The ECR Group sees the Omnibus VI package as a step towards simpler and more proportionate EU rules, making requirements more workable for industry while maintaining high standards for health and environmental protection.

The package introduces targeted adjustments to key legislation, including the rules on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals, as well as the regulatory frameworks for cosmetic and fertilising products. Its aim is to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens and improve the practical application of existing rules, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises.

ECR rapporteur in the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), Piotr Müller, said:

“This vote is a victory for common sense over red tape and a step toward restoring the competitiveness that the ECR Group has been fighting for all along.

“The most important achievement is that we are introducing real simplification for European business and innovation while maintaining high safety standards.”

The text delivers more proportionate labelling requirements, clearer distinctions between business-to-consumer and business-to-business obligations, and technical adjustments that make the framework easier to apply in practice. It also includes more realistic transition periods, giving companies the time they need to adapt.

ECR shadow rapporteur in the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI), Pietro Fiocchi, underlined the importance of striking the right balance:

“We have achieved targeted simplification where it matters most, making the rules more workable for industry while preserving the core safeguards for health and the environment.

“At a time of high energy costs, increasing global competition and economic pressure on European businesses, the need for a more pragmatic and proportionate regulatory framework has become increasingly urgent.”

The ECR Group stressed that simplification must go hand in hand with legal certainty and a science-based approach to regulation, ensuring that European industry can remain competitive while safeguarding health and environmental standards.

The file will now move to the next stage of interinstitutional negotiations.