Retail and wholesale views for the simplification omnibus package

Retailers and wholesalers support the initiative for a “Simplification Omnibus proposal” as announced in the Competitiveness Compass and the Work Programme for 2025 that the European Commission presented. We welcome a proposal that does not undermine the key objectives of the legislation and brings simplification to reporting requirements while improving the comparability that reporting provides. This document aims to provide first feedback from our sector ahead of the publication of the proposal and also summarises previous EuroCommerce messages on Better Regulation and Competitiveness that inter alia apply to the omnibus proposal. 

Main takeaways: 

• As a vital economic sector, we are key partners in value chains and are fully aware of the impacts of supply chain regulations such as the CSRD and CS3D – therefore we need to be consulted and involved.
• We strongly support the need to simplify, harmonise and reduce reporting burdens to create high-impact, high-quality, cost-efficient rules, while safeguarding the important objectives of legislation.
• Businesses need legal certainty and clear timelines for implementation.