As announced by President Ursula von der Leyen to the European Parliament on 27 November 2024, and as formally incorporated into the Communication A Competitiveness Compass for the EU (COM(2025) 30 final), published on 29 January 2025, the European
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EU PFAS Generic Restriction – Recently leaked documents from the Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) reveal that industry representatives are relying on legal opinions to push back against the planned regulations. A key argument is that the EU’s proposed
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (‘PPWR’) was published on 22 January 2025 in the EU official journal. It will apply from 12 August 2026.
The regulation, repealing the existing Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (‘PPWD’)
In December 2024, the EU and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), which comprises of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, concluded negotiations on an EU-Mercosur partnership agreement, with the deal creating a free trade agreement (FTA) between the
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Universal PFAS restriction – The last meetings of the Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Analysis focused on PFAS restrictions in several sectors. Provisional conclusions were reached on restricting PFAS in construction products, textiles, upholstery, leather, apparel, carpets, and
On 12 December 2024, the Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) was published prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market. This is the definitive and legally binding version of the FLR.
As detailed in an earlier client insight,
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) introduced new hazard classes into the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) Annexes Regulation back in December 2022 via Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/707.
The new classes, namely Endocrine Disruptors (ED),
Our Head of ESG, Hashem Abdi reports back on his time at COP29.
The UN’s annual climate summit, 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, brought together country representatives to strategize on ambitious plans to reduce emissions, address
After weeks of uncertainty on the possibility to secure a 1-year implementation delay, the EU Deforestation Regulation (‘EUDR’) passed the first hurdle before its formal approval, as interinstitutional (‘trilogue’) negotiations were concluded on 3 December. Co-legislators agreed to delay the
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Progress update on the Universal PFAS restriction proposal – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), in collaboration with the five national authorities that submitted the PFAS restriction proposal, has issued an update on the progress of the proposal. This
