Decision

Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution

Effect: Passed
Result: 538 for · 32 against · 31 abstained roll call
Date: 23 April 2024, 13:56–13:58
Kind: New EU law · 1st reading

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0148
Dossier: 2023/0373(COD)
Source: Committee report by João Albuquerque
Votes: 11 votes · 6 roll calls · 5 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Tuesday 23 April 2024
Final vote: 168440

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0148
Dossier: 2023/0373(COD)
Source: Committee report by João Albuquerque
Votes: 11 votes · 6 roll calls · 5 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Tuesday 23 April 2024
Final vote: 168440

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Votes on this decision

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 5 amendments (1 adopted, 4 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 adopted).

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

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 9	Against 1	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 29	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 62	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 37	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 79	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 16	Against 1	Abst. 3	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 9	Against 9	Abst. 7	Majority line Tie	Clear line Divided
ESN	For 0	Against 4	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 4	Against 1	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For

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, 11

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 — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote	Show of hands	Adopted

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote	Show of hands	Adopted

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote	Show of hands	Adopted
5	Amendment 70 A9-0148/2024 – João Albuquerque – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 70	Roll call	486 for, 98 against, 27 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
6	Amendment 96 to Article 9, paragraph 1, point b — part 1 A9-0148/2024 – João Albuquerque – Article 9, § 1, point b – Am 96/1 Part voted on: “take remedial measures to mitigate the negative impacts of the health or environmental consequences,”	Roll call	84 for, 511 against, 7 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: Greens
7	Amendment 96 to Article 9, paragraph 1, point b — part 2 A9-0148/2024 – João Albuquerque – Article 9, § 1, point b – Am 96/2 Part voted on: “to restore and rehabilitate or replace damaged natural resources and to prevent further incidents or accidents.”	Roll call	106 for, 454 against, 43 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left; split: Greens
8	Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1, point b	Show of hands	Adopted
9	Amendment 95 to Article 16, paragraph 4 A9-0148/2024 – João Albuquerque – Article 16, § 4 – Am 95D	Roll call	283 for, 316 against, 4 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens
10	Amendment 97, adding text after recital 15 A9-0148/2024 – João Albuquerque – After recital 15 – Am 97	Roll call	129 for, 467 against, 2 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
11	Final vote A9-0148/2024 – João Albuquerque – Commission proposal	Roll call	538 for, 32 against, 31 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, ECR, ID · split votes by Greens · separate votes by ID.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2024-0148

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution sets obligations for handling plastic pellets across the supply chain to achieve zero losses.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0373(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 November 2025 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 9 October 2025 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 20 October 2025 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 20 October 2025 (done)
Plenary vote · Voted 23 October 2025 (done)
Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 13 May 2025 (done)
Published as law · 26 November 2025 (done)

Lead committee: ENVI · Rapporteurs: César LUENA (S&D), MEP #237224 (S&D)

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23 Oct 2025 Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution Approved without a vote

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/15
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 23 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 23 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-23
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution”. Decision, 23 April 2024. votingId 168440, document A-9-2024-0148, reference 2023/0373(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/15 (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-2024-04-23-15,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-23},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/15}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/15},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 168440, document A-9-2024-0148, reference 2023/0373(COD). 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)}
}