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Decision · Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3), and Rule 115(4)(c) · implementing measure

Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl

Effect
Objection passed
Result
516 for · 129 against · 27 abstained roll call
Date
18 September 2024, 13:18
Kind
Objection to a Commission measure
More facts (10)
Margin
by a large majority
Counts are for
the objection
Text
Motion B-10-2024-0020
Dossier
2024/2758(RPS)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Agriculture, food & fisheriesHealthClimate & environment Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
1 vote · 1 roll call
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call)
Sitting
Wednesday 18 September 2024
Final vote
169418
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

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

Final vote: 516 for, 129 against, 27 abstained (roll call).

Objection passed by a large majority.

The objection passed, so the Commission measure cannot enter into force.

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

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 44Against 0Abst. 0No vote 2 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 50Against 0Abst. 0No vote 3 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 126Against 0Abst. 0No vote 10 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 51Against 19Abst. 3No vote 4 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.55
EPPFor 63Against 105Abst. 7No vote 13 of 188Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.40
ECRFor 68Against 1Abst. 5No vote 4 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.88
PatriotsFor 78Against 0Abst. 0No vote 5 of 83Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ESNFor 9Against 0Abst. 12No vote 4 of 25Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.36
No groupFor 27Against 4Abst. 0No vote 1 of 32Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Anna BRYŁKA changed group, Branko GRIMS changed group, Diego SOLIER changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Milan MAZUREK changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group, Tomasz BUCZEK changed group.

Voted against their group, 28

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria181010.92
Belgium202000.86
Bulgaria120140.88
Cyprus3300—
Czechia152220.68
Germany43351170.22
Denmark122010.79
Estonia3301—
Spain3521040.44
Finland85020.42
France780031.00
Greece210001.00
Croatia100021.00
Hungary130610.53
Ireland104000.57
Italy700061.00
Lithuania72110.55
Luxembourg5001—
Latvia6102—
Malta5001—
Netherlands2011000.47
Poland2921030.37
Portugal162300.64
Romania237030.65
Sweden117300.29
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia150001.00

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.

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 motion for a resolution B10-0020/2024 - Proposition de résolution Roll call516 for, 129 against, 27 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left

Roll call requested by The Left.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2024-0020

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Parliament objected to a Commission regulation that would have kept import tolerance levels for two pesticides, carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl, on certain imported products.

The objection was adopted, so the Commission measure is blocked and those maximum residue levels will not be maintained.

Parliament argues the substances are harmful and that keeping the levels would put EU farmers at a disadvantage.

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Parliament opposes the draft Commission regulation that would maintain maximum residue levels (MRLs) for carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl in certain imported products, arguing it is incompatible with EU law and health protection.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2758(RPS) · Scrutiny of an implementing measure

Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for benomyl, carbendazim and thiophanate‐methyl in or on certain products

Parliament adopted the objection on 18 September 2024 — the Commission measure is blocked.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 18 September 2024 (done)
  2. Committee work (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 18 September 2024 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: ENVI · Authors: Christophe CLERGEAU (S&D), Michal WIEZIK (Renew), Martin HÄUSLING (Greens), Anja HAZEKAMP (The Left)

Connections

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-18/1
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Data source
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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl”. Decision, 18 September 2024. votingId 169418, document B-10-2024-0020, reference 2024/2758(RPS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-18/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 18 September 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-18-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 18 September 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-18-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-09-18, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-09-18/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2024-09-18-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-09-18},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-18/1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-18/1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 169418, document B-10-2024-0020, reference 2024/2758(RPS). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-18-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-18-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-09-18 (CC BY 4.0)}
}