Decision
Electronic value added tax exemption certificate
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 621 for · 10 against · 11 abstained roll call
- Date
- 14 November 2024, 11:22
- Kind
- New EU law · Consultation
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2024/0152(CNS)
- Source
- Committee report by Aurore Lalucq
- Topics
- Economy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Thursday 14 November 2024
- Final vote
- 170382
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 621 for, 10 against, 11 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, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 38 | Against 1 | Abst. 3 | No vote 4 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.86 | |
| Greens | For 49 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 120 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 16 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 72 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 4 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| EPP | For 168 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 20 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 65 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 12 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| Patriots | For 75 | Against 5 | Abst. 1 | No vote 5 of 86 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.89 | |
| ESN | For 18 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 6 of 25 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.92 | |
| No group | For 16 | Against 4 | Abst. 4 | No vote 6 of 30 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: 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.
Voted against their group, 13
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.
The Left line For · 1 voted against, 3 abstained of 42 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Rudi KENNES Belgium
Abstained (3)
- Giorgos GEORGIOU Cyprus
- João OLIVEIRA Portugal
- Marc BOTENGA Belgium
Renew line For · 1 abstained of 73 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Engin EROGLU Germany
ECR line For · 1 abstained of 66 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
Patriots line For · 5 voted against, 1 abstained of 81 who voted
Voted against (5)
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Petra STEGER Austria
Abstained (1)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
ESN line For · 1 abstained of 19 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Milan UHRÍK Slovakia
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.58 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Czechia | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.83 |
| Germany | 85 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.98 |
| Denmark | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Estonia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Spain | 53 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Finland | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| France | 74 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Greece | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.65 |
| Croatia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Ireland | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 69 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Poland | 49 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.97 |
| Portugal | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.93 |
| Romania | 20 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.93 |
| Sweden | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.80 |
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.
Debate speakers and how they voted
No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.
All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote A10-0012/2024 – Aurore Lalucq – Commission proposal to the Council | Roll call | 621 for, 10 against, 11 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The proposal replaces the paper value added tax exemption certificate with an electronic version for transactions such as diplomatic supplies and NATO forces.
Parliament adopted its position approving the Commission proposal, meaning it backs the move to a digital certificate.
Parliament asks the Council to notify it if it intends to depart from the approved text and to consult it again on substantial amendments.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament approves the Commission proposal for a Council directive introducing an electronic value added tax exemption certificate to replace the paper version.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/0152(CNS) · Consultation procedure
Amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards the electronic value added tax exemption certificate
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 28 February 2025 and now EU law.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 16 September 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 14 October 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 22 October 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 14 November 2024 (done)
- Adopted by the Council · 28 February 2025 (done)
Lead committee: ECON · Rapporteur: Aurore LALUCQ (S&D)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 1 connection: Other decisions of the part-session on ECON dossiers
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- Decision Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes New EU law · report by Herbert Dorfmann 14 Nov 2024 Passed
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
- 1 October 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Electronic value added tax exemption certificate”. Decision, 14 November 2024. votingId 170382, document A-10-2024-0012, reference 2024/0152(CNS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-14/2 (retrieved 1 October 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 14 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-14-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 14 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-14-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-14, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-11-14/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-11-14-2,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Electronic value added tax exemption certificate}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-11-14},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-14/2}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-14/2},
urldate = {2026-10-01},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 170382, document A-10-2024-0012, reference 2024/0152(CNS). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-14-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-14-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-14 (CC BY 4.0)}
}