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Regulation (EU) 2024/19912022/0195(COD)COM(2022)304ENVI

Nature restoration

Stage
In force, reached 29 Jul 2024
In force
In force since 18 Aug 2024 · CELEX 32024R1991
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
César Luena (S&D)
Lead DG
DG ENV
Commissioner
Virginijus Sinkevičius
Last activity
29 Jul 2024
44 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 29 Jul 2024.

Show the earlier record: 27 dates, 2 Dec 2020 to 19 Mar 2024
  1. 2 Dec 2020
    • Inception impact assessment closed: Protecting biodiversity: nature restoration targets, 132 responses · Commission
  2. 5 Apr 2021
    • Public consultation closed: Protecting biodiversity: nature restoration targets, 111842 responses · Commission
  3. 27 Apr 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 23 Jun 2022
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 4 Jul 2022
    • Plenary sitting
    • Referred to committee
  6. 27 Jul 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 22 Aug 2022
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Protecting biodiversity: nature restoration targets, 209 responses · Commission
  8. 19 Sept 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 5 Oct 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 8 Nov 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  11. 6 Dec 2022
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  12. 19 Jan 2023
    • Committee opinion tabled
  13. 23 May 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  14. 24 May 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  15. 16 Jun 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  16. 20 Jun 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • General approach by the Council
  17. 21 Jun 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  18. 27 Jun 2023
    • Adoption of a report by the EP committee responsible
  19. 28 Jun 2023
    • Tabled for plenary
  20. 11 Jul 2023
    • Debate in plenary
  21. 12 Jul 2023
    • EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
  22. 22 Nov 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
  23. 29 Nov 2023
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
  24. 27 Feb 2024
    • Plenary adopted first-reading position
    • Plenary vote
  25. 1 Mar 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  26. 15 Mar 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  27. 19 Mar 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  1. 21 Mar 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  2. 22 Mar 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 11 Jun 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 13 Jun 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 14 Jun 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 17 Jun 2024
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
  7. 24 Jun 2024
    • Signed
  8. 29 Jul 2024
    • Published in the Official Journal
8 people

Who is on it

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

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurCésar LuenaS&DESENVI
Shadow rapporteurAlexandr VondraECRCZENVI
Shadow rapporteurChristine SchneiderEPPDEENVI
Shadow rapporteurJutta PaulusGreens/EFADEENVI
Shadow rapporteurMaría Soraya Rodríguez RamosRenewESENVI
Shadow rapporteurMick WallaceThe LeftIEENVI
Rapporteur for opinionAnne SanderEPPFRAGRI
Rapporteur for opinionCaroline RooseGreens/EFABEPECH
54 amendments

Amendments

Tabled between 5 Jul 2023 and 6 Jul 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By author

  • Alexander Bernhuber25
  • Andreas Schwab25
  • Angelika Niebler25
  • Arba Kokalari25
  • Christine Schneider25
  • David Casa25
  • Esther de Lange25
  • Francisco José Millán Mon25
  • Hildegard Bentele25
  • Jessica Polfjärd25
Show 20 more authors
  • José Manuel Fernandes25
  • Jörgen Warborn25
  • Lena Düpont25
  • Lídia Pereira25
  • Maria da Graça Carvalho25
  • Marion Walsmann25
  • Markus Ferber25
  • Michael Gahler25
  • Norbert Lins25
  • Pascal Arimont25
  • Paulo Rangel25
  • Peter Liese25
  • Pilar del Castillo Vera25
  • Sabine Verheyen25
  • Seán Kelly25
  • Tom Berendsen25
  • Tomas Tobé25
  • Željana Zovko25
  • Isabel WISELER-LIMA23
  • César Luena · S&D11

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 53 of the 54 amendments.

By article

  • Annex IV2
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a2
  • Article 16 – title2
  • Article 22 a (new)2
  • Recital 572
  • -1
  • Annex III – point 25 a (new)1
  • Annex VII – point 10 a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 21
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b1
  • Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)1
  • Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)1
  • Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c1
  • Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d1
  • Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)1
  • Article 13 – paragraph 11
  • Article 14 – paragraph 21
  • Article 16 a (new)1
  • Article 16 – paragraph 11
  • Article 22 – paragraph 11
  • Article 23 a (new)1
  • Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 23 – paragraph 1 b (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)1
  • Article 4 – paragraph 11
  • Article 4 – paragraph 21

Covers 35 of the 54 amendments.

2 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 2 published.

ActKindStatusAdoption
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2188Delegated · RegulationPublishedQ3 2025
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/912Implementing · RegulationPublished

Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.

20 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

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
22 Aug 2022112,183

Summary

Generated

The Nature Restoration Law sets binding EU targets to restore at least 20% of land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050. It affects agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and urban development sectors, requiring Member States to adopt national restoration plans. The regulation was signed in June 2024 and entered into force on 29 July 2024.

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