← Votes·2026-04-29

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

Vote ID 191252Source: 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
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (151 for, 415 against, 69 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

151

Against

415

Abstain

Margin of victory

264 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

88.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 153Abstain 0Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 16Against 101Abstain 0Absent 18

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 70Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 62Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 64Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands16
Sweden10
Austria7
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany60
Italy48
Poland46
Spain38
France29

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Greece
Ireland
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

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 2Against 10Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 15Against 29Abstain 28Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 60Abstain 2Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 8Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 48Abstain 5Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 46Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 38Abstain 5Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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