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Substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)
- Stage
- Trilogue, reached 17 Jun 2024
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteurs
- Delara Burkhardt (S&D), Sandro Gozi (Renew)
- Lead DG
- DG ENV
- Commissioner
- Virginijus Sinkevičius
- Last activity
- 21 Oct 2025
35 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026
Where it stands
Latest: Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme, 21 Oct 2025.
ShowHide the earlier record: 21 dates, 31 Aug 2020 to 13 Nov 2024
- 31 Aug 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: Environmental claims based on environmental footprint methods, 193 responses · Commission
- 3 Dec 2020
- Public consultation closed: Environmental claims based on environmental footprint methods, 362 responses · Commission
- 23 Mar 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 1 Jun 2023
- Referred to committee
- 21 Jul 2023
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Environmental claims based on environmental footprint methods, 233 responses · Commission
- 2 Aug 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 Oct 2023
- Committee opinion tabled
- 11 Oct 2023
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 13 Nov 2023
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 24 Jan 2024
- Committee opinion adopted
- 14 Feb 2024
- Committee report adopted
- 23 Feb 2024
- Tabled for plenary
- 11 Mar 2024
- Debate in plenary
- 12 Mar 2024
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- 11 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 14 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- General approach by the Council
- 24 Jun 2024
- General approach by the Council
- 25 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 4 Jul 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
- 28 Jan 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 29 Jan 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 11 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 24 Apr 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 30 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 18 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 25 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
20 people
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-rapporteur | Delara Burkhardt | S&D | DE | ENVI |
| Co-rapporteur | Sandro Gozi | Renew | IT | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Alice Kuhnke | Greens/EFA | SE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Arba Kokalari | EPP | SE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Danuše Nerudová | EPP | CZ | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Emma Wiesner | Renew | SE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Kai Tegethoff | Greens/EFA | DE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Laura Ballarín Cereza | S&D | ES | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Luke Ming Flanagan | The Left | IE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Lynn Boylan | The Left | IE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Stefano Cavedagna | ECR | IT | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Valérie Deloge | PfE | FR | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Virginie Joron | PfE | FR | |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Petri Sarvamaa | EPP | FI | AGRI |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Achille Variati | S&D | IT | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Claude Gruffat | Greens/EFA | FR | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Emmanouil Fragkos | ECR | EL | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Luke Ming Flanagan | The Left | IE | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Martin Hlaváček | Renew | CZ | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Rosanna Conte | PfE | IT |
957 amendments
Amendments
Tabled between 31 Oct 2023 and 13 Nov 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- CJ45765
- AGRI192
By author
- Arba Kokalari113
- Kim van Sparrentak103
- Michal Wiezik61
- Laura Ballarín Cereza57
- Pietro Fiocchi57
- Carlo Fidanza49
- Maria Grapini42
- Ivan David39
- Emma Wiesner37
- René Repasi36
ShowHide 20 more authors
- Isabella Tovaglieri31
- Martin Hlaváček31
- Daniel Buda29
- Asger Christensen28
- Morten Løkkegaard28
- Silvia Sardone27
- Mathilde Androuët24
- Emmanouil Fragkos20
- Catherine Griset19
- Markus Buchheit19
- Tom Vandendriessche19
- Virginie Joron19
- Fulvio Martusciello17
- Massimiliano Salini17
- Svenja Hahn17
- Andreas Schwab14
- Christian Doleschal14
- Maria da Graça Carvalho14
- Pablo Arias Echeverría14
- Pascal Canfin8
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 725 of the 957 amendments.
By article
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g18
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b15
- Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 214
- Recital 3212
- Article 10 – paragraph 411
- Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 211
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c11
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j11
- Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 810
- Article 3 – paragraph 310
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Article 5 – paragraph 410
- Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point f10
- Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 110
- Recital 3110
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part9
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d9
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e9
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h9
- Article 1 – paragraph 18
- Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)8
- Article 15 – paragraph 38
- Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point b8
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f8
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i8
- Article 5 – paragraph 18
- Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c8
- Article 7 – paragraph 28
- Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d8
- Article 9 – paragraph 18
- Recital 548
Covers 295 of the 957 amendments.
9 documents
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0056/2024Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2023)0166Parliament
- Report · PE753.670Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE753.776Parliament
- Amendments · PE756.117Parliament
- Amendments · PE756.118Parliament
- Amendments · PE756.119Parliament
- Text adopted · SP(2024)350Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0131/2024Parliament
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.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2023 | 788 |
Summary
GeneratedThe directive sets harmonized rules for companies to substantiate, verify, and communicate voluntary environmental claims, targeting greenwashing. It affects all businesses making explicit green claims on products or services, especially in consumer goods, retail, and marketing. The file is in trilogue negotiations among the Parliament, Council, and Commission.
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