Update
On 24 November, the first challenge against the restriction on lead shot was rejected.
292 votes for, 362 votes against 39 abstentions.
The track record of files being defeated in Committee and coming back again in the plenary is not a good one.
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Today, 29 October, was a busy day for Environment Committee challenges to secondary legislation.
You can see how each MEP voted here.
The two challenges against the restriction on lead in gunshot failed.
Two challenges were tabled, one by three members from the EPP, Renew, and ECR, and the other from a single ID member.
The first received 33 for, 42 against, and 4 abstentions, and the second challenge by the ID secured 16 for, 61 against, and 3 abstentions.
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GMO Challenges
The three challenges were cross-party challenges and adopted with ease.
27challenges against GMOs were, as usual, carried overwhelmingly.
Results
- Vote on Objection: Genetically modified soybean SYHT0H2 (SYN-ØØØH2-5), pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
For 51, Against 26, Abstain 3
2. Vote on Objection: Genetically modified maize MON 87427 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × NK603
For 51, Against 25, Abstentions 3
3. Vote on Objection: genetically modified maize MON87427× MON87460× MON89034× MIR162× NK603 and genetically modified maize combining two, three or four of the single events MON 87427, MON 87460, MON 89034, MIR162 and NK603
For 57, Against 21, Abstentions 2