Dossier · Non-legislative procedure

Approval of amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement

Reference: 2025/0283(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
Where it stands: Parliament gave its consent on 29 April 2026. The Council can now conclude the act.
Stage: Plenary vote
Lead committee: International Trade INTA

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Rapporteur: Bernd LANGE
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 29 Apr 2026 · Consent given
Versions: 3 versions

Rapporteur: Bernd LANGE
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 29 Apr 2026 · Consent given
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.

Referred to committee (done) 12 March 2026
Committee work (done) Report adopted 19 March 2026
Tabled for plenary (done) 20 March 2026
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 29 April 2026
Adopted by the Council (to come)

Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee: International Trade INTA
Rapporteur: Bernd LANGE (S&D)

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.
Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
29 Apr 2026	International Cocoa Agreement	Consent	Consent given	601 for, 13 against, 34 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 2025/0283(NLE): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
29 Apr 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision	For	For	For	For	For	For	For	Abst.	Adopted601–13–34

29 Apr 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision

Adopted 601–13–34

The Left

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Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

For
Patriots

For
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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 Parliament29 Apr 2026

Adopted text TA10-0141/2026 TA-10-2026-0141

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Tabled for plenary20 Mar 2026

Report A10-0074/2026 A-10-2026-0074

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Committee draft6 Jan 2026

Draft report (INTA) INTA-PR-782183

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

Adopted text TA10-0141/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the approval of amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement.
Report A10-0074/2026: The European Parliament gives its consent to the amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement, as proposed by the Council.
Draft report (INTA): The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the Council decision approving amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement, which aim to strengthen the cocoa sector and promote sustainable development.

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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 A10-0074/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0141/2026

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The versions differ only in wording: the consent clause now specifies approval of the amendments.

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Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (INTA) → Report A10-0074/2026

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The versions differ only in wording: the consent clause now refers to amendments rather than conclusion of the agreement.

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Timeline, 5

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

Plenary stage 2 steps · 20 Mar 2026–29 Apr 2026

29 April 2026

Plenary vote

Sitting of 29 Apr 2026 Adopted text TA10-0141/2026 Report A10-0074/2026
20 March 2026

Report tabled for plenary

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

Report A10-0074/2026

Committee stage 3 steps · 6 Jan 2026–19 Mar 2026

19 March 2026

Committee vote: report adopted

INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
12 March 2026

Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
6 January 2026

Draft report published

The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

Draft report (INTA)

Connections

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

Texts voted on

Text RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the approval of amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement Report A10-0074/2026 29 Apr 2026

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Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0283
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Approval of amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement”. Dossier, 29 April 2026. procId 2025-0283, reference 2025/0283(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0283 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0283(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0283 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0283,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Approval of amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-29},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0283}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0283},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0283, reference 2025/0283(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0283(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}