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Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution

2023/0373(COD)·9th term·ENVI / ITRE·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·CompletedProcedure completed
Subjects: Chemical industry, fertilizers, plastics · Marine and coastal pollution, pollution from ships, oil pollution · Waste management, domestic waste, packaging, light industrial waste
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): LUENA César (S&D)
Summary

This dossier concerns a regulation preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution. The amendments debate obligations and possible exemptions for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, awareness-raising and training material, financial and other assistance to economic operators and carriers, the handling of pellets and maritime transport including the International Maritime Organization and the OSPAR Convention, the harm of microplastics to environment and human health, and the goal of preventing pellet releases.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    12 Dec 2023 – 17 Jan 2024
  2. Plenary vote — Adopted
    23 Apr 2024 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
  3. Procedure completed
362
Amendments
distinct, in window
36
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committee(s)
12 Dec 2023 – 17 Jan 2024
Dates

Plenary votes

6 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 →

  1. Show the 3 earlier votes
    1. 23 Apr 2024Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 70
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 70 · what was voted ↗
      486 for98 against27 abstentions94 did not vote
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    2. 23 Apr 2024Rejected
      On amendment 96 (part 1 of a split vote) — paragraph 1 — point b — article 9
      Official label: Article 9, § 1, point b - Am 96/1 · what was voted ↗
      84 for511 against7 abstentions103 did not vote
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    3. 23 Apr 2024Rejected
      On amendment 96 (part 2 of a split vote) — paragraph 1 — point b — article 9
      Official label: Article 9, § 1, point b - Am 96/2 · what was voted ↗
      106 for454 against43 abstentions102 did not vote
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  2. 23 Apr 2024Rejected
    On amendment 95S — paragraph 4 — article 16
    Official label: Article 16, § 4 - Am 95S · what was voted ↗
    283 for316 against4 abstentions102 did not vote
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  3. 23 Apr 2024Rejected
    On amendment 97 — text to be inserted after recital 15
    Official label: Après le considérant 15 - Am 97 · what was voted ↗
    129 for467 against2 abstentions107 did not vote
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  4. 23 Apr 2024Main voteAdopted
    On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
    Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
    538 for32 against31 abstentions104 did not vote
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Official amendment documents

PE757.295 ↗PE758.000 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

36 Members · by amendment count
1🇪🇸
Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Spain
71
2🇬🇷
Petros KOKKALIS
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Greece
71
3🇵🇹
Marisa MATIAS
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Portugal
71
4🇳🇱
Anja HAZEKAMP
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Netherlands
71
5🇩🇪
Ska KELLER
Greens / EFA · Germany
57(47 solo)
6🇨🇿
Stanislav POLČÁK
European People's Party (EPP) · Czechia
44(44 solo)
7🇵🇹
João ALBUQUERQUE
Socialists & Democrats · Portugal
38(38 solo)
8🇸🇰
Michal WIEZIK
Renew Europe · Slovakia
35(2 solo)
9🇪🇸
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES
Socialists & Democrats · Spain
35
10🇪🇸
César LUENA
Socialists & Democrats · Spain
35
11🇪🇸
Javi LÓPEZ
Socialists & Democrats · Spain
35
12🇫🇷
Catherine CHABAUD
Renew Europe · France
34
13🇸🇰
Martin HOJSÍK
Renew Europe · Slovakia
34
14🇪🇸
María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS
Renew Europe · Spain
34
15🇮🇪
Deirdre CLUNE
European People's Party (EPP) · Ireland
31(31 solo)
16🇫🇷
Pascal CANFIN
Renew Europe · France
30
17🇵🇹
João PIMENTA LOPES
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Portugal
22
18🇫🇷
Max ORVILLE
Renew Europe · France
20
19🇪🇸
Ana MIRANDA PAZ
Greens / EFA · Spain
10
20🇮🇹
Massimiliano SALINI
European People's Party (EPP) · Italy
8
21🇮🇹
Francesca PEPPUCCI
European People's Party (EPP) · Italy
8
22🇩🇰
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN
Greens / EFA · Denmark
7(7 solo)
23🇵🇱
Karol KARSKI
European Conservatives & Reformists · Poland
7(7 solo)
24🇬🇷
Maria SPYRAKI
European People's Party (EPP) · Greece
6(6 solo)
25🇩🇪
Andreas GLÜCK
Renew Europe · Germany
6

The amendments, in full text

362 amendments

Every amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.

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