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Decision

Production and marketing of forest reproductive material

Effect
Passed
Result
416 for · 61 against · 136 abstained roll call
Date
24 April 2024, 14:07–14:09
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
Margin
by a large majority
Source
Committee report by Herbert Dorfmann
Votes
35 votes · 3 roll calls · 2 amendments
Requested by
Greens (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Final vote
168422
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 416 for, 61 against, 136 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a large majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected) and 29 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 19 rejected).

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

Groups

Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

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.
GroupForAgainstAbst.Majority lineClear lineBar
The LeftFor 0Against 0Abst. 11Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained
GreensFor 0Against 0Abst. 30Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained
S&DFor 56Against 0Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 38Against 2Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 77Against 2Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 13Against 8Abst. 4Majority line ForClear line Divided
PatriotsFor 9Against 15Abst. 1Majority line AgainstClear line Divided
ESNFor 0Against 1Abst. 3Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained
No groupFor 2Against 1Abst. 1Majority line ForClear 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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

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All votes on this decision, 35

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.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively Show of hands Adopted
2Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote Show of hands Adopted
3Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote Counted322 for, 243 against, 43 abstained Adopted
Show the other 34 votesShow the other 32 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote Show of hands Adopted
3Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote Counted322 for, 243 against, 43 abstained Adopted
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 4, after point c Show of hands Rejected
5Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, after point 3 Show of hands Adopted
6Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 1, point d, after point iii Counted308 for, 299 against, 4 abstained Adopted
7Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 1, point d, after point iii Counted332 for, 270 against, 10 abstained Adopted
8Separate vote on Article 6, paragraph 1, point c Show of hands Rejected
9Separate vote on Article 6, paragraph 1, point c Show of hands Adopted
10Separate vote on Article 6, paragraph 1, after point c Show of hands Adopted
11Amendments 105 + 125 (voted as one) to Article 7 A9-0142/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Article 7 - Am 105S= 125S= Roll call239 for, 325 against, 51 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
12Separate vote on Article 7 Show of hands Adopted
13Separate vote on Article 9 Article 9 – title Show of hands Rejected
14Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
15Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
16Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1, subparagraph 3 Show of hands Rejected
17Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
18Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, introductory part Show of hands Rejected
19Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, point a Show of hands Rejected
20Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, after point a Show of hands Rejected
21Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1, after point a Show of hands Adopted
22Separate vote on Article 12, paragraph 3, subparagraph 2, after point j Counted365 for, 231 against, 16 abstained Adopted
23Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2, after point k Counted366 for, 233 against, 17 abstained Adopted
24Separate vote on Article 16, paragraph 5, subparagraph 1, after point d Counted356 for, 241 against, 11 abstained Adopted
25Amendments 112 + 137 (voted as one), adding text after Article 22 A9-0142/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Après l'article 22 - Am 112= 137= Roll call289 for, 290 against, 30 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
26Separate vote on Annex III, Part B, after point 6 Show of hands Rejected
27Separate vote on Annex III, Part B, point 8 Show of hands Rejected
28Separate vote on Annex III, Part B, point 9 Show of hands Rejected
29Separate vote on Annex III, Part B, after point 9 Show of hands Rejected
30Separate vote on recital 4 Show of hands Rejected
31Separate vote on recital 8 Show of hands Rejected
32Vote on text inserted after recital 28 Show of hands Rejected
33Separate vote on recital 38 Show of hands Rejected
34Separate vote on recital 38 Show of hands Rejected
35Final vote A9-0142/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Proposition de la Commission Roll call416 for, 61 against, 136 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by Greens · split votes by Greens.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2024-0142

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on forest reproductive material (FRM) sets rules for production and marketing, including approval of basic material, traceability, certification, labelling, packaging, imports, and contingency plans.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0228(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Production and marketing of forest reproductive material, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031 and 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 1999/105/EC (Regulation on forest reproductive material)

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 June 2026 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 30 April 2026 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 5 May 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 8 May 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Voted 19 May 2026 (done)
  5. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 24 February 2026 (done)
  6. Published as law · 26 June 2026 (done)

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

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Connections

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Sources & citation

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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Production and marketing of forest reproductive material”. Decision, 24 April 2024. votingId 168422, document A-9-2024-0142, reference 2023/0228(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/21 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 24 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 24 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-24, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-24/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-24-21,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Production and marketing of forest reproductive material}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-24},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/21}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/21},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 168422, document A-9-2024-0142, reference 2023/0228(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-24 (CC BY 4.0)}
}