26 July 2029

Due diligence obligations start to apply to companies in scope. Omnibus I replaced the staggered start with one date for all of them.

This date is 1009 days away. It has moved 2 times; before the last change it was 26 July 2028.

Every date it has had

1. 26 July 2027: Directive (EU) 2024/1760 (CSDDD), Article 37(1)(a).
   “from 26 July 2027 as regards companies referred to in Article 2(1), points (a) and (b)”
   Official text · SHA-256 727260144e8f9686…
2. 26 July 2028: Directive (EU) 2025/794 ('stop-the-clock'), Article 2, replacing Article 37(1)(a).
   “from 26 July 2028 as regards companies referred to in Article 2(1), points (a) and (b)”
   Official text · SHA-256 9b1ae0bd3d5313f7…
3. 26 July 2029 (in force): Directive (EU) 2026/470 (Omnibus I), Article 4(22), replacing Article 37(1).
   “They shall apply those measures from 26 July 2029”
   Official text · SHA-256 8eb95f167657537d…

All EU deadlines · JSON: /v1/eu/deadlines/csddd-application

Last checked 20 October 2026. This is information, not legal advice.