European Parliament Adopts Omnibus VI Position On Chemical-Product Requirements

The European Parliament adopted its first-reading position on the Omnibus VI chemicals-simplification proposal on 22 October 2026. The package covers CLP, cosmetics and EU fertilising products. Its official minutes record approval of the provisional agreement and closure of Parliament’s first reading. The vote does not itself bring the proposed amendments into force. Primary source.

Chemical Labelling

The adopted position would require labels to be updated without undue delay, with a 15-month outer limit, following changes that add a hazard class, impose a more severe classification or require new supplemental information under CLP Article 25. That period would run from when the supplier obtains or receives the new evaluation results.

The text would also require supplier digital contact details on relevant labels, while allowing telephone numbers to be supplied through that contact. Primary source.

Cosmetics And Fertiliser Documentation

Requests for derogations concerning cosmetic substances newly classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction would have to reach the Commission within three months of the relevant harmonised-classification amendment entering into force. For EU fertilising products, manufacturers would draw up electronic declarations of conformity and provide an internet address or data carrier giving direct access. Primary source.

Earlier Amendments And Application

The position replaces Parliament’s amendments adopted on 29 April 2026. Primary source.

Article 6 specifies application periods measured from eventual entry into force: 18 months for specified CLP changes, 36 months for digital-contact provisions and 30 months for fertiliser digitalisation. The adopted text retains publication and date placeholders, so these are relative periods rather than confirmed calendar compliance dates. Primary source.