Procedure

Amending Directive (EU) 2020/262 as regards the general arrangements for excise duty in respect of tobacco and tobacco related products

2025/0581(CNS)·10th term·ECON·CNS

Summary

This procedure amends Directive (EU) 2020/262 on the general arrangements for excise duty as regards tobacco and tobacco related products. Amendments concern cross-border purchases by private individuals exploiting price disparities between Member States, and rewrite the guide levels in Article 32(3) that distinguish personal use from commercial intent. They propose differing quantity thresholds for cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, smoking tobacco, heated tobacco, liquids for electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches, aligning the categories with a parallel Council Directive on the structure and rates of excise duty.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
15 Apr 2026 · including EP official documents, Feb–Jul 2026
Plenary vote — Adopted
17 Jun 2026 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)

Amendments

tabled Feb–Jul 2026 (EP official documents)

Members

tabled at least one

Committee(s)

15 Apr 2026

Dates

Plenary votes

2 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 →

17 Jun 2026Rejected
On amendment 4 — paragraph 1 — Directive 2020/262 — point 1 — article 1
Official label: Article 1, § 1, après le point 1; Directive (UE) 2020/262 - Article 32 - § 3 - point a - Am 4 · what was voted ↗
287 for352 against20 abstentions60 did not vote
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17 Jun 2026Main voteAdopted
On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Official label: Proposition de la Commission au Conseil · what was voted ↗
325 for304 against29 abstentions61 did not vote
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