The European Commission is advancing a major regulatory initiative in the form of an Environmental Omnibus Package (Omnibus) to streamline and consolidate core EU environmental legislation. Framed as a simplification effort,...more
8/14/2025
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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) ,
Green Deal ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Request For Information ,
Waste Management
Many expected EU Commissioner Teresa Ribera, whose remit extends to enforcing competition law and implementing the goals of the European Green Deal, to be proactive in managing the coordination between competitors through...more
In 2018, the European Commission set forth a classification system to determine whether businesses are environmentally sustainable. The EU Taxonomy followed the legalistic style of the French Civil Code and flummoxed...more
4/17/2025
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Environmental Policies ,
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European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment ,
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Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy
In the first Omnibus packages, introduced on February 26, 2025, the European Commission (EC) has (among other proposals, which we have covered in detail here) proposed changes to streamline the Carbon Border Adjustment...more
4/10/2025
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European Commission ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
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Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
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Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Threshold Requirements