This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 March 2026.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

( 1 ) Commission Directive 2008/63/EC of 20 June 2008 on competition in the markets in telecommunications terminal equipment ( OJ L 162, 21.6.2008, p. 20 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/63/oj ).

( 2 ) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, A competitiveness compass for the EU, COM(2025) 30 final.

( 3 ) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, A simpler and faster Europe: Communication on implementation and simplification, COM(2025) 47 final.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2026/500/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2026/500 of 5 March 2026 amending Directive 2008/63/EC as regards a reporting obligation