Sixth Omnibus on chemicals

ClientEarth and nine other organisations challenge the European Commission's 'Sixth Omnibus on chemicals' proposal, asserting that it introduces dangerous exceptions for carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic substances (CMRs) in cosmetics and rolls back hazard communication rules in the CLP Regulation. The briefing contends that these changes violate the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, fail to genuinely improve EU competitiveness, and were developed without the legally required public consultations, relying instead on industry-dominated workshops.

• The Sixth Omnibus proposal seeks to fundamentally alter the legal framework for chemical products, specifically by introducing more exceptions to the ban on carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic substances (CMRs) within the EU Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR).
• The proposal would reverse recently implemented hazard communication formatting rules in the CLP Regulation, which were originally designed to ensure high levels of protection for human health and the environment.
• ClientEarth asserts that the proposal violates Article 35 and Article 37 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU by failing to ensure a high level of human health protection and the improvement of environmental quality.
• The European Commission's justification that deregulation fosters EU competitiveness is questioned, as lowering safety standards for cosmetics does not address high energy prices and the proposed rules apply equally to domestic and imported products.
• The Commission is accused of violating democratic principles by omitting a broad public consultation, instead relying on 'Reality Check' workshops that were heavily dominated by industry representatives (e.g., only a few NGOs among 577 participants in the CLP check).

APA

ClientEarth (2025). Sixth Omnibus on chemicals. https://www.clientearth.org/media/z0jjeh5s/chemicalsomnibus-minibriefing_aug2025.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Sixth Omnibus on chemicals. 2025. https://www.clientearth.org/media/z0jjeh5s/chemicalsomnibus-minibriefing_aug2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{clientearth2025sixth, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Sixth Omnibus on chemicals}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2025}, month = aug, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/z0jjeh5s/chemicalsomnibus-minibriefing_aug2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }