What’s Trending in Compliance? November 2025
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Below we break down some of the top compliance trends in November 2025 that are generating the most interest globally this month.
1. EU: Work Programme 2026, Commission Communication, October 2025
On 21 October 2025, the EU Commission unveiled its 2026 work programme. The programme focuses on the core priorities of the Commission, aiming to strengthen competitiveness and the EU’s social model, lead in clean and digital innovation, and ensure collective security.
The Commission intends to continue its efforts of simplification, in order to cut red tape, make laws simpler and reduce costs. Simplification proposals that are foreseen include sectors such as automotive, environment, food safety, medical devices, energy product legislation, and taxation.
The overview report mentions measures to support Member States in the implementation of EU rules and policies, as well as some enforcement statistics and actions.
2. Canada: Use of Labels and Terms for Plastic Products and Packaging, Guidance Document, November 2025
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) published this document on 12 November 2025 in order to provide guidance for the use of common environmental terms found on plastic products and packaging labels, as well as guidance for their use by product and packaging designers.
The plain-language descriptions in the guidance document offer a non-technical explanation about the meaning of specific terms. The document also provides considerations for producers when they design items that might be labelled with one or more of such terms, as well as examples of applicable standards, certifications and labelling systems relevant to each term.
3. EU: Treated Articles Allowed Active Substances List, November 2025
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) updated its Treated Articles Allowed Active Substances List in November 2025. The compiled list aims to assist parties in identifying active substance (AS) – product type (PT) combinations suitable for use in treated articles. This is possible either because they fulfil the requirements under Article 58(2) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012, or they benefit from the derogation under Article 94 of the Regulation.
The AS-PT combinations are categorised into three parts based on objective criteria.
The combinations are up to date as of 5 November 2025.
4. EU: Questions and Answers on the 2025 Overview Report on Simplification, Implementation and Enforcement of EU Rules, October 2025
On 21 October 2025, the EU Commission released a Q&A document to clarify the 2025 Overview Report on Simplification, Implementation and Enforcement of EU rules (also published on the same day).
This document is the first annual overview report summarizing the main results of the Commission’s work across the three key components: simplification, implementation, and enforcement.
The Q&A aims to provide clarity on what the report covers including what the main goal of the report is, how does the Commission identify the areas that need simplification and what the next steps are.
5. South Africa: Public Consultation on National Radio Frequency Plan 8.3 kHz – 3000 GHz, Draft Plan, November 2025
On 7 November 2025, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) launched a public consultation on the Second Draft National Radio Frequency Plan. This is pursuant to the Authority taking into account the written representations received from the consultation held in April 2025.
The draft National Radio Frequency Plan takes into consideration resolutions taken by the World Radiocommunication Conference of 2023 (WRC-23).
Consultation is open until 11 December 2025.
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