Decision
Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 499 for · 131 against · 27 abstained roll call
- Date
- 17 December 2024, 12:58
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2024/0214(COD)
- Source
- Committee report by Veronika Vrecionová
- Topics
- Agriculture, food & fisheriesClimate & environmentEconomy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 3 votes · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Tuesday 17 December 2024
- Final vote
- 171138
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 499 for, 131 against, 27 abstained (roll call).
Passed by a large majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Backed by S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN; opposed by The Left and Greens.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 0 | Against 42 | Abst. 1 | No vote 3 of 46 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| Greens | For 1 | Against 48 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 of 53 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| S&D | For 124 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 12 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 74 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 3 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 168 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 20 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 64 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | No vote 11 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.93 | |
| Patriots | For 42 | Against 27 | Abst. 11 | No vote 6 of 86 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.29 | |
| ESN | For 18 | Against 0 | Abst. 4 | No vote 3 of 25 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.73 | |
| No group | For 8 | Against 14 | Abst. 8 | No vote 0 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, 9
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 Against · 1 abstained of 43 who voted
Abstained (1)
- João OLIVEIRA Portugal
Greens line Against · 1 voted for of 49 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Markéta GREGOROVÁ Czechia
ECR line For · 3 abstained of 67 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Geadis GEADI Cyprus
- Patryk JAKI Poland
ESN line For · 4 abstained of 22 who voted
Abstained (4)
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Poland
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
- Milan UHRÍK Slovakia
- Rada LAYKOVA Bulgaria
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.85 |
| Belgium | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.75 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.88 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Germany | 61 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0.53 |
| Denmark | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.57 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 48 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.81 |
| Finland | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.54 |
| France | 36 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0.30 |
| Greece | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0.38 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.86 |
| Hungary | 7 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0.42 |
| Ireland | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
| Italy | 53 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0.72 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.85 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.65 |
| Poland | 44 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.88 |
| Portugal | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.85 |
| Romania | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.85 |
| Sweden | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.20 |
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
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 17 Dec 2024 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
All votes on this decision, 3
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rejection | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 2 | Final vote Text as a whole | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 3 | Final vote A10-0022/2024 – Veronika Vrecionová – Commission proposal | Roll call | 499 for, 131 against, 27 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The law updates EU rules on importing forest reproductive material, adding the 'tested' category to the existing equivalence regime for third countries.
Parliament adopted its position, extending the regime to cover 'tested' material and updating labelling and authority names.
The rules apply from 1 January 2025, with the Commission to be informed if its proposal is substantially amended.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's amended version of the proposed decision amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC extends the equivalence regime for importing forest reproductive material to the 'tested' category, updates authority names, and requires labelling on genetic modification.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/0214(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 23 December 2024 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 25 November 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 3 December 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 4 December 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 17 December 2024 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council (done)
- Published as law · 23 December 2024 (done)
Lead committee: AGRI · Rapporteur: Veronika VRECIONOVÁ (ECR)
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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
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category”. Decision, 17 December 2024. votingId 171138, document A-10-2024-0022, reference 2024/0214(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-17/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-12-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-12-17-4,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-12-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-17/4}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-17/4},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 171138, document A-10-2024-0022, reference 2024/0214(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}