← Votes·2026-04-29

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

Vote ID 191254Source: 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
✓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+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 (124 for, 398 against, 118 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

124

Against

398

Abstain

118

Margin of victory

274 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 157Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 104Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 79Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 6Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 62Abstain 1Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden9
Austria8
Finland6
Slovakia6

Most against

France51
Germany48
Poland47
Italy39
Spain26

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Finland
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 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 4Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 51Abstain 13Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 48Abstain 14Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 3Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 39Abstain 16Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 18Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 4Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 8Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 7Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 26Abstain 17Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 5Absent 3

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