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European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021

Reference
2025/0207(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Parliament’s committee approved the deal reached with the Council on 10 September 2026; the plenary vote on it is still to come.
Stage
First reading
Lead committee
Environment, Climate and Food Safety ENVI
More facts (5)
Rapporteur
Christophe CLERGEAU
Shadow rapporteurs
7 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
29 Apr 2026 · Passed
Versions
3 versions
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Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 6 October 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 15 April 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 16 April 2026
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 29 April 2026
  5. Negotiations with the Council (current step) Deal approved in committee 10 September 2026
  6. Published as law (to come)

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
Christophe CLERGEAU (S&D)
Shadow rapporteurs
Dennis RADTKE (EPP), Ondřej KNOTEK (Patriots), Pietro FIOCCHI (ECR), Martin HOJSÍK (Renew), Majdouline SBAI (Greens), Per CLAUSEN (The Left), Volker SCHNURRBUSCH (ESN)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
29 Apr 2026European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations New lawsPassed526 for, 56 against, 69 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

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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).

  1. 29 Apr 2026 Final vote

    Adopted 526–56–69

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    Abst.
    ESN
    Against
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The people on this dossier — pick up to 6. Each gets a column with their own position.

Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament29 Apr 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0140/2026 TA-10-2026-0140

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary16 Apr 2026

    Report A10-0093/2026 A-10-2026-0093

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft17 Dec 2025

    Draft report (ENVI) ENVI-PR-781186

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0140/2026: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) updates its structure, tasks, and financing. It strengthens independence, transparency, and conflict-of-interest rules, and expands scientific advice requests to the European Parliament and Member States.
  • Report A10-0093/2026: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) updates the Agency's tasks, governance, and financing. It strengthens the Agency's role in protecting health and the environment, including monitoring emerging risks and supporting non-animal approaches.
  • Draft report (ENVI): The draft report amends the proposed regulation on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), reinforcing its core mission to protect human health and the environment, integrating new tasks from the One Substance One Assessment package, and strengthening governance and cooperation with other EU agencies.

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

What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0093/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0140/2026

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

    The main change is a new recital enabling staff secondment to national authorities, expanding the Agency's operational flexibility. The other change is a wording clarification in Article 37, adjusting a cross-reference without altering substance.

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    Compare the two versions

  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ENVI) → Report A10-0093/2026

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

    The report expands the Agency's tasks to include groups of substances, occupational health, and non-animal approaches, and adds provisions for scientific opinions from Parliament or member states. It establishes an Assembly of accredited stakeholders and a permanent cross-agency task force, replacing a Forum and adding detailed governance rules. It strengthens conflict-of-interest rules, independence requirements, and transparency for committees and the Management Board. It adds provisions on financial reserve, fees revision, and budget assessments, and requires the Commission to report on evaluation findings. The other changes are formal or wording: updated references, punctuation, and explanatory notes.

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Timeline, 10

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

Negotiations with the Council 3 steps · 29 Apr 2026–10 Sept 2026

  1. 10 September 2026

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

    ENVI-AG-791999

  2. 29 June 2026

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  3. 29 April 2026

    Parliament opened negotiations with the Council

    After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

Plenary stage 2 steps · 16 Apr 2026–29 Apr 2026

  1. 29 April 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 29 Apr 2026 Adopted text TA10-0140/2026Report A10-0093/2026

  2. 16 April 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0093/2026

Committee stage 5 steps · 6 Oct 2025–15 Apr 2026

  1. 15 April 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 17 March 2026

    BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (BUDG)

  3. 4 February 2026

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (ENVI)

  4. 17 December 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (ENVI)

  5. 6 October 2025

    Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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

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Sources & citation

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0207
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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021”. Dossier, 29 April 2026. procId 2025-0207, reference 2025/0207(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0207 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0207(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0207 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{European Chemicals Agency and amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) No 649/2012 and (EU) 2019/1021}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-29},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0207}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0207},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0207, reference 2025/0207(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0207(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}