Norwegian Environment Agency

Submission from the Norwegian Environment Agency on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on speeding up environmental assessments 5 May 2026 General comments from The Norwegian Environment Agency The Norwegian Environment Agency welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on speeding up…

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Advanced materials are in many cases different from classical chemicals. We see that there is a risk that not all relevant concerns are properly controlled in the current legislation, and this should be addressed in the impact assessment. It is important with timely and appropriate measures assuring legal clarity, safety, trust, competitiveness and to avoid harm from advanced materials.

Comments from the Norwegian Environment Agency 11. September 2025 Legislative initiative on CO2 transportation infrastructure and markets We welcome the European Commission’s initiative on CO2 market and infrastructure in the EU.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

We support the reattribution of scientific and technical tasks to the ECHA under the RoHS directive. ECHA would be a neutral and highly competent party, but would need allocated resources to perform this specific task. It must be ensured that transferring this work to ECHA will not hamper the exemption request process. Oslo, 3 April 2024. Norwegian Environment Agency on behalf of the Norwegian authorities.

The planned re-attribution of scientific and technical work to EU agencies is key to fulfil the ambitions of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, and also the Zero Pollution Action Plan and the Circular Economy Action Plan. Re-attribution of tasks to EU-agencies will contribute to increased transparency, harmonisation, coherence and efficiency of assessment of chemicals.

Norway supports the development of a "one substance, one assessment" (1S1A) approach under the CSS. The 1S1A initiative addresses needs for coordination of scientific assessment of chemicals as described in CSS. A main goal of the changes in legislation in all fields affected by OSOA should be to ensure that the level of protection for the human health and the environment remains high.

The Norwegian Environment Agency welcomes the European Commissions initiative to identify products, components, and waste streams with significant potential for the recovery of critical raw materials (CRMs). Need for Clear and Harmonised Definitions: To ensure that the list can serve as a practical and effective reference for national-level implementation, we believe that further clarification is needed.