Policy Updates

On 24 January 2023, the ITRE committee voted the opinion on the F-Gas Regulation revision.

<p>On 24 January 2023, the ITRE Committee voted the opinion on the Revision of the F-Gas Regulation. The Swedish presidency’s proposed compromise was discussed within the European Council on 20 January.</p>

<p>The European Commission recently released the meeting schedule of the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Consultation Forum for the first and second quarter of 2023.</p>

On 31 January 2023, The European Commission has launched the awaited Call for Evidence and Public Consultation on the new products and measures under the first ESPR Working Plan.

<p>On 31 January 2023, The European Commission has launched the awaited call for evidence and public consultation on the new products and measures under the first ESPR Working Plan.</p>

<p>On 23 January 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a working paper calling for more synergy between the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and the new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).</p>

The European Parliament’s ENVI committee has published the proposed amendments on the proposal for an Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).

The European Commission recently released the meeting schedule of the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Consultation Forum for the first and second quarter of 2023.

<p>The European Commission recently released the meeting schedule of the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Consultation Forum for the first and second quarter of 2023.</p>

The European Commission has adopted the revised statistical classification of economic activities (NACE) and the closely related statistical classification of products by activity (CPA). It was published in the Official Journal on 20 January 2023.

On 13 January 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) received the PFAS restriction proposal submitted by the five national authorities: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

<p>On 13 January, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) received the PFASs restriction proposal submitted by the five national authorities: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.</p>