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
Catches of porpoise in the Baltic Sea
Objection failed by a clear majority
The objection failed — the Commission measure goes ahead.
On the objection:
- For
- 223
- Against
- 327
- Abstained
- 24
Electronic vote: totals recorded, but not how each MEP voted.
39% of votes cast were for the objection
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2026-0274
AI:What this decision does
The Commission proposed a delegated regulation adding monitoring and reporting duties for small fishing vessels to cut accidental catches of Baltic Proper harbour porpoises.§1: source passage in the text Parliament rejected the objection, so the Commission measure goes ahead unchanged. Parliament had asked the Commission to submit a new act respecting transitional rules and assessing impacts, but this did not happen.§1: source passage in the text
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