On January 9, 2026, the European Commission released a draft proposal to technically update Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation. This aims to align with the new hazard classifications added under the CLP Regulation in 2024 and 2025. The core amendments involve expanding the list of restricted Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or Toxic for Reproduction (CMR) substances.

The most significant revision plan for the EU's REACH regulation in nearly two decades (commonly known as REACH 2.0) has been postponed again.

On December 17, 2025, ECHA announced the addition of 19 new substance testing proposals and invited public comments by February 2.

On December 19, 2025, the Official Journal of the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2025/2573. The primary content is an update to the testing methods under the Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), aimed at adapting to technological advancements.

On 12 December 2025, the Official Journal of the European Union published the new EU Toy Safety Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2025/2509). This Regulation will replace Directive 2009/48/EC and will apply from 1 August 2026.

On 12 December 2025, the Official Journal of the European Union published Directive (EU) 2025/2456, which amends Directive 2011/65/EU (commonly known as the RoHS Directive).

On December 17, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) made significant progress at their December meeting. They held in-depth discussions on the assessment of the restriction proposal for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and, for the first time, issued a classification and labeling opinion for the new hazard category of "very persistent and very bioaccumulative" (vPvB) substances.

On December 15, 2025, the European Commission released a draft aimed at unifying the format and technical specifications for battery labels, in alignment with the implementation of the EU Battery and Waste Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.

On November 27, 2025, the European Commission issued notification G/TBT/N/EU/1172 to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade Committee, announcing a planned technical update to the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP, EC 1272/2008). The update involves addition of 38 new entries and revision to 10 existing entries in Annex VI.

On December 3, 2025, the European Parliament and Council formally adopted Regulation (EU) 2025/2439, amending the chemical labeling regulations passed in 2024.