Simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden in the areas of batteries and industrial emissions reporting (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)
In interinstitutional negotiations (trilogues). Parliament and Council are working toward a provisional agreement, which would still need formal adoption to become law.
Last active 15 Jul 2026
What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
This proposal simplifies EU battery rules and eases environmental reporting duties for livestock and aquaculture installations.
It affects battery producers, manufacturers and sellers, including cross-border sellers, and makers of light transport products. It also affects farmers and aquaculture operators covered by industrial-emissions reporting rules.
- Clarifies that cross-border battery sellers are producers regardless of selling method.
- Requires LMT battery packs and modules to be replaceable by independent professionals at module level.
- Limits battery labelling to listed substances of very high concern at or above 0.1% by weight.
- Exempts livestock and aquaculture operators from some resource-use reporting, with further Member State exemptions possible.
- Takes effect
- It enters into force on the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (32023R1542)
- art. 3(1): replaces point (47)(d) and adds point (69)
- art. 11: replaces paragraph 5
- art. 76(4): deletes second, third and fourth sentences
- art. Annex VI: replaces Point 8 in Part A
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1244 (32024R1244)
- art. 6: replaces paragraph 9
Latest update
17 Jul 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations) → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations) → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
Documents
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