Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative)
The use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and amending Directive 2009/16/EC
- Stage
- In force, reached 22 Sept 2023
- In force
- In force since 12 Oct 2023 · CELEX 32023R1805
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Jörgen Warborn (EPP)
- Last activity
- 22 Sept 2023
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 22 Sept 2023.
ShowHide the earlier record: 21 dates, 24 Apr 2020 to 10 Jul 2023
- 24 Apr 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: FuelEU Maritime , 81 responses · Commission
- 10 Sept 2020
- Public consultation closed: FuelEU Maritime , 136 responses · Commission
- 15 Jul 2021
- Adoption by Commission
- 16 Jul 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Sept 2021
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
- 20 Sept 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 Nov 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: FuelEU Maritime , 74 responses · Commission
- 11 Nov 2021
- Plenary sitting
- 15 Nov 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Nov 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 22 Nov 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Dec 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 May 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 25 May 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 2 Jun 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 3 Jun 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Oct 2022
- Debate in plenary
- 19 Oct 2022
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 21 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 3 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Jul 2023
- Debate in plenary
- 11 Jul 2023
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- 12 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 14 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 25 Jul 2023
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 11 Sept 2023
- Plenary sitting
- 13 Sept 2023
- Signed
- 22 Sept 2023
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Jörgen Warborn | EPP | SE | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Elsi Katainen | Renew | FI | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | João Pimenta Lopes | The Left | PT | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Johan van Overtveldt | ECR | BE | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jutta Paulus | Greens/EFA | DE | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Vera Tax | S&D | NL | TRAN |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Tiemo Wölken | S&D | DE | ENVI |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Rasmus Andresen | Greens/EFA | DE | ITRE |
Amendments
Tabled between 12 Oct 2022 and 4 Jul 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- TRAN164
Covers 164 of the 195 amendments.
By author
- Karima Delli31
- Jutta Paulus29
- Rasmus Andresen28
- Mounir Satouri10
- Damien Carême9
- Erik Marquardt9
- Hannah Neumann9
- Manuela Ripa9
- Marie Toussaint9
- Martin Häusling9
ShowHide 20 more authors
- Michael Bloss9
- Pär Holmgren9
- Sandro Gozi9
- Tilly Metz9
- Catherine Chabaud8
- Irena Joveva8
- Martin Hojsík8
- Bernd Lange7
- Birgit Sippel7
- Christel Schaldemose7
- Jens Geier7
- Marianne Vind7
- Matthias Ecke7
- Michal Wiezik7
- Monika Beňová7
- René Repasi7
- Tiemo Wölken7
- Kathleen van Brempt5
- Christophe Grudler4
- Fabienne Keller4
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 31 of the 195 amendments.
By article
- Article 4 a (new)3
- Article 16 – paragraph 12
- Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c2
- Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)2
- Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)2
- Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 62
- Article 5 – paragraph 12
- Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point e2
- Recital 11 a (new)2
- Recital 42
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Recital 72
- Annex I - heading (in bold typeface) 71
- Annex I - title - introductory words - tables ‘Equation 1’ and ‘Equation 2’1
- Annex I – equation 11
- Annex I – paragraph 121
- Annex I – paragraph 4 – introductory part1
- Annex I – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part1
- Annex I – paragraph 51
- Annex I – table1
- Annex I – table 1 – row 12 a (new)1
- Annex I – table 1 – row 19 a (new)1
- Annex I – table 1 – row 6 a (new)1
- Annex II – paragraph 21
- Annex II – paragraph 81
- Annex II – table1
- Annex III – table – row 4 a (new)1
- Annex V1
- Annex V a (new)1
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a1
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b1
Covers 42 of the 195 amendments.
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 4 published.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1127 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/586 | Delegated · Regulation | Published | Q1 2024 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2027 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2031 | Implementing · Regulation | Published |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0233/2022Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2021)0562Parliament
- Agenda · GEDA/A/(2023)003055Parliament
- Text adopted · OJ L 234 22.09.2023, p. 0048Commission
- Proposal · PE700.513Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE703.146Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE704.703Parliament
- Report · PE729.908Parliament
- Amendments · PE731.663Parliament
- Amendments · PE731.682Parliament
- Amendments · PE736.603Parliament
- Agenda · PE746.978Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2023/1805Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2023)459Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0262/2023Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0367/2022Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2021 | 291 |
Summary
GeneratedThe FuelEU Maritime regulation mandates phased greenhouse gas intensity reductions for energy used by ships, starting at 2% in 2025 and reaching 80% by 2050. It requires shipping companies, fuel suppliers, and port operators to adopt sustainable fuels and shore-side electricity. Signed in September 2023, the regulation is now in force.
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