ECOS | Environmental Coalition on Standards

18 November 2025

Dual legal basis needed for Circular Economy

56 organisations have written to EU leaders to express strong concern that the legal basis of the Circular Economy Act could be based solely on the Internal Market. The signatories emphasise that a dual legal basis, incorporating an appropriate environmental legal basis, is essential to ensure the Act is legally robust, politically coherent, and achieves its goals.

You can learn more in our joint position paper, summarising the essential need for a dual legal basis for the EU’s Circular Economy Act.

Read our joint letter

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