← Votes·2026-04-29

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

Vote ID 191249Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Procedural or paragraph vote
✓Some 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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (123 for, 506 against, 17 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

123

Against

506

Abstain

Margin of victory

383 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 3Against 161Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 12Against 108Abstain 1Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 79Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 9Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 1Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 24Abstain 1Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Austria7
Slovakia7

Most against

France62
Germany62
Italy53
Poland47
Spain45

Divided delegations

Austria
Finland
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 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 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 62Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 62Abstain 2Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 53Abstain 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 7Against 21Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 4Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 22Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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