Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
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
- Last vote
- 12 Mar 2025 · Consent given
- 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.
- Referred to committee (done) 16 December 2024
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 20 February 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 24 February 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 12 March 2025
- 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
- Rapporteur
- Željana ZOVKO (EPP)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ (S&D), Kris VAN DIJCK (ECR), Karin KARLSBRO (Renew), Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ (Greens)
- Opinion: AGRI
- Agriculture and Rural Development
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2025 | EU-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 | Consent | Consent given | 525 for, 5 against, 34 abstained by roll call |
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).
- 12 Mar 2025 Final vote on the draft Council decision
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.
Adopted by Parliament12 Mar 2025
Adopted text TA10-0029/2025 TA-10-2025-0029
Tabled for plenary24 Feb 2025
Report A10-0017/2025 A-10-2025-0017
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.
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
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.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (INTA) → Report A10-0017/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: the explanatory statement includes a letter from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Timeline, 7
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 1 step · 4 Apr 2025
4 April 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 24 Feb 2025–12 Mar 2025
12 March 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 12 Mar 2025 Adopted text TA10-0029/2025Report A10-0017/2025
24 February 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps · 5 Dec 2023–20 Feb 2025
20 February 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
16 December 2024
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) gives an opinion.
13 December 2024
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
5 December 2023
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
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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
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
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)}
}