EP Draft Recommendation on International Cocoa Agreement Amendments
EP Position
The document is a draft recommendation prepared by the Committee on International Trade with rapporteur Bernd Lange on the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2025)0475) concerning amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement. The draft is registered under the legislative file 2025/0283(NLE) and published as INTA-PR-782183.
Key Trade Point
The recommendation specifically concerns the Council decision to approve amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement, as set out in the Commission proposal and the file references in the title. The public record for the draft lists the COM and file identifiers shown in the document header.
What Comes Next
The draft recommendation is dated 6.1.2026 and is available on the Parliament website in PDF and DOC formats; the available metadata does not specify a subsequent procedural step.
Sources
Official Documents
- DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONon the proposal for a Council decision on the approval of amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement(COM(2025)0475 - C10-0000/2025 - 2025/0283(NLE))Committee on International TradeRapporteur: Bernd Lange INTA draft recommends the Council approve amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement.
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