← Votes·2026-04-29

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

Vote ID 191255Source: 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+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”. 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 (230 for, 304 against, 113 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

230

Against

304

Abstain

113

Margin of victory

74 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 21Against 139Abstain 2Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 62Against 4Abstain 57Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 76Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE85 MEPs

For 9Against 49Abstain 15Absent 12

Renew78 MEPs

For 25Against 6Abstain 35Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 2Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Belgium18
Netherlands17
Sweden15
Austria14
Ireland13

Most against

Germany47
Poland42
France39
Italy31
Spain26

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 39Abstain 13Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 47Abstain 1Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 31Abstain 20Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 8Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 9Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 10Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 26Abstain 16Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

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