Decision
Urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 23 October 2024, 13:52
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Dossier
- 2024/2849(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Economy & single marketHealth Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 17 votes · 2 roll calls
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call) · S&D (1 split vote) · ESN (1 split vote)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 23 October 2024
- Final vote
- 170038
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Show of hands — no count
Adopted.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 parts of the text voted on separately (5 adopted, 3 rejected). 8 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Debate speakers and how they voted
No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.
All votes on this decision, 17
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left; split: S&D |
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left; split: S&D |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Counted | 276 for, 317 against, 46 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left; split: S&D |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left; split: S&D |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Counted | 276 for, 317 against, 46 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left; split: S&D |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Paragraph 1 — part 1 RC–B10–0123/2024/REV1 – § 1/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the word ‘systematic’” | Roll call | 545 for, 80 against, 15 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: The Left; split: S&D |
| 5 | Paragraph 1 — part 2 RC–B10–0123/2024/REV1 – § 1/2 Part voted on: “that word” | Roll call | 420 for, 208 against, 12 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: The Left; split: S&D |
| 6 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 8 | Counted | 310 for, 215 against, 80 abstained Adopted | |
| 7 | Vote on text inserted after recital N | Counted | 332 for, 252 against, 35 abstained Adopted | |
| 8 | Vote on text inserted after recital N | Counted | 321 for, 296 against, 10 abstained Adopted | |
| 9 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 10 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0121/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 11 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0122/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 12 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0123/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 13 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0124/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 14 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0125/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 15 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0126/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 16 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0127/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 17 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0128/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
Roll call requested by The Left · split votes by S&D, ESN.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the Commission to propose a revision of the Medical Devices Regulation and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation.
The revision should address implementation challenges, consider stakeholders' views, and focus on timely availability of medical technologies, a more predictable system, and less administrative burden for manufacturers.
It should also boost sector competitiveness while ensuring high patient safety.
Parliament asks that the resolution be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, and member states' governments and parliaments.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament calls on the Commission to propose a revision of the Medical Devices Regulation and the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation to address implementation challenges.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/2849(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Urgent need to revise the medical devices regulation
Parliament adopted the text on 23 October 2024. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 23 October 2024 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation”. Decision, 23 October 2024. votingId 170038, document B-10-2024-0127, reference 2024/2849(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-23/5 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 23 October 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-23-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-10-23, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-10-23/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-10-23-5,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-10-23},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-23/5}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-23/5},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 170038, document B-10-2024-0127, reference 2024/2849(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-23-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-10-23 (CC BY 4.0)}
}