Green ClaimsTrackerEU

EU Green Claims Directive proposal Status and legislative tracker

A source-linked tracker for COM(2023) 166 and procedure 2023/0085(COD), covering the Commission proposal, Parliament first reading, Council general approach, and live public procedure files.

Use it to keep proposal-stage Green Claims work separate from adopted EU consumer-law obligations and to verify the latest procedure status before citing dates.

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May 9, 2026
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May 9, 2026
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Overview

The Green Claims Directive is tracked in EU public procedure files as COM(2023) 166 and 2023/0085(COD). This artifact records what the retained sources support: the Commission proposal, Parliament's first-reading position, Council general approach material, and where to check live procedure status.

Section 1

Status snapshot to record before citing the proposal

Treat the Green Claims Directive as a legislative proposal unless the live EUR-Lex and OEIL files show a later adopted act. The grounded EUR-Lex procedure record identifies procedure 2023/0085/COD for COM (2023) 166 and marks the file as ongoing; the OEIL file marks the stage as awaiting the Council's first-reading position.

Do not convert proposal-stage requirements into binding deadlines in public copy or internal evidence packs. The tracker should preserve the procedure reference, the source checked, the date the source was checked, and the latest stage shown by EUR-Lex or OEIL.

  • Procedure reference: 2023/0085(COD).
  • Commission document: COM(2023) 166, Green Claims Directive proposal.
  • EUR-Lex procedure status in the retained source: ongoing.
  • OEIL stage in the retained source: awaiting Council's first-reading position.
  • Do not add later lifecycle milestones unless EUR-Lex, OEIL, or another official public source in the retained set supports them.
Sources for this answer
EUR-Lex procedure 2023/0085/COD
EUR-Lex identifies the Green Claims file as procedure 2023/0085/COD for COM (2023) 166 and records the procedure lifecycle as ongoing.
European Parliament Legislative Observatory procedure file 2023/0085(COD)
OEIL is the live Parliament procedure file to check before stating the latest institutional stage.
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Section 2

Commission proposal baseline

The baseline text is the Commission proposal for a directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims. Track it by CELEX 52023PC0166, COM/2023/166 final, and the ordinary legislative procedure reference 2023/0085(COD).

When comparing later Parliament or Council texts, keep a clean baseline row for the Commission proposal instead of mixing amended wording into the original proposal. That makes it clear whether a statement comes from the proposal, Parliament's first-reading position, or Council's general approach.

  • Baseline document: COM/2023/166 final.
  • EUR-Lex identifier: CELEX 52023PC0166.
  • Proposal publication date in the retained sources: 22 March 2023.
  • Proposal subject: substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims.
  • Tracking field to keep: whether the claim cites the Commission proposal text or a later institutional text.
Sources for this answer
EUR-Lex COM/2023/166 final
EUR-Lex provides the Commission proposal text and identifiers used as the baseline for COM(2023) 166 tracking.
EUR-Lex procedure 2023/0085/COD
The procedure record links COM (2023) 166 to the ordinary legislative procedure file 2023/0085/COD.
Section 3

Parliament and Council milestones

The retained Parliament material supports a first-reading milestone on 12 March 2024. The Parliament resolution is tied to COM(2023)0166, C9-0116/2023, and 2023/0085(COD), and the OEIL file records the text adopted by Parliament at first reading.

The retained Council material supports a Council general approach approved by the Council (Environment) on 17 June 2024. Record it as a Council negotiating position, not as a completed directive.

  • Parliament milestone: position adopted at first reading on 12 March 2024.
  • Parliament identifiers: P9_TA(2024)0131 and 2023/0085(COD).
  • Council milestone: general approach text approved on 17 June 2024.
  • Council document: ST 11312/24 for interinstitutional file 2023/0085(COD).
  • Tracker rule: label each milestone by institution and document type before using it in a timeline.
Sources for this answer
European Parliament Legislative Observatory procedure file 2023/0085(COD)
OEIL records the Parliament first-reading text and the current procedure stage for 2023/0085(COD).
Council document ST 11312/24, Green Claims Directive general approach
The Council document states that the general approach text was approved at the Council (Environment) meeting on 17 June 2024.
Section 4

How to keep the tracker current

Use public procedure files as the live status layer. EUR-Lex is useful for the procedure number, CELEX identifiers, legal bases, institutional events, and linked documents; OEIL is useful for Parliament procedure stage, key events, committee assignments, and the documentation gateway.

A maintained tracker should show the exact public URL checked, the checked date, the procedure stage copied from the public file, and any blocked facts the source set does not support. This prevents stale pages from presenting a proposal as adopted law or adding unsupported deadline claims.

  • Check EUR-Lex procedure 2023_85 for ongoing status and linked institutional events.
  • Check OEIL procedure 2023/0085(COD) for Parliament stage and documentation gateway updates.
  • Check Council document registers for ST 11312/24 and later Council files before citing Council text.
  • Check the Parliament adopted text before describing amendments as Parliament's first-reading position.
  • Keep unsupported claims out of the tracker until an official public source in the grounding set supports them.
Sources for this answer
EUR-Lex procedure 2023/0085/COD
EUR-Lex is the public procedure record used here for the ongoing procedure status, CELEX identifiers, and institutional event list.
European Parliament Legislative Observatory procedure file 2023/0085(COD)
OEIL is the public Parliament procedure file used here for the first-reading and current-stage tracking fields.
Council document ST 11312/24, Green Claims Directive general approach
Council ST 11312/24 is the public Council file used here for the 17 June 2024 general approach milestone.
Primary sources

References and citations

EUR-Lex COM/2023/166 final
eur-lex.europa.eu
Referenced sections
  • EUR-Lex provides the Commission proposal text and identifiers used as the baseline for COM(2023) 166 tracking.
"COM/2023/166 final"
EUR-Lex procedure 2023/0085/COD
eur-lex.europa.eu
Referenced sections
  • EUR-Lex is the public procedure record used here for the ongoing procedure status, CELEX identifiers, and institutional event list.
"Ongoing"
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