Chemicals: MEPs adopt positions on the Omnibus package and on the strengthening of ECHA

The European Parliament adopts its position on the “Chemicals Omnibus” on 29/04/2026, during a Plenary session in Strasbourg, with 540 votes in favor, 60 against and 45 abstentions.

This package was proposed by the Commission "to simplify provisions relating to the classification, packaging, and labelling of chemicals, cosmetics products, and fertilising products".

Thereby, "MEPs agreed with most of the changes proposed by the Commission regarding chemicals but are against deleting all requirements for the text that should be on a product label, insisting that it must be legible for consumers".

In addition:
• Regarding cosmetic products, MEPs "generally want to reduce the time cosmetics with carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic (CMR) substances may continue to be sold".
• Regarding fertilisers, MEPs underline the need for changes to the EU Fertilising Products Regulation to simplify rules for EU fertiliser producers and support EU farmers".

In a separate vote, Parliament also adopted its position on the regulation on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), by 526 votes in favor, 56…