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CSDDD Omnibus timing what changed and what is still only proposed?

Directive (EU) 2025/794 is an adopted amendment to the CSDDD timing rules. Use the amended Article 37 dates as the current legal calendar.

Keep separate files for later Omnibus simplification proposals, because those do not change CSDDD obligations unless and until adopted and published.

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May 9, 2026
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May 25, 2026
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Published May 9, 2026
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For CSDDD timing, the practical answer is: update the legal calendar to the amended Article 37 dates in the consolidated Directive (EU) 2024/1760, because EUR-Lex shows Directive (EU) 2025/794 as an adopted amendment. Do not treat every Omnibus simplification item the same way. The later simplification proposal on due diligence duties, penalties, civil liability, stakeholder engagement, and related changes remains proposal-stage unless a separate adopted amendment is available.

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Question 1

What should teams do about CSDDD Omnibus timing changes?

Replace any pre-2025 CSDDD rollout calendar with the current Article 37 calendar shown in the consolidated EUR-Lex text. That text identifies Directive (EU) 2025/794 as an amendment to Directive (EU) 2024/1760 and sets the transposition deadline at 26 July 2027.

The key operational change is classification. Label each roadmap item as one of three things: current CSDDD law after Directive (EU) 2025/794, national transposition work to watch, or proposal-stage Omnibus simplification that should not yet be implemented as if it were adopted law.

  • Use 26 July 2027 as the current Member State transposition deadline.
  • Use 26 July 2028 as the first application date for the Article 37 point (a) and point (b) company cohorts.
  • Use 26 July 2029 as the application date for the remaining Article 2 company cohorts covered by Article 37 point (c).
  • Do not describe proposal-stage simplification text as changing CSDDD duties, penalties, civil liability, stakeholder engagement, or climate-plan wording unless an adopted amendment source supports that exact change.
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European Commission CSDDD page

Commission page explaining that the Omnibus proposal goes to Parliament and Council and enters into force only after agreement and Official Journal publication.

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Use the current Article 37 dates for timing decisions, and keep pending Omnibus simplification items in a separate legal-status watch list.

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Question 2

Which CSDDD dates are current after Directive (EU) 2025/794?

The current Article 37 timing is no longer the original 2024 schedule. Member States must adopt and publish national implementing measures by 26 July 2027. The first company application phase begins on 26 July 2028, and the broader phase follows on 26 July 2029.

For Article 16 communication, Article 37 applies a later financial-year rule: the 26 July 2028 cohorts are tied to financial years starting on or after 1 January 2029, and the 26 July 2029 cohort is tied to financial years starting on or after 1 January 2030.

  • 26 July 2027 cohort: Member State transposition deadline.
  • 26 July 2028 cohort: EU companies and parent companies in Article 2(1)(a) and (b) with more than 3,000 employees on average and more than EUR 900 million net worldwide turnover in the relevant financial year.
  • 26 July 2028 cohort: third-country companies in Article 2(2)(a) and (b) with more than EUR 900 million net turnover in the Union in the relevant financial year.
  • 26 July 2029 cohort: all other Article 2(1)(a) and (b), Article 2(2)(a) and (b), Article 2(1)(c), and Article 2(2)(c) companies listed in Article 37 point (c).
  • Article 16 communication track: financial years starting on or after 1 January 2029 for the 2028 cohorts, and on or after 1 January 2030 for the 2029 cohort.
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Question 3

What is still proposal-stage Omnibus material?

Do not merge the adopted timing change with the broader simplification proposal. The Commission CSDDD page describes the Omnibus proposal to simplify duties and reduce regulatory burden, but also states that it goes to the European Parliament and Council for consideration and adoption and that changes enter into force after co-legislator agreement and Official Journal publication.

That means teams can monitor the proposal and prepare impact analyses, but should not rewrite binding CSDDD controls around proposed changes to the due diligence process, stakeholder engagement, monitoring cadence, penalties, civil liability, or transition-plan requirements unless an adopted amendment later changes the consolidated Directive.

  • Proposal-stage: simplification of due diligence duties and burden-reduction changes described in Omnibus I COM(2025)81.
  • Proposal-stage: changes discussed for stakeholder engagement, monitoring assessments, penalty wording, and civil liability.
  • Current adopted law for timing: the Article 37 dates shown in the consolidated Directive after Directive (EU) 2025/794.
  • Review control: keep a status column for each Omnibus item showing source, stage, adopted text if any, and the date the legal register was checked.
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Question 4

What evidence should be kept for the timing update?

Keep evidence that proves the organization did not rely on outdated dates or treat pending proposals as adopted law. The file should let legal, sustainability, finance, procurement, and reporting teams see the same current schedule and the same proposal watch list.

A useful record is narrow: it ties each entity or group to an Article 37 cohort, records the Article 16 timing conclusion, and keeps proposal-stage simplification items out of mandatory control changes until their status changes.

  • Current-law source snapshot: consolidated Directive URL, check date, Article 37 extract, and the reference to Directive (EU) 2025/794.
  • Entity timing register: EU or third-country status, relevant Article 2 limb, employee average where applicable, net worldwide turnover or Union turnover, and assigned Article 37 cohort.
  • Article 16 note: whether the entity is in an Article 16 communication path and which financial-year start date controls.
  • Proposal watch list: Omnibus proposal item, affected control if adopted, source URL, legislative stage, owner, and next review date.
  • Change log: which internal calendars, supplier-program milestones, board papers, and reporting plans were updated from the old schedule to the current Article 37 schedule.
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European Commission CSDDD page
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  • Supports keeping a separate watch list for pending Omnibus simplification items rather than applying them as adopted law.
"for their consideration and adoption"
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