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2012/0288(COD)

Fuels and energy from renewable sources: transition to biofuels to deliver greenhouse gas savings

Basic information

2012/0288(COD)

COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)

Directive

Amending Directive 98/70/EC 'Fuel Quality Directive' 1996/0163(COD)
Amending Directive 2009/28/EC 'Renewable Energy Directive' 2008/0016(COD)

Subject

3.60.02 Oil industry, motor fuels
3.60.05 Alternative and renewable energies
3.70.02 Atmospheric pollution, motor vehicle pollution
3.70.03 Climate policy, climate change, ozone layer
3.70.18 International and regional environment protection measures and agreements

Status

Procedure completed

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Key players

Key events

Date Event Reference Summary
17/10/2012 Legislative proposal published COM(2012)0595
19/11/2012 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
22/02/2013 Debate in Council
14/03/2013 Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
21/03/2013 Debate in Council
06/06/2013 Debate in Council
18/06/2013 Debate in Council
11/07/2013 Vote in committee, 1st reading
29/07/2013 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading A7-0279/2013
09/09/2013 Debate in Parliament
11/09/2013 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T7-0357/2013
11/09/2013 Results of vote in Parliament
12/12/2013 Debate in Council
10/12/2014 Council position published 10710/2/2014
15/01/2015 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
24/02/2015 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
24/02/2015 Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations at 2nd reading
26/02/2015 Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading A8-0025/2015
14/04/2015 Approval in committee of the text agreed at 2nd reading interinstitutional negotiations
28/04/2015 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T8-0100/2015
28/04/2015 Results of vote in Parliament
28/04/2015 Debate in Parliament
13/07/2015 Act approved by Council, 2nd reading
09/09/2015 Final act signed
09/09/2015 End of procedure in Parliament
15/09/2015 Final act published in Official Journal

Technical information

Procedure reference 2012/0288(COD)
Procedure type COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
Procedure subtype Legislation
Legislative instrument Directive
Amending Directive 98/70/EC 'Fuel Quality Directive' 1996/0163(COD)
Amending Directive 2009/28/EC 'Renewable Energy Directive' 2008/0016(COD)
Legal basis Treaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 114-p1
Other legal basis Treaty on the Functioning of the EU TFEU 192-p1
Mandatory consultation of other institutions European Economic and Social Committee European Committee of the Regions
Stage reached in procedure Procedure completed
Committee dossier ENVI/8/00583

Documentation gateway

  • Document type Committee Reference Date Summary
    Committee draft report PE508.236 15/04/2013
    Amendments tabled in committee PE513.032 31/05/2013
    Amendments tabled in committee PE513.033 03/06/2013
    Amendments tabled in committee PE513.034 03/06/2013
    Amendments tabled in committee PE513.035 03/06/2013
    Committee opinion TRAN PE506.337 20/06/2013
    Committee opinion INTA PE508.023 21/06/2013
    Committee opinion AGRI PE508.068 21/06/2013
    Committee opinion REGI PE508.069 21/06/2013
    Committee opinion DEVE PE510.683 26/06/2013
    Committee opinion ITRE PE508.012 04/07/2013
    Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading A7-0279/2013 29/07/2013
    Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading T7-0357/2013 11/09/2013
    Committee draft report PE544.412 18/12/2014
    Amendments tabled in committee PE546.830 02/02/2015
    Amendments tabled in committee PE546.834 02/02/2015
    Amendments tabled in committee PE546.852 02/02/2015
    Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading A8-0025/2015 26/02/2015
    Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading T8-0100/2015 28/04/2015
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Council statement on its position 15884/2014 27/11/2014
    Council position 10710/2/2014 10/12/2014
    Draft final act 00028/2015/LEX 09/09/2015
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Legislative proposal COM(2012)0595 17/10/2012
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2012)0343 17/10/2012
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2012)0344 17/10/2012
    Commission response to text adopted in plenary SP(2013)774 06/12/2013
    Commission communication on Council's position COM(2014)0748 16/12/2014
    Commission response to text adopted in plenary SP(2015)362 14/04/2015
    Commission opinion on Parliament's position at 2nd reading COM(2015)0310 16/06/2015
    Follow-up document COM(2019)0225 09/04/2019
  • Document type Parliament/Chamber Reference Date Summary
    Contribution PT_PARLIAMENT COM(2012)0595 20/12/2012
    Contribution IT_SENATE COM(2012)0595 21/12/2012
    Contribution CZ_SENATE COM(2012)0595 08/04/2013
  • Institution/body Document type Reference Date Summary
    EESC Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report CES2305/2012 14/11/2012
    EESC Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report CES2363/2012 17/04/2013

Additional information

Source Document Date
National parliaments IPEX
European Commission EUR-Lex

Final act