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Chemicals Omnibus VI: the EU Parliament lays down a cautious position on the use of CMRs and nanomaterials in cosmetics, siding with the Council

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...

April 2026 | Blog

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Latest Updates on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS)- March update

EUROPEAN UNION PFAS restriction under REACH – RAC opinion adopted, SEAC draft opinion agreed and public consultation launched. A major milestone has been reached in the EU generic restriction process for PFAS. On 2 March 2026, the European Chemicals Agency’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted its final opinion, followed shortly after by the adoption...

April 2026 | Blog

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EU PFAS Restriction: A Critical Window for Companies To Influence the Outcome

March 2026 | Europe

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Plastics Regulation in Transition: Key Takeaways from the EU’s Winter Package

February 2026 | Europe

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Towards a second EUDR implementation delay and a confirmed new coalition at EU Parliament

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...

November 2025 | Blog

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EU Pushes for a Ban on Single-Use Plastics in Tobacco Products at WHO Level

The Council takes position on the ban of single-use plastics in tobacco products in its Draft positions for the 11th Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The COP11 will take place from 17 to 22 November 2025. The Council’s document is issued in response to a...

October 2025 | Blog

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European Parliament Rejects Omnibus I Mandate Ahead of Plenary Vote

The European Parliament has rejected the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) mandate to enter trilogue negotiations on the Omnibus I Simplification Package, which seeks to revise the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The vote concluded with 309 in favour, 318 against, and 34 abstentions, revealing a rare division...

October 2025 | Blog

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Commission Halts The Preparation of CSRD Secondary Legislation in New “Kill-list”

The Commission presented in a letter of 1 October its plan to de-prioritize the adoption of a series of secondary legislations, destined to implement or complement legislative acts adopted in the domain of financial services. These include acts of application of Directive (EU) 2022/2464 on corporate sustainability reporting (CSRD). While the Commission was empowered to...

October 2025 | Blog

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Call for Evidence Launched by ECHA to Implement Substances of Concern Across EU Packaging Law

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a  Call for Evidence to support the preparation of a study report under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, Regulation (EU) 2025/40). The study, as mandated in Article 5(2) PPWR, aims to map substances of concern (SoC) that are present in packaging and packaging components that negatively...

September 2025 | Blog

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Update on EU PFAS Restriction Proposal – Key Developments and Implications for Businesses

In 2023, four EU Member States (Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden) and Norway, submitted an initial proposal to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) seeking a universal ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), with phased restrictions. That proposal underwent a six-month public consultation period in the same year, during which ECHA received approximately 5,600...

August 2025 | Blog

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European Commission Has a Fresh Attempt at Trying to Clarify the Legal Status of Chemical Recycling

On 8 July 2025, the European Commission released a new Draft Implementing Decision on the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles. This act under the framework of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (EU) 2019/904 aims to provide a methodology for the calculation of the recycled content of...

August 2025 | Blog

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Issuance of the 2025 Chemicals Package

The European Commission published on 8 July 2025 a Chemicals Package. The package is issued following a period of intense regulatory activity marked by the 2020 Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. It reveals a change of approach, oriented towards the reinforcement of the industry’s competitiveness. Under the framework of the European Chemicals Industry Action Plan, it...

July 2025 | Blog