Chemical products : Council and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to simplify rules

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on simplifying rules related to the classification, packaging, and labelling of chemical (CLP), cosmetic products and fertilising products, on 16/06/2026.

"Those provisions are the remaining part of the so-called “Omnibus VI” package, which simplifies rules in the field of chemical products, while maintaining a high level of protection for consumers and the environment".

The deal follows the previous agreement between the co-legislators on the “stop-the-clock” mechanism which postponed to 01/01/2028 the date of entry into application of the revised regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP regulation), Council said.

The provisional agreement extends this date to 01/01/2030 to align the date of application on all three regulations, which modify three pieces of EU’s chemical legislation:
• the CLP regulation, which was revised in 2024 ;
• the 2009 cosmetic products regulation ;
• and the 2019 fertilising products regulation.

"The targeted amendments aim to address issues raised by…