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

Genetically modified cotton COT102

Effect
Objection passed
Result
496 for · 143 against · 18 abstained roll call
Date
26 November 2024, 12:08
Kind
Objection to a Commission measure
More facts (10)
Margin
by a large majority
Counts are for
the objection
Text
Motion B-10-2024-0145
Dossier
2024/2835(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Agriculture, food & fisheries Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
1 vote · 1 roll call
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call)
Sitting
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Final vote
170628
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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: 496 for, 143 against, 18 abstained (roll call).

Objection passed by a large majority.

The objection passed. For an implementing measure it is not legally binding: the Commission is asked to withdraw the measure but can still adopt it.

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

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 42Against 0Abst. 1No vote 3 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
GreensFor 51Against 0Abst. 0No vote 2 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 118Against 2Abst. 1No vote 15 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
RenewFor 55Against 13Abst. 1No vote 8 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.70
EPPFor 54Against 107Abst. 8No vote 19 of 188Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.45
ECRFor 60Against 14Abst. 0No vote 4 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.72
PatriotsFor 70Against 7Abst. 6No vote 3 of 86Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.77
ESNFor 21Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 25Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 25Against 0Abst. 1No vote 4 of 30Majority 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, 45

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
Austria170031.00
Belgium155020.63
Bulgaria141110.81
Cyprus6000—
Czechia49710.17
Germany5434170.41
Denmark114000.60
Estonia2500—
Spain2626170.24
Finland104010.57
France740071.00
Greece190021.00
Croatia120001.00
Hungary130620.53
Ireland74120.38
Italy6311020.78
Lithuania73100.45
Luxembourg4002—
Latvia7101—
Malta3201—
Netherlands246010.70
Poland446030.82
Portugal137010.47
Romania1170150.42
Sweden138000.43
Slovenia9000—
Slovakia140011.00

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 B10-0145/2024 – Motion for a resolution Roll call496 for, 143 against, 18 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D, Greens, The Left

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, S&D.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2024-0145

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Parliament objected to a Commission plan to authorise imports of food, feed and other products made from genetically modified cotton COT102.

The objection passed, so the Commission measure is blocked and the authorisation does not go ahead.

MEPs cited concerns about Bt toxins, antibiotic resistance markers and the EU's dependency on imported feed.

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Parliament objects to the draft Commission decision authorising GM cotton COT102, citing risks from Bt toxins, antibiotic resistance markers, and procedural flaws.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2835(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton COT102, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Parliament adopted the text on 26 November 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 3 steps of the dossier
  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 26 November 2024 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: ENVI · Authors: Biljana BORZAN (S&D), Martin HÄUSLING (Greens), Anja HAZEKAMP (The Left)

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.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-26/2
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Data source
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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Genetically modified cotton COT102”. Decision, 26 November 2024. votingId 170628, document B-10-2024-0145, reference 2024/2835(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-26/2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 26 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-26-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 26 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-26-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-26, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-11-26/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2024-11-26-2,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Genetically modified cotton COT102}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-11-26},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-26/2}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-26/2},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 170628, document B-10-2024-0145, reference 2024/2835(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-26-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-26-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-26 (CC BY 4.0)}
}