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2023/0124(COD)COM(2023)217ENVI

Detergents and surfactants

Detergents and surfactants, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004

Stage
In force, reached 2 Mar 2026
Procedure
OLP · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Majdouline Sbai (Greens/EFA)
Lead DG
DG GROW
Commissioner
Stéphane Séjourné
Council configuration
Competitiveness Council
Last activity
2 Mar 2026
Legal basis
TFEU Art. 294; TFEU_2016 Art. 114; TFEU_2016 Art. 294
49 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 2 Mar 2026.

Show the earlier record: 31 dates, 19 Oct 2021 to 15 Jul 2025
  1. 19 Oct 2021
    • Inception impact assessment closed: Revision of Regulation (EC) 648/2004 on Detergents, 15 responses · Commission
  2. 25 May 2022
    • Public consultation closed: Revision of Regulation (EC) 648/2004 on Detergents, 126 responses · Commission
  3. 28 Apr 2023
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
  4. 2 May 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 1 Jun 2023
    • Referred to committee
  6. 26 Jul 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 27 Jul 2023
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Revision of Regulation (EC) 648/2004 on Detergents, 29 responses · Commission
  8. 4 Aug 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 2 Oct 2023
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  10. 24 Oct 2023
    • Committee opinion tabled
  11. 13 Nov 2023
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  12. 24 Jan 2024
    • Committee opinion adopted
  13. 14 Feb 2024
    • Committee report adopted
  14. 16 Feb 2024
    • Tabled for plenary
  15. 26 Feb 2024
    • Debate in plenary
  16. 27 Feb 2024
    • Plenary adopted first-reading position
    • Plenary vote
  17. 14 Jun 2024
    • Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  18. 2 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  19. 13 Nov 2024
    • Referred to committee
  20. 28 Jan 2025
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  21. 24 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  22. 30 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  23. 6 May 2025
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  24. 7 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  25. 20 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  26. 22 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Council
  27. 4 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  28. 10 Jun 2025
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  29. 11 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  30. 25 Jun 2025
    • Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
  31. 15 Jul 2025
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
  1. 8 Dec 2025
    • Council’s position at first reading and statement of reasons
  2. 9 Dec 2025
    • Adoption of a Commission’s communication on Council’s position at 1st reading
  3. 12 Dec 2025
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft recommendation for second reading
  4. 18 Dec 2025
    • Announcement of the Council’s first reading position in EP plenary
    • Referred to committee
  5. 19 Jan 2026
    • Committee report adopted
    • Tabled for plenary
  6. 22 Jan 2026
    • Approval of the Council’s first reading position by the EP (adoption of the legislative act)
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary approved the Council position
  7. 11 Feb 2026
    • Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
    • Signed
  8. 2 Mar 2026
    • Published in the Official Journal
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Who is on it

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

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurMajdouline SbaiGreens/EFAFRENVI
Shadow rapporteurAlexandr VondraECRCZENVI
Shadow rapporteurAnja HazekampThe LeftNLENVI
Shadow rapporteurChristel SchaldemoseS&DDKENVI
Shadow rapporteurDanilo Oscar LanciniPfEITENVI
Shadow rapporteurFrancesca PeppucciEPPITENVI
Shadow rapporteurMartin HojsíkRenewSKENVI
Rapporteur for opinionMaria da Graça CarvalhoEPPPTIMCO
Shadow rapporteur for opinionAdam BielanECRPL
Shadow rapporteur for opinionBiljana BorzanS&DHR
Shadow rapporteur for opinionCatharina RinzemaRenewNL
Shadow rapporteur for opinionMalte GalléeGreens/EFADE
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This regulation modernizes EU rules on detergents and surfactants by amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing the outdated Regulation (EC) No 648/2004. It establishes updated technical standards for chemical safety, product labeling, and industrial risk management across the single market.

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