Commissioner Roswall publicly announced in the course of a debate with Members of the European Parliament on 27 April that the Commission will not issue its REACH revision proposal.
The revision, which had been announced in the 2020 Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability had since been postponed several times. The Commission issued a first version
The European Parliament’s ENVI Committee adopted its report in the Chemicals Omnibus file on 15 April.
The Chemicals Omnibus simplification proposal was published by the Commission on 8 July 2025.
Discussions on the text are heated with the attention centered around the proposed amendments to the Cosmetics Regulation (Regulation (EU) 1223/2009 on cosmetic products).
The
The Omnibus I proposal, presented by the European Commission on 26 February 2025 within its broader “Simplification Package,” was proposed to streamline the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
After the conclusion of lengthy EU-level negotiations, Directive (EU) 2026/470 was published in the Official Journal of
In the context of the transition to the definitive CBAM regime as from 1 January 2026, the European Commission adopted, in December 2025, a package of implementing and delegated acts, together with a proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2023/956 in order to extend the scope of CBAM to certain downstream products and to introduce
ECHA scientific committees on track to finalise opinions on the PFAS restriction. ECHA confirmed on 17 December that its two scientific committees, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and the Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC), remain on schedule to deliver their opinions on the proposed PFAS restriction. The committees’ December meetings enabled the adoption
Introduction
The European Commission has unveiled a proposal to overhaul the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), aiming to simplify the regime. The changes, published on 20 November and accompanied by a detailed Q&A and press release, form part of the Commission’s broader Savings and Investments Union agenda which aims to enhance financial opportunities for
The Battery Regulation ((EU) 2023/1542) (Regulation) entered into force on 17 August 2023, superseding the Battery Directive (2006/66/EC). The Regulation establishes a harmonised framework designed to strengthen the internal market, promote the circular economy and mitigate environmental and social impacts across the full battery life cycle.
As part of the implementation of this framework
The last attempt of the European Commission to simplify the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) comes closer to becoming a reality today, although not quite as was initially planned. The European Parliament adopted today its position on the proposal, endorsing a broad 12 month delay of the EUDR (i.e. 30 December 2026) – as opposed to
Following its publication in the EU Official Journal on 17 October, Regulation (EU) 2025/2083 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (the CBAM Regulation) entered into force on 20 October 2025. The Regulation was presented as part of the so-called “Omnibus I” legislative package.
This legislative procedure represents an example of a “straightforward” omnibus regulation, in contrast to
The European Commission has recently taken a significant step in preparing the next phase of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). On August 29, 2025, the Commission published three Calls for Evidence, with a submission deadline of September 25, to support the development of upcoming Implementing Acts under CBAM.
The key areas under