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Simplification of Environmental Legislation: Driving Circularity, Decarbonisation and Competitiveness

Date

Mon, 10/27/2025

FIEC calls for:

  • Addressing Lengthy Permitting Procedures as a Main Driver of High Costs of Construction and the Current Affordable Housing Crisis
  • Simplification of Procedures for Direct On-Site Recovery
  • Definition of Clear and Consistent Criteria for By-Products
  • Harmonisation of End-of-Waste Criteria
  • Incentives and Reward Measures for the Use of Secondary Materials
  • Streamlining and Standardisation of Reporting Requirements
  • Access to Uniform Templates and Guidance Documents
  • Relief for SMEs and Medium-Sized Construction Companies
  • Uniform Transposition and Legal Certainty across Member States

Read FIEC Position Paper here.

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