General arrangements for excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products
Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products
- Stage
- EP position adopted, reached 17 Jun 2026
- Procedure
- Consultation procedure
- Rapporteur
- Tomáš Kubín (PfE)
- Lead DG
- DG TAXUD
- Commissioner
- Wopke Hoekstra
- Last activity
- 17 Jun 2026
Where it stands
Latest: Plenary vote, 17 Jun 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 4 dates, 17 Jul 2025 to 15 Dec 2025
- 17 Jul 2025
- Adoption by Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 22 Oct 2025
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 Nov 2025
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Dec 2025
- Referred to committee
- 20 Feb 2026
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 27 Feb 2026
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 Mar 2026
- Committee report tabled
- 15 Apr 2026
- Committee amendments tabled
- 3 Jun 2026
- Committee report adopted
- 8 Jun 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 10 Jun 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 17 Jun 2026
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Tomáš Kubín | PfE | CZ | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Billy Kelleher | Renew | IE | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | César Luena | S&D | ES | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Francesco Ventola | ECR | IT | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Gaetano PEDULLA' | The Left | IT | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Marco Falcone | EPP | IT | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Rada Laykova | ESN | BG | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Rasmus Andresen | Greens/EFA | DE | ECON |
Amendments
Tabled on 15 Apr 2026. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- ECON7
By author
- César Luena3
- Jonás Fernández3
- Matthias Ecke3
- Niels Fuglsang3
- Billy Kelleher2
- Christophe Gomart1
- Rasmus Andresen · Verts/ALE1
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.
By article
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)4
- Recital 2 a (new)2
- Recital 2 b (new)1
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A10-0160/2026Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2025)0581Commission
- Report · PE784.421Parliament
- Amendments · PE786.901Parliament
- Text adopted · T10-0212/2026Parliament
Summary
GeneratedThis amending directive modernizes EU excise duty arrangements for tobacco and related products, aligning rules with emerging products like e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. It affects manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and national tax authorities. The European Parliament adopted its position in June 2026; Council discussions continue under the consultation procedure.
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