Review of EU Legal Acts
1. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1451
This act revises the list of implantable and class III medical devices that are exempt from the standard requirement to conduct clinical investigations. It modifies the specific exemptions within the regulatory framework of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 to ensure that clinical evidence requirements are proportionate to the risk profile of the devices.
2. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1359
This regulation amends the criteria for class IIb implantable devices under Regulation (EU) 2017/745. It updates the list of devices exempt from mandatory technical documentation assessments for every individual unit, focusing on streamlining compliance procedures while maintaining device safety.
3. Directive (EU) 2026/1472
This Directive overhauls the EU-wide minimum standards for the rights, support, and protection of crime victims. It replaces the previous Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA, modernizing provisions to enhance access to justice, victim support services, and protection mechanisms across all Member States.
4. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1422
This act introduces procedural updates regarding the proof of non-preferential origin. It amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 to clarify the documentary evidence required by customs authorities to verify the origin of goods entering the Union.
5. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1406
This regulation updates the sanitary survey requirements for live bivalve molluscs (such as oysters and mussels). It amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 to improve the classification and monitoring of production and relaying areas, aimed at ensuring food safety regarding microbiological contamination.
6. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1412
This act establishes the revised benchmark values for the free allocation of emission allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). Covering the 2026-2030 period, it sets the technical parameters for industrial installations to receive carbon allowances in accordance with Directive 2003/87/EC.
7. Regulation (EU) 2026/1455
This Regulation sets out the adjustment of customs duties on specific imports from the United States of America. It creates a formal structure for opening tariff quotas, reflecting a managed trade arrangement concerning the import of specific industrial and agricultural goods.
8. Regulation (EU) 2026/1461
This act provides for the temporary non-application of customs duties on a defined list of imported goods. It simplifies the entry of these products into the Union market by suspending existing tariff obligations.
9. Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1463
This regulation amends the list of products eligible for duty suspensions. It updates the autonomous suspension of Common Customs Tariff duties for a range of agricultural and industrial products that are not produced in sufficient quantities within the Union.
10. Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1465
This act updates the management of autonomous tariff quotas. It modifies Regulation (EU) 2021/2283 to adjust the volumes and conditions under which specific agricultural and industrial goods may be imported at reduced or zero-duty rates.
