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Draft Commission Implementing Decision (EU) on the non-approval of terbutryn, 1,2-Benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one (BIT), and…

This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not approve certain active substances in biocidal products pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council. For these active substance/product-type combinations included in the review programme of existing…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1193Comment period closed

WTO notification/European Union/TBT/Proposed measure, may since have been adopted

Draft Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the restriction of the use for the active…

This draft Commission Delegated Regulation amends Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the restriction of the use for the active substance carbon dioxide in Annex I, Category 6, thereto. The relevant restriction of carbon dioxide in Annex I, Category…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1194Comment period closed

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/459 of 24 February 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 as regards the temporary increase of official controls and…

Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 lays down rules concerning the temporary increase of official controls upon entry into the Union on certain food and feed of non-animal origin from certain third countries (in Annex I); special import conditions for certain food and feed from certain third countries due…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/922

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Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 and Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/403 as regards model…

The draft Implementing Regulation amends model official certificates and model animal health/official certificates for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain products of domestic solipeds origin intended for human consumption and certain categories of equine animals to reflect Article…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/891/Add.1Comment period closed

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on monitoring and controlling drug precursors and repealing Regulations (EC) No 273/2004 and (EC) No 111/2005…

The new rules will implement Article 12 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, adopted in Vienna on 19 December 1988. They will replace two existing Regulations (Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 on drug precursors for internal market and…

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Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2001/18/EC and 2010/53/EU as regards the placing on the market of genetically modified…

This proposal accompanies the Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Union’s biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors particularly in the area of health and amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No…

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Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1190Comment period closed

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Commission Delegated amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards setting out durability multipliers for gaseous pollutants of…

Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) introduces…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1191Comment period closed

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Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Union’s biotechnology and biomanufacturing…

The proposal consists of measures targeted to strengthen the competitiveness of the biotechnology, structured in the following chapters: Chapter I – Subject Matter, Scope and Definitions, sets out the subject matter of this proposal, which consists of measures that articulate its overall objective…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1189Comment period closed

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/171 of 26 January 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of fumaric acid as a feed additive for all terrestrial animal…

The substance covered by the Act was authorised for a period of ten years as a feed additive for all terrestrial animal species in the additive category ‘technological additives’, functional group ‘preservatives’ and in the additive category ‘sensory additives’, functional group ‘flavouring…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/919

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Draft Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the procedure to be followed to grant…

The draft legal act prescribes the procedure to be followed to grant temporary derogations from import prohibitions or from special import requirements in particular, including the content and submission of the requests and their accompanying dossiers, as well as their assessment.

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/917Comment period closed

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/167 of 26 January 2026 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin as a feed additive for all…

The substance covered by the Act was authorised for a period of ten years as a feed additive for all animal species in the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional groups ‘binders’ and ‘anticaking agents’. An application was submitted for the renewal of the authorisation…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/918

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

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…

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) on amending Annexes VII, VIII, XI and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards measures against the entry into, and the…

The draft legal act amends the consolidates the EU measures regarding import and internal movement requirements for Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) in the Annexes of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. It amends the scope of host plants subject to…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/842/Add.1Comment period closed

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Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II 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 MRLs for dimoxystrobin, ethephon and propamocarb in certain food commodities. MRLs for these substances in certain commodities are lowered. Lower MRLs are set after deleting old uses which are not authorised any more in the European…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/801/Add.1Comment period closed

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/194 of 28 January 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency…

Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 lays down rules concerning the temporary increase of official controls upon entry into the Union on certain food and feed of non-animal origin from certain third countries (in Annex I); special import conditions for certain food and feed from certain third countries due…

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Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/913

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Draft COMMISSION REGULATION amending Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1103 as regards a number of definitions, requirements for the self-learning functionality, values related to…

This draft Commission Regulation amends the recently approved Regulation (EU) 2024/1103 on ecodesign requirements for local space heaters. The following changes are made: Article 6 is deleted. In Article 2, the definition of ‘air heating product’ is modified. Article 11 is amended to delete the…

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Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1186Comment period closed

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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 1829/2003, (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No…

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001: the proposal will make Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 more flexible to ensure that the control measures of that disease can be updated in a swifter and more proportionate manner to enable that it becomes more science-based and more aligned with the relevant…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/911Comment period closed

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/85 of 14 January 2026 concerning the authorisation of tartrazine as a feed additive for its use in baits for freshwater…

This Regulation authorises for the first time in the European Union and for a period of ten years tartrazine as a feed additive belonging to the category ‘sensory additives’ and in the functional group ‘colourants, (i) substances that add or restore colour in feedingstuffs’ for its use in baits…

Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/912

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Draft Commission Implementing Decision not renewing the approval of cypermethrin for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of…

This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not renew the approval of cypermethrin for use in biocidal products of product-type 8. On 24 November 2023, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for the renewal of the approval of cypermethrin…

Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1187Comment period closed

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Draft Commission Implementing Decision repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/362 postponing the expiry date of the approval of cypermethrin for use in biocidal products of…

This draft Commission Implementing Decision repeals the postponement of the expiry date of the approval of cypermethrin for use in biocidal products of product type (PT) 8. On 24 November 2023, an application was submitted in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 for the…

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