Regulations

EU Bans Destruction of Unsold Consumer Products

A delegated regulation defines ten grounds on which businesses may destroy unsold consumer products under the Ecodesign Regulation's ban. Safety hazards, IP rights breaches,...

Anti-Disease Response Overhauled As Influenza Continues Spreading

A 31-page delegated regulation revises disease containment procedures covering avian influenza, after two weeks of failed efforts to contain outbreaks in the east, as...

Brussels Renews Moldova Sanctions against Russian Influence Network

The EU extends measures against Kremlin-linked actors in Moldova to April 2027. The updated list targets Ilan Shor, Vladimir Plahotniuc, and five others accused...

Honey, Cherries, and Aniseed to Face New Pesticide Limits

Updated maximum residue levels for five pesticide substances take effect 20 days after publication. The changes follow risk assessments by the European Food Safety...

Cancer-Linked Chemical 2,4-DNT Banned From Consumer and Professional Products

The European Commission adds 2,4-dinitrotoluene to the REACH restricted substances list, prohibiting its use in articles sold to consumers and most professional users from...

First Mercosur Quotas Open as Trade Deal Takes Effect on May

Infant formula, rum, and Paraguayan biodiesel are among the first products to benefit from the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, with quotas opening on May 1st...

EU Renews the Technology Licensing Safe Harbour, Locking In Rules for IP Deals Until 2038

A new regulation replaces the expired Technology Transfer Block Exemption, giving companies a clear framework to license patents and know-how without antitrust risk until...

Banking Crisis? New Resolution Rules Drafted on Who Pays It

When a bank collapses, the EU has decided taxpayers should be last in line, not a firstone. A sweeping overhaul of resolution rules rewrites...

New Harmonized Rules on Emergency Slaughter of Farm Animals Outside the Abattoir

A delegated amendment to the EU's food hygiene framework replaces ambiguous eligibility criteria for emergency slaughter with a clearer, transport-fitness-based standard ending years of...

Despite Parliament Objections, the Commission Pushes Through With New Certification Rules for Industrial Carbon Removal

The new Delegated Regulation 2026/285 establishes the first binding EU methodologies for certifying permanent carbon removals via direct air capture, biogenic capture, and biochar,...

€21.5 Million Released for Farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary

Droughts, heatwaves, and abnormal cold during the 2025 growing season caused severe production losses across multiple agricultural sectors, triggering an exceptional Commission response under...

New Rules on How Veterinary Medicine Repackagers Must Store Product Samples

Companies that repackage animal medicines for parallel trade across EU borders now face specific retention requirements for packaging materials and finished product samples April 17th,...

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