Just before the final vote, Guido Sacconi (PES, IT), the rapporteur said he had asked to speak since he had feared the vote would go differently, but instead the vote had been very positive, it had strengthened the balance of the regulation, especially concerning authorisation.
PSE un ALDE grupu pārstāvji atzina, ka ir apmierināti ar balsojumu rezultātiem, savukārt PPE-DE pārstāve Ria G.H.C. OOMEN-RUIJTEN (NL) norādīja, ka grupa "ir zaudējusi attiecībā uz licencēšanas noteikumiem".