Here’s a summary of the EU legal acts, focusing on their core content:
- Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/2062: This directive amends the Annex to Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA to include new psychoactive substances in the definition of “drug.” This update allows for the application of criminal law provisions to these substances, aiming to combat their production, trafficking, and distribution within the EU.
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2514: This regulation amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2202 by updating the list of selected cross-border projects in the field of renewable energy. These projects are crucial for achieving the EU’s renewable energy targets and promoting energy infrastructure integration.
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2651: This regulation amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1698, modifying the criteria for establishing the list of high-risk third countries and high-risk products regarding anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. The adjustments aim to enhance the EU’s ability to identify and address financial risks associated with specific countries and products.
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1484: This regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, providing a derogation from the minimum conservation reference size for Venus shells (Venus spp.) in certain Italian territorial waters. This allows for specific fishing practices to continue under certain conditions to support local fisheries while ensuring sustainable exploitation.
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2652: This regulation amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 regarding origin labeling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara. The amendment seeks to ensure that consumers receive accurate information about the origin of these products, promoting transparency and informed purchasing decisions.
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2593: This regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, prolonging measures to reduce incidental catches of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and other small cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay. The extension aims to continue protecting these vulnerable species by implementing specific fishing restrictions and monitoring programs.
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2030: This regulation supplements Regulation (EU) 2019/1700, specifying the number and titles of the eight-yearly variables on work organization, working time arrangements, accidents at work, and work-related health problems within the labor force domain. This enhancement improves the collection and analysis of labor statistics, enabling evidence-based policy-making.
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2551: This regulation supplements Regulation (EU) 2023/956, specifying the conditions for granting accreditation to verifiers, controlling and overseeing accredited verifiers, withdrawing accreditation, and ensuring mutual recognition and peer evaluation of accreditation bodies under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This regulation seeks to ensure the credibility and reliability of CBAM verification processes.
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1999: This regulation supplements Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 by establishing a multiannual rolling planning for the period 2029-2036. This provides a long-term framework for European statistics, ensuring the timely and coordinated production of data needed for EU policies.
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2656: This regulation amends Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq. This amendment likely involves adjustments to the sanctions regime based on the evolving situation in Iraq, ensuring alignment with EU foreign policy objectives.
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2657: This regulation fixes the representative prices, import duties, and additional import duties applicable to molasses in the sugar sector from December 23, 2025. This sets the financial terms for importing molasses, aiming to stabilize the EU sugar market.
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2620: This regulation lays down rules for applying Regulation (EU) 2023/956 regarding the calculation of the free allocation adjustment to the number of CBAM certificates to be surrendered. This provides clarity and specific methodologies for calculating the carbon emissions embedded in goods subject to CBAM, essential for its effective implementation.
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2546: This regulation addresses the application of verification principles for declared embedded emissions under Regulation (EU) 2023/956. It lays down the details and procedures for ensuring that the emissions declared by importers are accurate and reliable, which is crucial for the functioning of CBAM.
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2638: This regulation implements Regulation (EU) 2024/1485, imposing restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia. This further expands the EU’s sanctions regime against Russia, targeting specific individuals, entities, and sectors to exert pressure and address the ongoing conflict.
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2549: This regulation amends and corrects Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/486, which lays down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/956 regarding the status of authorized CBAM declarants. It clarifies the conditions and procedures for becoming an authorized CBAM declarant, which simplifies compliance for importers.
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2547: This regulation provides rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/956, specifying methods for calculating emissions embedded in goods. This sets out specific and standardized methodologies to ensure consistent and accurate calculation of the carbon emissions associated with imported products under CBAM.
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2550: This regulation amends and corrects Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3210 concerning the CBAM registry. This updates and improves the functionality of the electronic registry used to manage CBAM certificates, ensuring it operates smoothly and efficiently.
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2548: This regulation establishes rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/956, laying down the methods for calculating and publishing the price of CBAM certificates. This ensures transparency and predictability in the CBAM market, helping importers understand the costs associated with the mechanism.
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2619: This regulation establishes rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/956 regarding information communicated by customs authorities. This ensures that customs authorities provide the necessary data to effectively implement CBAM, enabling the accurate tracking and assessment of carbon emissions.
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2639: This regulation amends Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, updating the lists of third countries, territories, or zones authorized for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds for Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
- Council Regulation (EU) 2025/2627: This regulation allocates fishing opportunities provided for in the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands (2025-2032). This provides the framework for EU vessels to fish sustainably in the Cook Islands’ waters.
- Regulation (EU) 2025/2650: This regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, adjusting obligations of operators and traders. This is likely an update to requirements related to trade practices within the EU single market.
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/2006: This regulation corrects and amends Regulation (EU) 2023/1670, which lays down ecodesign requirements for smartphones, mobile phones, cordless phones, and slate tablets. The amendments ensure that these devices meet energy efficiency and durability standards, reducing their environmental impact.
- Regulation (EU) 2025/2005: This regulation amends Regulations (EU) 2015/1017, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695, and (EU) 2021/1153 to increase the efficiency of the EU guarantee under Regulation (EU) 2021/523 and simplify reporting requirements. This streamlines financial instruments for investment and economic support.
- Regulation (EU) 2025/2611: This regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2016/794, strengthening Europol’s support and enhancing police cooperation for preventing and combating migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings. This reinforces efforts to fight organized crime.
- Regulation (EU) 2025/2653: This regulation amends Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) 2024/795 regarding incentivizing defence-related investment in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan. This allocates funds towards defence industry.
- Council Regulation (EU) 2025/2614: This regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2021/2283, opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products. This adjusts tariff rates for specified products.
- Regulation (EU) 2025/2014: This regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2024/823 on exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process. These measure are aimed at trade facilitation.
- Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands (2025-2032): This agreement allows EU vessels to fish sustainibly in the Cook Islands’ water.
