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The draft Commission regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead and its compounds

Environment65%★

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "chemicals"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 112427Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “The draft Commission regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead and its compounds”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (389 for, 116 against, 143 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

389

Against

116

Abstain

143

Margin of victory

273 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

92.2%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 33Against 7Abstain 123Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew101 MEPs

For 76Against 11Abstain 9Absent 5

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 22Against 36Abstain 2Absent 6

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 50Abstain 2Absent 8

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 5Abstain 7Absent 6

The Left37 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France69
Germany45
Spain38
Romania18
Belgium16

Most against

Italy33
Poland24
Czech Republic11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 7Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 19Abstain 27Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 7Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 7Absent 6

Ireland12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 33Abstain 7Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 9Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 24Abstain 14Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 7Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 13Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 38Against 6Abstain 10Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 5Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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