Key elements such as harmonised methodologies, detailed compliance pathways, and essential guidance are still missing or under development, while companies are expected to ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐.
๐ฃ In this context, IMACE calls for:
โข a postponement of the 12 August 2026 application date; โข a targeted reopening of the Regulation to address critical outstanding issues; โข timely publication of harmonised methodologies, standards, and guidance; โข greater coherence and interoperability with related EU legislation.
A workable and harmonised implementation framework is essential to ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ while safeguarding the functioning of the Single Market, legal certainty, and European competitiveness.