← Votes·2026-04-29

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

Vote ID 191240Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓High participation

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. Left and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (99 for, 539 against, 6 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

Against

539

Abstain

Margin of victory

440 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

89.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 161Abstain 2Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 117Abstain 1Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 81Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 12Abstain 3Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany64
France63
Italy54
Poland50
Spain43

Divided delegations

Finland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 12Against 63Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 64Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 54Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

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