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

Genetically modified maize MON 87460

Effect
Objection passed
Result
433 for · 159 against · 10 abstained roll call
Date
16 September 2026, 14:49
Kind
Objection to a Commission measure
More facts (10)
Margin
by a large majority
Counts are for
the objection
Text
Motion B-10-2026-0381
Dossier
2026/2784(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)
Sitting
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Final vote
196483
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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: 433 for, 159 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, 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 38Against 0Abst. 0No vote 6 of 44Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 44Against 4Abst. 0No vote 5 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.88
S&DFor 105Against 8Abst. 2No vote 20 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.87
RenewFor 35Against 29Abst. 2No vote 12 of 78Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.30
EPPFor 48Against 95Abst. 4No vote 37 of 184Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.47
ECRFor 61Against 13Abst. 1No vote 9 of 84Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.72
PatriotsFor 59Against 8Abst. 0No vote 17 of 84Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.82
ESNFor 19Against 1Abst. 0No vote 7 of 27Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.93
No groupFor 24Against 1Abst. 1No vote 2 of 28Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Voted against their group, 37

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
Austria172010.84
Belgium136030.53
Bulgaria72350.38
Cyprus5100—
Czechia312060.70
Germany50331110.39
Denmark94020.54
Estonia2221—
Spain26240100.28
Finland65040.32
France711090.98
Greece200011.00
Croatia8004—
Hungary150051.00
Ireland5207—
Italy5671120.81
Lithuania63110.40
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia6102—
Malta3201—
Netherlands1812010.40
Poland3252140.73
Portugal116040.47
Romania817080.52
Sweden1011000.29
Slovenia7002—
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
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 B10-0381/2026 – Motion for a resolution Roll call433 for, 159 against, 10 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left

Roll call requested by The Left.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0381

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the draft Commission decision renewing the authorisation for placing on the market products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 87460.

Parliament considers that the draft decision exceeds the Commission's implementing powers and is not consistent with Union law, and it calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft decision.

Parliament also calls on the Commission not to renew the authorisation of the GM maize, citing the lack of sufficient evidence on long-term impacts on biodiversity, food safety, farmers' livelihoods and animal health, in line with the One Health approach.

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Parliament's resolution objects to the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for products containing genetically modified maize MON 87460.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2784(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) of the Rules of procedure on renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 87460, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council - D115874

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

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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/2026-09-16/14
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Genetically modified maize MON 87460”. Decision, 16 September 2026. votingId 196483, document B-10-2026-0381, reference 2026/2784(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-16/14 (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-2026-09-16-14,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Genetically modified maize MON 87460}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-16},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-16/14}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-16/14},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 196483, document B-10-2026-0381, reference 2026/2784(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)}
}