Our European Public Policy team is pleased to share with you our monthly newsletter, Sustainability Outlook – European Union which looks at key developments in EU sustainability law and policy. This month’s edition includes the following:
- European Commission presents controversial rules on the sustainability of nuclear and gas.
- NGOs challenge Taxonomy criteria for biomass, bio-based plastics and chemicals.
- Five Member States propose options for the revision of EU packaging rules.
- Circular Plastics Alliance takes intermediate steps towards using 10 Mt of recyclates.
- European Commission presents a strategy on standardisation.
- European Commission to request standards for plastic recycling and recycled plastics.
- European Commission consults on “unintentional” microplastics releases.
- European Commission proposes rules on supply chain due diligence.
- European Commission starts an initiative on the certification of carbon removals.
- European Parliament Rapporteur proposes to include waste incinerators in ETS.
- European Parliament Rapporteur proposes a 20% target for renewable fuels.
- European Parliament report proposes that portable batteries must be removable.
- European Parliament Rapporteur proposes more stringent thresholds for persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
- European Commission starts revision of the rules on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS).
- European Commission seeks views on the new mercury regulation.
- EU set to include Resorcinol in the REACH Candidate List for thyroid-disrupting effects.
- European Commission presents options for reform of the REACH evaluation process.
- ECHA presents a restriction proposal for PFAS in fire-fighting foams.
- EU court advisor clarifies the Commission’s duty of diligence when classifying chemicals.
- France to adopt ‘3R Strategy’ on plastic packaging.
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