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EU: Corporate sustainability due diligence – consultation on guidelines    The EU Commission is currently conducting a public consultation on guidelines for the Corporate sustainability due diligence directive 2024/1760 (CSDDD).  The Directive targets very large EU companies as well as non-EU companies with significant business in the EU. It requires them to identify, prevent and bring to an end actual...

EU: Last day to submit comments on EU Critical Raw Materials Centre    Tomorrow is the last day to submit comments about the EU Critical Raw Materials Centre to the EU Commission.  Critical raw materials are crucial for EU manufacturing, green, digital, aerospace and defence industries. The EU faces strong dependencies in its access to materials such as rare...

EU: EU emissions trading system (ETS2) – financial compensation    The EU Commission is conducting a public consultation under the EU emissions trading system (ETS2).  Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishes a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the European Union and amends Council Directive 91/61/EC....

EU: Deforestation – proposal to amend and simplify the rules and make technical fixes to Annex I    The EU Commission has informed about the adoption of a proposal to amend and simplify the rules and make technical fixes to Annex I of the EU Deforestation Regulation, which contains the official list of commodities and derived products that fall under...

EU: Carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) certificates – sale and repurchase    The EU Commission has published a draft delegated regulation as regards the conditions for selling and repurchasing CBAM certificates through a common central platform following a joint procurement procedure between Member States and the Commission.  Context of the measure:  Regulation (EU) 2023/956 established the Carbon...

EU: EU Taxonomy – Review of Climate and Environmental Delegated Acts    The EU Commission is conducting a public consultation about the review of the EU taxonomy environmental delegated act to update and simplify the technical screening criteria.  The EU Taxonomy is a classification system that sets out criteria for identifying environmentally sustainable economic activities, helping to...

EU: Call for evidence – Simplification of administrative burdens in environmental legislation    In line with the Commission’s commitment to reducing administrative burdens for European companies and public authorities, this initiative seeks to simplify and streamline environmental administrative requirements, particularly in the areas of waste, products, and industrial emissions. The initiative aims to reduce administrative burdens while maintaining the...

Germany: Second Law on the Development of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Quota   Germany has published the Second Law on the Development of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Quota. The draft law is intended to implement the European legal requirements set out in Directive (EU) 2024/2413 (RED III) and the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation. To this end,...

EU: One-year postponement of EUDR   Under the position adopted by the European Parliament on 26 November, large and medium-sized companies will only need to comply with EUDR obligations from 30 December 2026, while micro and small enterprises will become subject to the new rules from 30 June 2027. The additional year is intended not...