← Votes·2026-04-29

Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products ***I

Vote ID 190979Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (540 for, 60 against, 45 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

540

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

480 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 162Against 1Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 4Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 82Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 61Against 3Abstain 10Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 10Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 21Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
France62
Italy52
Poland48
Spain43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 62Against 8Abstain 4Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 10Abstain 14Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 52Against 12Abstain 3Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 27Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 4Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

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