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Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Certain uses of chromium trioxide

Vote ID 116285Source: official EP roll-call records
92
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Legislative procedure
  • Some political group division
  • Significant national delegation divergence
  • Very close result
  • High participation
  • Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+0 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+15 / 15
Legislative+15 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+10 / 15
Country division+12 / 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 “Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Certain uses of chromium trioxide”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (325 for, 325 against, 35 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For
325
Against
325
Abstain
35
Margin of victory
0 votes
Turnout (cast)
685
Absent
19
Participation rate
97.3%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 0 votes. 19 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (19) was not larger than the 0-vote margin.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 24Against 143Abstain 8Absent 4
S&D136 MEPs
For 101Against 15Abstain 13Absent 7
Renew101 MEPs
For 56Against 38Abstain 6Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE66 MEPs
For 9Against 56Abstain 1Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 4Against 55Abstain 3Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 25Against 13Abstain 3Absent 3
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • France45
  • Italy39
  • Romania15
  • Greece14
  • Portugal13
Most against
  • Germany46
  • Poland43
  • Spain34
  • Netherlands14
  • Hungary12
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 8Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 6Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 7Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 9Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 45Against 32Abstain 2Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 43Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7
Greece21 MEPs
For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1
Ireland13 MEPs
For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 39Against 34Abstain 1Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 13Against 14Abstain 1Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 6Against 43Abstain 1Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 15Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1
Spain58 MEPs
For 12Against 34Abstain 12Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

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