October 2025 saw key regulatory updates and strategic pressures that will affect certification and compliance workflows globally. One major move: the Regulation (EU) 2025/1706 entered into force on 25 September and lays down detailed test methods and administrative requirements for exhaust and evaporative emissions type-approval under the upcoming Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 (Euro 7) regime. digitalsolutions.applusidiada.com+1
Another significant development: the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) leaked a position paper warning that planned EU CO₂ regulations risk being “Swiss cheese” due to multiple requested loopholes–a reminder that industry is pushing back and being strategic in compliance discussions. T&E
For compliance professionals this suggests: revisit your type-approval strategies now, update documentation and test-planning for the new methods, and monitor upstream lobby/industry shifts that may affect your regulatory forecasting and risk-registers.