Decision
Combating late payment in commercial transactions
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 459 for · 96 against · 54 abstained roll call
- Date
- 23 April 2024, 13:41–13:48
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Text
- Report A-9-2024-0156
- Dossier
- 2023-0323
- Source
- Committee report by Róża Thun und Hohenstein
- Votes
- 43 votes · 8 roll calls · 6 amendments
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · EPP (3 split votes, 1 separate vote) · MEPs (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Tuesday 23 April 2024
- Final vote
- 168389
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 459 for, 96 against, 54 abstained (roll call).
Passed by a large majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (3 adopted, 3 rejected) and 30 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 17 rejected, 3 lapsed).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.
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 28 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| S&D | For 60 | Against 2 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 24 | Against 10 | Abst. 3 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | |
| EPP | For 44 | Against 30 | Abst. 6 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | |
| ECR | For 10 | Against 5 | Abst. 8 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | |
| Patriots | For 16 | Against 6 | Abst. 3 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | |
| ESN | For 3 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| 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
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, 43
| 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 | 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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| 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 |
| 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 | Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 6 | Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 7 | Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 3, after point a | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 8 | Amendment 109 to Article 1, paragraph 3, after point c A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – Article 1, § 3, after point c – Am 109 | Roll call | 436 for, 109 against, 67 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: MEPs |
| 9 | Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 3, after point c | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | |
| 10 | Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 3, after point c | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 11 | Amendment 94 to Article 2, paragraph 1, after point 9 A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – Article 2, § 1, after point 9 – Am 94 | Roll call | 343 for, 152 against, 109 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 12 | Amendments 104 + 110 (voted as one) to Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 — part 1 A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – Article 3, § 1 and after § 1 – Am 104CP1= 110CP1= | Roll call | 225 for, 350 against, 28 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 13 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 14 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 | Counted | 203 for, 360 against, 35 abstained Rejected | |
| 15 | Amendments 104 + 110 (voted as one) to Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 — part 2 A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – Article 3, § 1 and after § 1 – Am 104CP2= 110CP2= | Roll call | 225 for, 351 against, 30 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 16 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 17 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 18 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 19 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 | Counted | 371 for, 176 against, 35 abstained Adopted | |
| 20 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 21 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 and after paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 22 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 3 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 23 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 3 | Counted | 233 for, 349 against, 29 abstained Rejected | |
| 24 | Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 3 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 25 | Amendments 106 + 112 (voted as one) to Article 4 A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – Article 4 – Am 106D= 112D= | Roll call | 196 for, 356 against, 56 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 26 | Separate vote on Article 4 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 27 | Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 3 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 28 | Separate vote on Article 8, paragraph 3 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 29 | Separate vote on Article 13 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 30 | Separate vote on Article 13 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 31 | Separate vote on Article 13, paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 32 | Separate vote on Article 13, paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 33 | Separate vote on Article 15 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 34 | Separate vote on Article 15 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 35 | Separate vote on Article 20, paragraph 3 | Counted | 274 for, 325 against, 4 abstained Rejected | |
| 36 | Amendment 92, adding text after recital 9 A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – After recital 9 – Am 92 | Roll call | 437 for, 139 against, 17 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 37 | Separate vote on recital 11 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 38 | Separate vote on recital 11 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 39 | Vote on text inserted after recital 11 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 40 | Separate vote on recital 14 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 41 | Vote on text inserted after recital 27 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 42 | Vote on text inserted after recital 27 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 43 | Final vote A9-0156/2024 – Róża Thun und Hohenstein – Commission proposal | Roll call | 459 for, 96 against, 54 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, MEPs · split votes by EPP (3) · separate votes by EPP.
Text
The text voted on.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2023/0323(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Parliament adopted its first-reading position on 23 April 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 · 2 October 2023 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 20 March 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 25 March 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 23 April 2024 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council (to come)
- Published as law (to come)
Lead committee: IMCO · Rapporteurs: MEP #96776 (Renew), Ivars IJABS (Renew)
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). “Combating late payment in commercial transactions”. Decision, 23 April 2024. votingId 168389, document A-9-2024-0156, reference 2023-0323. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/8 (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-2024-04-23-8,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Combating late payment in commercial transactions}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-04-23},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/8}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/8},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 168389, document A-9-2024-0156, reference 2023-0323. 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)}
}