Decision
Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 619 for · 26 against · 46 abstained roll call
- Date
- 9 July 2025, 13:28–13:29
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2037(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Salvatore De Meo
- Topics
- Economy & single marketTrade & customs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 9 votes · 6 roll calls · 2 amendments
- Requested by
- Members (1 roll call, 3 split votes)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 9 July 2025
- Final vote
- 177742
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 619 for, 26 against, 46 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected) and 6 parts of the text voted on separately (6 adopted).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; opposed by ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 40 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | No vote 3 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.90 | |
| Greens | For 51 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 129 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 73 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 178 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 9 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| ECR | For 55 | Against 0 | Abst. 23 | No vote 1 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.56 | |
| Patriots | For 69 | Against 0 | Abst. 12 | No vote 4 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.78 | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 21 | Abst. 5 | No vote 0 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.67 | |
| No group | For 23 | Against 5 | Abst. 2 | 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, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS 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.
The Left line For · 3 abstained of 43 who voted
Abstained (3)
- João OLIVEIRA Portugal
- Kathleen FUNCHION Ireland
- Marc BOTENGA Belgium
EPP line For · 1 abstained of 179 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Branko GRIMS Slovenia
ECR line For · 23 abstained of 78 who voted
Abstained (23)
- Adam BIELAN Poland
- Anna ZALEWSKA Poland
- Arkadiusz MULARCZYK Poland
- Beata SZYDŁO Poland
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Bogdan RZOŃCA Poland
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Daniel OBAJTEK Poland
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Dominik TARCZYŃSKI Poland
- Jacek OZDOBA Poland
- Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA Poland
- Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI Poland
- Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI Poland
- Maciej WĄSIK Poland
- Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA Poland
- Mariusz KAMIŃSKI Poland
- Marlena MALĄG Poland
- Michał DWORCZYK Poland
- Patryk JAKI Poland
- Piotr MÜLLER Poland
- Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI Poland
- Waldemar BUDA Poland
Patriots line For · 12 abstained of 81 who voted
Abstained (12)
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Marieke EHLERS Netherlands
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Sebastiaan STÖTELER Netherlands
- Sebastian KRUIS Netherlands
- Ton DIEPEVEEN Netherlands
ESN line Against · 1 voted for, 5 abstained of 27 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Sarah KNAFO France
Abstained (5)
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Poland
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Stanisław TYSZKA Poland
- Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG Hungary
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Belgium | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.93 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.74 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.93 |
| Germany | 79 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0.76 |
| Denmark | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Estonia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 56 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.97 |
| Finland | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| France | 78 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Greece | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Croatia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.93 |
| Ireland | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.89 |
| Italy | 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Poland | 25 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 0.27 |
| Portugal | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.93 |
| Romania | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.95 |
| Sweden | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.79 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.60 |
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 | 9 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Martin HOJSÍK Slovakia | Renew | Speeches2 | 7 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Salvatore DE MEO Italy | EPP | Speeches2 | 7 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Maria GRAPINI Romania | S&D | Speeches1 | 7 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Brando BENIFEI Italy | S&D | Speeches1 | 7 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Javi LÓPEZ Spain | S&D | Speeches1 | 7 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 9
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 33 A10-0133/2025 – Salvatore De Meo – After § 33 – Am 1 | Roll call | 157 for, 493 against, 39 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Members |
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 38 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 3 | Paragraph 38 — part 2 A10-0133/2025 – Salvatore De Meo – § 38/2 Part voted on: “stresses the importance of granting the Commission direct powers to investigate and sanction certain high impact breaches of consumer law, thus ensuring more effective, simultaneous and uniform enforcement and sanctions under EU consumer law;” | Roll call | 480 for, 196 against, 3 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Members; split: Members |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 38 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 3 | Paragraph 38 — part 2 A10-0133/2025 – Salvatore De Meo – § 38/2 Part voted on: “stresses the importance of granting the Commission direct powers to investigate and sanction certain high impact breaches of consumer law, thus ensuring more effective, simultaneous and uniform enforcement and sanctions under EU consumer law;” | Roll call | 480 for, 196 against, 3 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Members; split: Members |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Paragraph 39 — part 1 A10-0133/2025 – Salvatore De Meo – § 39/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘however, that the limitation is’ and ‘with each country applying its own penalties, making the consequences of violations uneven;’” | Roll call | 679 for, 3 against, 7 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Members; split: Members |
| 5 | Separate vote on paragraph 39 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 6 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 39 A10-0133/2025 – Salvatore De Meo – After § 39 – Am 2 | Roll call | 169 for, 506 against, 13 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Members |
| 7 | Separate vote on paragraph 40 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 8 | Paragraph 40 — part 2 A10-0133/2025 – Salvatore De Meo – § 40/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 480 for, 197 against, 13 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Members; split: Members |
| 9 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0133/2025 – Salvatore De Meo – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 619 for, 26 against, 46 abstained Adopted |
Roll call requested by Members · split votes by Members (3).
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution on product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports, setting out its position on the matter.
The text calls for measures to close regulatory gaps, such as removing the customs duty exemption for goods under EUR 150 and introducing a 'deemed importer' concept.
It also urges more resources for customs and market surveillance authorities and better use of technology to enforce EU rules.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's resolution on product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports addresses the surge of unsafe and non-compliant goods, unfair competition for EU businesses, and enforcement gaps.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2037(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 9 July 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 13 February 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 26 June 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 2 July 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 9 July 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: IMCO · Author: Salvatore DE MEO (EPP)
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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 (2025). “Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports”. Decision, 9 July 2025. votingId 177742, document A-10-2025-0133, reference 2025/2037(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-09/8 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 9 July 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-09-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 9 July 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-09-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-07-09, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-07-09/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-07-09-8,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-07-09},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-09/8}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-09/8},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 177742, document A-10-2025-0133, reference 2025/2037(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-09-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-09-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-07-09 (CC BY 4.0)}
}