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Burden reduction and simplification for competitiveness of small mid-cap enterprises - Omnibus Regulation

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BEUC warns against weakening GDPR record-keeping for mid-caps

Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, 25 Aug 2025

BEUC opposes extending GDPR documentation exemptions to companies with 750 employees. They argue that record-keeping is essential for compliance and should not depend on company size.
This prevents the erosion of consumer privacy rights and avoids creating legal uncertainty.
Consumers face greater risks if companies skip documentation for high-volume data processing.

German trade unions oppose EU's small mid-cap exemptions

Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, 25 Aug 2025

The DGB recommends rejecting the proposed regulations and the new mid-cap category. They argue that mid-sized firms already possess sufficient resources for regulatory compliance.
This would protect existing worker rights, environmental standards, and consumer protections.
Small mid-cap companies lose out on estimated annual administrative savings of 400 million euros.

EDF urges HFC quota exemptions to ensure nuclear safety

ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE, 22 Aug 2025

EDF requests that the quota mechanism for fluorinated greenhouse gases should not apply to nuclear safety equipment. They argue the current 2050 phase-out deadline prevents the necessary maintenance of cooling systems in power plants.
This provides the legal certainty needed for long-term nuclear investments and reactor cooling operations.
Environmental groups lose as the proposal delays the total phase-out of potent greenhouse gases.

German Business Chamber Demands Radical Overhaul of F-Gas Rules

Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer, 25 Aug 2025

The organization demands a moratorium on new rules and a fundamental overhaul. They request exemptions for alternative refrigerants and products containing no fluorinated gases. Registration and customs reporting requirements should be significantly reduced.
Businesses would avoid hundreds of thousands of euros in bureaucratic compliance costs.
Environmental authorities lose oversight as reporting would be restricted to specific gas importers.

Austrian Industry Demands Major Bureaucracy Cuts for Mid-Caps

Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, 22 Jul 2025

WKÖ seeks to extend data protection exemptions for firms with 750 employees. They request a two-year delay for implementing new sustainable product rules. They also propose eliminating mandatory labeling of battery disposal fees for consumers.
These exemptions and delays would significantly reduce administrative costs and legal risks.
Consumers lose access to physical product instructions and transparent battery disposal pricing.

Eurochambres demands more relief for 26 million European SMEs

EUROCHAMBRES – Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, 21 Aug 2025

Eurochambres wants the EU to provide meaningful relief for the millions of smaller businesses. They argue that legislation must be designed for smaller companies from the very beginning. The group calls for simplified data rules and clearer guidance on risk-based processing.
The changes would significantly lower compliance costs and help businesses avoid complex legal requirements.
Member states might face more paperwork, while standardisation bodies could see their traditional roles undermined.

SGI Europe urges ownership neutrality in small business definitions

SGI Europe, 22 Aug 2025

SGI Europe proposes using ownership-neutral criteria for defining enterprise size thresholds. This would stop excluding small public entities from simplified regulatory requirements.
This change would reduce compliance costs for small public and non-profit enterprises.

Bitkom urges more risk-based and practical GDPR reforms

Bitkom e.V., 25 Aug 2025

Bitkom advocates for a genuine risk-based approach where obligations are reduced for low-risk activities regardless of company size. They call for a clearer definition of high risk to avoid legal uncertainty and facilitate innovation.
This would allow companies to redirect resources from administrative tasks toward digital innovation.
Data subjects could lose transparency if limits are placed on information access requests.

German machinery industry demands broader EU F-gas deregulation

Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V., 20 Aug 2025

VDMA requests a wider revision to create a business-friendly framework. They propose exempting small-scale gas users from registration requirements. They also seek standardized documentation to reduce legal uncertainty.
This would protect the competitiveness of European manufacturers against foreign rivals.
Regulators would lose oversight of smaller gas flows due to exemptions.

German employers urge safeguards to prevent compliance burden on mid-caps

Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände e.V., 1 Aug 2025

The organization supports extending SME relief to small mid-caps but demands explicit legal safeguards preventing indirect compliance burdens through supply chains. They want presumption of compliance for intra-EU operations and due diligence limited to direct partners only.
This would protect mid-sized companies from being forced into costly compliance work by larger supply chain partners.
Downstream transparency may suffer if mid-caps provide less ESG and due diligence data to larger partners.

German Consumer Group Opposes Weakening GDPR Documentation Duties

Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband, 5 Aug 2025

vzbv rejects limiting documentation of processing activities to only high-risk cases. They advocate for maintaining current accountability standards to protect fundamental rights. Supporting businesses through training and templates is preferred over removing legal obligations.
Retaining strict documentation standards preserves consumer trust and long-term digital economic stability.
Consumers lose protections if firms bypass identifying data risks and regulatory oversight.

EUCOPE urges bespoke small mid-cap definition for biopharma sector

European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs, 28 Jul 2025

The organization calls for a sector-specific definition for biopharmaceutical small mid-caps that accounts for high research costs and long development cycles. They propose using criteria like global annual revenue, staff headcount, and the number of centrally approved medicines.
Mid-sized biopharma firms would gain access to tailored regulatory simplifications and financial support currently unavailable to them.
Large pharmaceutical companies may face increased competition from mid-sized firms receiving targeted regulatory and financial benefits.

Independent Retail Europe urges inflation-linked update to SME definition

Independent Retail Europe (formerly UGAL - Union of Groups of Independent Retailers of Europe), 25 Aug 2025

The group demands an update to SME financial thresholds to account for cumulative inflation since 2003. They also advocate for more ambitious simplification and broader GDPR record-keeping exemptions for businesses.
Small family businesses would regain regulatory exemptions lost when inflation pushed them above financial thresholds.

Ecommerce Europe warns against reopening GDPR for simplification

Ecommerce Europe, 25 Aug 2025

They demand simplification via EU guidance rather than reopening regulations. They argue size-based exemptions create unnecessary regulatory complexity.
Centralized tools would reduce compliance costs while protecting existing investments.
Individuals face higher risks if large-scale data processing firms receive exemptions.

Nucleareurope demands HFC quota exemptions to ensure nuclear safety

Forum Atomique Européen, 8 Aug 2025

Nucleareurope proposes exempting nuclear cooling equipment from quotas to ensure safety beyond 2050. They argue that waiting until 2040 for a review prevents necessary industrial planning.
This exemption would secure the supply chain for refrigerants required for long-term nuclear investments.
Climate targets are undermined by permitting the continued use of high-global-warming substances indefinitely.

App Association backs regulatory relief for small mid-caps

ACT | The App Association, 25 Aug 2025

The group supports extending SME-specific exemptions for data records and financial prospectuses to mid-cap companies. They also request a uniform mid-cap definition and unique support for startups.
Lower compliance costs for growing firms will encourage them to scale in Europe.

Responsible Business Alliance urges OECD alignment for battery rules

Responsible Business Alliance, 25 Aug 2025

The RBA proposes aligning battery due diligence with international standards. They request focusing on smelters and refiners as key audit checkpoints. They also urge the Commission to quickly recognize existing industry schemes.
Aligning with international standards would lower compliance costs and simplify industry reporting.
Transparency advocates might lose immediate access to detailed mine-of-origin tracking data.

Austrian Labor Chamber opposes weakening GDPR record-keeping rules

Bundesarbeitskammer Österreich, 25 Aug 2025

The organization rejects extending GDPR record-keeping exemptions to small mid-cap companies. They argue these records are essential for internal control and fulfilling other data protection obligations.
Retaining strict oversight protects the fundamental rights of the workers the organization represents.
Enterprises would lose access to the estimated sixty-six million euros in projected administrative savings.

INTA urges lower employee threshold for GDPR record-keeping exemptions

International Trademark Association, 25 Aug 2025

The association recommends lowering the proposed exemption threshold to 500 employees instead of 750. They request clearer definitions for high risk processing to avoid unnecessary, costly assessments.
Moderate exemptions would reduce compliance costs for mid-sized members while preserving essential consumer trust.
Consumers and employees face potential impairments to their rights if oversight of data processing is reduced.

Czech Chamber of Commerce urges fully digital manuals and labels

Hospodářská komora České republiky, 25 Aug 2025

The organization calls for a choice between digital and paper manuals, including safety instructions. They request digital-only energy labels and stricter limits on when the Commission can bypass standardisation bodies.
Manufacturers would save millions by ending mandatory printing of manuals and labels.
Standardisation bodies lose their central role if the Commission bypasses established processes.

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Bundesverband Deutscher Leasing-Unternehmen e. V., 21 Aug 2025

On the occasion of the consultation launched on 23 May 2025 on 'Burden reduction and simplification for competitiveness of small mid-cap enterprises - Omnibus Regulation IV' the Bundesverband Deutscher Leasing-Unternehmen e. V. (BDL) is submitting some comments. With its recently published "Compass…

Finnwatch fights plan to weaken battery due diligence rules

Finnwatch ry, 8 Jul 2025

Finnwatch rejects raising the turnover threshold for battery due diligence exemptions from 40 to 150 million euros. They propose providing tailored, practical guidelines for smaller companies instead of reducing the regulation's scope.
The group maintains the strength of sustainability standards by preventing smaller firms from ignoring human rights obligations.
Data users and communities lose access to timely information regarding corporate impacts on human rights and ecosystems.

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EUROCONSUMERS AISBL, 22 Aug 2025

Please find the feedback on behalf of Euroconsumers attached.

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Union Fédérale des Consommateurs - Que Choisir, 21 Aug 2025

UFC-Que Choisir est la principale organisation de consommateurs en France. Nous souhaitons exprimer une vive inquiétude concernant la proposition d'exempter les entreprises de moins de 750 salariés des obligations de documentation prévues à l'article 30 du RGPD et de limiter les exceptions aux…

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Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, 8 Aug 2025

SIX Group in general and its Spanish subsidiary BME in particular (thereafter SIX/BME), welcomes the European Commission proposal to reduce regulatory burdens for small mid-cap enterprises (SMCs) and ensure they benefit from the same legal framework as small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). We…

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European Portable Battery Association, 23 Jul 2025

In response to the Commission proposal for a Regulation on Simplification Measures for Small Mid-Cap Enterprises2 , we seek further improvements to the Due Diligence rules for batteries in order to create fair level playing field for our members, and other battery manufacturers. As expressed in our…

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Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter e.V., 25 Aug 2025

Der Bundesverband Deutscher Pflanzenzüchter e. V. (BDP) bündelt die Interessen seiner 130 deutschen Mitglieder, bei denen es sich um landwirtschaftliche und gartenbauliche Züchtungs- und Handelsunternehmen handelt. Seit mehr als 75 Jahren ist der BDP die berufsständische Vertretung der deutschen…

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HOMO DIGITALIS ΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΗ ΚΕΡΔΟΣΚΟΠΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ, 18 Aug 2025

Homo Digitalis appreciates the Commissions resolve to help smaller organisations navigate EU law. Nevertheless, we have serious reservations: the proposed change to Article 30(5) GDPR would stray from the Regulations core aims and could erode the coherence of the EUs data-protection regime. The…

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Izba Gospodarcza "Wodociągi Polskie", 25 Aug 2025

Szanowni Państwo, Izba Gospodarcza Wodociągi Polskie, jako organizacja reprezentująca przedsiębiorstwa wodociągowo-kanalizacyjne w Polsce, uprzejmie przedstawia stanowisko w ramach konsultacji dotyczących projektu rozporządzenia Omnibus IV. 1) W odniesieniu do proponowanych zmian w zakresie…

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Associazione Italiana Internet Provider, 25 Aug 2025

AIIP welcomes the Commissions proposal to streamline regulatory obligations for small and mid-sized enterprises as part of the Omnibus IV initiative. As Italys first and historic association of independent Internet and cloud providers, we represent over 60 companies operating across connectivity,…

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TRUMPF SE + Co. KG, 13 Aug 2025

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, unsere Positionierung finden Sie im angehängten Dokument. Mit freundlichen Grüßen

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Wirtschaftsprüferkammer (Chamber of Public Accountants), 17 Jul 2025

Nachfolgend übermitteln wir die Stellungnahme der Wirtschaftsprüferkammer in Deutschland (Chamber of Public Accountants in Germany).

VÖWG urges EU to include public companies in simplification rules

VÖWG, 25 Aug 2025

VÖWG urges the Commission to include publicly owned enterprises in the Mid-cap definition. They request removing the exclusion of companies with 25% or more public ownership. This ensures a level playing field for municipal companies providing essential local services.
This would grant public service providers regulatory relief and lower administrative costs.
Private competitors may lose their exclusive advantage regarding regulatory exemptions and relief measures.

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Industrieverband Schneid- und Haushaltwaren, 7 Jul 2025

The IVSH represents the interests of manufacturers of cutlery, household, kitchenware and bodycare products in Germany and the Austria and Switzerland, with a strong focus on consumer safety, regulatory compliance, and innovation. The sector plays a vital role in the European single market,…

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The Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association, 25 Aug 2025

We, Japanese 4 electric and electronic industry associations-JEMA, JEITA, CIAJ and JBMIA (hereinafter JP4EE) welcome the opportunity to provide our comments and proposals on the draft Commission Regulations under the Omnibus IV Simplification Package. We broadly support the European Commissions…

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DigitalTrade4.EU, 19 Aug 2025

The document provides feedback to the European Commission on the 2025 Omnibus Package (COM(2025) 501), advocating for proportional regulation tailored to small mid-cap enterprises (SMCs). It highlights the need to extend SME-friendly simplificationssuch as reduced administrative burdens in GDPR,…