Following the Commission's commitment to reduce administrative burden for European companies and public authorities, the Commission published a new call for evidence to simplify and streamline administrative requirements related to the environment in the areas of waste, products, and industrial emissions.
Potential areas for simplification measures have been identified based on widespread stakeholder input collected through a previous call for evidence on the rationalisation of reporting requirements, spontaneous stakeholder input, and stakeholder meetings related to environmental legislation.
This initiative, foreseen to be published in Q4 2025, may include the following measures:
- rationalising reporting/notification obligations, for example, the discontinuation of the SCIP (substances of concern in products) database under the Waste Framework Directive;
- harmonisation of the provisions for authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility (EPR) in each Member State where a producer sells a product falling under EPR rules and on facilitation of EPR reporting;
- streamlining reporting obligations, removing double requirements to report, promoting further digitalisation of reporting in the area of circular economy, industrial emissions and waste management, while maintaining the policy objectives;
- addressing permitting challenges relating to environment assessments based on experience recently gained such as under the Net Zero Industry Act.
Please take part in the public consultation by 10 September 2025.