2New EU laws·decision 2 of 11 on Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)
Committee report by Ingeborg Ter Laak · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · voted 13:14–13:15
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
The proposal concerns a directive that would temporarily suspend rules requiring companies to appoint authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronic equipment and single-use plastic waste. Parliament adopted its position at first reading, meaning it has set out its stance on the proposal and will need to agree with the Council before the law is final. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to it again if the Commission replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal, and instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
How the vote unfolded · 11 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (4 adopted, 2 rejected) and 3 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 1 lapsed). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.
Roll calls requested by Verts/ALE, PPE, PfE, ESN.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.
4.Amendment 18, adding text after Article 113:14A10-0267/2026 – Ingeborg Ter Laak – After Article 1 – Am 18A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Adopted
5.Amendment 19, adding text after Article 113:15A10-0267/2026 – Ingeborg Ter Laak – After Article 1 – Am 19A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Adopted
6.Amendment 20, adding text after Article 113:15A10-0267/2026 – Ingeborg Ter Laak – After Article 1 – Am 20A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Adopted
7.Amendment 25, adding text after recital 113:15A10-0267/2026 – Ingeborg Ter Laak – After recital 1 – Am 25A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ESN
Rejected
8.Amendment 23, adding text after recital 413:15A10-0267/2026 – Ingeborg Ter Laak – After recital 4 – Am 23A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
9.Vote on text inserted after recital 4
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
10.Final vote13:15A10-0267/2026 – Ingeborg Ter Laak – Commission proposal
Adopted
11.Referral back to committeeRequest for referral back to committee
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.