EU: Omnibus Directive clears key milestone in European Parliament

On 13 October, the European Parliament’s position on the Omnibus Directive was approved by its Committee on Legal Affairs by 17 votes to six. Regarding due diligence rules, the report restores a risk-based approach and removes the European Commission’s proposed restriction that obligations to prevent and remedy harm apply only to direct suppliers. However, scope for requesting information from organisations with fewer than 5,000 employees would be limited. The text also aligns with the Council’