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Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the addition of notes

The purpose of this draft proposal for a Commission Delegated Regulation under Article 53(1) of the CLP Regulation is to amend Part 1, section 1.1.3, of Annex VI to introduce notes clarifying the application of certain harmonised classifications introduced pursuant to Article 37(7) of the CLP…

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Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1251Comments until 2 January 2027

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Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 as regards the management of the Union register, compliance documentation, test methods, and documents to be…

This draft amendment to Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 aims to address current challenges improving the documentation and controls of recycled plastics including those imported to the EU, to provide the legal basis for the creation of the TARIC codes, and to streamline with an interactive digital…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/940/Add.1Comment period closed

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Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the harmonised classification and labelling…

The purpose of this draft proposal for a Commission Delegated Regulation under Article 37(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (the CLP Regulation) is to amend Table 3 of Part 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation by introducing…

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Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1250Comments until 1 January 2027

WTO notification/European Union/SPS/Proposed measure, open for comments

Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards measures to prevent the entry into the Union territory, and the spread within it, of…

Implementing Regulation 2019/2072 contains the list of Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests, and regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQPs). Furthermore, it lays down phytosanitary requirements for import and internal movement of plants, plant products and other objects that may…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/987Comments until 29 December 2026

WTO notification/European Union/SPS/Proposed measure, open for comments

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards combined nomenclature (CN) codes

Implementing Regulation 2019/2072 contains the list of Union quarantine pests, protected zone quarantine pests and regulated non-quarantine pests (RNQPs). Furthermore, it lays down phytosanitary import and internal movement requirements for plants, plant products and other objects that may pose a…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/986Comments until 27 December 2026

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Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance phenmedipham in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the…

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance phenmedipham is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing phenmedipham as an active substance…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1249Comments until 26 December 2026

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Draft Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards access to and…

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerns the parts of the EU battery passport for which access is not public, but restricted to persons with a legitimate interest. It specifies which persons are to be considered persons with a legitimate interest (e.g. repairers and recyclers), to…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1248Comments until 25 December 2026

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Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 as regards the lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into…

The purpose of this Commission Implementing Regulation is to amend Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 in particular: - to list and delist third countries or regions to enter the Union of goods intended for human consumption, if required; - to update Annex – I to reflect the…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/942/Add.1Comment period closed

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Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for…

The proposed draft Regulation concerns the review of existing MRLs for difenoconazole in certain food commodities. Some MRLs for this substance are increased and some MRLs in certain commodities are lowered. Lower MRLs are set after deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in the…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/924/Add.1Comment period closed

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Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance triclopyr, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European…

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance triclopyr is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing triclopyr as an active substance. The…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1247Comments until 12 December 2026

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Draft Commission Implementing Decision (EU) repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/2279 postponing the expiry date of the approval of aluminium phosphide releasing phosphine…

This draft Commission Implementing Decision repeals the latest postponement of the expiry date of the approval of aluminium phosphide releasing phosphine as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types (PT) 14, 18 and 20. On 26 February 2020, applications was submitted in…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1246Comments until 5 December 2026

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Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) renewing the approval of aluminium phosphide releasing phosphine for use in biocidal products of product-types 14, 18 and 20 in…

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation renews the approval of aluminium phosphide releasing phosphine as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 14, 18 and 20, subject to compliance with certain conditions. The opinions of the European Chemicals Agency can be found…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1245Comments until 5 December 2026

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Draft Commission Implementing Decision (EU) repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/360 postponing the expiry date of the approval of bromoacetic acid for use in biocidal…

This draft Commission Implementing Decision repeals the postponement of the expiry date of the approval of bromoacetic acid for use in biocidal products of product type (PT) 4. On 22 December 2023, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for the…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1244Comments until 4 December 2026

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Draft Commission Implementing Decision not renewing the approval of bromoacetic acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 4 in accordance with…

This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not renew the approval of bromoacetic acid for use in biocidal products of product-type 4. On 22 December 2023, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for the renewal of the approval of…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1243Comments until 4 December 2026

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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards minimum values for the…

This draft Commission Delegated Regulation sets limit values for industrial batteries for capacity fade, energy round trip efficiency (residential battery energy storage systems only), and expected lifetime in cycles or years. It contains measurement and calculation methods to help determine…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1242Comments until 4 December 2026

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2115 of 23 September 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of menadione sodium bisulphite (vitamin K3) and menadione…

The substances covered by the Act were authorised for a period of 10 years as feed additives for all animal species in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and in the functional group ‘vitamins, pro-vitamins and chemically well-defined substances having a similar effect’. An application…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/985

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2158 of 28 September 2026 concerning the authorisation of clove bud essential oil, clove leaf essential oil and beta-caryophyllene…

The substances covered by the Act were authorised as feed additives for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorisation of these substances in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/984

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2129 of 24 September 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate as a feed additive for…

The substance covered by the Act was authorised for a period of 10 years as a feed additive for cats and dogs in the additive category ‘sensory additives’ and in the functional group ‘flavouring compounds’. An application was submitted for the renewal of the authorisation of this substance in…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/983

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2128 of 18 September 2026 concerning the authorisation of citronella essential oil from Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle as a feed…

The substance covered by the Act was authorised as a feed additive for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorisation of this substance in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/982

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2113 of 23 September 2026 concerning the authorisation of rosemary essential oil from Salvia rosmarinus Spenn. as a feed additive for…

The substance covered by the Act was authorised as a feed additive for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorisation of this substance in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/981