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On the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013
Full title
On the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013
Report A-10-2026-0232 · 08190/2/2026– C100208/2026 – 2023/0156(COD)
- Kind
- Plenary report A-10-2026-0232
- Date
- 14 September 2026
- Committee
- Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- Rapporteur
- Dirk Gotink
- Dossier
- 2023/0156(COD)
More facts (4)
- Voted
- 16 Sept 2026 Approved without a vote
- Formats
- Official page PDF Word
- Subject matter
- TDC, UD
- Reference
- 08190/2/2026– C100208/2026 – 2023/0156(COD)
In short
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The committee report recommends that Parliament approve the Council position at first reading on a regulation establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. The Council position reflects the agreement reached between Parliament and the Council in interinstitutional negotiations at early second reading stage. The act is adopted in accordance with the Council position, and the Presidents and Secretaries-General of Parliament and the Council are instructed to sign it and arrange its publication in the Official Journal.
Position. The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection recommends that Parliament approve the Council position at first reading, which reflects the agreement reached in interinstitutional negotiations at early second reading stage.
Key points
- Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on the regulation establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority.
- The regulation would repeal Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.
- Parliament notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position.
- Parliament's President is instructed 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.
- Parliament's Secretary-General is instructed to sign the act once all procedures are verified, and to arrange its publication in the Official Journal with the Council's Secretary-General.
- Parliament's President is instructed to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
- The Council position reflects the agreement reached between Parliament and the Council in interinstitutional negotiations at early second reading stage.
Who is affected
- Importers and customs authorities in the EU, who would operate under the new Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority.
Legal basis. Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Text
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Draft european parliament legislative resolution
–having regard to its position at first reading on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0258),
–having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure,
–having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A10-0232/2026),
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;
Back matter, 1
Parts that accompany the text rather than belong to it: explanatory statement, annexes, opinions appended by other committees. Collapsed.
Annex: declaration of input 1 block
The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not include in his report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.
Procedure pages and committee votes
How the committees handled the text and how their members voted on it. Collapsed.
Procedure – committee responsible 1 block
| Title | Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 | |||
| References | 08190/2/2026 – C10-0208/2026 – 2023/0156(COD) | |||
| Date of Parliament’s first reading – P number | 13.3.2024 T9-0151/2024 | |||
| Draft act considered at first reading | COM(2023)0258 - C9-0175/2023 | |||
| Committee(s) responsible | IMCO | |||
| Rapporteurs Date appointed | Dirk Gotink 27.9.2024 | |||
| Discussed in committee | 15.7.2025 | 16.10.2025 | 3.12.2025 | 26.1.2026 |
| 15.4.2026 | ||||
| Date adopted | 14.9.2026 | |||
| Result of final vote | +: –: 0: | 38 2 5 | ||
| Date tabled | 14.9.2026 |
Final vote by roll call by the committee responsible 3 blocks
38 · For
- ECR
- Denis Nesci, Reinis Pozņaks
- EPP
- Pablo Arias Echeverría, Henrik Dahl, Dóra Dávid, Regina Doherty, Christian Doleschal, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Dirk Gotink, Arba Kokalari, Paulius Saudargas, Andreas Schwab, Tomislav Sokol, Dimitris Tsiodras, Inese Vaidere, Marion Walsmann
- Patriots
- Jaroslav Bžoch
- Renew
- Jeannette Baljeu, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Sandro Gozi, Nikola Minchev, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann
- S&D
- Laura Ballarín Cereza, Katarina Barley, Brando Benifei, Biljana Borzan, Adnan Dibrani, Maria Grapini, Elisabeth Grossmann, Maria Guzenina, Pierre Jouvet, Christel Schaldemose
- The Left
- Leila Chaibi, Gaetano Pedulla'
- Greens
- Anna Cavazzini, David Cormand, Katrin Langensiepen, Kim Van Sparrentak
Connections
The dossier, the decisions on this text and its other versions.
Its dossier
- Dossier Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 2023/0156(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure 16 Sept 2026 Approved without a vote
Decisions on this text
- Decision Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority New EU law · committee report 16 Sept 2026 Approved without a vote
Sources & citation
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- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
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European Parliament (2026). “RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013”. Text, 16 September 2026. docId A-10-2026-0232, reference A10-0232/2026, procId 2023-0156. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0232 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: The text on the European Parliament’s website, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2026-0232_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/A-10-2026-0232 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
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title = {{RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013}},
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urldate = {2026-09-25},
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note = {Text. docId A-10-2026-0232, reference A10-0232/2026, procId 2023-0156. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2026-0232\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
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