Directive (EU) 2026/470, Article 4(7)
Prioritisation is not a penalty trigger
What is the requirement, in plain English?
Where a company has prioritised impacts in the way the Article allows, the mere fact that it has not addressed a less significant adverse impact does not expose it to penalties under Article 27.
What evidence does a regulator or an auditor ask for?
The prioritisation record and the reason the lower-ranked impact was not addressed in the period.
Which dates matter?
- Transposition of Article 4 (due diligence amendments): 26 July 2028
The transposition deadline for Articles 1 to 3 of the amending directive is 19 March 2027 (Article 5). For Article 4 it is 26 July 2028, applied from 26 July 2029.
What does it cross-reference?
- (EU) 2024/1760 Article 27
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Read from (EU) 2024/1760, Article 9(4), as amended by Directive (EU) 2026/470, Article 4(7), saved from EUR-Lex on 2026-10-17.