15New EU laws·decision 15 of 23 on Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013
Committee report by Deirdre Clune · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · voted at 12:39
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Adoptedby an overwhelming majority486 for · 19 against · 97 abstained (81 % in favour)
Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; ECR, PfE and ESN mostly abstained.
How the vote unfolded · 12 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 9 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted, 6 rejected).
Roll call requested by ID · split votes by ECR · separate votes by ECR.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 12 ballots in voting order
1.Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectivelyAmendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
2.Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 1, point 12
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
3.Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 1, point 13
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
4.Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 1, after point 15
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
5.Separate vote on Article 21, paragraph 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
6.Separate vote on Article 27, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 and 2
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
7.Separate vote on Article 27, paragraph 1, subparagraph 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
8.Separate vote on Article 27, paragraph 1, subparagraph 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
9.Separate vote on Article 27, paragraph 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
10.Separate vote on Article 31, paragraph 3,after subparagraph 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
11.Amendment 299, adding text before Article 14712:39A9-0065/2024 – Deirdre Clune – Before Article 147 – Am 299A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ID
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 A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another., taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.; *** — Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.; * — Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Lapsed — Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.