Decision
Regulation on import, export and transit measures for firearms, their essential components and ammunition (recast)
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 537 for · 40 against · 28 abstained roll call
- Date
- 23 April 2024, 13:50
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (7)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Text
- Report A-9-2023-0312
- Dossier
- 2022-0288
- Source
- Committee report by Bernd Lange
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Tuesday 23 April 2024
- Final vote
- 168301
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 537 for, 40 against, 28 abstained (roll call).
Passed by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by ESN; Patriots 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 10 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Greens | For 29 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| S&D | For 60 | 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 81 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ECR | For 20 | Against 1 | Abst. 2 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Patriots | For 8 | Against 6 | Abst. 11 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 4 | Abst. 0 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| No group | For 3 | Against 0 | Abst. 2 | Majority line For | 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, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the provisional agreement A9-0312/2023 – Bernd Lange – Provisional agreement – Am 93 | Roll call | 537 for, 40 against, 28 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2022/0288(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Import, export and transit measures for firearms, their essential components and ammunition, implementing Article 10 of the United Nations’ Protocol against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UN Firearms Protocol) (recast)
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 22 January 2025 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 9 November 2022 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 24 October 2023 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 30 October 2023 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 20 March 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 23 April 2024 (done)
- Published as law · 22 January 2025 (done)
Lead committee: INTA · Rapporteur: Bernd LANGE (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
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Regulation on import, export and transit measures for firearms, their essential components and ammunition (recast)”. Decision, 23 April 2024. votingId 168301, document A-9-2023-0312, reference 2022-0288. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/11 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 23 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-23-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 23 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-23-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-23, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-23/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-23-11,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Regulation on import, export and transit measures for firearms, their essential components and ammunition (recast)}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-04-23},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/11}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/11},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 168301, document A-9-2023-0312, reference 2022-0288. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-23-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-23-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-23 (CC BY 4.0)}
}