Dated regulatory developments that change documentary evidence, traceability, verification, due diligence, product information or record keeping.
Regulatory content last reviewed30 September 2026
CBAM scope, verification and documentary-evidence developments.
EUDR documentary review asks whether product identity, commodity, production origin, geolocation where required, legality information, deforestation-free support, risk assessment and due-diligence references re
A Digital Product Passport makes product information accessible, but accessibility is not the same as quality of the evidence. Product identity, unique identifiers, responsible economic operator, source data, suppo
The Commission assessed the CBAM 50-tonne single mass-based threshold using data for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. It found that the threshold would exempt 0.87% of embedded emissions, below the 1% limit. The assessment does not itself change the current 50-tonne threshold.
On 15 September 2026 Parliament adopted its first-reading position on the downstream-extension file 2025/0419(COD). The Council had agreed its general approach on 12 June 2026. The file now proceeds through the ordinary legislative process; the proposed expanded product scope is not final law.
The Commission launched the DPP Registry and testing environment following Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1778. Harmonised DPP standards were published through Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1736. Documentary implication: unique identifiers, source history, versioning, storage and persistence become practical implementation questions.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565 amended the EUDR Information System rules, including due-diligence statement submission and simplified statements for certain micro or small primary operators. Documentary implication: reference numbers, corrections and supply-chain handoffs need disciplined record keeping.
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