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Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products

Reference
2025/0581(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 · 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) 15 December 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 June 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 8 June 2026
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 17 June 2026
  5. 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.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
17 Jun 2026General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products New lawsPassed325 for, 304 against, 29 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

Export

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. 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 4 to Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 1; Directive (EU) 2020/262

    Rejected 287–352–20

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Against
  2. 17 Jun 2026 Final vote

    Adopted 325–304–29

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    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 Parliament17 Jun 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0212/2026 TA-10-2026-0212

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary8 Jun 2026

    Report A10-0160/2026 A-10-2026-0160

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  3. Committee draft5 Mar 2026

    Draft report (ECON) ECON-PR-784421

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0212/2026: Parliament approves the Commission proposal, as amended, on general arrangements for excise duty on tobacco and related products. It calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly and on the Council to notify Parliament if it departs from the text.
  • Report A10-0160/2026: Parliament approves the Commission proposal as amended, adding new excise duty categories to guide levels for private acquisitions and adjusting guide levels for tobacco and related products.
  • Draft report (ECON): This draft report proposes amendments to the Commission's proposal for a Council directive on excise duty for tobacco and tobacco-related products. It approves the proposal as amended, adding new product categories to guide levels and adjusting taxation rules.

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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.

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0160/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0212/2026

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

    The amendment introduces specific quantity limits for tobacco products in Article 32(3)(a).

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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ECON) → Report A10-0160/2026

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

    Adds two new recitals requiring new tobacco categories to be included in guide levels and aligned with existing ones. The other change is wording: a rapporteur's note is replaced by a formal footnote placeholder.

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Timeline, 7

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

Plenary stage 3 steps · 8 Jun 2026–17 Jun 2026

  1. 17 June 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 17 Jun 2026 Adopted text TA10-0212/2026Report A10-0160/2026

  2. 10 June 2026

    4 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    Amendments 1–3Amendment 4

  3. 8 June 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0160/2026

Committee stage 4 steps · 15 Dec 2025–3 Jun 2026

  1. 3 June 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

    ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 15 April 2026

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (ECON)

  3. 5 March 2026

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (ECON)

  4. 15 December 2025

    Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Sources & citation

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Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0581
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products”. Dossier, 17 June 2026. procId 2025-0581, reference 2025/0581(CNS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0581 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0581(CNS). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0581 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0581,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-06-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0581}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0581},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0581, reference 2025/0581(CNS). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0581(CNS). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}