Suspending the authorised-representative requirement under extended producer responsibility (batteries)
Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries and packaging and packaging waste
- Stage
- Committee report adopted, reached 22 May 2026
- Procedure
- OLP · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Ingeborg Ter Laak (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG ENV
- Commissioner
- Jessika Roswall
- Council configuration
- General Affairs Council
- Last activity
- 14 Jul 2026
- Legal basis
- TFEU Art. 114; TFEU Art. 192; TFEU Art. 294
Where it stands
Latest: Deliberations in Council, 14 Jul 2026. Next: Deliberations in Council, 22 Sept 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 9 dates, 11 Dec 2025 to 22 Apr 2026
- 11 Dec 2025
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 16 Dec 2025
- Deliberations in Council
- 9 Jan 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 19 Jan 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 9 Feb 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- Referred to committee
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decision on procedure
- 10 Mar 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 11 Mar 2026
- Appointment of rapporteur
- 22 Apr 2026
- Deliberations in Coreper · Council
- 22 May 2026
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report · Parliament committee
- 10 Jun 2026
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 12 Jun 2026
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 16 Jun 2026
- Deliberations in Council · Council
- 22 Jun 2026
- Consideration / exchange of views · provisional
- 24 Jun 2026
- Deliberations in Coreper · Council
- 1 Jul 2026
- Committee amendments tabled
- Deadline for tabling amendments
- Deliberations in Coreper · Council
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 14 Jul 2026
- Deliberations in Council · Council
- 22 Sept 2026Scheduled
- Deliberations in Council · Council
- 1 Oct 2026Scheduled
- Adoption of draft report · provisional
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Ingeborg Ter Laak | EPP | NL | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ana Vasconcelos | Renew | PT | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Anne-Sophie Frigout | PfE | FR | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Delara Burkhardt | S&D | DE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Emma Fourreau | The Left | FR | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jutta Paulus | Greens/EFA | DE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Pietro Fiocchi | ECR | IT | ENVI |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Klara Dostalova | PfE | CZ | IMCO |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Andrzej Buła | EPP | PL | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Elisabeth Grossmann | S&D | AT | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Sandro Gozi | Renew | IT | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Stefano Cavedagna | ECR | IT |
Amendments
Tabled on 4 Jun 2026. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- IMCO36
By author
- Andrzej Buła16
- Elisabeth Grossmann9
- Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS9
- Sandro Gozi7
- Christian Doleschal3
- Mariateresa Vivaldini1
- Stefano Cavedagna1
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.
By article
- Article 1 – paragraph 13
- Article 1 – paragraph 23
- Article 2 – paragraph 13
- Article 2 – paragraph 23
- Recital 103
- Recital 53
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)2
- Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)2
- Recital 42
- Recital 62
ShowHide 8 more provisions
- Recital 72
- Recital 82
- Article 3 – paragraph 11
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
- Article 3 – title1
- Recital 3 a (new)1
- Recital 4 a (new)1
- –1
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Proposal · COM(2025)0982Commission · 10 Dec 2025
- Report · PE788.916Parliament
- Amendments · PE790.771Parliament
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation temporarily suspends the requirement for companies to appoint an authorised representative under extended producer responsibility for batteries and packaging waste. It provides regulatory relief to manufacturers and industry operators in the internal market, reducing administrative burdens and compliance costs during the transition.
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