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Directive (EU) 2024/17602022/0051(COD)COM(2022)71JURI

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937

Stage
In force, reached 5 Jul 2024
In force
In force since 25 Jul 2024 · CELEX 32024L1760
Transposition deadline
26 Jul 2028
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Lara Wolters (S&D)
Lead DG
DG JUST
Commissioner
Didier Reynders
Last activity
5 Jul 2024
55 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 5 Jul 2024.

Show the earlier record: 34 dates, 8 Oct 2020 to 28 Feb 2024
  1. 8 Oct 2020
    • Inception impact assessment closed: Sustainable corporate governance, 114 responses · Commission
  2. 8 Feb 2021
    • Public consultation closed: Sustainable corporate governance, 473461 responses · Commission
  3. 24 Feb 2022
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 29 Mar 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 4 Apr 2022
    • Plenary sitting
    • Referred to committee
  6. 23 May 2022
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Sustainable corporate governance, 288 responses · Commission
  7. 25 May 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 1 Jun 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 19 Jul 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 13 Sept 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  11. 15 Sept 2022
    • Plenary sitting
  12. 21 Sept 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  13. 27 Sept 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  14. 5 Oct 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  15. 7 Oct 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  16. 12 Oct 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  17. 18 Oct 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  18. 24 Oct 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  19. 7 Nov 2022
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  20. 30 Nov 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  21. 1 Dec 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • General approach by the Council
  22. 24 Jan 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  23. 25 Jan 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  24. 9 Feb 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  25. 1 Mar 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  26. 2 Mar 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  27. 25 Apr 2023
    • Committee report adopted
  28. 8 May 2023
    • Tabled for plenary
  29. 31 May 2023
    • Debate in plenary
  30. 1 Jun 2023
    • EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
    • Plenary vote results
    • Plenary sitting
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
  31. 6 Jun 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  32. 9 Jun 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  33. 8 Dec 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  34. 28 Feb 2024
    • Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
  1. 15 Mar 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
  2. 19 Mar 2024
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
  3. 24 Apr 2024
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
  4. 3 May 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 15 May 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 24 May 2024
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 13 Jun 2024
    • Signed
  8. 5 Jul 2024
    • Published in the Official Journal
15 people

Who is on it

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

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurLara WoltersS&DNLJURI
Shadow rapporteurAdrián Vázquez LázaraRenewESJURI
Shadow rapporteurAxel VossEPPDEJURI
Shadow rapporteurGilles LebretonPfEFRJURI
Shadow rapporteurHeidi HautalaGreens/EFAFIJURI
Shadow rapporteurJorge Buxadé VillalbaECRESJURI
Shadow rapporteurManon AubryThe LeftFRJURI
Rapporteur for opinionRaphaël GlucksmannS&DFRAFET
Rapporteur for opinionPierfrancesco MajorinoS&DITDEVE
Rapporteur for opinionRené RepasiS&DDEECON
Rapporteur for opinionSamira RafaelaRenewNLEMPL
Rapporteur for opinionTiemo WölkenS&DDEENVI
Rapporteur for opinionDeirdre CluneEPPIEIMCO
Rapporteur for opinionBarry AndrewsRenewIEINTA
Rapporteur for opinionMartina DlabajováRenewCZITRE
24 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 24 May 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By author

  • Jorge Buxadé Villalba · ECR14
  • Alexander Bernhuber10
  • Andreas Glück10
  • Andreas Schwab10
  • Andrzej Halicki10
  • Angelika Niebler10
  • Angelika Winzig10
  • Arba Kokalari10
  • Christian Doleschal10
  • Christian Ehler10
Show 20 more authors
  • Christine Schneider10
  • Christophe Hansen10
  • Daniel Caspary10
  • David Mcallister10
  • Henna Virkkunen10
  • Herbert Dorfmann10
  • Jan-Christoph Oetjen10
  • Jens Gieseke10
  • Jessica Polfjärd10
  • Jörgen Warborn10
  • Lena Düpont10
  • Maria Grapini10
  • Marion Walsmann10
  • Markus Ferber10
  • Michael Gahler10
  • Miriam Lexmann10
  • Monika Hohlmeier10
  • Moritz Körner10
  • Norbert Lins10
  • Othmar Karas10

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g2
  • Annex I1
  • Annex I – Part I – title1
  • Annex I – Part II – title1
  • Article 15 – title1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 11
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)1
  • Article 2 – paragraph 31
Show 13 more provisions
  • Article 22 – title1
  • Article 25 – title1
  • Article 26 – title1
  • Article 3 a (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n1
  • Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)1
  • Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 a (new)1
  • Recital 181
  • Recital 211
  • Recital 221
  • Recital 561
  • Recital 591
  • Recital 71
25 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Show the other 10 documents
1 consultation

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.

ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
23 May 2022473,863

Summary

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The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive imposes mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence on large EU and third-country companies, covering their own operations, subsidiaries, and business partners. It applies to EU companies with over 5,000 employees and EUR 1.5 billion turnover, with lower thresholds for franchising/licensing groups.

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