Decision
Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 518 for · 29 against · 70 abstained roll call
- Date
- 28 February 2024, 12:50
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (7)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Text
- Report A-9-2024-0019
- Dossier
- 2023-0127
- Source
- Committee report
- Votes
- 7 votes · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Wednesday 28 February 2024
- Final vote
- 164612
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 518 for, 29 against, 70 abstained (roll call).
Passed by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 3 rejected).
Backed by The Left, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN; Greens mostly abstained.
Groups
Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | Majority line | Clear line | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 8 | Against 3 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Greens | For 1 | Against 1 | Abst. 27 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | |
| S&D | For 61 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 38 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| EPP | For 91 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ECR | For 20 | Against 2 | Abst. 3 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Patriots | For 24 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ESN | For 3 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| No group | For 2 | Against 2 | Abst. 1 | Majority line Tie | Clear line Divided |
Voted against their group, 0
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
The breakdown by country is not available right now.
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
Debate speakers and how they voted
The debate speakers are not available right now.
All votes on this decision, 7
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 2 | Separate vote on Article 15 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Separate vote on Article 15 | Counted | 399 for, 190 against, 21 abstained Adopted |
Show the other 6 votesShow the other 4 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Separate vote on Article 15 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Separate vote on Article 15 | Counted | 399 for, 190 against, 21 abstained Adopted |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Separate vote on Article 23 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 5 | Separate vote on Article 23 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 6 | Separate vote on Article 24 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 7 | Final vote Certificat complémentaire de protection unitaire pour les médicaments - Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products - Einheitliches ergänzendes Zertifikat für Arzneimittel - A9-0019/2024 - Tiemo Wölken - Proposition de la Commission | Roll call | 518 for, 29 against, 70 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on the unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products. It sets up a centralised electronic application and examination system run by the Office, with national examiners, and lays down rules on protection, opposition, appeal and fees.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2023/0127(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 as well as Regulation (EU) No 608/2013
Parliament adopted its first-reading position on 28 February 2024. Next: negotiations with the Council, unless the Council accepts Parliament’s text as it stands.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 11 September 2023 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 24 January 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 31 January 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 28 February 2024 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council (to come)
- Published as law (to come)
Lead committee: JURI · Rapporteur: Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
No connections found for this decision.
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 26 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products”. Decision, 28 February 2024. votingId 164612, document A-9-2024-0019, reference 2023-0127. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/3 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-02-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-02-28-3,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-02-28},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/3}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/3},
urldate = {2026-09-26},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 164612, document A-9-2024-0019, reference 2023-0127. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}