Policy Updates

The European Standard EN IEC 60335-2-40:2024 and the amendment A11 were published on 08 November 2024. The standard and its amendment are expected to be cited on the Official Journal of the European Union for LVD and MD Directives....

UK from 01 January 2025 will impede the placing on the market of single split air-conditioning systems containing less than 3 kg of fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 750 or more.

Following the EU elections results and the appointment of the prospective College of Commissioners, the European Parliament has submitted a written questionnaire to the Commissioners-designate on their proposed agenda.

The European Commission is organising a two-day online event on the preparation of guidance for the national implementation of EPBD recast, on 13 and 14 November.

On 24 October 2024, Commission Decision (EU) 2024/2779 was published in the Official Journal, establishing the new Ecodesign Forum pursuant to the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).

The European Commission is organising a conference on the new Construction Products Regulation (CPR) on 30 October 2024.

On 23 October 2024, the European Commission authorised the exemption pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/573 for certain environmental simulation devices, laboratory spray-drying or freeze-drying equipment, and laboratory centrifuges....

The European Commission issued the first of a series of guidance documents to support Member States in transposing the recast EPBD. This first guidance concerns the phasing out of financing for stand-alone fossil fuel boilers from 2025....

On 23 October, the High Level Construction Forum – an initiative of DG GROW – organised a webinar on Indoor Air Quality, following the publication of a Staff Working Document on the topic.

The consortium carrying out the support study on the lifecycle GWP provisions of the recast EPBD presented its first findings at an online stakeholder meeting on 22 October.

The official minutes of the last Plenary meetings of ECHA’s Committees regarding the PFAS restriction proposal have been circulated. Fluorinated gases should be addressed in 2025.

Registrations are open for the online event on the whole lifecycle carbon provisions in Article 7 and Annex III of the recast EPBD.