Cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 20 January 2025
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 15 July 2025
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 30 July 2025
4. ✓ Negotiations with the Council (done) Trilogue 12 November 2025
5. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 12 February 2026
6. ✓ Published as law (done) 20 March 2026

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

Lead committee

Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI

Rapporteur

Stefano BONACCINI (S&D)

Shadow rapporteurs

Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL (EPP), Valérie DELOGE (Patriots), Waldemar BUDA (ECR), Valérie HAYER (Renew), Martin HÄUSLING (Greens), Luke Ming FLANAGAN (The Left)

Opinion: IMCO

Internal Market and Consumer Protection · rapporteur Adnan DIBRANI (S&D)

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).

Key: ✓ For ✗ Against ○ Abstained ÷ Divided (no clear line)

1. 12 Feb 2026 Final vote on the provisional agreement

   Adopted 555–0–26

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   Abst. ○

1. Adopted by Parliament12 Feb 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0048/2026 TA-10-2026-0048

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary30 Jul 2025

   Report A10-0153/2025 A-10-2025-0153

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft28 Apr 2025

   Draft report (AGRI) AGRI-PR-773115

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (IMCO), Opinion (IMCO)

1. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (AGRI) → Report A10-0153/2025

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   The regulation now covers unfair trading practices involving parties outside the Union, requiring buyers to designate an EU Responsible Person and allowing fines against them. Cooperation mechanisms are expanded with new rules on urgent requests, refusal grounds, mediation, and cost recovery, and the deadline for information requests is extended to 45 days. The alert system is strengthened with mandatory 30-day notifications, detailed information requirements, and third-country participation safeguards. Reporting and evaluation obligations are added, including a first evaluation by 1 November 2025 and annual reports with specific details. The other changes are formal or wording: updated references, rephrased sentences, and structural adjustments.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0318

Official source

• Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL) ↗

Data source

• EP Open Data API: procedure record ↗

Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Retrieved

25 September 2026

European Parliament (2026). “Cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain”. Dossier, 12 February 2026. procId 2024-0318, reference 2024/0318(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0318 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F0318(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0318 (CC BY 4.0).

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