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3 New EU laws ·decision 3 of 16 on Wednesday, 28 February 2024

Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products

Committee report · · voted at 12:50

Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.

Adopted by an overwhelming majority 518 for · 29 against · 70 abstained (84 % in favour)

What Parliament decided

Adopted Passed by an overwhelming majority

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

For 518 Against 29 Abstained 70

Final vote at 12:50 · 84% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it
  • The Left ✓
  • Verts/ALE –
  • S&D ✓
  • Renew ✓
  • PPE ✓
  • ECR ✓
  • PfE ✓
  • ESN ✓
  • NI ~

Backed by The Left, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; Verts/ALE mostly abstained.

How the vote unfolded · 7 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 3 rejected).

adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

All 7 ballots in voting order
1. Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
2. Separate vote on Article 15
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
3. Separate vote on Article 15
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
4. Separate vote on Article 23
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
5. Separate vote on Article 23
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
6. Separate vote on Article 24
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
7. Final vote 12:50 Certificat complémentaire de protection unitaire pour les médicaments - Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products - Einheitliches ergänzendes Zertifikat für Arzneimittel - A9-0019/2024 - Tiemo Wölken - Proposition de la Commission
Adopted

Part of the sitting of Wednesday, 28 February 2024. The vote was taken on Report A-9-2024-0019 in procedure 2023/0127.

New here? How plenary voting works
A sitting
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how
Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure
Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges
How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).

Codes in ballot labels

  • Am 27 — amendment 27
  • § 5 — paragraph 5
  • § 5/2, part 2 — a , taken in parts
  • Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
  • ***I — ; *** — ; * —
  • Lapsed —
  • A10-… — committee report; B10-… — motion
  • RC-B10-… — joint motion of several groups

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