European Commission opens infringement procedures over incomplete transposition of EU directives
The European Commission is taking action against several EU Member States that failed to notify national measures transposing EU directives by their deadlines. Letters of formal notice give the Member States two months to reply and complete transposition. Areas covered include electricity market design, the hydrogen and decarbonised gas market, the sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, safe use of cobalt in toys, the Anti-Trafficking Directive, new psychoactive substances, the Right to Repair Directive, and industrial and livestock rearing emissions rules. If responses are unsatisfactory, the Commission may issue a reasoned opinion.
Impact and considerations
Delayed transposition means relevant market rules are not yet in force in some Member States, potentially affecting corporate compliance and cross-border operations in energy, anti-money laundering, product repair and industrial emissions.
Key points
- The European Commission sent letters of formal notice to several Member States for failing to notify transposition measures, giving them two months to reply and complete transposition.
- For the electricity market design directive on free choice of supplier and right to energy sharing, 18 Member States missed the 17 July 2026 deadline.
- For the hydrogen and decarbonised gas market directive, only Italy notified full transposition by the 5 August 2026 deadline; the remaining 26 Member States received letters of formal notice.
- For certain provisions of the sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, 18 Member States missed the 10 July 2026 deadline.
- For the Anti-Trafficking Directive, 20 Member States missed the 15 July 2026 deadline.
- For the Right to Repair Directive and the delegated directive, 18 Member States missed the 31 July 2026 deadline.
- For the Industrial and Livestock Rearing Emissions Directive, all Member States missed the 1 July 2026 deadline.
- If responses are unsatisfactory, the Commission may issue a reasoned opinion, escalating the infringement procedure.
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- First source publication
- 25 Sept 2026, 17:48
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- 25 Sept 2026, 18:30
- Last updated
- 25 Sept 2026, 17:48
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- European Commission Press Corner：Daily News 25 / 09 / 2026 (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 25 Sept 2026, 17:48