← Votes·2026-04-29

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

Vote ID 191251Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (211 for, 422 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

211

Against

422

Abstain

Margin of victory

211 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 154Abstain 5Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 122Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 82Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 63Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 34Abstain 9Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy30
Poland26
Czech Republic14
Hungary8
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany62
Spain45
France38
Netherlands19
Romania19

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 24Against 62Abstain 2Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 5Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 30Abstain 8Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

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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