← Votes·2026-04-29

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

Vote ID 191243Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Procedural or paragraph vote
✓Strong 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+3 / 25

Close vote+15 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (250 for, 253 against, 148 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a procedural vote — it concerns how Parliament organises its work rather than a substantive policy decision. It is generally of lower public-interest weight, though procedural votes can still signal political alignments. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

250

Against

253

Abstain

148

Margin of victory

3 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 3 votes. 68 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (68) was larger than the 3-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 20 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
S&Dhad 13 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
PfEhad 11 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
Renewhad 11 absent MEPs (margin was 3)
Greens-EFAhad 8 absent MEPs (margin was 3)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Spain (9 absent)Germany (8 absent)Italy (8 absent)France (6 absent)Hungary (6 absent)Romania (6 absent)Malta (5 absent)

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

EPP185 MEPs

For 19Against 141Abstain 5Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 62Against 2Abstain 58Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 72Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 53Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 32Against 6Abstain 29Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 24Abstain 1Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands22
Belgium20
Sweden15
Austria14
Ireland13

Most against

Germany48
Poland44
Italy39
Bulgaria10
Romania10

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 5Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 7Abstain 39Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 48Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 7Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 39Abstain 15Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 6Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 9Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 8Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 23Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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