Procedure

Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed

2023/0226(COD)·9th term·AGRI / ENVI·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·CompletedProcedure completed

Subjects: Feedingstuffs, animal nutrition · Plant health legislation · Agro-genetics, GMOs · Foodstuffs, foodstuffs legislation · Food safety

Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): POLFJÄRD Jessica (EPP)

Summary

Draft regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs) and their food and feed. The amendments call for rejection of the Commission proposal, revise the verification procedure for category 1 NGT plant status, and rework recitals on biotechnology, the patenting of genetically modified varieties, risk assessment, the precautionary principle and the Farm to Fork strategy.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
14 Nov 2023 – 22 May 2026 · including EP official documents, Feb–Jul 2026
Plenary vote — Adopted
7 Feb 2024 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Plenary vote — Adopted
24 Apr 2024 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Plenary vote — Rejected
17 Jun 2026 · On a motion to reject the proposal — amendment 17
Procedure completed

1,790

Amendments

incl. 37 tabled Feb–Jul 2026 (EP official documents)

Members

tabled at least one

Committee(s)

14 Nov 2023 – 19 Nov 2023

Dates

Plenary votes

91 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

Where each group stood at the decisive votes

Group				Shift
EPP	For73%	For77%	For87%	consistent
S&D	Against56%	Against51%	For73%	Against → For
Renew	For79%	For86%	For86%	consistent
Greens/EFA	Against91%	Against81%	Against74%	consistent
ECR	Against52%	For54%	For76%	Against → For
The Left	Against97%	Against94%	Against95%	consistent
Patriots	—	—	For78%	—
ID	For81%	For92%	—	—
ESN	—	—	Against77%	—
Non-attached	Against80%	Against79%	Against81%	consistent

Milestones are the votes that adopt or reject text (not every amendment vote) — the percentage is the share of the group’s Members behind that position. Positions are shown on the text itself: on a rejection motion, a vote for rejection counts as against the text. Click a column heading to open the vote below.

Show the 27 earlier votes
1. 7 Feb 2024Rejected
  On amendment 204 — text to be inserted after recital 37
  Official label: Après le considérant 37 - Am 204 · what was voted ↗
  122 for446 against49 abstentions88 did not vote
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2. 7 Feb 2024Rejected
  On amendment 240 — recital 38
  Official label: Considérant 38 - Am 240 · what was voted ↗
  291 for314 against15 abstentions85 did not vote
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3. 7 Feb 2024Adopted
  On amendment 20 (part 1 of a split vote) — recital 39
  Official label: Considérant 39 - Am 20/1 · what was voted ↗
  487 for118 against14 abstentions86 did not vote
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4. 7 Feb 2024Rejected
  On amendment 20 (part 2 of a split vote) — recital 39
  Official label: Considérant 39 - Am 20/2 · what was voted ↗
  283 for317 against14 abstentions91 did not vote
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5. 7 Feb 2024Rejected
  On amendment 210 — text to be inserted after recital 42
  Official label: Après le considérant 42 - Am 210 · what was voted ↗
  284 for318 against22 abstentions81 did not vote
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6. 7 Feb 2024Rejected
  On amendment 212 — text to be inserted after recital 43
  Official label: Après le considérant 43 - Am 212 · what was voted ↗
  288 for304 against28 abstentions85 did not vote
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7. 7 Feb 2024Rejected
  On amendment 296 — text to be inserted after recital 46
  Official label: Après le considérant 46 - Am 296 · what was voted ↗
  245 for282 against92 abstentions86 did not vote
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8. 7 Feb 2024Adopted
  On amendment 241 — text to be inserted after recital 47
  Official label: Après le considérant 47 - Am 241 · what was voted ↗
  316 for281 against24 abstentions84 did not vote
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9. 7 Feb 2024Adopted
  On amendment 243 — text to be inserted after recital 47
  Official label: Après le considérant 47 - Am 243 · what was voted ↗
  304 for301 against18 abstentions82 did not vote
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10. 7 Feb 2024Main voteAdopted
  On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
  Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
  307 for263 against41 abstentions94 did not vote
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11. 24 Apr 2024Rejected
  On a motion to reject the proposal — amendment 317
  Official label: Rejet - Am 317 · what was voted ↗
  189 for390 against40 abstentions86 did not vote
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12. 24 Apr 2024Main voteAdopted
  On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
  Official label: Proposition de la Commission (amendée le 7 février 2024) · what was voted ↗
  336 for238 against41 abstentions90 did not vote
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13. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 21 — article 4
  Official label: Après l'article 4 - Am 21= 31= · what was voted ↗
  202 for428 against33 abstentions56 did not vote
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14. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 6 — paragraph 3 — point d — article 6
  Official label: Article 6, § 3, après le point d - Am 6 · what was voted ↗
  269 for357 against39 abstentions54 did not vote
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15. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 7 — paragraph 2 — point d — article 7
  Official label: Article 7, § 2, après le point d - Am 7 · what was voted ↗
  257 for354 against44 abstentions64 did not vote
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16. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 8 — paragraph 1 — point d — article 9 — subparagraph 2
  Official label: Article 9, § 1, alinéa 2, après le point d - Am 8 · what was voted ↗
  269 for355 against33 abstentions62 did not vote
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17. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 32 — paragraph 1 — article 10
  Official label: Article 10, § 1 - Am 32 · what was voted ↗
  264 for372 against25 abstentions58 did not vote
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18. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 22 — text to be inserted after paragraph 1 — article 10
  Official label: Article 10, après le § 1 - Am 22= 33= · what was voted ↗
  258 for376 against29 abstentions56 did not vote
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19. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 34 — article 11
  Official label: Après l'article 11 - Am 34 · what was voted ↗
  264 for372 against29 abstentions54 did not vote
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20. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 23 — article 24
  Official label: Après l'article 24 - Am 23= 35= · what was voted ↗
  262 for369 against29 abstentions59 did not vote
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21. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 9 — paragraph 1 — point c — article 27
  Official label: Article 27, § 1, point c - Am 9 · what was voted ↗
  257 for353 against45 abstentions64 did not vote
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22. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 15 — article 37
  Official label: Après l'article 37 - Am 15,16= 24= 36= · what was voted ↗
  280 for343 against40 abstentions56 did not vote
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23. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 37 — the annex II — point 2
  Official label: Annexe II, après le point 2 - Am 37 · what was voted ↗
  205 for425 against24 abstentions65 did not vote
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24. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 18 — text to be inserted after recital 1
  Official label: Après le considérant 1 - Am 18= 26= · what was voted ↗
  209 for433 against19 abstentions58 did not vote
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25. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 27 — text to be inserted after recital 15
  Official label: Après le considérant 15 - Am 27 · what was voted ↗
  212 for424 against29 abstentions54 did not vote
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26. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 19 — text to be inserted after recital 18
  Official label: Après le considérant 18 - Am 19 · what was voted ↗
  185 for450 against21 abstentions63 did not vote
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27. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 20 — text to be inserted after recital 25
  Official label: Après le considérant 25 - Am 20= 28= · what was voted ↗
  258 for370 against25 abstentions66 did not vote
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17 Jun 2026Rejected
On amendment 1 — recital 34
Official label: Considérant 34 - Am 1 · what was voted ↗
270 for349 against38 abstentions62 did not vote
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17 Jun 2026Rejected
On amendment 30 — text to be inserted after recital 68
Official label: Après le considérant 68 - Am 30 · what was voted ↗
261 for365 against30 abstentions63 did not vote
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17 Jun 2026Main voteRejected
On a motion to reject the proposal — amendment 17
Official label: Proposition de rejet de la position du Conseil - Am 17= 25= · what was voted ↗
201 for431 against29 abstentions58 did not vote
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Showing the 30 most relevant of 91 recorded votes — the full list ships with the data files. · Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only