What changed

From · Plenary report · 9 Oct 2026 A-10-2026-0267 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste

To · Adopted text · 20 Oct 2026 TA-10-2026-0344 Suspending the application of the rules on extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)

✦ In short · AI narration of the differences below, generated 21 Oct 2026

The new version adds a suspension of Article 17(2) of Directive 2012/19/EU for producers qualifying as microenterprises or small enterprises, running until 1 January 2035 or the application of a Union legal act establishing a horizontal framework for extended producer responsibility, whichever is earlier. #1

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Change #1 Substance

Adds a new article suspending Article 17(2) of Directive 2012/19/EU for producers in the Union that qualify as microenterprises or small enterprises, until 1 January 2035 or the date a Union legal act establishing a horizontal framework for extended producer responsibility applies, whichever is earlier.

Article 1 a (new): Article 1a / Suspension of Article 17(2) of Directive 2012/19/EU / The application of Article 17(2) of Directive 2012/19/EU is suspended, as regards producers established in the Union qualifying as microenterprises or small enterprises within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC, until 1 January 2035 or until the date of application of a Union legal act establishing a horizontal framework for extended producer responsibility, including rules on authorised representatives [Circular Economy Act XXX], whichever is earlier.