1New EU laws·decision 1 of 8 on Thursday, 22 May 2025
Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism
Committee report by Antonio Decaro · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · voted 12:05–12:09
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Parliament adopted its position on a proposal to simplify and strengthen the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which sets a carbon price on certain imports into the EU. The proposal introduces a de minimis exemption for imports below 50 tonnes, relieving around 90% of importers from CBAM obligations while keeping about 99% of embedded emissions covered. It also streamlines the authorisation process for declarants, simplifies emission calculation procedures, and improves the management of CBAM-related financial liabilities. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and instructs its President to forward the position to the Council, Commission, and national parliaments.
How the vote unfolded · 30 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 17 amendments (17 rejected) and 10 parts of the text voted on separately (10 rejected). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.
Roll calls requested by ECR, PfE.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 30 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 1, paragraph 1, point 1, point b Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Article 2, paragraph 3a, subparagraph 2
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
3.Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 4, point a Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Article 6, paragraph 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
4.Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 16, point a Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Article 22, paragraph 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
5.Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 16, point b Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Article 22, paragraph 2
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
15.Separate vote on Annex II, point 2 Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Annex VII, point 2
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
16.Separate vote on recital 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
17.Amendment 17, adding text after recital 112:07A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 1 - Am 17A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
18.Amendment 18, adding text after recital 112:07A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 1 - Am 18A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
19.Amendment 19, adding text after recital 112:08A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 1 - Am 19A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
20.Amendment 29, adding text after recital 112:08A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 1 - Am 29A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ECR
Rejected
21.Amendment 30, adding text after recital 112:08A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 1 - Am 30A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ECR
Rejected
22.Separate vote on recital 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
23.Separate vote on recital 4
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
24.Amendment 13, adding text after recital 2712:08A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 27 - Am 13A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ECR
Rejected
25.Amendment 14, adding text after recital 2712:09A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 27 - Am 14A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ECR
Rejected
26.Vote on text inserted after recital 27
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
27.Amendment 23, adding text after recital 2712:09A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 27 - Am 23A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
28.Amendment 9, adding text after recital 2912:09A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 29 - Am 9A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ECR
Rejected
29.Final vote12:09A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Proposition de la Commission
Adopted
30.Referral back to committeeRequest for referral back (Rule 60(4))
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — 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.