COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the documents Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/E...

EUROPEAN COMMISSION COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the documents Brussels, 21.5.2025 SWD(2025) 130 final Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications and Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 765/2008, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2023/1230, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/1781 as regards digitalisation and common specifications {COM(2025) 503 final} - {COM(2025) 504 final} EN EN CONTENTS A. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 2 B. Administrative burden associated with obligations to provide paper documentation ............ 4 C. Burdens for businesses associated with absence of harmonised standards ............................ 9 D. Stakeholder consultations ......................................................................................................11 1. Consultations carried out in prior impact assessments and evaluations ............................11 2. Consultation of...