Stakeholder input will be gathered to help make EU environmental laws faster, easier and cheaper to implement, thereby making life easier for EU businesses.
The Commission launched a Call for Evidence on Tuesday (22 July) to simplify environmental legislation and reduce administrative burdens at the implementation level.
The upcoming environmental omnibus proposal will put together a series of measures to simplify environmental legislation concerning the circular economy, industrial emissions and waste management.
The objective is to identify existing EU environmental policies that have the potential for real simplification for operators without affecting the EU’s environmental objectives and 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 feedback period for the Call for Evidence is open until 10 September.
Read more on the initiative here.