European companies will soon face simpler and more workable rules on chemicals, cosmetics and fertilising products as the Parliament votes today in Strasbourg to approve the provisional agreement reached with the Council in June on the Omnibus VI package. The ECR Group played a key role in shaping the compromise, pushing to cut unnecessary EU red tape, reduce compliance costs and provide the legal certainty businesses need to invest, innovate and compete, while maintaining essential safeguards for health and the environment. The agreement also introduces more proportionate labelling requirements and more realistic transition periods, particularly benefiting small and medium-sized enterprises.

Speaking ahead of the plenary vote in Strasbourg, ECR Co-Rapporteur in the Internal Market Committee Piotr Müller said:

“European companies need rules they can apply in practice, not another layer of Brussels bureaucracy. Omnibus VI removes unnecessary complications, gives businesses more legal certainty, and makes compliance less costly without compromising the safeguards that matter.

“This agreement brings practical improvements for manufacturers, particularly smaller businesses: more proportionate labelling requirements, realistic transition periods and fewer unnecessary administrative obligations. Companies need time and clear rules to adapt, rather than having to divert resources from production and investment to repeatedly changing labels and paperwork. We have pushed for solutions that reflect how these sectors actually operate and make EU legislation easier to comply with.”

ECR Shadow Rapporteur in the Environment Committee Pietro Fiocchi said the agreement shows that simplification and high standards do not have to be in conflict.

“Better regulation does not mean weaker regulation. It means removing obligations that add cost without adding protection, while keeping clear, science-based safeguards for health and the environment. That is the balance we have worked to achieve.

“With high energy costs and growing global competition, Europe cannot afford to burden its companies with unnecessary bureaucracy. We need regulation that is clear, proportionate, and predictable, so that companies can spend less time dealing with paperwork and more time developing products, creating jobs, and competing internationally.”