Dossier · Own-initiative report
Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports
- Reference
- 2025/2037(INI) Own-initiative report
- Where it stands
- Parliament adopted the text on 9 July 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO
More facts (6)
- Author
- Salvatore DE MEO
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 6 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 9 Jul 2025 · Adopted
- Versions
- 3 versions
- Opinions from
- INTA
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 13 February 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 26 June 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 2 July 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 9 July 2025
- Parliament’s position (done) Final
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO
- Author
- Salvatore DE MEO (EPP)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Maria GUZENINA (S&D), Virginie JORON (Patriots), Gheorghe PIPEREA (ECR), Anna STÜRGKH (Renew), Saskia BRICMONT (Greens), Leila CHAIBI (The Left)
- Opinion: INTA
- International Trade · rapporteur Brando BENIFEI (S&D)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2025 | Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports | Resolutions | Adopted | 619 for, 26 against, 46 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).
- 9 Jul 2025 Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 33
Rejected 157–493–39
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- Against
- 9 Jul 2025 Paragraph 38 — part 2
Adopted 480–196–3
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 9 Jul 2025 Paragraph 39 — part 1
Adopted 679–3–7
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
- 9 Jul 2025 Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 39
Rejected 169–506–13
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- Against
- 9 Jul 2025 Paragraph 40 — part 2
Adopted 480–197–13
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 9 Jul 2025 Final vote — text as a whole
Adopted 619–26–46
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- Against
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament9 Jul 2025
Adopted text TA10-0154/2025 TA-10-2025-0154
Tabled for plenary2 Jul 2025
Report A10-0133/2025 A-10-2025-0133
Committee draft5 Mar 2025
Draft report (IMCO) IMCO-PR-768166
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0154/2025: Parliament's resolution on product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports highlights the surge in non-compliant goods, calls for stronger enforcement, and urges reforms to protect consumers and EU businesses.
- Report A10-0133/2025: Parliament's resolution on product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports addresses the surge of unsafe and non-compliant goods, unfair competition for EU businesses, and enforcement gaps.
- Draft report (IMCO): This draft report addresses product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports. It proposes measures to close regulatory gaps, enhance enforcement, and ensure a safer and fairer marketplace.
Committee opinions: Opinion (INTA), Draft opinion (INTA)
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 A10-0133/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0154/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are changed to European style and a regulation citation is updated.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (IMCO) → Report A10-0133/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Adds extensive new recitals and paragraphs on environmental, social, and trade aspects, and on vulnerable consumers. Expands enforcement and customs provisions, adding calls for more resources, digital tools, and international cooperation. Updates statistics on e-commerce imports and adds details on China as main source. Adds new sections on regulatory reforms, IT tools, and trade considerations with many new paragraphs. Other changes are formal: renumbering of paragraphs and recitals.
Timeline, 10
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 4 steps · 2 Jul 2025–9 Jul 2025
9 July 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 9 Jul 2025 Report A10-0133/2025Adopted text TA10-0154/2025
7 July 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
3 July 2025
2 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
2 July 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps · 13 Feb 2025–26 Jun 2025
26 June 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
15 May 2025
INTA (International Trade) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
9 April 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) proposed changes to the draft.
27 March 2025
Draft opinion from INTA (International Trade)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
5 March 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
13 February 2025
Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; INTA (International Trade) gives an opinion.
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Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
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- Text REPORT on product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports Report A10-0133/2025 9 Jul 2025
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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). “Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports”. Dossier, 9 July 2025. procId 2025-2037, reference 2025/2037(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2037 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2037(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2037 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2037,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-07-09},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2037}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2037},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2037, reference 2025/2037(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2037(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}