EU Omnibus Simplification: Essential Regulatory Insights for Global Manufacturers
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Understand how the EU’s Omnibus packages will reshape regulatory compliance across sustainability, chemicals, digital regulation and more.
Guide Overview
The European Union has recently undertaken a massive effort to modernize its regulatory framework through a series of “Omnibus” packages.
This simplification agenda aims to reduce administrative burdens, foster innovation for smaller businesses, and ensure that legislation remains relevant in a rapidly changing technological and environmental landscape. While the simplification agenda aims to reduce regulatory complexity over time, it is also creating short-term uncertainty and implementation challenges for businesses. Companies must monitor changes across multiple legislative areas while ensuring they remain compliant with both existing and revised requirements.
Based on our recent webinar “EU Omnibus Simplification Agenda: Key Regulatory Changes for Manufacturers,” this guide distills the key insights to help manufacturers understand the impact, timeline, and strategic implications of the EU’s evolving regulatory landscape.
This Guide Covers
- Omnibus I: The Evolution of Sustainability Reporting (CSRD & CSDDD)
- Green Finance and Carbon Border Adjustments: Taxonomy and CBAM
- Omnibus IV: SME Support, Digitalization, and Common Specifications
- Omnibus VI: Modernizing Chemicals and Cosmetics Regulation
- Omnibus VII: The Digital Frontier – Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence
- Omnibus VIII: Environmental Assessments and Management Systems
- Webinar Q&A: Real-world Questions From Your Compliance Peers Answered
Authors
Hannah Janknecht,
Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Hannah joined the Global Regulatory Compliance team in Compliance & Risks as a Regulatory Specialist in September 2022. She is responsible for the monitoring of regulatory developments in German-speaking countries and helps clients with questions on Textiles, ESG Reporting, Illegal Logging and Supply Chain Due Diligence. Hannah studied law in Germany (University of Bonn) and holds an LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from University College Cork. Prior to joining Compliance and Risks, Hannah worked for various government agencies in Germany, mainly in the area of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Ani Nozadze,
Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist and Team Lead
Principal Subject Matter Expert
Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist and Team Lead with over 10 years of experience working in various legal positions in Georgia and Ireland.
Ani joined Compliance and Risks in 2022 and keeps clients up to date on global regulatory developments with a special focus on privacy. She has a particular interest in personal data protection and has previously managed a department at the Georgian Data Protection Authority. Before that, she was a deputy head of a department at the Ministry of Justice of Georgia. In Ireland, she has worked in a Cork City law firm for 3 years.
