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Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards adding certain derived products as component…

Annex II, Part II, component material category 10 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 lists the derived products from animal by-products that may be used in EU fertilising products. The notified act intends to include additional derived products in component material category 10, for which an end point…

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down the conditions for the classification…

Pursuant to Article 5(6), of Regulation (EU) 2024/3110, the Commission is supplementing those Regulation by laying down conditions under which a product is to be deemed to satisfy a certain level, threshold level or to qualify for a class of performance without testing

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Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the authorisation of bitter fennel essential oil from Foeniculum vulgare Mill. as a feed additive for all animal species, the…

The draft act concerns the authorisation of two essential oils from the plant Foeniculum vulgare Mill. as 'flavouring compound' within the scope of the EU legislation on feed additives, i.e. Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003. The measure aims at authorising bitter fennel essential oil for all animal…

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the applicable assessment and…

Assessment and verification system applicable to each product family or product category

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Draft Commission delegated directive amending Annex III and IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemption points for lead and…

This draft Commission Delegated Directive concerns applications for specific and temporary exemption from the RoHS 2 (Directive 2011/65/EU) substance restrictions. The criteria for granting renewal are mostly met and it is proposed to renew and amend certain exemptions under the Annex III and IV…

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

The proposed draft Regulation aims at lowering maximum residue levels (MRLs) for diazinon, which is an active substance no longer approved in the EU in plant protection products but with some uses authorised in veterinary medicinal products. EFSA concluded that the TRVs cannot be confirmed since…

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

The proposed draft Regulation intends to lower all maximum residue levels (MRLs) for eight active substances which are no longer approved in the European Union: azocyclotin, chlorfenapyr, cyhexatin, dicofol, endosulfan, fenarimol, fenpropathrin and profenofos. Some MRLs are currently higher than…

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Draft Commission Implementing Decision (EU) repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1089 postponing the expiry date of the approval of medetomidine for use in biocidal products…

This draft Commission Implementing Decision repeals the postponement of the expiry date of the approval of medetomidine for use in biocidal products of product type (PT) 21. On 27 June 2021, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for the…

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Draft Commission Implementing Decision (EU) not renewing the approval of medetomidine as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 21 in accordance with…

This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not renew the approval of medetomidine as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 21. Medetomidine has endocrine disrupting properties that may cause adverse effects in humans in accordance with the criteria laid down in…

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Amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use in cosmetic products of certain substances, including those classified as…

The draft measure is required to enact the prohibition to use, as cosmetic substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2025/1222 (OJ L, 2025/1222, 20.6.2025, ELI: which has been adopted based on the CLP Regulation and will apply…

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Draft Commission Implementing Decision on the non-approval of 1,3-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (DMDMH) as an existing active substance for use in…

This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not approve 1,3-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (DMDMH) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product types 6 and 13. This active substance cannot be approved because no sufficient efficacy was…

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Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Annexes II, VII and VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards measures to prevent the entry into, presence…

The draft legal act provides for measures against Meloidogyne graminicola. These measures should replace temporary measures provided under Regulation (EU) 2022/1372 which will expire on 30 June 2026. This includes measures regarding the introduction of rooted plants for planting of Oryza sativa…

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Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and V 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 maximum residue levels (MRLs) for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, chlormequat, metribuzin, metribuzin-desamino-diketo (metribuzin-DADK), terbuthylazine and triclopyr in certain food commodities following the monitoring data collected for…

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/908 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 as regards the private attestation requirements of the composite products exempted from…

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls on the agri-food chain, the Commission may, by means of delegated acts, exempt from official controls at border control posts certain categories of animals and goods referred to in Article 47(1). Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)…

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Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the authorisation of laurel leaf essential oil from Laurus nobilis L. as a feed additive for certain animal species. (Text…

The draft act concerns the authorisation of an essential oil from the plant Laurus nobilis L. as 'flavouring compound' within the scope of the EU legislation on feed additives, i.e. Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003. The measure aims at authorising this additive for turkeys for fattening, chickens for…

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

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

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1234 of 11 June 2026 concerning the authorisation of vermiculite as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for…

This Regulation authorises for the first time in the European Union and for a period of 10 years vermiculite as a feed additive belonging to the category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘anticaking agents’ for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying or reproduction…

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU)…

On 5 July 2023, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal for a Regulation on plants produced by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs) and their food and feed. The proposal is part of a package of proposals to ensure resilient and sustainable use of the EU’s natural resources. The…

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Draft Commission Implementing Decision repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2619 postponing the expiry date of the approval of hydrochloric acid for use in biocidal products…

This draft Commission Implementing Decision repeals the postponement of the expiry date of the approval of hydrochloric acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product type 2. On 26 October 2022, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 13(1) of the Regulation…

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Draft Commission Implementing Regulation renewing the approval of hydrochloric acid for use in biocidal products of product type 2 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012…

This draft Commission Implementing Regulation renews the approval of hydrochloric acid as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 2, subject to compliance with certain conditions. The opinion of the European Chemicals Agency can be found on its website (Biocidal Products…

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