On 22 July, the European Commission launched a Call for Evidence to simplify environmental legislation and reduce administrative burdens at implementation level.

The future environmental omnibus proposal will put together a series of measures intended to simplify environmental legislation concerning the circular economy, industrial emissions and waste management. The objective is to identify EU environmental policies that have the potential for real simplification for operators without affecting the EU’s environmental objectives or the protection of human health.

The Commission is seeking stakeholder input on how to make EU environmental laws faster, easier and cheaper to implement, thereby making life easier for EU businesses. Measures can include streamlining administrative obligations, eliminating duplicate reporting requirements, promoting further digitalisation of reporting and addressing permitting challenges.

The Commission is also screening environmental legislation to identify legislative acts with administrative simplification potential and will analyse suggestions gathered from current and previous consultation processes.

All stakeholders are encouraged to respond using the Have Your Say portal. The Call for Evidence is open until 10 September.