The draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 89788 (MON-89788-1) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Reference B9-0169/2019Food and agriculture
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- For448
- Against185
- Abstained30
- Absent88
- Margin
- +263
- Turnout
- 88%
How the groups voted
GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity
The Left3836002100%
S&D154132031998%
Greens/EFA74680
By country
- DE Germany44–40–3
- FR France58–6–0
- GB United Kingdom23–10–15
- IT Italy61–4–3
- ES Spain26–21–1
- PL Poland
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
- Scott AINSLIEGreens/EFA · GB
- Abir AL-SAHLANIRenew · SE
- Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOVEPP · BG
- François ALFONSIGreens/EFA · FR
- Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELIRenew · BG
- Christian ALLARDGreens/EFA · GB
- Álvaro AMAROEPP · PT
- Andris AMERIKSS&D · LV
- Martina ANDERSONGUE/NGL · GB
- Christine ANDERSONID · DE
- Rasmus ANDRESENGreens/EFA · DE
- Eric ANDRIEUS&D · FR
- Nikos ANDROULAKISS&D · GR
- Mathilde ANDROUËTID · FR
- Gerolf ANNEMANSID · BE
- Andrus ANSIPRenew · EE
- Attila ARA-KOVÁCSS&D · HU
- Maria ARENAS&D · BE
- Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍAEPP · ES
- Pascal ARIMONTEPP · BE
- Clotilde ARMANDRenew · RO
- 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
- Catherine BEARDERRenew · GB
- 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
- Phil BENNIONRenew · GB
- Hildegard BENTELEEPP · DE
- Tom BERENDSENEPP · NL
- Lars Patrick BERGID · DE
- Stefan BERGEREPP · DE
From the Parliament's press release
- The European Parliament adopted by 448 votes to 185, with 30 abstentions, a resolution objecting to the draft Commission implementing decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 89788 (MON-89788-1) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council.Commission Decision 2008/933/EC authorised the placing on the market of food and feed containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 89788 (‘soybean MON 89788’).On 20 November 2017, the authorisation holder, Monsanto Europe S.A./N.V., on behalf of Monsanto Company, submitted to the Commission an application for the renewal…