Publicly communicate any significant risk to health, safety or the environment found during sandbox testing and immediately suspend development and testing until it is mitigated.
Competent authorities supervising net-zero regulatory sandboxes, and the participants they supervise must comply, and this is law in force.
Why it matters
This is law in force, not a proposal.
- It is Art. 33(5), in the Net-Zero Industry Act. as of 2026-08-18
- The act gives its timing as: Applies from 29 June 2024 (Art. 49(2)). as of 2026-08-18
- It names 4 industries by name: Batteries and solar, Clean tech, Carbon capture and storage and Power. as of 2026-08-18
- Compliance is checked by competent authority, if it happens. as of 2026-08-18
The rule
a significant risk identified during sandbox development or testing
Publicly communicate any significant risk to health, safety or the environment found during sandbox testing and immediately suspend development and testing until it is mitigated.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Source text
Competent authorities shall ensure that any significant risk to health, safety or the environment identified during the development and testing of innovative net-zero technologies or other innovative technologies is publicly communicated and results in the immediate suspension of the development and testing process until such risk is mitigated.
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