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On 16 June 2026, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the Omnibus VI package. This aims to simplify selected provisions of the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, the Cosmetics Regulation and the Fertilising Products Regulation. This agreement brings the trilogue negotiations to a close and brings the proposal closer to formal adoption.

The Omnibus VI package is part of the European Commission’s wider efforts to reduce administrative burdens and simplify chemicals legislation, all the while maintaining a high level of protection for human health and the environment.

Compromise Reached on Cosmetics Provisions

For cosmetic products containing carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) substances, the co-legislators agreed on shorter transition periods than those originally proposed by the Commission. Where no application for continued use is submitted, companies will have six months to stop placing affected products on the market and twelve months before they can no longer be made available.

The agreement also establishes timelines for companies seeking derogations to continue using newly classified CMR substances. In addition, the co-legislators rejected the Commission’s proposal to allow exemptions based on oral or inhalation exposure routes, retaining the requirement for cosmetic products containing nanomaterials to be notified to the Commission before they are placed on the market.

To support the substitution of hazardous substances, the Commission will be required to develop guidance on the analysis of alternatives within one year of the legislation coming into force.

CLP Labelling Rules Adjusted

The political agreement introduces several changes to the recently revised CLP Regulation, which are intended to provide greater flexibility while maintaining consumer protection. The co-legislators agreed that label information must remain legible for consumers and set minimum font size requirements. For substances supplied to the general public, the x-height of the font must be at least 1.2 mm, or 0.9 mm for packages containing 125 ml or less.

The agreement also allows certain label elements, excluding hazard pictograms, to be provided through digital labelling for chemical products in containers of 10 ml or less. In addition, suppliers must update labels within 15 months if a new evaluation results in a more severe classification. This replaces the Commission’s proposed requirement to act ‘without undue delay’.

This agreement follows the earlier postponement of the application of most of the revised CLP Regulation provisions until 1 January 2028.

Fertiliser Provisions Simplified

For EU fertilising products, the co-legislators agreed on measures intended to reduce regulatory burdens and support innovation and competitiveness. However, they decided to retain a REACH registration obligation for substances used in fertilising products with a harmonised classification as particularly harmful, rather than replacing the requirement entirely with the standard REACH regime, as originally proposed by the Commission.

Next Steps

The political agreement must now be formally endorsed by both the European Parliament and the Council. Following formal adoption, the legislation will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force 20 days after publication.