6Objections to Commission measures·decision 6 of 15 on Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act
Trajectory to decrease the contribution of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels to renewable energy targets
Motion for a resolution · voted 13:09–13:12
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.
The European Parliament voted to block a Commission delegated regulation that would have added soybean to the list of high indirect land-use change-risk feedstocks, phasing out soy-based biodiesel from EU renewable energy targets by 2030. The objection passed, meaning the Commission measure is blocked and cannot enter into force. Parliament does not object to the palm oil phase-down or to fixing the certification procedure, and asks the Commission to revise the act accordingly.
How the vote unfolded · 14 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 7 amendments (7 rejected) and 6 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 5 rejected).
Roll calls requested by Verts/ALE, ECR, PfE · split votes by PfE · separate votes by PfE.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 14 ballots in voting order
1.Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 113:09B10-0337/2026 – After § 1 – Am 4A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
2.Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 113:09B10-0337/2026 – After § 1 – Am 5A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
3.Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 113:09B10-0337/2026 – After § 1 – Am 6A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
4.Amendment 7 to paragraph 3, introductory part13:10B10-0337/2026 – § 3, introductory part – Am 7A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
5.Separate vote on paragraph 3, point cA paragraph voted on its own, usually so a group can vote against just that part. requested by PfE
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
6.Recital A — part 1 of 4Part 1: ‘whereas Directive (EU) 2018/2001 establishes a binding Union-wide renewable energy target and, in order to ensure that biofuels counting towards that target deliver genuine climate benefits, introduces a framework to address the risk of indirect land-use change (ILUC), under which feedstocks may be classified as high ILUC-risk’ except ‘establishes a binding Union-wide renewable energy target and’ and ‘climate’A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by PfE
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
7.Recital A — part 2 of 4Part 2: ‘establishes a binding Union-wide renewable energy target and’A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by PfE
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
8.Recital A — part 3 of 4Part 3: ‘climate’A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by PfE
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
9.Recital A — part 4 of 4Part 4: ‘and subject to a cap on their contribution to renewable energy targets’A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by PfE
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
10.Amendment 1 to recital B13:11B10-0337/2026 – Recital B – Am 1A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
11.Amendment 2, adding text after recital G13:11B10-0337/2026 – After recital G – Am 2A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
12.Separate vote on recital HA paragraph voted on its own, usually so a group can vote against just that part. requested by PfE
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
13.Amendment 3, adding text after recital M13:12B10-0337/2026 – After recital M – Am 3A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
14.Final vote — text as a whole13:12B10-0337/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE, ECR
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.