On the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the greenhouse gas emissions accounting of transport services

(15614/2025 – C90305/2023 – 2023/0266(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the Council position at first reading (15614/2025 – C90305/2023),

–having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 25 October 2023,

–having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 1 February 2024,

–having regard to its position at first reading on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0441),

–having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committees responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A10-0062/2026),

1.Approves the Council position at first reading;

2.Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

3.Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

4.Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

The Council position at first reading reflects the agreement reached between Parliament and the Council in interinstitutional negotiations at early second-reading stage. The agreed text has been the result of interinstitutional negotiations where the co-legislators have reached a compromise text confirming EN ISO 14083:2023 as the reference methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions of transport services (‘CountEmissionsEU’). The adopted provisions introduce a free, simplified EU calculation tool for transport operators (to be developed by the Commission within four years). The agreed text establishes a hierarchy favouring primary data while allowing secondary data where needed; and requires the Commission to assess integrating life-cycle emissions in a future revision (within four years after the new rules start to apply). A phased application timeline and a balanced package on empowerments were also agreed.