Dossier · Consultation procedure
Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)
- Reference
- 2025/0580(CNS) Consultation procedure · consultation
- Where it stands
- Parliament gave its opinion on 17 June 2026. The Council takes the final decision.
- Stage
- First reading
- Lead committee
- Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON
More facts (5)
- Rapporteur
- Tomáš KUBÍN
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 7 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 17 Jun 2026 · Failed
- Versions
- 3 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 6 October 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 June 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 8 June 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Rejected 17 June 2026
- Adopted by the Council (to come)
Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON
- Rapporteur
- Tomáš KUBÍN (Patriots)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Marco FALCONE (EPP), César LUENA (S&D), Francesco VENTOLA (ECR), Billy KELLEHER (Renew), Rasmus ANDRESEN (Greens), Gaetano PEDULLA' (The Left), Rada LAYKOVA (ESN)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) | New laws | Failed | 181 for, 439 against, 38 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 Jun 2026 Amendment 94 to Article 12, after paragraph 3
Rejected 269–353–37
- The Left
- Divided
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 95 to Article 12, paragraph 4
Rejected 273–352–32
- The Left
- Divided
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 96 to Article 12, after paragraph 4
Rejected 266–363–32
- The Left
- Divided
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 17 Jun 2026 Amendments 60 + 61 (voted as one) to Article 16
Adopted 328–294–32
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- Abst.
- 17 Jun 2026 Amendments 67 + 70 (voted as one) to Article 20
Rejected 289–316–51
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 89 to recital 3
Rejected 287–304–69
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Divided
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 90, adding text after Recital 3
Rejected 284–293–70
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Divided
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 91, adding text after Recital 4
Adopted 297–267–87
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Divided
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 92 to recital 15
Rejected 281–315–62
- The Left
- Divided
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 93 to recital 18
Rejected 300–331–31
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 17 Jun 2026 Final vote
Rejected 181–439–38
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
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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 Parliament17 Jun 2026
Adopted text TA10-0211/2026 TA-10-2026-0211
Tabled for plenary8 Jun 2026
Report A10-0161/2026 A-10-2026-0161
Committee draft9 Mar 2026
Draft report (ECON) ECON-PR-784398
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0211/2026: Parliament rejected the Commission proposal for a Council directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products, and called on the Commission to withdraw it.
- Report A10-0161/2026: Parliament's amended version of the proposed Council directive on excise duty for tobacco and related products sets new minimum rates and structures, with transitional periods and adjustments for inflation and price levels.
- Draft report (ECON): This draft report proposes amendments to the Commission's recast directive on excise duty for tobacco products. It adjusts definitions, rates, and transitional periods, and adds provisions on indexation and impact assessments.
What changed, 1
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ECON) → Report A10-0161/2026
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Extends transitional periods for several products and adjusts minimum rates for nicotine products and heated tobacco. Adds new product definitions and closes loopholes for waterpipe tobacco, heated tobacco, and nicotine pouches. Changes the inflation adjustment cap and price level index weighting, affecting how minimum rates are calculated. Adds recitals and articles on economic sustainability, impact assessments for cigars, and reporting requirements. The other changes are formal or wording: updated citations, rephrased definitions, and deleted explanatory notes.
Timeline, 8
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 3 steps · 8 Jun 2026–17 Jun 2026
17 June 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Jun 2026 Report A10-0161/2026Adopted text TA10-0211/2026
10 June – 15 June 2026
96 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
8 June 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps · 6 Oct 2025–3 Jun 2026
3 June 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
15 April 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
9 March 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
3 December 2025
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
6 October 2025
Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT on the proposal for a Council directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast) Report A10-0161/2026 17 Jun 2026
Other dossiers of the same rapporteur
- Dossier Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products 2025/0581(CNS) · Consultation procedure 17 Jun 2026 Passed
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 (2026). “Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)”. Dossier, 17 June 2026. procId 2025-0580, reference 2025/0580(CNS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0580 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0580(CNS). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0580 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0580,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-06-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0580}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0580},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0580, reference 2025/0580(CNS). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0580(CNS). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}