Position Paper
11 August 2026
Recommendations on Battery-related provisions in the Omnibus Simplification Package
EUROBAT, the Association of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Manufacturers, strongly supports the European Commission’s Omnibus Simplification initiatives to reduce administrative burdens, cut red tape, boost competitiveness and unlock additional investment capacity for the green transition, while maintaining high environmental and sustainability standards. As a strategic enabler of the EU’s decarbonisation, electrification and energy transition objectives, the battery industry urgently requires a coherent, proportionate and implementable regulatory framework that delivers legal certainty, avoids regulatory overlap and safeguards Europe’s industrial competitiveness and resilience.
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