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EU HSE deadlines to 2029

Every coming EU date that matters for health, safety and environment teams, with what to do and a link to the official text.

Checked against the official texts on 26 October 2026. Add them to your calendar

2026

  1. in 6 days
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    New CLP hazard classes for substances already on the market

    Ask suppliers which substances get one of the new hazard statements and update your chemical register.

    Chemicals. Official text: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/707

  2. in 37 days
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    Platform Work Directive must be in national law

    Check that a person reviews algorithmic decisions about work, including their safety risks.

    Safety at work. Official text: Directive (EU) 2024/2831

  3. in 44 days
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    New Product Liability Directive: software counts as a product

    List the software and digital tools you supply and who answers for defects.

    Machinery and products. Official text: Directive (EU) 2024/2853

2027

  1. in 3 months
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    Machinery Regulation replaces the Machinery Directive

    Update purchase specifications and review planned changes to existing machines.

    Machinery and products. Official text: Regulation (EU) 2023/1230

  2. in 8 months
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    Industrial installations need an environmental management system

    Check your EMS against Article 14a. Some transitional exceptions apply.

    Environment. Official text: Directive (EU) 2024/1785

  3. in 13 months
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    High-risk AI rules apply, including AI used on workers

    List the AI tools that decide on or monitor workers.

    AI. Official text: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689

2028

  1. in 14 months
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    CLP rules on label format, advertising and online sales

    Plan the label redesign with suppliers and check online listings.

    Chemicals. Official text: Regulation (EU) 2025/2439

  2. in 18 months
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    New CLP hazard classes for mixtures already on the market

    Reclassify existing mixtures for ED, PBT/vPvB and PMT/vPvM.

    Chemicals. Official text: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/707

  3. in 21 months
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    High-risk AI rules for AI in regulated products apply

    Map which safety functions in your products and machines rely on AI.

    AI. Official text: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689

2029

  1. in 3 years
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    Asbestos: electron microscopy and a lower limit

    Plan for electron-microscopy counting: 0.002 fibres/cm3, or 0.01 fibres/cm3 including thin fibres.

    Safety at work. Official text: Directive (EU) 2023/2668

Recently passed

  1. Passed

    Council adopts the 6th revision of the carcinogens directive

    Map these exposures now. Countries have two years from entry into force to adopt national law.

    Safety at work. Official text: Council of the EU, press release

  2. Passed

    Parliament asks for an EU law on psychosocial risks

    Nothing to do. We will flag it if the Commission tables a proposal.

    Safety at work. Official text: EP procedure 2026/2023(INL)

  3. Passed

    AI Omnibus moves the high-risk AI dates

    High-risk AI used on workers now applies from 2 Dec 2027.

    AI. Official text: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744

  4. Passed

    Most of the CLP revision applies

    Check the rules that apply now. Label format, advertising and online sales wait until 1 Jan 2028.

    Chemicals. Official text: Regulation (EU) 2024/2865

  5. Passed

    Omnibus I narrows who must report under the CSRD

    Check whether you are still in scope: more than 1,000 employees and more than EUR 450M net turnover.

    ESG. Official text: Directive (EU) 2026/470