ZeroPM Regulatory Watch January 2026

Important Regulatory Watch updates this month on policy action relevant towards Zero Pollution of Persistent, Mobile Substances: Food and feed Omnibus proposes unlimited approvals of active substances used in plant protection products On 16 December 2025, the European Commission presented a legislative proposal to simplify EU food and feed legislation (‘food and feed simplification package’). The legislative …

Emergency Omnibus update to the ZeroPM Regulatory Watch for December 2025

Environmental Omnibus weakens and delays implementation of the Industrial Emissions Directive On 10 December, the European Commission published a package of proposals for the simplification of administrative burdens in environmental legislation (eighth ‘Omnibus’). The proposals amend a large number of legal acts on waste, industrial emissions and environmental assessments. Proposed measures aim to accelerate environmental assessments in …

ZeroPM Regulatory Watch December 2025

Important Regulatory Watch updates this month on policy action relevant towards Zero Pollution of Persistent, Mobile Substances: Commission announces revision of Water Framework Directive by Q2 2026 The European Commission adopted on 3rd December the RESourceEU Action Plan to accelerate efforts to secure the EU's supply of critical raw materials. The Action Plan announces that ‘by Q2 2026 …