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Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed

Effect
Passed
Result
336 for · 238 against · 41 abstained roll call
Date
24 April 2024, 13:43
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
Margin
by a clear majority
Source
Committee report by Jessica Polfjärd
Votes
2 votes · 2 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call)
Final vote
168478
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Result

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

Final vote: 336 for, 238 against, 41 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a clear majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected).

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

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 1Against 10Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
GreensFor 0Against 21Abst. 6Majority line AgainstClear line Against
S&DFor 26Against 32Abst. 2Majority line AgainstClear line Divided
RenewFor 34Against 3Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 57Against 17Abst. 8Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 14Against 11Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line Divided
PatriotsFor 18Against 7Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
ESNFor 3Against 1Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
No groupFor 0Against 4Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against

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.

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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, 2

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
1Amendment 317 A9-0014/2024 - Jessica Polfjärd - Rejet - Am 317 Roll call189 for, 390 against, 40 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
2Final vote A9-0014/2024 - Jessica Polfjärd - Proposition de la Commission (amendée le 7 février 2024) Roll call336 for, 238 against, 41 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by The Left.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2024-0014

AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs) and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0226(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625

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 15 June 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 15 June 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Voted 17 June 2026 (done)
  5. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 28 January 2026 (done)
  6. Published as law · 26 June 2026 (done)

Lead committee: ENVI · Rapporteur: Jessica POLFJÄRD (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). “Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed”. Decision, 24 April 2024. votingId 168478, document A-9-2024-0014, reference 2023/0226(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/9 (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-2024-04-24-9,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-24},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/9}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/9},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 168478, document A-9-2024-0014, reference 2023/0226(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)}
}