← Votes·2026-04-29

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

Vote ID 191244Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Procedural or paragraph vote
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products ***I”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and Renew mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (219 for, 276 against, 154 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.

Result analysis

For

219

Against

276

Abstain

154

Margin of victory

57 votes

Turnout (cast)

649

Absent

Participation rate

90.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 11Against 154Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 61Against 4Abstain 57Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 74Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 53Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 40Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 2Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden15
Austria14
Netherlands14
Ireland13
Belgium12

Most against

Germany48
Poland44
Italy38
Romania14
Bulgaria10

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 4Absent 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 10Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 7Abstain 39Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 48Abstain 2Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 8Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 38Abstain 13Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 7Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 10Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 9Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 22Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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