For pharmaceutical companies
Vicky tracks EU and national pharmaceutical and environmental law, shows what is about to change, and answers compliance questions with citations to the source text.
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Rules that already apply, or soon will, to medicine manufacturers and marketing authorisation holders.
Introduces extended producer responsibility for pharmaceutical residues in urban wastewater. Producers of medicines will co-fund the extra treatment.
Sets recyclability, labelling and substance requirements for packaging, including the packaging your medicines are sold in.
Proposed EU rules to secure the supply of critical medicines and strengthen manufacturing in Europe.
The proposed overhaul of the EU's core pharmaceutical directive and regulation, from marketing authorisation to data protection.
Registration and authorisation of chemical substances, including the substances of very high concern used in API synthesis.
Hazard classification and labelling of the chemical substances and mixtures you make or import.
Environmental permits and best available techniques for large pharmaceutical manufacturing sites.
Good manufacturing practice rules for medicines. Vicky follows EudraLex for updates.
Vicky takes official documents, FAQs and related documents straight from these sources: EU and national legal portals and pharma regulators. Every answer cites the source text.
See laws that just started applying, the dates coming up next, and EU files still in the pipeline, before they land on your desk.
Radar
Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
Applying since August 12, 2026
Vicky's take
The general application date has passed. Check your medicine packaging portfolio against the new recyclability, labelling and substance rules.
Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (revised)
Applies from August 1, 2027
Vicky's take
Producers of medicines will co-fund the extra wastewater treatment. Expect national schemes and the split of costs to take shape before this date.
Critical Medicines Act
Proposed March 11, 2025
Vicky's take
Still under negotiation. It could change supply obligations and support for manufacturing critical medicines in Europe.
Illustrative example, data as of September 28, 2026
We asked a general AI assistant and Vicky the same regulatory question. Only one of them worked from the current law.
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When does the revised Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive become applicable?
General AI assistant
The revised Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/3019) enters into force 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU, and it becomes applicable (i.e., must be applied) from 1 January 2026.
Gives 1 January 2026. The revised Directive applies from 1 August 2027.
Vicky
The revised Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/3019) becomes applicable from 1 August 2027 for the provisions explicitly flagged for deferred application — Articles 12 and 13 and Annexes II and IV. source 14
At legislation level, it is recorded as in force and with a general date of application of 1 August 2027. legislation record
If you tell me which obligation you’re tracking (e.g., energy neutrality, quaternary treatment/micropollutants, monitoring/reporting), I can point you to the exact article and the relevant phased deadlines for different plant sizes.
Correct date, taken from the legislation record and the directive text.
Recorded on September 28, 2026. General assistant: GPT-5.2 via API, no tools, web search off. Vicky: Vicky assistant v3. Same prompt to both, first answer, shown in full. Showing 3 of 25 questions we tested.
Working with Sustainova has made a noticeable difference in how our team handles sustainability compliance. Vicky is fantastic—it saves us so much time sifting through complex EU regulations and gives clear, reliable guidance.
Silvie Kovaľ
ESG Manager
Vicky is a unique tool. It marks the end of searching through legislation. And also the end of anxiety that you might have missed some regulation.
Zuzana Hola
Head of Sustainability, Vodafone
I'm getting familiar with Vicky, the AI expert, and my new best friend.
Ines Windisch
Chief Sustainability Officer, Zentiva Group
Onboarding starts from pharma, so you do not begin with a blank page.
Vicky matches the regulations that apply to you and what each one requires.
Follow updates in Radar and ask Vicky when something is unclear.
EU sources such as EUR-Lex, EudraLex, EMA, ECHA, ICH and PIC/S, plus national authorities in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria and Germany.
No. Vicky finds the rules, explains them and cites the source text. Your team still makes the decisions.
Yes. You can attach files to a conversation with the Vicky assistant and ask questions about them.
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