51Objections to Commission measures·decision 51 of 54 on Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Objection under Rule 112(2) and (3)
Calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles
Motion for a resolution
Parliament can object to technical rules the Commission adopts on its own. Against a delegated act an adopted objection is a veto; against most implementing measures (such as GMO authorisations) it is a call on the Commission to withdraw the measure, which is not legally binding.
Rejectedby a clear majority243 for · 339 against · 47 abstained (39 % in favour)
The objection failed — the Commission measure goes ahead.
For 243Against 339Abstained 47
Final vote — text as a whole · 39% of votes cast in favour · electronic vote (totals only), no individual positions
How the vote unfolded · 6 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 4 rejected).
separate votes by Verts/ALE.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 6 ballots in voting order
1.Separate vote on paragraph 6A paragraph voted on its own, usually so a group can vote against just that part. requested by Verts/ALE
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
2.Separate vote on paragraph 8A paragraph voted on its own, usually so a group can vote against just that part. requested by Verts/ALE
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
3.Separate vote on paragraph 9A paragraph voted on its own, usually so a group can vote against just that part. requested by Verts/ALE
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
4.Separate vote on paragraph 11
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
5.Separate vote on paragraph 12A paragraph voted on its own, usually so a group can vote against just that part. requested by Verts/ALE
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
6.Final vote — text as a wholeMotion for a resolution (as a whole)
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
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.