Dossier · Ordinary legislative procedure
Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production
- Reference
- 2024/0214(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
- Where it stands
- Completed: published in the Official Journal on 23 December 2024 and now EU law.
- Stage
- Published as law
- Lead committee
- Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI
More facts (6)
- Rapporteur
- Veronika VRECIONOVÁ
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 1 member
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 17 Dec 2024 · Passed
- Versions
- 3 versions
- Opinions from
- ENVI
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 25 November 2024
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 December 2024
- Tabled for plenary (done) 4 December 2024
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 17 December 2024
- Negotiations with the Council (done)
- Published as law (done) 23 December 2024
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
- Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Elsi KATAINEN (Renew)
- Opinion: ENVI
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2024 | Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category | New laws | Passed | 499 for, 131 against, 27 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).
- 17 Dec 2024 Final vote
Adopted 499–131–27
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- For
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament17 Dec 2024
Adopted text TA10-0061/2024 TA-10-2024-0061
Tabled for plenary4 Dec 2024
Report A10-0022/2024 A-10-2024-0022
Committee draft22 Nov 2024
Draft report (AGRI) AGRI-PR-765340
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0061/2024: Parliament's position on the amended proposal to amend Council Decision 2008/971/EC concerning forest reproductive material of the 'tested' category, its labelling, and the authorities responsible for approval and control.
- Report A10-0022/2024: Parliament's amended version of the proposed decision amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC extends the equivalence regime for importing forest reproductive material to the 'tested' category, updates authority names, and requires labelling on genetic modification.
- Draft report (AGRI): The draft report concerns an amended proposal to amend Council Decision 2008/971/EC on forest reproductive material of the 'tested' category, its labelling, and the authorities responsible for approval and control of production. Parliament's position adopts the proposal with amendments.
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 A10-0022/2024 → Adopted text TA10-0061/2024
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: the committee report is replaced by the final act as adopted, including the full legislative text and references.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (AGRI) → Report A10-0022/2024
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The new version contains the complete final text of the Decision, including the extension of equivalence to the 'tested' category and the application date of 1 January 2025. The other changes are formal: the recital is replaced by the enacted text with standard provisions.
Timeline, 9
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 2 steps · 19 Dec 2024–23 Dec 2024
23 December 2024
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
19 December 2024
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 3 steps · 4 Dec 2024–17 Dec 2024
17 December 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Dec 2024 Adopted text TA10-0061/2024Report A10-0022/2024
11 December – 13 December 2024
2 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
4 December 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 · 22 Nov 2024–3 Dec 2024
3 December 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
26 November 2024
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) proposed changes to the draft.
25 November 2024
Referred to the AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) gives an opinion.
22 November 2024
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT on the amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC as regards the forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production Report A10-0022/2024 17 Dec 2024
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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 (2024). “Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production”. Dossier, 17 December 2024. procId 2024-0214, reference 2024/0214(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0214 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F0214(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0214 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-12-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0214}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0214},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2024-0214, reference 2024/0214(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F0214(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}