Parliament can object to technical rules the Commission adopts on its own. Against a delegated act an adopted objection is a veto; against most implementing measures (such as GMO authorisations) it is a call on the Commission to withdraw the measure, which is not legally binding., Agriculture, food & fisheries
Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl
Objection passed by a large majority
The objection passed, so the Commission measure cannot enter into force.
On the objection:
- For
- 516
- Against
- 129
- Abstained
- 27
roll-call vote at 13:18 · 77% of votes cast were for the objection
Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3), and Rule 115(4)(c) · implementing measure Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2024-0020
AI:What this decision does
Parliament objected to a Commission regulation that would have kept import tolerance levels for two pesticides, carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl, on certain imported products.§1: source passage in the text The objection was adopted, so the Commission measure is blocked and those maximum residue levels will not be maintained. Parliament argues the substances are harmful and that keeping the levels would put EU farmers at a disadvantage.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, ECR, Patriots; Divided: EPP, ESN
- The Left For 44 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 126 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 138
- Renew For 51 for, 19 against, 3 abstainedof 78
- EPP Divided 63 for, 105 against, 7 abstainedof 197
- ECR For 68 for, 1 against, 5 abstainedof 78
- Patriots For 78 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 91
- ESN Divided 9 for, 0 against, 12 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 27 for, 4 against, 0 abstainedof 32
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
28 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Renew voted for (51 of 73). Against: 19, Abstained: 3
Abir Al-Sahlani (Sweden, against), Ana Vasconcelos (Portugal, abstained), Andreas Glück (Germany, against), Anouk van Brug (Netherlands, against), Bart Groothuis (Netherlands, against)
17 more from Renew
Christine Singer (Germany, against), Dan Barna (Romania, against), Elsi Katainen (Finland, against), Emma Wiesner (Sweden, against), Engin Eroglu (Germany, against), Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Bulgaria, abstained), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Germany, against), Jeannette Baljeu (Netherlands, against), Joachim Streit (Germany, against), João Cotrim De Figueiredo (Portugal, abstained), Katri Kulmuni (Finland, against), Malik Azmani (Netherlands, against), Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Germany, against), Moritz Körner (Germany, against), Svenja Hahn (Germany, against), Urmas Paet (Estonia, against), Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu (Romania, against)
ECR voted for (68 of 74). Against: 1, Abstained: 5
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, abstained), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, abstained), Bert-Jan Ruissen (Netherlands, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, abstained), Dick Erixon (Sweden, abstained)
1 more from ECR
Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, abstained)
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