← Votes·2026-04-29

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

Vote ID 191248Source: 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
✓Some 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+10 / 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, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (144 for, 384 against, 110 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

144

Against

384

Abstain

110

Margin of victory

240 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

88.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 156Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 93Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 77Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 3Against 64Abstain 6Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 9Against 54Abstain 3Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 2Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 6Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Belgium12
Sweden9
Austria8
Ireland8
Slovakia7

Most against

France50
Germany49
Poland48
Italy37
Spain26

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Finland
Greece
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 50Abstain 10Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 24Against 49Abstain 13Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 37Abstain 13Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 4Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 7Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 6Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 26Abstain 19Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 5Absent 3

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