Procedure

Batteries and waste batteries

2020/0353(COD)·9th term·ENVI / IMCO / ITRE / TRAN·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·Completed

Subjects: Waste management, domestic waste, packaging, light industrial waste · Dangerous substances, toxic and radioactive wastes (storage, transport) · Sustainable development

Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): VARIATI Achille (S&D)

Summary

A legislative file on batteries and waste batteries. The amendments distinguish portable, industrial and automotive batteries; set recycled-content targets for cobalt, lead, lithium and nickel; and impose supply-chain due diligence on economic operators covering human rights, child labour, indigenous peoples and environmental risks, alongside a battery passport, safety requirements for stationary energy storage, and rules for second-life and recovery of materials.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
9 Jun 2021 – 26 Oct 2021
Plenary vote — Passed
10 Mar 2022 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Plenary vote — Passed
14 Jun 2023 · On the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) · amendment 508
Procedure completed

2,403

Amendments

distinct, in window

112

Members

tabled at least one

Committees

9 Jun 2021 – 26 Oct 2021

Dates

Plenary votes

40 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

Where each group stood at the decisive votes

Group			Shift
EPP	For100%	For100%	consistent
S&D	For100%	For99%	consistent
Renew	For100%	For98%	consistent
Greens/EFA	For100%	For100%	consistent
ECR	Against81%	For85%	Against → For
The Left	For95%	For94%	consistent
ID	Abstained50%	For79%	Abstained → For
Non-attached	For83%	For86%	consistent

Milestones are the votes that adopt or reject text (not every amendment vote) — the percentage is the share of the group’s Members behind that position. Click a column heading to open the vote below.

Show the 27 earlier votes
1. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 144 · paragraph 4 · article 8
  Official label: Article 8, § 4 - Am 144 · what was voted ↗
  583 for85 against22 abstentions15 did not vote
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2. 9 Mar 2022Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 495 · paragraph 1 · article 11 · subparagraph 1
  Official label: Article 11, § 1, après l'alinéa 1 - Am 495 · what was voted ↗
  301 for380 against9 abstentions15 did not vote
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3. 9 Mar 2022Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 496 · text to be inserted after paragraph 2 · article 11
  Official label: Article 11, après le § 2 - Am 496 · what was voted ↗
  308 for374 against8 abstentions15 did not vote
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4. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 190 · paragraph 6 · article 13
  Official label: Article 13, § 6 - Am 190 · what was voted ↗
  407 for271 against12 abstentions15 did not vote
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5. 9 Mar 2022Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 502 · paragraph 2 · article 41 · subparagraph 2
  Official label: Article 41, § 2, alinéa 2 - Am 502 · what was voted ↗
  100 for524 against64 abstentions17 did not vote
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6. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 273 · paragraph 2 · article 41 · subparagraph 2
  Official label: Article 41, § 2, alinéa 2 - Am 273 · what was voted ↗
  660 for16 against14 abstentions15 did not vote
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7. 9 Mar 2022Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 503 · paragraph 3 · article 42
  Official label: Article 42, § 3 - Am 503 · what was voted ↗
  97 for528 against63 abstentions17 did not vote
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8. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 277 · paragraph 3 · article 42
  Official label: Article 42, § 3 - Am 277 · what was voted ↗
  635 for37 against18 abstentions15 did not vote
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9. 9 Mar 2022Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 504 · text to be inserted after paragraph 8 · article 66
  Official label: Article 66, après le § 8 - Am 504 · what was voted ↗
  80 for605 against3 abstentions17 did not vote
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10. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 397 · text to be inserted after paragraph 8 · article 66
  Official label: Article 66, après le § 8 - Am 397 · what was voted ↗
  670 for5 against15 abstentions15 did not vote
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11. 9 Mar 2022Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 505 · article 72
  Official label: Après l'article 72 - Am 505 · what was voted ↗
  81 for602 against5 abstentions17 did not vote
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12. 9 Mar 2022Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 506 · paragraph 1 · article 77
  Official label: Article 77, § 1 - Am 506 · what was voted ↗
  99 for586 against3 abstentions17 did not vote
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13. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 419 · paragraph 1 · article 77
  Official label: Article 77, § 1 - Am 419 · what was voted ↗
  663 for16 against11 abstentions15 did not vote
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14. 9 Mar 2022Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 497 · paragraph 1 · article 77
  Official label: Article 77, § 1 - Am 497 · what was voted ↗
  134 for532 against24 abstentions15 did not vote
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15. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 324 · article 72
  Official label: Après l'article 72 - Am 324 · what was voted ↗
  580 for66 against44 abstentions15 did not vote
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16. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 162 (part 1 of a split vote) · paragraph 1 · article 11 · subparagraph 1
  Official label: Article 11, § 1, alinéa 1 - Am 162/1 · what was voted ↗
  414 for262 against13 abstentions16 did not vote
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17. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 162 (part 2 of a split vote) · paragraph 1 · article 11 · subparagraph 1
  Official label: Article 11, § 1, alinéa 1 - Am 162/2 · what was voted ↗
  404 for263 against22 abstentions16 did not vote
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18. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 164 · paragraph 1 · article 11
  Official label: Article 11, § 1, after sub§ 1 - Am 164 · what was voted ↗
  415 for240 against35 abstentions15 did not vote
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19. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 178 (part 1 of a split vote) · paragraph 2 · article 13
  Official label: Article 13, § 2 - Am 178/1 · what was voted ↗
  625 for55 against10 abstentions15 did not vote
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20. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 178 (part 2 of a split vote) · paragraph 2 · article 13
  Official label: Article 13, § 2 - Am 178/2 · what was voted ↗
  571 for85 against34 abstentions15 did not vote
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21. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 237 · article 39
  Official label: Article 39 - Am 237-261 263-269 · what was voted ↗
  590 for62 against38 abstentions15 did not vote
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22. 9 Mar 2022Failedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 501 · article 39
  Official label: Article 39 - Am 501 · what was voted ↗
  100 for524 against64 abstentions17 did not vote
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23. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 262 · article 39
  Official label: Article 39 - Am 262 · what was voted ↗
  565 for92 against33 abstentions15 did not vote
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24. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 323 · text to be inserted after paragraph 4 · article 50
  Official label: Article 50, après le § 4 - Am 323 · what was voted ↗
  651 for26 against13 abstentions15 did not vote
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25. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 333 · text to be inserted after paragraph 1 · article 55
  Official label: Article 55, après le § 1 - Am 333 · what was voted ↗
  575 for73 against42 abstentions15 did not vote
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26. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 429 · the annex II · point 2
  Official label: Annexe II, après le point 2 - Am 429 · what was voted ↗
  598 for76 against16 abstentions15 did not vote
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27. 9 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
  On amendment 6 · recital 15
  Official label: Considérant 15 - Am 6 · what was voted ↗
  469 for187 against34 abstentions15 did not vote
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10 Mar 2022Passedoutcome from totals
On a procedural vote to send the text back to committee, under Parliament's rules
Official label: Renvoi (article 59, paragraphe 4 du règlement) · what was voted ↗
664 for16 against11 abstentions14 did not vote
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10 Mar 2022Main votePassedoutcome from totals
On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
584 for67 against40 abstentions14 did not vote
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14 Jun 2023Main votePassedoutcome from totals
On the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) · amendment 508
Official label: Accord provisoire - Am 508 · what was voted ↗
587 for9 against20 abstentions89 did not vote
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Showing the 30 most relevant of 40 recorded votes — the full list ships with the data files. · Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only