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

Genetically modified soybean MON 87705

Effect
Objection passed
Result
466 for · 175 against · 16 abstained roll call
Date
8 July 2026, 13:58
Kind
Objection to a Commission measure
More facts (10)
Margin
by a large majority
Counts are for
the objection
Text
Motion B-10-2026-0334
Dossier
2026/2747(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Agriculture, food & fisheries Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
3 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call)
Sitting
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Final vote
195340
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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: 466 for, 175 against, 16 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.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 rejected).

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 41Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 45Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 49Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 110Against 8Abst. 6No vote 11 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.83
RenewFor 37Against 33Abst. 4No vote 4 of 78Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.25
EPPFor 64Against 109Abst. 2No vote 10 of 185Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.43
ECRFor 59Against 12Abst. 1No vote 12 of 84Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.73
PatriotsFor 58Against 13Abst. 0No vote 14 of 85Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.73
ESNFor 24Against 0Abst. 1No vote 2 of 27Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.94
No groupFor 24Against 0Abst. 2No vote 1 of 27Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group.

Voted against their group, 41

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
Austria181010.92
Belgium148000.45
Bulgaria132020.80
Cyprus5100—
Czechia313050.72
Germany5535150.41
Denmark65400.10
Estonia3211—
Spain2726160.25
Finland76110.25
France710190.98
Greece200011.00
Croatia120001.00
Hungary150061.00
Ireland49010.54
Italy578290.78
Lithuania73100.45
Luxembourg5010—
Latvia8001—
Malta3201—
Netherlands1910020.48
Poland397340.69
Portugal118020.37
Romania1118040.43
Sweden1011000.29
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

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&DSpeeches18 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 3

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
1Vote on text inserted after paragraph 5 Show of hands Rejected
2Separate vote on recital S Show of hands Rejected
3Final vote — text as a whole B10-0334/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call466 for, 175 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left

Roll call requested by The Left.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0334

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament objected to the Commission's draft decision renewing the authorisation for genetically modified soybean MON 87705 in food, feed, and other products, excluding cultivation.

The objection was adopted, so the Commission measure is blocked and the renewal cannot go ahead.

Parliament cited concerns about herbicide reliance, potential health and environmental risks, and insufficient long-term studies.

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Parliament objects to the draft Commission decision renewing authorisation for genetically modified soybean MON 87705, considering it exceeds implementing powers and is inconsistent with EU law.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2747(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) of the Rules of Procedure on the Commission Implementing Decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87705 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D114998)

Parliament adopted the text on 8 July 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 3 steps of the dossier
  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 8 July 2026 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: ENVI · Authors: Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN (EPP), 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/2026-07-08/9
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Genetically modified soybean MON 87705”. Decision, 8 July 2026. votingId 195340, document B-10-2026-0334, reference 2026/2747(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-08/9 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 8 July 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-08-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 8 July 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-08-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-07-08, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-07-08/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-07-08-9,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Genetically modified soybean MON 87705}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-07-08},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-08/9}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-08/9},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 195340, document B-10-2026-0334, reference 2026/2747(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-08-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-08-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-07-08 (CC BY 4.0)}
}