16 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 05/12/2025
The EEA Joint Committee updates the technical standards and certification rules of the European Economic Area Agreement. It affects products and services requiring technical certification in EEA countries.
Manufacturers, importers and distributors of products with technical certification in the EEA
16 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 05/12/2025
The EEA Joint Committee modifies the annex on technical regulations, standards and certification of the EEA Agreement. It affects products and services circulating between the EU and European Economic Area countries.
Companies marketing products in the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
16 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 05/12/2025
The EEA Joint Committee modifies the annex of technical regulations of the EEA Agreement. It affects companies operating under harmonized technical standards in the expanded European market.
Companies that export or market products in the European Economic Area
13 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 10/04/2026
The European Commission modifies a previous decision to update and add new referenced technical standards. It affects sectors that must comply with harmonized technical standards in the EU.
Companies that manufacture or market products subject to harmonized technical standards in the EU
13 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
International technical standards are updated for homologating braking systems in passenger cars. It affects vehicle manufacturers and distributors in the EU.
Vehicle manufacturers, brake system suppliers and homologation authorities
10 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 30/03/2026
The EU Council approves the list of experts who may act in disputes over fair competition and sustainable development under the post-Brexit EU-United Kingdom trade agreement.
Companies operating between the EU and the United Kingdom, especially in regulated sectors
10 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 26/03/2026
The European Central Bank updates how it remunerate banks for their excess reserves and certain deposits. This affects the monetary policy of the eurozone.
Credit institutions and banks in the eurozone with excess reserves at the ECB
10 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Technical errors in the EU regulation on batteries are corrected. The regulatory substance does not change, only formal inaccuracies in the original text are remedied.
Manufacturers, importers and distributors of batteries and electric vehicles in the EU
10 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 09/04/2026
The EU establishes the technical standards that platforms must comply with to register and share data on political advertisements online. It defines common formats, metadata and APIs for the European repository.
Digital platforms, social networks and political advertising providers in the EU
08 Apr 2026
4/10
European Regulations
Effective: 01/04/2026
The European Commission allows exceptions to the usual admissibility requirements for financing defence products sent to Ukraine. This facilitates the supply of weapons and military equipment with European funds.
European defence industry, Member States and contractors supplying military material to Ukraine