The Permanent Representatives Committee (Part 1) of the Council of the European Union will meet on 3 July 2026 at 10:30 in Brussels to advance several key transport and worker-protection dossiers, according to a notice of meeting and provisional agenda published on 26 June 2026. The meeting will also adopt a series of non-discussion items by silence procedure.
Under transport, the Irish Presidency will debrief Coreper on trilogue outcomes for the amendment of Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (Eurovignette) and for the Roadworthiness Package, which would repeal Directive 1999/37/EC and amend Directives 2014/45/EU and 2014/47/EU. On employment and social policy, Coreper will analyse the final compromise text for the revision of Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work (sixth batch), as set out in document 11179/26 and its addendum.
The non-discussion items, listed in the annex, include the adoption by silence procedure of replies to written questions (documents 11078/26, 10275/26, 9921/26, 10276/26, 9926/26); approval of the minutes of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council meeting of 11-12 May 2026 (9260/1/26 REV 1 + ADD 1); approval of third-party attendance at the Working Party on Sport on 10 July 2026 and at the Working Party on International Food and Agricultural Questions (Codex - CCPR on 27 July and 1 September 2026; FAO on 6 July 2026); an information note on Joined Cases C-411/26 P and C-412/26 P; and adoption of a Council Decision on Jordan’s participation in the PRIMA agreement (documents 10816/26, 14284/24, 14289/24).
The meeting will be chaired by the Irish Presidency and will prepare the ground for subsequent Council decisions. The Eurovignette and roadworthiness files, if agreed, would affect hauliers and vehicle owners across the EU by potentially altering tolling rules and inspection standards. The carcinogens directive revision, once finalised, would impose stricter exposure limits on employers in sectors such as manufacturing and construction, aiming to reduce occupational cancer risks. The procedural items, including the Jordan PRIMA decision, are expected to be adopted without debate.