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Pollution & chemicals

Decisions about air or water pollution, chemicals, PFAS, pesticides residues or industrial emissions.

Decisions
24 on 16 sitting days
Outcomes
19 adopted · 2 rejected
Period
18 Sept 2024 – 16 Sept 2026
Assigned by
A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
Roll-call votes
16
By kind
New laws 17 · Objections 5 · Resolutions 2
Part of
Climate & environment
Key
climate/pollution
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Decisions, 24

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The latest decisions on this subtopic, newest first; the export holds all of them.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
16 Sept 2026Maximum residue levels for flupyradifurone Objection under Rule 115(2), (3), and (4)(c) · implementing measureObjectionsObjection passed383 for, 278 against, 9 abstained counted, no names
8 Jul 2026Lead in certain fishing tackle Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3), and (4)(c) · implementing measureObjectionsObjection failed197 for, 455 against, 7 abstained by roll call
18 Jun 2026Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines ResolutionsAdopted294 for, 245 against, 28 abstained by roll call
29 Apr 2026Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products New lawsPassed540 for, 60 against, 45 abstained by roll call
29 Apr 2026European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations New lawsPassed526 for, 56 against, 69 abstained by roll call
26 Mar 2026Surface water and groundwater pollutants New lawsApproved without a voteshow of hands — no count
12 Mar 2026Calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029 (No. 1, 12 Mar 2026) New lawsPassed473 for, 81 against, 9 abstained by roll call
10 Mar 2026Calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029 (No. 4, 10 Mar 2026) New lawsUrgent procedure agreedshow of hands — no count
22 Jan 2026Detergents and surfactants New lawsApproved without a voteshow of hands — no count
18 Dec 2025Maximum residue levels for acetamiprid Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3), and (4)(c) · implementing measureObjectionsObjection failed328 for, 177 against, 39 abstained counted, no names

All 24 decisions on this subtopic in the register

Dossiers, 12

The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.

Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Maximum residue levels for flupyradifurone 2026-2838Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Lead in certain fishing tackle 2026-2714Decisions18 Jul 2026 · Rejected
Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines 2026-2652Decisions118 Jun 2026 · Adopted
European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations 2025-0207Decisions129 Apr 2026 · Adopted
Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products 2025-0531Decisions129 Apr 2026 · Adopted
Surface water and groundwater pollutants 2022-0344Decisions126 Mar 2026
Detergents and surfactants 2023-0124Decisions122 Jan 2026
Maximum residue levels for acetamiprid 2025-2975Decisions118 Dec 2025 · Rejected
Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution 2023-0373Decisions123 Oct 2025
Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals 2023-0453Decisions221 Oct 2025 · Adopted
Show 2 more dossiers
Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency 2023-0454Decisions221 Oct 2025 · Adopted
Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals 2023-0455Decisions221 Oct 2025 · Adopted

These dossiers in the register

Group lines

How each group voted on the final votes of this subtopic: its clear line or divided.

The last 16 final roll-call votes. Each group’s line on the final votes, with members counted in the group they sat in on the day; a clear line = at least two thirds of the group’s votes with at least 10 members voting (method). For / Against / Abstained: its clear line. Divided: no clear line. With the outcome: votes where its majority line matched the result. Votes: finals the group voted on.
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedWith the outcomeVotes
The LeftFor10Against6Abst.0Divided0With outcome11of16
GreensFor10Against5Abst.1Divided0With outcome11of16
S&DFor14Against2Abst.0Divided0With outcome15of16
RenewFor14Against2Abst.0Divided0With outcome15of16
EPPFor13Against1Abst.0Divided2With outcome14of16
ECRFor9Against2Abst.1Divided4With outcome9of16
PatriotsFor8Against5Abst.1Divided2With outcome8of16
ESNFor4Against8Abst.1Divided3With outcome4of16

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Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/climate?sub=pollution
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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

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EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Pollution & chemicals”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/climate?sub=pollution (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-topic-climate-pollution,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Pollution \& chemicals}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/climate?sub=pollution}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/climate?sub=pollution},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}