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Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed

Reference: 2024/0027(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 20 June 2025 and now EU law.
Stage: Published as law
Lead committee: Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI

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Rapporteur: Veronika VRECIONOVÁ
Shadow rapporteurs: 7 members
Decisions in plenary: 2
Last vote: 22 May 2025 · Passed
Versions: 3 versions

Rapporteur: Veronika VRECIONOVÁ
Shadow rapporteurs: 7 members
Decisions in plenary: 2
Last vote: 22 May 2025 · Passed
Versions: 3 versions

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Where it stands

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Referred to committee (done) 26 February 2024
Committee work (done) Report adopted 19 March 2025
Tabled for plenary (done) 25 March 2025
Negotiations with the Council (done) Talks opened 3 April 2025
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 22 May 2025
Published as law (done) 20 June 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

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Lead committee: Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI
Rapporteur: Veronika VRECIONOVÁ (ECR)
Shadow rapporteurs: Daniel BUDA (EPP), Gheorghe CÂRCIU (S&D), Gilles PENNELLE (Patriots), Elsi KATAINEN (Renew), Thomas WAITZ (Greens), Luke Ming FLANAGAN (The Left), Ivan DAVID (ESN)

Decisions in plenary, 2

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

**Effect**: what the decision did. **Final vote**: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
22 May 2025	Granting equivalence to Moldova and Ukraine for field inspections and seed production	New laws	Passed	374 for, 176 against, 36 abstained by roll call
3 Apr 2025	Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed	New laws	Negotiating mandate approved	411 for, 191 against, 13 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).

Voting grid of 2024/0027(COD): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
3 Apr 2025 Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote	For	For	For	For	For	Divided	Against	Against	Adopted411–191–13
22 May 2025 Amendment 3	Against	Divided	Against	Against	Against	Divided	For	For	Rejected180–367–43
22 May 2025 Amendment 4, adding text after recital 11	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected181–396–4
22 May 2025 Amendment 5, adding text after recital 11	Against	Against	Against	Against	Against	For	For	For	Rejected177–400–7
22 May 2025 Final vote	Divided	For	For	For	For	Divided	Against	Against	Adopted374–176–36

3 Apr 2025 Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote

Adopted 411–191–13

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
22 May 2025 Amendment 3

Rejected 180–367–43

The Left

Against
Greens

Divided
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

Divided
Patriots

For
ESN

For
22 May 2025 Amendment 4, adding text after recital 11

Rejected 181–396–4

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
22 May 2025 Amendment 5, adding text after recital 11

Rejected 177–400–7

The Left

Against
Greens

Against
S&D

Against
Renew

Against
EPP

Against
ECR

For
Patriots

For
ESN

For
22 May 2025 Final vote

Adopted 374–176–36

The Left

Divided
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against

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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 Parliament22 May 2025

Adopted text TA10-0110/2025 TA-10-2025-0110

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Tabled for plenary25 Mar 2025

Report A10-0043/2025 A-10-2025-0043

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Committee draft20 Dec 2024

Draft report (AGRI) AGRI-PR-766952

Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Adopted text TA10-0110/2025: Parliament's position on a decision amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC to grant equivalence to Moldova for fodder plant seed field inspections and production, and to Ukraine for beet and oil plant seed field inspections and production.
Report A10-0043/2025: Parliament's amended version of the proposed decision updates Council Decision 2003/17/EC to recognise field inspections and seed production in Moldova for fodder plants and in Ukraine for beet and oil plants as equivalent to EU standards.
Draft report (AGRI): The draft report supports the Commission proposal to amend Council Decision 2003/17/EC, granting equivalence to field inspections and seed production in Moldova for fodder plants and in Ukraine for beet and oil plants.

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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.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0043/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0110/2025

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The versions differ only in formal points: the recitals and rapporteur's explanation are replaced by the adopted text reference and final act citation.

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Timeline, 11

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

Outcome 2 steps · 17 Jun 2025–20 Jun 2025

20 June 2025

Published in the Official Journal

The act is now EU law.
17 June 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 · 14 May 2025–22 May 2025

22 May 2025

Plenary vote

Sitting of 22 May 2025 Adopted text TA10-0110/2025 Report A10-0043/2025
14 May – 16 May 2025

6 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

Amendments 1–2 Amendment 3 Amendments 4–5 Amendment 6

Negotiations with the Council 1 step · 3 Apr 2025

3 April 2025

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 2 steps · 25 Mar 2025–3 Apr 2025

3 April 2025

Plenary vote

Sitting of 3 Apr 2025 Report A10-0043/2025
25 March 2025

Report tabled for plenary

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

Report A10-0043/2025

Committee stage 4 steps · 26 Feb 2024–19 Mar 2025

19 March 2025

Committee vote: report adopted

AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
10 February 2025

Amendments tabled in committee

Members of AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) proposed changes to the draft.

Amendments in committee (AGRI)
20 December 2024

Draft report published

The rapporteur’s first text in AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

Draft report (AGRI)
26 February 2024

Referred to the AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) committee

The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

Connections

Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.

Texts voted on

Text REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in the Republic of Moldova on fodder plant seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of fodder plant seed produced in the Republic of Moldova, and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Ukraine on beet seed-producing crops and oil plant seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of beet seed and oil plant seed produced in Ukraine Report A10-0043/2025 22 May 2025

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0027
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 29 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed”. Dossier, 22 May 2025. procId 2024-0027, reference 2024/0027(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0027 (retrieved 29 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F0027(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0027 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-dossier-2024-0027,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-22},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0027}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0027},
  urldate = {2026-09-29},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2024-0027, reference 2024/0027(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F0027(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}