Dossier · Ordinary legislative procedure
Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies
- Reference
- 2025/0129(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
- Where it stands
- Completed: published in the Official Journal on 30 July 2025 and now EU law.
- Stage
- Published as law
- Lead committee
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety ENVI
More facts (5)
- Rapporteur
- MEP #257122
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 10 Jul 2025 · Passed
- Versions
- 2 versions
- Opinions from
- ITRE, IMCO
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 June 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 July 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 3 July 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 10 July 2025
- Negotiations with the Council (done)
- Published as law (done) 30 July 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
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety ENVI
- Rapporteur
- MEP #257122 (S&D) former member
- Opinion: ITRE
- Industry, Research and Energy
- Opinion: IMCO
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2025 | Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies | New laws | Passed | 542 for, 97 against, 12 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).
- 10 Jul 2025 Amendment 1 to recital 2
Rejected 191–452–6
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 10 Jul 2025 Amendment 2, adding text after recital 2
Rejected 210–429–9
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 10 Jul 2025 Amendment 3, adding text after recital 2
Rejected 220–416–12
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 10 Jul 2025 Amendment 4, adding text after recital 2
Rejected 143–424–80
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Abst.
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 10 Jul 2025 Final vote
Adopted 542–97–12
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
Add members’ columns
Versions, 2
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament10 Jul 2025
Adopted text TA10-0164/2025 TA-10-2025-0164
Tabled for plenary3 Jul 2025
Report A10-0134/2025 A-10-2025-0134
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0164/2025: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on battery due diligence policies. It adjusts obligations for economic operators, including due diligence requirements and related provisions.
- Report A10-0134/2025: Parliament adopts its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 on battery due diligence obligations for economic operators.
What changed, 1
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 A10-0134/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0164/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: the adopted text adds the procedural reference and final act number.
Timeline, 8
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 2 steps · 18 Jul 2025–30 Jul 2025
30 July 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
18 July 2025
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 · 3 Jul 2025–10 Jul 2025
10 July 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 10 Jul 2025 Adopted text TA10-0164/2025Report A10-0134/2025
8 July 2025
8 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
3 July 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps · 12 Jun 2025–3 Jul 2025
3 July 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
16 June 2025
Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) give an opinion.
12 June 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.
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). “Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies”. Dossier, 10 July 2025. procId 2025-0129, reference 2025/0129(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0129 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0129(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0129 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0129,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-07-10},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0129}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0129},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0129, reference 2025/0129(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0129(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}