← Votes·2022-10-18

Objection pursuant to Rule 112 (2) and (3): Active substances, including 8-hydroxyquinoline, chlorotoluron and difenoconazole

Vote ID 149085Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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): Active substances, including 8-hydroxyquinoline, chlorotoluron and difenoconazole”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (349 for, 275 against, 14 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.

Result analysis

For

349

Against

275

Abstain

Margin of victory

74 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP176 MEPs

For 26Against 137Abstain 3Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 5Abstain 4Absent 11

Renew100 MEPs

For 76Against 19Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR62 MEPs

For 4Against 50Abstain 2Absent 6

PfE65 MEPs

For 1Against 53Abstain 1Absent 10

NI44 MEPs

For 25Against 8Abstain 4Absent 7

The Left37 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France55
Germany45
Spain40
Netherlands14
Belgium13

Most against

Poland40
Italy32
Romania19
Czech Republic14
Sweden11

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 55Against 18Abstain 2Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 41Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy67 MEPs

For 27Against 32Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 40Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

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