← Votes·2026-04-29

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

Vote ID 191247Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. S&D, PfE and Renew mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (166 for, 302 against, 178 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

166

Against

302

Abstain

178

Margin of victory

136 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 154Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 33Against 6Abstain 82Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 78Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 50Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 39Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 1Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 6Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Denmark10
Belgium9
Sweden9
Austria8
Greece8

Most against

Germany51
Poland45
Italy40
Czech Republic15
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Finland
France
Greece
Hungary
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 7Absent 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 15Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 23Against 13Abstain 39Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 51Abstain 14Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 8Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 40Abstain 13Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 4Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 9Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 11Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 24Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 5Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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