Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority
Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013
- Stage
- Council adoption, reached 15 Apr 2026
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Dirk Gotink (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG TAXUD
- Commissioner
- Valdis Dombrovskis
- Council configuration
- Economic and Financial Affairs Council
- Last activity
- 4 Sept 2026
- Legal basis
- TFEU_2016 Art. 114; TFEU_2016 Art. 207; TFEU_2016 Art. 294; TFEU_2016 Art. 33
Where it stands
Latest: Adoption of a Commission’s communication on Council’s position at 1st reading, 4 Sept 2026. Next: Debate in EP plenary, 14 Sept 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 56 dates, 17 May 2023 to 5 Dec 2025
- 17 May 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 22 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 14 Sept 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 20 Sept 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Oct 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Oct 2023
- Referred to committee
- 20 Oct 2023
- Committee opinion tabled
- 27 Oct 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 30 Oct 2023
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 16 Nov 2023
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 22 Nov 2023
- Committee opinion tabled
- 11 Jan 2024
- Committee opinion adopted
- 23 Jan 2024
- Committee opinion adopted
- 24 Jan 2024
- Committee opinion adopted
- 26 Jan 2024
- Committee opinion tabled
- 22 Feb 2024
- Committee report adopted
- 28 Feb 2024
- Tabled for plenary
- 13 Mar 2024
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- 2 Jul 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
- 4 Dec 2024
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 10 Dec 2024
- Deliberations in Council
- 2 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 3 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 4 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 28 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 29 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 6 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 7 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 8 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 13 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 14 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 16 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 3 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 11 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 12 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 13 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 17 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 18 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 20 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council
- 27 Jun 2025
- Adoption of partial negotiating mandate by Coreper
- 8 Jul 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 9 Jul 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 16 Jul 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 18 Sept 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 7 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 13 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 15 Oct 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 17 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
- 5 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 12 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 20 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 28 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 5 Dec 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 10 Dec 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 12 Dec 2025
- Deliberations in Council
- 13 Mar 2026
- Deliberations in Coreper · Council
- 26 Mar 2026
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 1 Apr 2026
- Deliberations in Coreper · Council
- 15 Apr 2026
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper · Council
- 16 Apr 2026
- Approval of the provisional agreement with the Council by the EP committee responsible · Parliament committee
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 4 Sept 2026
- Adoption of a Commission’s communication on Council’s position at 1st reading
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft recommendation for second reading
- 14 Sept 2026Scheduled
- Debate in EP plenary
- 16 Sept 2026Scheduled
- Vote in EP plenary
- 17 Sept 2026Scheduled
- Vote in EP plenary · Parliament
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Dirk Gotink | EPP | NL | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Arno Bausemer | ESN | DE | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Denis Nesci | ECR | IT | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jeannette Baljeu | Renew | NL | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Kim Van Sparrentak | Greens/EFA | NL | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Leila Chaibi | The Left | FR | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Maria Grapini | S&D | RO | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur | Virginie Joron | PfE | FR | IMCO |
| Rapporteur for opinion | José Manuel Fernandes | EPP | PT | BUDG |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Petri Sarvamaa | EPP | FI | CONT |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Saskia Bricmont | Greens/EFA | BE | INTA |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Valérie Hayer | Renew | FR | BUDG |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Maria Grapini | S&D | RO | CONT |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Michiel Hoogeveen | ECR | NL | INTA |
Amendments
Tabled between 16 Nov 2023 and 16 Dec 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- IMCO302
- INTA148
- CONT84
- BUDG41
By author
- Maria Grapini128
- Anna Cavazzini78
- Bernd Lange56
- Marie-Pierre Vedrenne53
- Svenja Hahn40
- Andreas Schwab30
- Valérie Hayer18
- Carlo Fidanza17
- Isabella Tovaglieri17
- Markus Buchheit15
ShowHide 7 more authors
- Adam Bielan14
- Thierry Mariani12
- Virginie Joron12
- Nils Ušakovs9
- Martine Kemp7
- Saskia Bricmont7
- Raphaël Glucksmann1
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 447 of the 575 amendments.
By article
- Article 86 – paragraph 58
- Recital 568
- Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part6
- Article 265 – paragraph 7 – introductory part6
- Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e5
- Article 25 – paragraph 15
- Article 25 – paragraph 3 – point e5
- Article 25 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 15
- Article 256 – paragraph 45
- Article 31 – paragraph 65
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 135
- Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 575
- Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 64 a (new)5
- Recital 75
- Article 150 – paragraph 104
- Article 207 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)4
- Article 211 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)4
- Article 212 – paragraph 14
- Article 212 – paragraph 24
- Article 212 – paragraph 5 a (new)4
- Article 214 – paragraph 44
- Article 254 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)4
- Article 265 – paragraph 2 – introductory part4
- Article 265 – paragraph 64
- Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 34
- Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b4
- Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 64 b (new)4
- Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 64 c (new)4
- Article 60 – paragraph 5 – point b – point ii4
- Article 60 – paragraph 5 – point b – point iii4
Covers 142 of the 575 amendments.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Text adopted · T9-0151/2024Parliament · 28 Feb 2024
- Report · A9-0065/2024Parliament · 22 Feb 2024
- Committee opinion · PE756.044Parliament · 26 Jan 2024
- Committee opinion · PE755.970Parliament · 15 Jan 2024
- Committee opinion · PE753.728Parliament · 16 Nov 2023
- Report · PE755.046Parliament · 30 Oct 2023
- Amendments · PE756.213Parliament · 30 Oct 2023
- Proposal · COM(2023)0258Commission · 17 May 2023
- Proposal · COM(2026)0436Commission
- Report · PE792.031Parliament
- Text adopted · SP(2024)350Parliament
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation establishes a new Union Customs Code and creates the European Union Customs Authority to modernize customs operations across the Common Customs Territory. It integrates digital transformation tools and harmonizes procedures to enhance trade facilitation and institutional oversight. The measure affects all customs agencies and traders in the EU. Stage: provisional agreement.
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