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Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants

Effect
Passed
Result
551 for · 24 against · 15 abstained roll call
Date
24 April 2024, 18:29
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (7)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Dossier
2023-0378
Source
Committee report by Clara Aguilera
Votes
1 vote · 1 roll call
Final vote
168334
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Result

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

Final vote: 551 for, 24 against, 15 abstained (roll call).

Passed by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; 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 11Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
GreensFor 27Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 53Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 35Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 84Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 16Against 7Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
PatriotsFor 23Against 0Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
ESNFor 1Against 1Abst. 2Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided
No groupFor 3Against 1Abst. 0Majority line ForClear 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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

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All votes on this decision, 1

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
1Final vote on the provisional agreement A9-0035/2024 - Clara Aguilera - Accord provisoire - Am 34 Roll call551 for, 24 against, 15 abstained Adopted

Text

The text voted on.

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0378(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Amending Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards multiannual survey programmes, notifications concerning the presence of regulated non-quarantine pests, temporary derogations from import prohibitions and special import requirements and establishment of procedures for granting them, temporary import requirements for high risk plants, plant products and other objects, the establishment of procedures for the listing of high risk plants, the content of phytosanitary certificates, the use of plant passports and as regards certain reporting requirements for demarcated areas and surveys of pest

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 16 December 2024 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 20 November 2023 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 13 February 2024 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 15 February 2024 (done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 19 March 2024 (done)
  5. Plenary vote · Adopted 24 April 2024 (done)
  6. Published as law · 16 December 2024 (done)

Lead committee: AGRI · Rapporteur: MEP #125045 (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

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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants”. Decision, 24 April 2024. votingId 168334, document A-9-2024-0035, reference 2023-0378. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/25 (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-2024-04-24-25,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 on protective measures against pests of plants}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-24},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/25}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/25},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 168334, document A-9-2024-0035, reference 2023-0378. 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)}
}