Regulatory

Regulatory

This overview is a guide to the content within the Regulatory (EU Law) subtopic with links to the appropriate materials. This subtopic examines EU regulations and directives which regulate specific areas of law, such as agriculture and food, conflict minerals, construction products, product liability and product safety, as well as transport and travel.

Agriculture and food

EU food and agricultural policy aims to ensure a high level of food safety and animal and plant health within the EU. It also ensures the availability of affordable food to EU citizens, fair living for farmers and the sustainable management of natural resources, through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

To keep up to date with the changes in the agriculture and food sector, see Practice Note: Agriculture/Food—EU Regulatory tracker which tracks and summarises EU regulatory legislation guidance and other ongoing policy developments in the agriculture and food sector. More specifically, this tracker covers all live, closed and upcoming consultations, evaluations and proposals related to guidance, code of practice and legislation in this sector.

EU food law

Practice Note: Introduction to EU food law provides an introduction to food law in the EU. It provides

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EPC seeks service provider for VoP scheme test environment

The European Payments Council (EPC) has launched a request for proposal (RFP) for the selection of a technology service provider in charge of providing, operating and supporting a test environment for the validation and self-certification of the verification of payee (VOP) API (both server-side and client-side) by the scheme participants. Responses are sought by 17 January 2025.

Commission finalises comprehensive EU-Switzerland agreement

The European Commission has announced the completion of negotiations with Switzerland on a broad package of agreements aimed at deepening and expanding bilateral relations. The package includes updates to five existing internal market agreements, new agreements on food safety, health, and electricity, and provisions for Switzerland's participation in EU programmes. Key changes involve the application of EU law on free movement of persons, the introduction of state aid provisions, and the establishment of a Common Food Safety Area. The agreement also sets Switzerland's annual financial contribution to EU cohesion at €375m until 2036 and introduces an arbitral tribunal for dispute resolution, with involvement from the European Court of Justice on matters of EU law.

ECB fines BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV for intentionally breaching credit risk reporting rules

The European Central Bank (ECB) has imposed an administrative penalty of €10.4m on BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV for reporting miscalculated risk-weighted assets for credit risk. The bank may challenge the ECB’s decision before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

EIOPA revokes Guidelines and amends Opinion to align with upcoming DORA

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has announced that, in anticipation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) coming into application, it will be withdrawing two previously published Guidelines and amending part of an Opinion. The two Guidelines and Opinion are all related, at least in part, to the use of information communication technology (ICT) by undertakings, and by withdrawing them, EIOPA aims to avoid duplications and overlaps with DORA. The changes will take effect from 17 January 2025.