Several EU sustainability files progressed during September and early October, with developments across the Automotive Omnibus, CSRD, EUDR, Environmental Omnibus, EU ETS 2 and FuelEU Maritime.
Automotive Omnibus
The proposal remains under examination in the Council, with the latest discussion taking place at the General Affairs Council on 22 September. In parallel, the European Parliament’s
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EU – Teflon identified among critical chemicals list. The Commission-led Critical Chemicals Alliance (‘CCA’) has identified PTFE (‘Teflon’) in a list of almost 50 critical chemicals. The group, which is composed of industry, Member State and NGO representatives, was tasked in spring 2026 with establishing a list of priority substances in the context
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EU – PFAS content limits in food contact packaging now applicable. The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (‘PPWR’) became appliable on 12 August 2026, and with it, the limits on the presence of PFAS in food contact packaging. Further indications on the implications of the new requirement were issued within the Commission’s
In a document posted by the U.S. Mission to the European Union and disseminated on August 14, 2026 via social media by Ambassador Andrew Puzder, the U.S. Government[1] voiced concerns on the “burden” that recent EU ESG legislation creates for U.S. companies, namely the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D, available here)
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EU – EFSA lowers acceptable daily intake of trifluoroacetic acid (‘TFA’). The European Food Safety Agency (‘EFSA’) has lowered the acceptable daily intake of down to 0.014 milligrams per kilogram of bodyweight per day (compared to 0.05 mg previously). The value refers to the amount of a substance in food or drinking
On 30 June 2026, the European Commission issued its Guidelines on the Forced Labour Regulation (FLR). The Guidelines were accompanied by the launch of an online information portal which is aimed at helping companies to prepare for the application of the rules. Despite the fact that competent authorities were expected to already have been announced
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EU Generic PFAS restriction proposal: end of the public consultation on the SEAC Opinion. The Draft Opinion of the Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) was submitted for a 60-day public consultation which ended on 25 May. The first submissions are available in a consolidated document on the restriction’s page of ECHA’s website.
The
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PFAS restriction under REACH – Next steps. Experts from the Socio-Economic Assessment Committee will meet from 9 to 11 June. They will receive an update on the outcome of the public consultation held on the draft SEAC opinion from 26 March to 25 May.
Commissioner Roswall on the other hand announced in
The Commission has released on 4 May a new set of measures and documents under the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products (‘EUDR’). These correspond to an obligation set on the Commission in the context of the adoption of the latest amendments to the EUDR back in December 2025.
As anticipated, the Commission does not propose