Directive (EU) 2024/1306 is on the Banking & Capital Markets rulebook because its official title matches sustainability reporting. Source: EUR-Lex and European Parliament procedure file; company-specific applicability still depends on your activities. Methodology

Directive (EU) 2024/1306: what it means for Banking & Capital Markets

The Directive (EU) 2024/1306 is part of the EU rulebook for banking & capital markets. Its subject matter covers sustainability reportingcore to the sector. Here’s what the act does, why it’s on your radar, and how to see whether it affects your specific company.

Act
32024L1306
Type
Directive
Stage
Procedure completed
Dated
2024-04-29
Procedure
2023/0368(COD)
Lead committee
JURI

What the act does

to amend Directive 2013/34/EU as regards the time limits for the adoption of sustainability reporting standards for certain sectors and for certain third-country undertakings. PROPOSED ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: reporting requirements play a key role in ensuring proper monitoring and correct enforcement of legislation. Reporting requirements can however also impose disproportionate burdens on stakeholders,…

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Why it matters for Banking & Capital Markets

Banks, investment firms and capital-markets participants operate under the EU's prudential and markets rulebook. These are the core acts in scope.

Directive (EU) 2024/1306 sits in that rulebook because its subject matter covers sustainability reporting. Whether — and how — it applies to a given business depends on that business’s activities, products and markets.

Does the Directive (EU) 2024/1306 apply to your company?

This act’s scope covers:

  • sustainability reporting

Does your business touch any of these?

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Primary sources

The act’s summary is the European Parliament’s own procedure record; the sector connection is the act’s stated subject matter. Lex shows the law and the grounded connection — not legal advice. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU). Methodology.