Decision
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
- Effect
- Consent given
- Result
- 556 for · 36 against · 38 abstained roll call
- Date
- 24 April 2024, 13:55
- Kind
- International agreement · Consent procedure
More facts (7)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Text
- Report A-9-2024-0177
- Dossier
- 2023-0353
- Source
- Committee report by Silvia Modig
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Wednesday 24 April 2024
- Final vote
- 168630
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 556 for, 36 against, 38 abstained (roll call).
Consent given by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament gave its consent.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by 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 11 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Greens | For 29 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| S&D | For 60 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 40 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| EPP | For 86 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ECR | For 15 | Against 1 | Abst. 10 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | |
| Patriots | For 7 | Against 13 | Abst. 5 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 2 | Abst. 1 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | |
| No group | For 3 | 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, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the draft Council decision A9-0177/2024 - Silvia Modig - Projet de décision du Conseil | Roll call | 556 for, 36 against, 38 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament's committee report asks Parliament to give its consent to the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2023/0353(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 19 July 2024 and now EU law.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 22 April 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 18 April 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 19 April 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 24 April 2024 (done)
- Adopted by the Council · 19 July 2024 (done)
Lead committee: ENVI · Rapporteur: MEP #197805 (The Left)
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). “Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction”. Decision, 24 April 2024. votingId 168630, document A-9-2024-0177, reference 2023-0353. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/46 (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-2024-04-24-46,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-04-24},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/46}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/46},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 168630, document A-9-2024-0177, reference 2023-0353. 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)}
}