Decision

Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes

Effect: Passed
Result: 541 for · 36 against · 23 abstained roll call
Date: 28 February 2024, 13:01
Kind: New EU law · Consultation

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0007
Dossier: 2023/0187(CNS)
Source: Committee report by Herbert Dorfmann
Votes: 10 votes · 6 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · S&D (1 split vote) · EPP (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 28 February 2024
Final vote: 164530

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0007
Dossier: 2023/0187(CNS)
Source: Committee report by Herbert Dorfmann
Votes: 10 votes · 6 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · S&D (1 split vote) · EPP (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 28 February 2024
Final vote: 164530

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Members on the final vote

Result

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Passed by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (4 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 lapsed).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN; opposed by The Left.

Groups

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Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 3	Against 7	Abst. 1	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided
Greens	For 29	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 57	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 36	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 83	Against 2	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 23	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 18	Against 1	Abst. 5	Majority line For	Clear line For
ESN	For 2	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
No group	For 1	Against 4	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against

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

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 10

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result
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	Amendments by the committee responsible — split vote Amendments by the committee responsible – split vote	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Amendments by the committee responsible — split vote Amendments by the committee responsible – split vote	Counted	375 for, 234 against, 1 abstained Adopted

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendments by the committee responsible — split vote Amendments by the committee responsible – split vote	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Amendments by the committee responsible — split vote Amendments by the committee responsible – split vote	Counted	375 for, 234 against, 1 abstained Adopted

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendments by the committee responsible — split vote Amendments by the committee responsible – split vote	Counted	345 for, 258 against, 9 abstained Adopted
5	Amendment 63, adding text after Article 17 — part 1 Dégrèvement plus rapide et plus sûr des excédents de retenues à la source - Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes - Schnellere und sicherere Verfahren für die Entlastung von überschüssigen Quellensteuern - A9-0007/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Après l'article 17 - Am 63/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘of 30%’”	Roll call	215 for, 369 against, 22 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: S&D
6	Vote on text inserted after Article 17	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
7	Amendment 64, adding text after Article 17 A9-0007/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Après l'article 17 - Am 64	Roll call	219 for, 368 against, 26 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
8	Amendment 65, adding text after Article 17 A9-0007/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Après l'article 17 - Am 65	Roll call	233 for, 360 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left, EPP
9	Amendment 66, adding text after Article 17 A9-0007/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Après l'article 17 - Am 66	Roll call	202 for, 373 against, 25 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
10	Final vote A9-0007/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Proposition de la Commission	Roll call	541 for, 36 against, 23 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, EPP · split votes by S&D, EPP.

Text

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Report A-9-2024-0007

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed Council directive on Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes sets common rules for withholding tax relief procedures on cross-border investments, including digital tax residence certificates, registration of financial intermediaries, and relief at source or quick refund procedures.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0187(CNS) · Consultation procedure

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 January 2025 and now EU law.

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Referred to committee · 16 September 2024 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 14 October 2024 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 22 October 2024 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 14 November 2024 (done)
Adopted by the Council · 10 January 2025 (done)

Lead committee: ECON · Rapporteur: Herbert DORFMANN (EPP)

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Connections

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/8
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes”. Decision, 28 February 2024. votingId 164530, document A-9-2024-0007, reference 2023/0187(CNS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/8 (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-2024-02-28-8,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-02-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/8}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/8},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 164530, document A-9-2024-0007, reference 2023/0187(CNS). 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)}
}