On 10 July, the full EP did not back the Environment Committee’s 10 June challenge to the authorisation to chromium trioxide.
The EP was split on the issue. 325 were against, 325 for, and 35 abstained.
The EPP, ECR, IDG and nearly half of the Renew group voted against the challenge. This ensured the motion did not reach the threshold.
The Spanish delegation and four Polish S&D members split from their colleagues and voted against. A rare split in a group with strong party voting loyalty.
The vote in the Committee was close (38 to 35), and the close vote in the plenary is not a surprise.