On 14 August 2026, the European Commission launched three public consultations related to Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR). Specifically, Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 provides for the adoption, by 31 December 2026, of two...
The European Commission has opened a consultation period on a draft Commission Implementing Regulation laying down harmonised rules for the registration of packaging producers and the reporting of information under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR),...
The European Commission has notified the WTO of a draft Regulation correcting Regulation (EU) 2026/78 (the 8th “CMR” Regulation), with the aim of adapting the restrictions applicable to the ingredient Silver to the latest SCCS conclusions on its safety. Following the...
The JACOP 2025 project has published an update on the results of its first market surveillance cycle, which includes an evaluation of sunscreen products and day creams with SPF claims. JACOP 2025 is a European market surveillance project that brings together the...
A total of 89 industry, consumer and environmental organisations have sent a joint letter to European Commission Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné, calling on the future European Product Act (EPA) to include measures to strengthen the accountability of...
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR) will enter into force on 12 August. Although most of its provisions will become applicable after an 18-month transitional period, this date marks the official start of the transition to the new EU...
The European Commission has notified the WTO of the draft Omnibus IX Regulation, which amends Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the use of certain substances in cosmetic products, including substances classified as...
The European Commission announced the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the Chemicals Omnibus VI proposal, an initiative aimed at simplifying parts of the EU chemicals legislation by...
The European Commission has published Guidance Document C/2026/3084 in the Official Journal of the European Union to facilitate the interpretation and uniform application of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR). Regulation (EU) 2025/40,...
The European Commission has published a proposal to simplify the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), maintaining the planned implementation schedule and confirming that the regulation will move forward. No more delays: the EUDR will take effect in December...
The European Commission has published Regulation (EU) 2026/909 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards cosmetic ingredients in its Annexes II, III, V and VI. Following the publication of the draft Regulation in...
Following the position adopted by the Council of the EU in November 2025, which set out its approach to the Omnibus VI package with the aim of simplifying the regulatory framework, the proposal has taken a key step forward after Members of the European Parliament...