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Generalised scheme of tariff preferences

2021/0297(COD)·9th term·AFET / DEVE / INTA·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·CompletedProcedure completed
Subjects: Generalised scheme of tariff preferences (GSP), rules of origin
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): LANGE Bernd (S&D)
Summary

This dossier concerns the Generalised Scheme of tariff Preferences (GSP). The amendments centre on the standard, GSP+ and EBA arrangements for least-developed countries, requiring an ex-ante human rights and environmental impact assessment before granting preferences, ratification of listed conventions, monitoring by the Commission and the European External Action Service, National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights, and grounds for withdrawal for serious and systematic human rights violations.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    15 Dec 2021 – 7 Feb 2022
  2. Plenary vote — Rejected
    28 Apr 2026 · On a motion to reject the proposal — amendment 131
  3. Plenary vote — Adopted
    28 Apr 2026 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
  4. Procedure completed
545
Amendments
distinct, in window
63
Members
tabled at least one
3
Committee(s)
15 Dec 2021 – 7 Feb 2022
Dates

Plenary votes

9 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

GroupShift
EPPFor81%For98%consistent
S&DFor95%For100%consistent
RenewFor100%For100%consistent
Greens/EFAFor46%For100%consistent
ECRAbstained54%For97%Abstained → For
The LeftAgainst81%For100%Against → For
PatriotsFor78%For73%consistent
ESNAgainst96%Against96%consistent
Non-attachedFor64%For88%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.

  1. Show the 6 earlier votes
    1. 28 Apr 2026Adopted
      On a procedural request to put the amendments to a vote
      Official label: Demande de procéder au vote sur les amendements · what was voted ↗
      412 for225 against13 abstentions69 did not vote
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    2. 28 Apr 2026Rejected
      On amendment 124 — text to be inserted after paragraph 1 — article 19
      Official label: Article 19, après le § 1 (correspond à l'article 22 dans l'amendement 120) - Am 124 · what was voted ↗
      95 for551 against9 abstentions64 did not vote
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    3. 28 Apr 2026Rejected
      On amendment 130 — article 29
      Official label: Après l'article 29 (correspond à l'article 34 dans l'amendement 120) - Am 130 · what was voted ↗
      188 for437 against21 abstentions73 did not vote
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    4. 28 Apr 2026Rejected
      On amendment 127 — article 29
      Official label: Après l'article 29 (correspond à l'article 34 dans l'amendement 120) - Am 127 · what was voted ↗
      169 for441 against37 abstentions72 did not vote
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    5. 28 Apr 2026Rejected
      On amendment 125 — article 29
      Official label: Après l'article 29 (correspond à l'article 34 dans l'amendement 120) - Am 125= 129= · what was voted ↗
      251 for334 against48 abstentions86 did not vote
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    6. 28 Apr 2026Rejected
      On amendment 139 — text to be inserted after recital 27
      Official label: Après le considérant 27 - Am 139 · what was voted ↗
      171 for465 against10 abstentions73 did not vote
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  2. 28 Apr 2026Adopted
    On amendment 120P — text to be inserted after paragraph 1 — article 19
    Official label: Article 19, après le § 1 (correspond à l'article 22 dans l'amendement 120) - Am 120PC3 · what was voted ↗
    502 for128 against16 abstentions73 did not vote
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  3. 28 Apr 2026Main voteAdopted
    On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
    Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
    459 for127 against70 abstentions63 did not vote
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  4. 28 Apr 2026Main voteRejected
    On a motion to reject the proposal — amendment 131
    Official label: Proposition de rejet - Am 131 · what was voted ↗
    39 for600 against16 abstentions64 did not vote
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Official amendment documents

PE702.950 ↗PE703.029 ↗PE704.832 ↗PE704.904 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

63 Members · by amendment count
1🇫🇷
Benoît BITEAU
Greens / EFA · France
63(63 solo)
2🇫🇷
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN
Socialists & Democrats · France
60(1 solo)
3🇩🇪
Hannah NEUMANN
Greens / EFA · Germany
59(59 solo)
4🇪🇸
Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO
Socialists & Democrats · Spain
59
5🇵🇹
Margarida MARQUES
Socialists & Democrats · Portugal
54
6🇧🇪
Kathleen VAN BREMPT
Socialists & Democrats · Belgium
52
7🇮🇹
Marco CAMPOMENOSI
Identity & Democracy · Italy
48(1 solo)
8🇩🇪
Markus BUCHHEIT
Europe of Sovereign Nations · Germany
47
9🇩🇪
Maximilian KRAH
Identity & Democracy · Germany
47
10🇮🇹
Danilo Oscar LANCINI
Identity & Democracy · Italy
47
11🇳🇱
Agnes JONGERIUS
Socialists & Democrats · Netherlands
46
12🇪🇸
Jordi CAÑAS
Renew Europe · Spain
46
13🇫🇷
Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE
Renew Europe · France
45
14🇳🇱
Samira RAFAELA
Renew Europe · Netherlands
44(3 solo)
15🇦🇹
Roman HAIDER
Patriots for Europe · Austria
43
16🇮🇹
Paolo DE CASTRO
Socialists & Democrats · Italy
42(2 solo)
17🇬🇷
Emmanouil FRAGKOS
European Conservatives & Reformists · Greece
38(24 solo)
18🇪🇸
Gabriel MATO
European People's Party (EPP) · Spain
36
19🇪🇸
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ
European People's Party (EPP) · Spain
36
20🇱🇹
Liudas MAŽYLIS
European People's Party (EPP) · Lithuania
36
21🇩🇪
Helmut SCHOLZ
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Germany
34(28 solo)
22🇪🇸
José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL
European People's Party (EPP) · Spain
31
23🇪🇸
Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ
Non-attached · Spain
30(30 solo)
24🇮🇹
Tiziana BEGHIN
Non-attached · Italy
30(1 solo)
25🇮🇹
Dino GIARRUSSO
Non-attached · Italy
29

The amendments, in full text

545 amendments

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

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