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    EU Methane Emissions Regulation (EU) 2024/1787— covers the requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on the reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector (the EU Methane Regulation), as in force from 4 August 2024. It covers the scope of the Regulation as applicable to the oil, gas and coal sectors; the monitoring and reporting requirements; the emission reduction requirements, including mitigation measures, restrictions on venting and flaring, and leak detection and repair obligations; inspections; penalties; and measures aimed at tackling global major emission events. It also provides an outline of obligations on importers of fossil

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EMA updates pharmacovigilance requirements and ends EudraVigilance pilot phase

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published guidance following the adoption of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1466, which amends Regulation (EU) No 520/2012. This regulation formally ends the signal detection pilot in EudraVigilance by Marketing Authorisation Holders (MAHs), requiring all MAHs with authorised medicinal products in the European Economic Area (EEA), including Northern Ireland, to monitor EudraVigilance data as an additional source of safety information. The deletion of Article 21(2) removes the obligation to submit validated signals via a standalone form, placing full responsibility for signal management on MAHs in line with Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP) Module IX.B. MAHs must now revise their internal procedures to reflect these changes, ensuring EudraVigilance data is integrated into routine signal monitoring and assessments, with frequency adapted to product-specific risks. These requirements take effect 20 days after the regulation’s publication, with further updates to GVP IX expected in the second quarter of 2026.

ESAs publish autumn 2025 report

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority—ESAs) has published its joint autumn report on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system for 2025. The report outlines how rising global trade tensions and evolving security structures are driving heightened geopolitical uncertainty. It highlights that these structural shifts have contributed to a weakening of the economic outlook in the first half of 2025.

Commission initiates anti-dumping proceeding on certain alkyl phosphonic acids from China

The European Commission has initiated an anti-dumping investigation under Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union, into imports of 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (PBTC/PBTCA)—an alkyl phosphonic acid—and its sodium salt, tetrasodium hydrogen 2-phosphonatobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylate (PBTC-Na₄)—originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), following a complaint lodged on 7 August 2025 by LANXESS Deutschland GmbH. The complainant alleges that imports are being dumped and are causing injury to the Union industry. It further claims that domestic prices and costs in China are not appropriate due to significant distortions within the meaning of Article 2(6a)(b) of the basic Regulation.

ACER proposes reforms to EU grid infrastructure legal framework

The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has published recommendations for revising the European Union's legal framework for power grids, ahead of the European Commission's Grids Package expected in Q4 2025. The proposals focus on strengthening regulatory oversight of network development, including improvements to the Trans-European Energy Networks Regulation (TEN-E). Key recommendations include enhancing ACER's role in overseeing infrastructure planning methodologies, streamlining Ten-Year Network Development Plans, and improving Projects of Common Interest selection processes. The proposals aim to support the EU's planned €1.2bn grid investment programme through 2040, comprising €730bn for distribution and €477bn for transmission networks. The European Commission is expected to consider these recommendations in its upcoming Grids Package proposals, with ACER indicating readiness to engage with EU co-legislators and stakeholders.

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