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16.09.2025

EU consultation: environmental reporting

Call for evidence open to 10th September on simplification of environmental reporting obligations. The aim is to reduce administrative burdens without undermining environmental objectives, as part of the Commission’s agenda for regulatory simplification and implementation agenda (Competitiveness Compass for the EU). Possible measures indicated include discontinuation of SCIP (substances of concern in products database under the Waste Framework Directive), harmonisation of Extended Producer Responsibility mechanisms between Member States, streamlining and digitalising reporting for waste management, circular economy and industrial emissions and addressing environmental permitting challenges.

“Simplification of administrative burdens in environmental legislation”, EU public ‘Call for Evidence’ consultation closed 10th September 2025 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ESPP-FPR-REACH