Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/532
This regulation lays down specific requirements for financial entities related to the digital operational resilience when they subcontract ICT services supporting critical or important functions. It details what financial entities must determine and assess in such subcontracting arrangements. The core is about managing risks, especially in complex subcontracting chains. It mandates due diligence, rigorous risk assessment, and robust contractual agreements to safeguard the continuity and security of essential financial services.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1282
This regulation approves 2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1,2-thiazol-3-one hydrochloride for use in product-type 6 biocidal products, which act as preservatives during storage. The approval hinges on a safety and efficacy evaluation by ECHA and the Biocidal Products Committee. It sets specific conditions for its use in biocidal products and treated articles, focusing on industrial and professional users and requires specific labelling of treated articles including gloves for paint applications.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) Imposing Anti-Dumping Duty on Tube and Pipe Fittings
This regulation imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain tube and pipe fittings from Korea, Malaysia, and Russia. It follows an expiry review, ensuring continued protection for the Union industry against dumped imports. The act specifies duty rates for specific companies and a residual rate for others. Crucially, importers must include a specific declaration on the commercial invoice to benefit from the individual duty rates.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1289 – Temporary Measures on Potato Imports from Egypt
This regulation introduces temporary measures governing the import of potatoes from Egypt (excluding those for planting) to prevent the introduction of the *Ralstonia solanacearum* bacterium into the EU. It defines strict requirements for production, packaging, and inspection in Egypt before export to the EU, as well as inspection and testing procedures upon import by Member States. Strict adherence to the production, inspection, and packaging requirements outlined in Annex I is crucial for Egyptian producers and exporters.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1291 – Registration of ‘TOKAJSKÉ VÍNO zo slovenskej oblasti’ as a Protected Designation of Origin
This regulation registers the designation of origin ‘TOKAJSKÉ VÍNO zo slovenskej oblasti’ in the Union register of geographical indications, following an application from Slovakia. Despite objections from Hungary, the Commission deemed the Slovak name sufficiently distinct, granting exclusive rights to producers in the defined Slovak region for wines meeting specified standards. This also allows Slovakia to proceed with the international registration of the appellation of origin.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1316 – Temporary Measures on *Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens* pv. *flaccumfaciens*
This regulation establishes temporary measures to prevent the introduction, establishment, and spread of *Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens* pv. *flaccumfaciens* within the EU. It mandates annual, risk-based surveys by Member States and introduces import requirements for specified plants and seeds, including detailed origin and testing conditions. These surveys directly affect importers and exporters of the specified plants.
Council Regulation (Euratom) 2025/1304 – Euratom Research and Training Programme 2026-2027
This regulation establishes the Euratom Research and Training Programme for 2026-2027, allocating a budget of EUR 598,346,804 for nuclear research, safety, and fusion energy. It outlines the program’s objectives, including improving nuclear safety and supporting EU policy, and sets rules for implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. The impact pathways and key indicators for monitoring the program’s performance are detailed in Annex II.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1317 – Fisheries Closure for Common Sole in Areas 7f and 7g (Ireland)
This regulation closes the fishery for common sole in areas 7f and 7g for vessels flying the flag of Ireland due to quota exhaustion. Irish vessels are prohibited from fishing for this stock in these areas from the date specified in the Annex.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1305 – Modification of Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) of Pesticides
This regulation modifies the maximum residue levels (MRLs) of several pesticides in various food and feed products. It sets new MRLs for substances like azoxystrobin in melons, hexythiazox in blackberries, and adjusts levels for isoxaben, tefluthrin and propamocarb in specific products. The inclusion of sodium silver thiosulfate in Annex IV signifies that its use is considered safe under specified conditions, eliminating the need for MRLs.
Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1193 – Allocation of Fishing Opportunities with Côte d’Ivoire
This regulation allocates fishing opportunities among EU Member States for tuna and other surface-dwelling species in Côte d’Ivoire’s fishing zone under the new Protocol (2025-2029). Article 1 defines which Member States and how many vessels are authorized to fish in the area.
General Court Judgment in Case T-517/23 – Villafrut Srl v EUIPO (JOLi)
The General Court dismissed an action by Villafrut Srl, upholding the EUIPO’s decision that the EU figurative mark “JOLi” registered by Venture Fruit Global Ltd did not create a likelihood of confusion with Villafrut’s earlier national word mark “JOLIFE.” The court emphasized that the assessment of the likelihood of confusion must be global, considering all relevant factors.
General Court Judgment in Case T-715/21 – Cellnex Telecom and Retevisión I v European Commission (State Aid)
The General Court dismissed an action by Cellnex Telecom and Retevisión I, upholding the Commission’s decision that Spain’s state aid for digital terrestrial television (DTT) was illegal and incompatible with the internal market. The judgment clarifies the criteria for assessing the selectivity of State aid measures, particularly in the context of technological choices for digital broadcasting.
General Court Judgment regarding trade mark “TESTAROSSA”
This judgment concerns a dispute over the EU trade mark “TESTAROSSA,” owned by Ferrari SpA. The General Court annulled a decision revoking Ferrari’s rights to the mark, finding that Ferrari had demonstrated genuine use of the TESTAROSSA mark for both automobiles and parts/accessories. The Court emphasized the importance of considering market practices, the relationship between the trade mark owner and authorized dealers, and the connection between goods and related services in assessing genuine use.
General Court Judgment regarding pension rights
This judgment clarifies that Article 28 of Annex XIII of the Staff Regulations applies regardless of whether there was an interruption in the individual’s affiliation to the EU pension scheme.
General Court Judgment regarding recruitment discrimination
The core takeaway is that limiting language options in EU recruitment processes can be discriminatory if not objectively justified and proportionate to the actual needs of the job.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1280 – CAP Strategic Plans Deadline Extension
This regulation amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/370, extending the deadline for Member States to submit requests for amendments to their CAP Strategic Plans. Specifically, it pushes the deadline from May 31, 2025, to August 31, 2025, for amendment requests related to fund transfers under Articles 17(5), 88(7), and 103 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. This extension provides Member States additional time to plan these financial transfers.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1275 – Language Correction
This regulation corrects errors in several language versions (Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Irish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian and Swedish) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/857. The original regulation focuses on regulatory technical standards for evaluating risks from interest rate changes affecting the economic value of equity and net interest income of a credit institution’s non-trading book activities. The corrections address errors related to the definition of risk-free interest rates, applicable interest rates, the term structure of interest rates, the product type concerned by those provisions and the conditions under which the obligation applies, ensuring accurate implementation across all Member States. The English language version is not affected.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/718 – Persistent Organic Pollutants
This regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 concerning persistent organic pollutants, particularly perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS). It aligns the unintentional trace contaminant (UTC) limit values for PFOS with those of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). It also removes an outdated exemption for PFOS use as a mist suppressant in hard chromium plating and deletes a reference to analytical methods. The regulation lowers concentration limits for PFOS and related compounds and revises the substance definition to ensure comprehensive coverage.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1257 – Approval of MIT Biocide
This regulation approves 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (MIT) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 6 (preservatives used during storage). The approval is subject to specific conditions outlined in the Annex of the regulation, addressing the risks and efficacy of MIT, particularly for industrial, professional, and non-professional users, and ensuring that treated articles containing MIT are appropriately labeled. It also specifies conditions for placing treated articles on the market, ensuring proper labeling and, in the case of mixtures and paints for non-professional use, preventing skin sensitization by providing protective gloves and appropriate warnings.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1294 – Poultry Prices
This regulation amends Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 to update the representative prices for certain poultrymeat and egg products and for egg albumin. It adjusts the representative import prices to reflect current market conditions, providing updated prices and security amounts for specific poultry products, identified by their CN codes and country of origin.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1260 – Approval of Peracetic Acid Biocide
This regulation approves peracetic acid generated from 1,3-diacetyloxypropan-2-yl acetate and hydrogen peroxide as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 2 (disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals). The approval is subject to specific conditions, detailed in the annex, regarding the use of peracetic acid generated from 1,3-diacetyloxypropan-2-yl acetate and hydrogen peroxide in biocidal products. These conditions include the requirement for product assessment to pay particular attention to exposures, risks, and efficacy as well as the minimum purity levels for the precursors triacetin and hydrogen peroxide, as well as the minimum and maximum peracetic acid content.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1248 – Renewal of Epsilon-Metofluthrin Approval
This regulation renews the approval of epsilon-metofluthrin as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 18 (insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods). Products containing epsilon-metofluthrin can continue to be used, provided they meet specific conditions, including requirements for product assessment, managing potential residues in food or feed, instructions for use and precautions on treated articles, and labeling requirements for treated articles placed on the market. The renewal period is limited to 7 years because epsilon-metofluthrin is identified as a candidate for substitution due to its persistent and toxic properties.
Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 – Support to Outermost Regions After Natural Disasters
This Regulation amends Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 to provide additional support and flexibility to the EU’s outermost regions, particularly Mayotte, following severe natural disasters, specifically cyclone Chido. It allows continued support to affected beneficiaries and provides additional financial flexibility through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Beneficiaries in outermost regions can continue receiving POSEI programme payments during the restoration period following a natural disaster, provided they commit to restoring their production capacity. Additionally, the specific derogations for Mayotte, allowing for later approval of support applications and setting a limit for EAFRD support, are crucial for addressing the specific challenges faced by this region due to cyclone Chido.
