← Votes·2026-04-29

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

Vote ID 191250Source: 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+3 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Renew mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (208 for, 323 against, 112 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

208

Against

323

Abstain

112

Margin of victory

115 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 10Against 152Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 60Against 4Abstain 57Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 74Abstain 2Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 10Against 55Abstain 9Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 39Absent 13

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 14Against 7Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands17
Sweden15
Austria13
Belgium12
Greece11

Most against

Germany48
Poland44
France34
Italy33
Spain25

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 27Against 34Abstain 13Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 48Abstain 3Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 33Abstain 17Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 8Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 9Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 11Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 25Abstain 17Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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