway agreement on tariff-rate quotas due to the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
  • Report A10-0017/2025: The committee report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the agreement with Norway amending the EU's WTO tariff rate quotas following the UK's withdrawal.
  • Draft report (INTA): The draft resolution gives Parliament's consent to the EU–Norway agreement amending tariff rate quotas after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

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What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0017/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0029/2025

    No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.

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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (INTA) → Report A10-0017/2025

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    The versions differ only in formal points: the explanatory statement includes a letter from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Timeline, 7

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

Outcome 1 step · 4 Apr 2025
  1. 4 April 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 24 Feb 2025–12 Mar 2025
  1. 12 March 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 12 Mar 2025 Adopted text TA10-0029/2025Report A10-0017/2025

  2. 24 February 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0017/2025

Committee stage 4 steps · 5 Dec 2023–20 Feb 2025
  1. 20 February 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 16 December 2024

    Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) gives an opinion.

  3. 13 December 2024

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (INTA)

  4. 5 December 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (INTA)

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Sources & citation

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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway amending the Agreement of the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union”. Dossier, 12 March 2025. procId 2023-0341, reference 2023/0341(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0341 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0341(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2023-0341 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2023-0341,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway amending the Agreement of the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0341}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0341},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2023-0341, reference 2023/0341(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F0341(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}