Policy Updates

ECHA held a webinar in preparation for the SEAC public consultation on the PFAS restriction proposal. The webinar and slides are now available on the ECHA website.

The European Commission has abandoned the heat pumps action plan to accelerate roll-out across the EU.

The European Commission plans to include local space heaters in Annex II of the Directive promoting the repair of goods.

The European Commission opened a call for evidence as well as a public consultation on the Advanced Materials Act. Input can be provided until 13 January 2026.

The European Commission unveiled its 2026 work programme, which outlines a series of actions to help build a more sovereign and independent Europe.

The European Commission steps up efforts to lower energy prices with a set of actions to bring relief to industries and consumers.

The European Commission has presented a proposal to protect the EU steel sector from the unfair impacts of global overcapacity.

The Commission adopted three delegated directives amending Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS) to renew and refine exemptions for lead in electrical and electronic equipment, the so-called “Pack 27”.

The REACH revision, expected by Q4 2025, has been delayed. The new timeline remains unclear at the moment.

The Commission is working on a European Product Act.  The goal is consistency across the full regulatory lifecycle, from pre-market to market placement to post-market. It will either be one single Act or 2 simultaneous legal Acts....

The Commission published the ‘Second Technical Report’ of the project Study on Technical Assistance in support of implementing Article 12(5) of Directive 2023/1791 on the energy performance and sustainability of data centres....

The CBAM Omnibus Simplification Regulation has been published in the EU Official Journal. It makes reporting and compliance for importers of CBAM goods easier.