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Regulation (EU) 2023/8392021/0201(COD)COM(2021)554

Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF)

Amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review

Stage
In force, reached 21 Apr 2023
In force
In force since 11 May 2023 · CELEX 32023R0839
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Ville Niinistö (Greens/EFA)
Last activity
21 Apr 2023
43 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 21 Apr 2023.

Show the earlier record: 28 dates, 26 Nov 2020 to 13 Mar 2023
  1. 26 Nov 2020
    • Inception impact assessment closed: Land use, land use change and forestry – review of EU rules, 93 responses · Commission
  2. 5 Feb 2021
    • Public consultation closed: Land use, land use change and forestry – review of EU rules, 232 responses · Commission
  3. 14 Jul 2021
    • Adoption by Commission
  4. 15 Jul 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 13 Sept 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • Plenary sitting
    • Referred to committee
  6. 15 Sept 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 20 Sept 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 29 Oct 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 8 Nov 2021
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Land use, land use change and forestry – review of EU rules, 56 responses · Commission
  10. 11 Nov 2021
    • Plenary sitting
  11. 12 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  12. 18 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  13. 22 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  14. 23 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  15. 30 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  16. 6 Dec 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  17. 8 Mar 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  18. 14 Mar 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  19. 6 Jun 2022
    • Plenary sitting
  20. 7 Jun 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • Debate in plenary
  21. 8 Jun 2022
    • EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
  22. 25 Jun 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  23. 28 Jun 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  24. 29 Jun 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  25. 8 Sept 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  26. 22 Dec 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  27. 3 Feb 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  28. 13 Mar 2023
    • Debate in plenary
  1. 14 Mar 2023
    • Plenary adopted first-reading position
    • Plenary vote
  2. 16 Mar 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 20 Mar 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 23 Mar 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 28 Mar 2023
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
  6. 17 Apr 2023
    • Plenary sitting
  7. 19 Apr 2023
    • Signed
  8. 21 Apr 2023
    • Published in the Official Journal
10 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurVille NiinistöGreens/EFAFIENVI
Shadow rapporteurAnna ZalewskaECRPLENVI
Shadow rapporteurDan-Ştefan MotreanuEPPROENVI
Shadow rapporteurDelara BurkhardtS&DDEENVI
Shadow rapporteurLaura HuhtasaariPfEFIENVI
Shadow rapporteurMarina MesureThe LeftFRENVI
Shadow rapporteurMartin HojsíkRenewSKENVI
Rapporteur for opinionNorbert LinsEPPDEAGRI
Rapporteur for opinionHenna VirkkunenEPPFIITRE
Rapporteur for opinionAndris AmeriksS&DLVTRAN
114 amendments

Amendments

Tabled between 31 May 2022 and 8 Mar 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • ENVI82

Covers 82 of the 114 amendments.

By author

  • Anna Zalewska · ECR14
  • Martin Hojsík · Renew2
  • Mohammed Chahim2
  • Norbert Lins · PPE2
  • Pascal Canfin2
  • Roman Haider2
  • Silvia Modig2
  • Angelika Niebler1
  • Anja Hazekamp1
  • Arba Kokalari1
Show 20 more authors
  • Catherine Griset1
  • Christian Doleschal1
  • Christine Schneider1
  • Dan-Ştefan Motreanu1
  • Daniel Caspary1
  • Delara Burkhardt1
  • Emma Wiesner1
  • Georg Mayer1
  • Gheorghe Falcă1
  • Harald Vilimsky1
  • Henna Virkkunen1
  • Herbert Dorfmann1
  • Hildegard Bentele1
  • Inese Vaidere1
  • Jens Gieseke1
  • Jessica Polfjärd1
  • Jörgen Warborn1
  • Maria da Graça Carvalho1
  • Markus Ferber1
  • Ralf Seekatz1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 27 of the 114 amendments.

By article

  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 316
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b4
  • Annex II3
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 143
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)3
  • Recital 103
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 132
  • Recital 42
  • Recital 4 a (new)2
Show 20 more provisions
  • Recital 52
  • –2
  • Annex III1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point -a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 111
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – introductory part1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 151
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 171
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 181
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 c (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 d (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 e (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a a (new)1

Covers 64 of the 114 amendments.

16 documents

Documents

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1 consultation

Consultations on it

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8 Nov 2021381

Summary

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This regulation updates the EU accounting framework for emissions and removals from land use, forestry and agriculture. It sets binding national targets for 2030 and commits the sector to collective climate neutrality by 2035. The legislation primarily affects national authorities managing forestry and agricultural land, as well as the farming and forestry sectors.

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