EUROPEAN COMMISSION Strasbourg, 16.12.2025 SWD(2025) 1030 final/2 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 1829/2003, (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1099/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2017/625 as regards the simplification and strengthening of food and feed safety requirements {COM(2025) 1030 final}
Table of contents
- Introduction
- MAIN ISSUES
- MEASURES 3.1. Faster access to markets and innovation 3.1.1. Biocontrol plant protection products (PPP) 3.1.2. Aerial spraying of PPP by drones 3.2. Lowering administrative burdens 3.2.1. Further PPP simplification 3.2.2. Simplification for biocidal products 3.2.3. Maximum Residue Levels 3.2.4. GMM fermentation 3.2.5. Feed additives 3.2.6. Overlap in notification of national hygiene measures 3.3. Reducing unnecessary complexity in risk management 3.3.1. Depopulation reporting 3.3.2. Record‑keeping for livestock farmers 3.3.3. Updating BSE rules 3.3.4. Flexibility in official controls
- CONCLUSION ANNEX I: SUMMARY OF COST‑SAVINGS ANNEX II: SYNOPSIS OF STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ANNEX III: METHODOLOGY FOR COST SAVINGS Glossary
| Term or acronym | Meaning or definition |
|---|---|
| BSE | Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| CAP | Common Agricultural Policy |
| COPHS | Council Working Party of Chief Officers of Plant Health Services |
| ECHA | European Chemicals Agency |
| EFSA | European Food Safety Authority |
| EP | European Parliament |
| ESFC | E‑Submission Food Chain platform |
| EU | European Union |
| EURL | European Union Reference Laboratory |
| EURL‑FA | European Union Reference Laboratory for feed additives |
| FA | Feed Additives |
| FCM | Food Contact Materials |
| GMM / GMO | Genetically Modified Micro‑Organism |
| JRC | Joint Research Centre of the European Commission |
| MEP | Member of the European Parliament |
| MRL | Maximum Residue Level |
| MS | Member States |
| OCR | Official Controls Regulation |
| NRL | National Reference Laboratory |
| PPP | Plant Protection Products |
| RASFF | Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed |
| RMS | Rapporteur Member State |
| SCoPAFF | Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed |
| SME | Small and Medium‑sized Enterprise |
| SRM | Surveillance Risk Material |
| SUD | Sustainable Use Directive |
| TFEU | Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
| TSE | Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| WOAH | World Organisation for Animal Health |
0. Introduction
The EU’s food and feed safety legal framework is one of the most robust in the world. It safeguards human, animal and plant health, enables smooth functioning of Europe’s Single Market, and underpins our global reputation for high standards. To remain effective, this framework must also evolve: becoming simpler, faster and more innovation‑friendly, while maintaining its high level of protection for Europeans.
For the 2024–2029 mandate, President von der Leyen set out a clear ambition: to make Europe’s regulatory environment more supportive of competitiveness, sustainability and resilience, while keeping protection high. Europe must ensure that regulation empowers, rather than slows down, the twin green and digital transitions. The Commission’s simplification agenda was framed by the Communication on A simpler and faster Europe. This set quantified targets to reduce administrative costs by 25 % for all companies and 35 % for SMEs by the end of this mandate, which will translate to EUR 37.5 billion in savings for businesses.
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ANNEX I: SUMMARY OF COST‑SAVINGS
| Measure | Businesses (EUR/year) | SMEs (EUR/year) | National & EU administrations (EUR/year) | Type of cost saving |
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| Aerial spraying of PPP | Moderate savings from more efficient PPP application, i.e. reduced labour needs, easier access in difficult terrain, lower fuel & logistics costs, and potential lower PPP use through precision application. Scale depends on MS uptake. | Small–moderate gains where labour / access constraints bind | Small efficiency gains in permitting and regulatory oversight. | Recurrent adjustment cost savings. |
| PPP simplification, including biocontrol | 22 million due to provisional authorisations of biocontrol PPP: reduced dossier preparation and consultancy needs 6.5 million for unlimited approval of biocontrol active substances: avoided renewals, ... |
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ANNEX II: SYNOPSIS OF STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
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ANNEX III: METHODOLOGY FOR COST SAVINGS
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1. Methodology for the calculation of cost savings from the proposed amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (PPP Regulation)
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2. Methodology for the calculation of costs saving from the proposals on the Biocidal Products Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 (the BPR)
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