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

Genetically modified soybean MON 94313

Effect
Objection passed
Result
457 for · 184 against · 10 abstained roll call
Date
16 September 2026, 14:48
Kind
Objection to a Commission measure
More facts (10)
Margin
by a large majority
Counts are for
the objection
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)
Final vote
196510
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 457 for, 184 against, 10 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, ECR, Patriots and ESN; opposed by EPP; Renew split.

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 40Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 44Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 50Against 0Abst. 0No vote 3 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 113Against 11Abst. 2No vote 9 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.85
RenewFor 33Against 33Abst. 3No vote 9 of 78Majority line TieClear line Divided Cohesion 0.22
EPPFor 48Against 112Abst. 5No vote 19 of 184Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.52
ECRFor 58Against 17Abst. 0No vote 9 of 84Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.66
PatriotsFor 66Against 10Abst. 0No vote 8 of 84Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.80
ESNFor 23Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 27Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 26Against 1Abst. 0No vote 1 of 28Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Voted against their group, 93

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
Austria173000.78
Belgium137020.47
Bulgaria102320.50
Cyprus5100—
Czechia312060.70
Germany5534060.43
Denmark58020.42
Estonia2311—
Spain2928030.26
Finland66030.25
France741060.98
Greece210001.00
Croatia110011.00
Hungary170031.00
Ireland5306—
Italy599170.78
Lithuania63110.40
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia7101—
Malta3201—
Netherlands219010.55
Poland3014360.46
Portugal117120.37
Romania819060.56
Sweden1011000.29
Slovenia9000—
Slovakia150001.00

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
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPPSpeeches116 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

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 B10-0379/2026 – Motion for a resolution Roll call457 for, 184 against, 10 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left

Roll call requested by The Left.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0379

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

Parliament adopted a resolution on a draft Commission decision that would allow products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 94313 to be placed on the market under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.

By adopting the text, Parliament made it its official position, stating that the draft decision exceeds the Commission's implementing powers and is not consistent with Union law.

Parliament calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft implementing decision and not to authorise the GM soybean, citing insufficient evidence on long-term impacts.

It also asks the Commission to submit a legislative proposal to reform the decision-making procedure on genetically modified organisms.

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Parliament's resolution opposes the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 94313.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2782(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) of the Rules of procedure on authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 94313, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council - D115872

Parliament adopted the text on 16 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 16 September 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.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Genetically modified soybean MON 94313”. Decision, 16 September 2026. votingId 196510, document B-10-2026-0379, reference 2026/2782(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-16/13 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 16 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-16-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 16 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-16-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-16, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-09-16/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-09-16-13,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Genetically modified soybean MON 94313}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-16},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-16/13}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-16/13},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 196510, document B-10-2026-0379, reference 2026/2782(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-16-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-16-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-16 (CC BY 4.0)}
}