On the Commission delegated regulation amending Annex III to Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union framework for the national calculation of life-cycle global warming potential
B-10-2026-0178
on behalf of the PfE Group · Rapporteur: Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Pascale Piera, Mélanie Disdier, Auke Zijlstra, Paolo Borchia, Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Ondřej Knotek, Tomáš Kubín, Jana Nagyová, Georg Mayer, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, András Gyürk
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Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation amending Annex III to Directive (EU) 2024/1275 on calculating life-cycle global warming potential, arguing it exceeds delegated powers and burdens construction and housing.¶¶¶ It calls for a revision of the Directive to simplify rules and for a new delegated regulation by the third quarter of 2026 with limited scope and Member State control.¶¶
Key points
- Objects to the Commission delegated regulation because it exceeds delegated powers, lacks democratic basis, undermines subsidiarity and proportionality, and threatens competitiveness and affordable housing.¶¶¶
- Considers the regulation disregards commitments under the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, imposing excessive burden and breaching proportionality, subsidiarity and sound financial management.¶
- Calls for an urgent, comprehensive revision of Directive (EU) 2024/1275 to simplify the framework, including targeted deregulation, with an impact assessment focusing on affordability and compliance costs.¶
- Urges the Commission to consider all options, including repeal, to protect households from unnecessary costs and inflation-sensitive housing access risks.
- Draws attention to severe financial impact on local authorities and households, undermining capacity to deliver social housing.¶
- Calls on the Commission to resubmit a new delegated regulation in the third quarter of 2026, strictly limited in scope and leaving Member States genuine control over key parameters.¶
Who is affected
- Construction sector, particularly SMEs, faces additional technical and administrative constraints and increased costs.¶¶
- Households and local authorities would absorb increased construction costs, affecting housing affordability and social housing delivery.¶¶
- Member States would face disproportionate constraints from the regulation.¶
Figures and deadlines
- 8.2% of Union residents spend 40% or more of disposable income on housing.¶
- Average housing sale prices increased by 55.4% since 2010; rental costs rose by 26.7%.¶
- Approximately one million additional dwellings needed to meet housing demand, over 70% above current construction levels.¶
- Building permits for new dwellings fell by 19.6% in 2023.
- Construction investment declined by more than 2% in 2024.¶
- Construction cost indices rose from 62 points in 2000 to 116 at end of 2023.
Legal basis: Articles 173, 191 and 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶