Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency
- Stage
- In force, reached 12 Dec 2025
- In force
- In force since 1 Jan 2026 · CELEX 32025L2456
- Procedure
- Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Dimitris Tsiodras (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG ENV
- Commissioner
- Virginijus Sinkevičius
- Council configuration
- Environment Council
- Last activity
- 12 Dec 2025
- Legal basis
- TFEU_2016 Art. 114; TFEU_2016 Art. 294
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 12 Dec 2025.
ShowHide the earlier record: 21 dates, 7 Dec 2023 to 13 Jun 2025
- 7 Dec 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 19 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 11 Jan 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 29 Feb 2024
- Referred to committee
- 15 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 23 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 May 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 14 Jun 2024
- Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
- 17 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 28 Oct 2024
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
- 11 Dec 2024
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 18 Feb 2025
- Committee report adopted
- 25 Feb 2025
- Tabled for plenary
- 27 Mar 2025
- Tabling of a document for EP plenary
- 28 Mar 2025
- Tabled for plenary
- 31 Mar 2025
- Debate in plenary
- 1 Apr 2025
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 4 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 12 Jun 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 13 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 25 Jun 2025
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
- 3 Jul 2025
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 15 Oct 2025
- Tabled for plenary
- 20 Oct 2025
- Debate in plenary
- 21 Oct 2025
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- 13 Nov 2025
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 26 Nov 2025
- Signed
- 12 Dec 2025
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Dimitris Tsiodras | EPP | EL | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Anja Hazekamp | The Left | NL | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Beatrice Timgren | ECR | SE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Christophe Clergeau | S&D | FR | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jutta Paulus | Greens/EFA | DE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Martin Hojsík | Renew | SK | ENVI |
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Text adopted · T10-0236/2025Parliament · 20 Oct 2025
- Agenda · GEDA/A/(2025)003065Parliament · 1 Apr 2025
- Agenda · PE775.520Parliament · 1 Apr 2025
- Text adopted · T10-0046/2025Parliament · 25 Feb 2025
- Report · A10-0019/2025Parliament · 18 Feb 2025
- Report · PE763.254Parliament · 28 Oct 2024
- Amendments · PE766.687Parliament · 28 Oct 2024
- Proposal · COM(2023)0781Commission · 7 Dec 2023
- Text adopted · Directive 2025/2456Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 12.12.2025Commission
- Committee opinion · PE759.822Parliament
- Text adopted · SP(2026)01-28Parliament
- Text adopted · SP(2026)05-26Parliament
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation reassigns scientific and technical responsibilities for chemical products and dangerous substances from the European Food Safety Authority to the European Chemicals Agency. It centralizes oversight of industrial risk and biotechnology within ECHA to streamline safety information exchange across EU institutions. The measure is in force, led by DG ENV and Commissioner Sinkevičius.
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