Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1496
This regulation postpones the application date of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) standards for market risk calculation to January 1, 2027. Financial institutions will continue using pre-FRTB methods until then. The regulation addresses concerns about the global level playing field, given differing implementation timelines across jurisdictions.
The key provision is the extension of the existing market risk framework until 2027, ensuring continued application of pre-FRTB rules. Competent authorities are also encouraged to show flexibility in assessing internal models during this period.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1800
This regulation modifies the Union authorization for the ‘C(M)IT/MIT formulations’ biocidal product family. The change adds formulators to the list of manufacturers of the product. This is an administrative adjustment to ensure the accuracy of the product’s characteristics.
The core provision is the updated annex, which provides a revised summary of the biocidal product characteristics. This includes the newly added formulators.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1890
This regulation imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings originating from China and Thailand. This measure follows a review that found dumping and injury to the Union industry would likely continue if existing measures expired.
The key provisions are the specific anti-dumping duties imposed on the products, ranging from 24.6% to 57.8% for Chinese companies and 14.9% to 15.5% for Thai companies. Application of these duties requires a valid commercial invoice with a specified declaration.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1885
This regulation grants Union authorization for the biocidal product family ‘BPF Propan-2-ol Dr Deppe’, which contains propan-2-ol as the active substance, allowing it to be placed on the market and used within the European Union.
The most important provisions are in the Annex, detailing authorized uses of the product, application methods, user categories, pack sizes, packaging material, as well as specific instructions, risk mitigation measures, first aid instructions, and safe disposal guidelines.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1893
This regulation establishes minimum training requirements for individuals working with mobile equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or their alternatives. It also sets conditions for mutual recognition of these training attestations across Member States.
Key provisions define the activities covered (maintenance, servicing, etc.), the types of training attestations required, the minimum skills and knowledge to be covered, and conditions for mutual recognition of training attestations across the EU.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1887
This regulation grants Union authorization for the single biocidal product ‘CLARMARIN® 350 LD’ for laundry disinfection.
The most important provisions are in the Annex, detailing the authorized use of CLARMARIN® 350 LD for laundry disinfection in closed washing machines, along with target organisms, application methods, user categories, hazard and precautionary statements, risk mitigation measures, and safe disposal conditions.
Regulation (EU) 2025/1914
This regulation amends existing cohesion policy regulations to refocus investments on key priorities such as defence capabilities, affordable housing, and energy infrastructure. It introduces flexibility in fund usage and simplifies procedures for faster implementation.
The addition of specific objectives for defence, energy, and housing; increased pre-financing for projects in these areas; flexibility in thematic concentration requirements; and extended deadlines for expenditure eligibility and decommitment are the core changes.
Regulation (EU) 2025/1913
This regulation amends the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) to address skills development in the defence industry and adaptation to decarbonisation. It increases flexibility for Member States to reallocate funds to these priorities and simplifies policy delivery.
The introduction of measures to support skills in civil preparedness, the defence industry, cybersecurity, and decarbonisation, coupled with increased co-financing rates and exceptional pre-financing for dedicated priorities, are the most important changes.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1915
This regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2023/915 by setting maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in fish and seafood to reduce dietary exposure, addressing health concerns highlighted by EFSA.
The core provisions are the newly established maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in various types of fish, crustaceans, bivalve molluscs, and cephalopods, as detailed in the amended Annex I.
Review of each of legal acts published today:
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1496 of 12 June 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the date of application of the own funds requirements for market risk
This Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1496 defers the application date of the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) standards for calculating own funds requirements for market risk by one additional year, until 1 January 2027. This decision is based on monitoring the implementation of FRTB standards in other jurisdictions and the risk of distortions to the international level playing field due to delays in those jurisdictions. The regulation ensures that institutions continue to apply the existing market risk framework until the new date.
The regulation consists of a preamble outlining the reasons for the amendment and two articles. Article 1 replaces Article 520a in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, stipulating that institutions must continue to apply the pre-FRTB market risk requirements until 1 January 2027. Article 2 specifies that the regulation comes into force the day after its publication and applies from 1 January 2026. This regulation amends the existing framework by postponing the implementation of new market risk requirements, ensuring continuity with the rules in force on 8 July 2024.
The most important provision is the postponement of the application of the FRTB standards until 1 January 2027. This means that financial institutions will continue to use the previous methodology for calculating their own funds requirements for market risk for another year. The regulation also emphasizes that competent authorities should provide flexibility in their assessment of internal models to avoid impacts on own funds requirements that are not linked to increases in underlying market risk during this extended period. Institutions are also required to continue reporting information related to their own funds requirements calculation for market risk under pre-FRTB approaches and in accordance with Article 430b of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 in the version in force on 8 July 2024.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1800 of 10 September 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/753 as regards administrative changes to the Union authorisation for the biocidal product family C(M)IT/MIT formulations
This is a description of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1800, which amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/753. The amendment concerns administrative changes to the Union authorisation for the biocidal product family ‘C(M)IT/MIT formulations’. Specifically, it adds formulators to the list of manufacturers of the biocidal product. The Commission has adopted this regulation to reflect the administrative change requested by Solenis Switzerland GmbH, the authorisation holder, ensuring the accuracy and clarity of the product’s characteristics.
The structure of the act is straightforward. It consists of a preamble that outlines the reasons for the amendment, followed by two articles. Article 1 replaces the annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/753 with a new text, which includes the updated summary of product characteristics. Article 2 states that the regulation will enter into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Annex contains the summary of product characteristics for the biocidal product family ‘C(M)IT/MIT formulations’. It includes administrative information, product family composition, hazard and precautionary statements, authorized uses, general directions for use and third information level with individual products in the meta SPC 1.
The most important provision of this regulation is the updated Annex, which provides a consolidated version of the summary of the biocidal product characteristics. This includes the addition of new formulators, which is crucial for manufacturers, distributors, and users of the ‘C(M)IT/MIT formulations’ biocidal product family. The updated summary ensures that all parties have access to the most current and accurate information regarding the product’s composition, uses, and safety measures.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1890 of 18 September 2025 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
This is a description of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1890, which imposes a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand. This regulation follows an expiry review of existing anti-dumping measures, ensuring the protection of the Union industry against unfair trade practices. The regulation concludes that dumping and injury to the Union industry would likely continue if the existing measures were allowed to expire.
The regulation is structured into several sections, beginning with the background and procedure of the investigation, including previous investigations and the request for the expiry review. It defines the product under review, the product concerned, and the like product. A significant portion of the regulation is dedicated to the analysis of dumping, particularly concerning China, including the determination of normal value based on costs of production and sale reflecting undistorted prices or benchmarks from an appropriate representative country (Thailand). The regulation also assesses the likelihood of continuation of dumping and injury, examines the Union interest, and finally, outlines the anti-dumping measures to be imposed.
Key provisions of the regulation include the imposition of specific anti-dumping duties on the products in question, with varying rates for different companies in China and Thailand. For Chinese companies, the anti-dumping duties range from 24.6% to 57.8%, while for Thai companies, the duties are set at 14.9% and 15.5%. The application of individual duty rates is conditional upon the presentation of a valid commercial invoice with a specific declaration. The regulation also provides a mechanism for new exporting producers to request the application of individual anti-dumping duty rates under certain conditions.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1885 of 11 September 2025 granting a Union authorisation for the biocidal product family BPF Propan-2-ol Dr Deppe in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
This is a description of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1885 granting a Union authorisation for the biocidal product family ‘BPF Propan-2-ol Dr Deppe’.
This regulation grants Union authorisation to the biocidal product family ‘BPF Propan-2-ol Dr Deppe’, which contains propan-2-ol as the active substance. The authorisation is valid from October 9, 2025, until September 30, 2035, and allows Laboratorium Dr. Deppe GmbH to make the product available on the market and use it within the European Union. The regulation is based on Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.
The structure of the act consists of two articles and an annex. Article 1 grants the Union authorisation with a specific number to Laboratorium Dr. Deppe GmbH for the biocidal product family ‘BPF Propan-2-ol Dr Deppe’ and specifies the period of validity. Article 2 states the date of entry into force of the regulation. The annex contains the summary of the biocidal product characteristics (SPC) for the product family, including administrative information, product composition, hazard and precautionary statements, authorised uses, and general directions for use.
The most important provisions for the use of this act are those included in the Annex, which describes the authorized uses of the product, the application methods, the rates and frequency of application, the categories of users, and the pack sizes and packaging material. It also specifies use-specific instructions, risk mitigation measures, first aid instructions, and instructions for safe disposal of the product and its packaging. The Annex details three Meta SPCs (Specific Product Characteristics) covering different formulations (liquids and wipes) and applications (hygienic hand rub for general and professional use, and surgical hand rub).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1893 of 17 September 2025 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/573 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements for training attestations of natural persons and the conditions for the mutual recognition of such training attestations as regards certain mobile equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or their alternatives and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2008
This Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1893 establishes minimum requirements for training attestations for natural persons performing activities related to mobile equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or their alternatives. It also sets conditions for the mutual recognition of these training attestations across Member States and repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2008.
The Regulation consists of 8 articles and 2 annexes. It defines the scope of application, focusing on activities such as maintenance, servicing, repair, leak checks, and recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from various types of mobile equipment, including air-conditioning systems in motor vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, non-road mobile machinery, trains, and refrigeration units. It specifies the types of training attestations (M1, M2, M3, M4) required for different activities and substances, outlining the minimum skills and knowledge to be covered in training courses. The Regulation also details the requirements for attestation bodies, the issuance of training attestations, and the conditions for mutual recognition of attestations between Member States. Finally, it ensures that existing training attestations are updated to meet the new standards.
The most important provisions of this act are those that define the scope of activities covered (Article 1), the types of training attestations required (Article 2), and the minimum skills and knowledge to be covered by the training programs (Annex I). Article 5, which sets out the conditions for mutual recognition of training attestations, is also crucial for ensuring the free movement of skilled workers within the EU. Additionally, Article 6 is important as it addresses the transition from the previous regulation (EC) No 307/2008, ensuring that existing attestations are updated to meet the new requirements.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1887 of 17 September 2025 granting a Union authorisation for the single biocidal product CLARMARIN® 350 LD in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
This is a description of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1887, which grants a Union authorisation for the single biocidal product ‘CLARMARIN® 350 LD’. This regulation is based on Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products. The Commission has adopted this regulation following a positive opinion from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
The regulation consists of two articles and an annex. Article 1 grants Union authorisation No. EU-0033557-0000 to Evonik Operations GmbH for ‘CLARMARIN® 350 LD’. The authorisation is valid from October 8, 2025, to October 31, 2033. Article 2 states that the regulation will enter into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Annex contains the summary of the biocidal product characteristics.
The most important provisions for the use of this act are found in the Annex, which details the authorized uses of CLARMARIN® 350 LD, specifically for laundry disinfection in closed washing machines by dosing. It specifies the target organisms (bacteria, yeasts, viruses, fungi), application methods, rates, and frequency, as well as user categories (professional). The Annex also outlines hazard and precautionary statements, risk mitigation measures, first aid instructions, and safe disposal and storage conditions.
Regulation (EU) 2025/1914 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2025 amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review
Here’s a breakdown of Regulation (EU) 2025/1914:
**1. Essence of the Act:**
This regulation amends Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 (ERDF/Cohesion Fund) and (EU) 2021/1056 (Just Transition Fund) to address strategic challenges identified during the mid-term review of the EU’s cohesion policy. It aims to refocus investments on key priorities such as enhancing defence capabilities, promoting affordable housing, improving energy infrastructure, and supporting regions facing specific challenges. The regulation introduces flexibility in the use of funds and simplifies procedures to accelerate the implementation of cohesion policy programs.
**2. Structure and Main Provisions:**
The regulation is structured as an amending act, directly modifying the text of the existing regulations.
* **Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 (ERDF/Cohesion Fund):**
* Adds new specific objectives related to defence capabilities, affordable housing, and energy interconnectors.
* Introduces additional pre-financing possibilities for programs that allocate resources to these new strategic priorities.
* Provides flexibility in thematic concentration requirements, allowing amounts programmed for new strategic priorities to count towards thematic concentration targets.
* Allows Member States to allocate resources from the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund to the Member State compartment of the InvestEU Fund.
* Introduces specific provisions linked to the mid-term review and related flexibility, including additional one-off pre-financing and extended deadlines for eligibility of expenditure and decommitment.
* Facilitates the reallocation of ERDF resources to the European Urban Initiative and the Interregional Innovation Investments Instrument.
* Increases the maximum co-financing rate for priorities in programs covering regions bordering Russia, Belarus, or Ukraine.
* **Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 (Just Transition Fund):**
* Expands the scope of investments eligible for support from the JTF, including investments in smart and sustainable local mobility, regeneration of brownfield sites, and access to affordable housing.
* Removes limitations for the revision of targets to provide flexibility in the context of changing implementation circumstances.
* Allows Member States to establish dedicated priorities to support investments contributing to STEP objectives or for the promotion of access to affordable housing.
**3. Main Provisions for Practical Use:**
* **New Specific Objectives:** The addition of specific objectives related to defence, energy, and housing opens new avenues for funding projects in these areas.
* **Increased Pre-Financing:** The additional one-off pre-financing can provide a significant boost to project implementation by injecting liquidity upfront.
* **Flexibility in Thematic Concentration:** This allows Member States to more easily allocate funds to the new strategic priorities without being constrained by existing thematic concentration requirements.
* **Extended Deadlines:** The extended deadlines for eligibility of expenditure and decommitment provide more time for projects to be completed and for funds to be absorbed.
* **Higher Co-Financing Rate:** The increased co-financing rate for programs covering regions bordering Russia, Belarus, or Ukraine can help to alleviate the financial burden on these regions.
Regulation (EU) 2025/1913 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges
This Regulation (EU) 2025/1913 amends Regulation (EU) 2021/1057, which established the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+). The amendment introduces specific measures to address emerging strategic challenges, including skills development in the defence industry and adaptation to changes linked to decarbonisation. It provides increased flexibility for Member States to reallocate ESF+ resources to these new priorities, simplifies policy delivery, and adjusts deadlines for expenditure eligibility and decommitment. The Regulation aims to ensure that the ESF+ can respond effectively to geopolitical and economic shifts without undermining its core social objectives.
The Regulation consists of three articles. Article 1 introduces several amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1057, including inserting a new Article 5a that outlines specific provisions linked to the mid-term review and related flexibility of the ESF+ strand under shared management. It also amends Article 12a regarding support for the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) objectives and inserts new Articles 12c and 12d to provide support for skills development in civil preparedness, the defence industry, cybersecurity, and adaptation linked to decarbonisation. Article 2 restricts programme amendments and transfers for amounts suspended due to non-compliance with horizontal enabling conditions or measures adopted under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092. Article 3 stipulates that the Regulation enters into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Several provisions of this act are particularly important. The introduction of Article 5a provides additional one-off pre-financing for programmes, especially those covering regions bordering Russia, Belarus, or Ukraine, contingent on reallocating at least 10% of financial resources to dedicated priorities. This article also extends the final date for expenditure eligibility and decommitment to 31 December 2030 under certain conditions. Furthermore, the insertion of Articles 12c and 12d allows Member States to use ESF+ funds to support skills development in critical areas such as civil preparedness, the defence industry, cybersecurity, and decarbonisation, offering increased co-financing rates and exceptional pre-financing for these dedicated priorities. ****
Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1891 of 17 September 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/915 as regards maximum levels of inorganic arsenic in fish and other seafood
This regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2023/915, focusing on setting maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in fish and other seafood. The primary goal is to lower the exposure of the population to inorganic arsenic, a contaminant that poses health concerns according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The regulation acknowledges that fish and seafood contribute to dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic in certain countries.
The regulation introduces specific maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in various types of fish, crustaceans, bivalve molluscs, and cephalopods. It amends Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/915 to include a provision allowing food lawfully placed on the market before October 8, 2025, to remain on the market until its date of minimum durability or use-by date. Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2023/915 is also amended to include detailed specifications for maximum levels of inorganic arsenic in different categories of seafood.
The most important provisions of this regulation are the newly established maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in fish and seafood, as detailed in the amended Annex I. These levels vary depending on the type of seafood, with specific limits set for muscle meat of fish, crustaceans (including crabs, prawns, and langoustines), bivalve molluscs (such as scallops), and cephalopods. The regulation also clarifies the application of these maximum levels, specifying that they apply to the wet weight of the food product and, in some cases, to specific parts of the animal (e.g., muscle meat from appendages and abdomen in crustaceans, adductor muscle and gonad in scallops, and the animal without viscera in cephalopods).
