In 2015 en 2016 was de Commissie er wettelijk toe verplicht 17 handelingen aan te nemen inzake de goedkeuring van gevoelige producten en stoffen, zoals glyfosaat en genetisch gemodificeerde organismen (GGO's), hoewel sommige lidstaten in de onmogelijkheid verkeerden zich voor of tegen die besluiten uit te spreken.
In these cases, the responsibility to take a final decision falls upon the Commission, obliging a decision to be taken without clear political backing from Member States. In 2015 and 2016, the Commission was legally obliged to adopt 17 acts which concerned the authorisation of sensitive products and substances such as glyphosate or genetically modified organisms (GMOs), despite Member States being unable to take position either in favour or against the decisions.