The draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87751 × MON 87701 × MON 87708 × MON 89788, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Reference B9-0411/2020Food and agriculture
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- For472
- Against194
- Abstained30
- Absent8
- Margin
- +278
- Turnout
- 99%
How the groups voted
GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity
The Left3938001100%
S&D14513652295%
Greens/EFA73730
By country
- DE Germany50–44–0
- FR France71–0–8
- IT Italy62–9–3
- ES Spain30–22–7
- PL Poland35–13–3
- RO Romania
Every MEP
- Magdalena ADAMOWICZEPP · PL
- Asim ADEMOVEPP · BG
- Isabella ADINOLFINon-attached · IT
- Matteo ADINOLFIID · IT
- Alex AGIUS SALIBAS&D · MT
- Mazaly AGUILARECR · ES
- Clara AGUILERAS&D · ES
- Abir AL-SAHLANIRenew · SE
- Alviina ALAMETSÄGreens/EFA · FI
- Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOVEPP · BG
- François ALFONSIGreens/EFA · FR
- Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELIRenew · BG
- Álvaro AMAROEPP · PT
- Andris AMERIKSS&D · LV
- Christine ANDERSONID · DE
- Rasmus ANDRESENGreens/EFA · DE
- Barry ANDREWSRenew · IE
- Eric ANDRIEUS&D · FR
- Nikos ANDROULAKISS&D · GR
- Mathilde ANDROUËTID · FR
- Marc ANGELS&D · LU
- Gerolf ANNEMANSID · BE
- Andrus ANSIPRenew · EE
- Attila ARA-KOVÁCSS&D · HU
- Maria ARENAS&D · BE
- Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍAEPP · ES
- Pascal ARIMONTEPP · BE
- Konstantinos ARVANITISThe Left · GR
- Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZEPP · PL
- Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOUEPP · GR
- Manon AUBRYThe Left · FR
- Margrete AUKENGreens/EFA · DK
- Petras AUŠTREVIČIUSRenew · LT
- Carmen AVRAMS&D · RO
- Malik AZMANIRenew · NL
- Simona BALDASSARREID · IT
- Marek Paweł BALTS&D · PL
- Jordan BARDELLAID · FR
- Katarina BARLEYS&D · DE
- Pernando BARRENA ARZAThe Left · ES
- Pietro BARTOLOS&D · IT
- Alessandra BASSOID · IT
- José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZRenew · ES
- Nicolas BAYID · FR
- Gunnar BECKID · DE
- Nicola BEERRenew · DE
- Tiziana BEGHINNon-attached · IT
- Aurélia BEIGNEUXID · FR
- Marek BELKAS&D · PL
- François-Xavier BELLAMYEPP · FR
- Dragoş BENEAS&D · RO
- Brando BENIFEIS&D · IT
- Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEAEPP · ES
- Hildegard BENTELEEPP · DE
- Tom BERENDSENEPP · NL
- Lars Patrick BERGID · DE
- Stefan BERGEREPP · DE
- Erik BERGKVISTS&D · SE
- Sergio BERLATOECR · IT
- Silvio BERLUSCONIEPP · IT
From the Parliament's press release
- The European Parliament adopted by 472 votes to 194, with 30 abstentions, a resolution objecting to the draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87751 × MON 87701 × MON 87708 × MON 89788, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council.The application for marketing authorisation was submitted by Monsanto Europe N.V. a, on behalf of Monsanto USA, to the competent authorities of the Netherlands on 17 December 2015. On 26 September 2019, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) adopted a favourable opinion on the application…