Regulatory Impact Assessment
Every regulatory change, already assessed for impact. For each of your legal entities.
As soon as a regulation moves, Obsidian assesses what it changes for every entity in your group: the impact level, the next deadline, the next step. Your experts confirm or dismiss, with a reason. Nothing is decided for them.
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The real impact detail screen. The example follows the selected industry, on the fictional Meridian group.
What changes
Your week, without and with Obsidian.
Before
Without Obsidian
- Every news item reread to guess whether it concerns you
- Impact assessments redone by hand, subsidiary by subsidiary
- No record of why a regulation was dismissed
After
With Obsidian
- The impact already assessed, entity by entity
- Critical, Action or Info: you know where to start
- Every decision confirmed or dismissed, with its reason
The benefits
What you gain, in concrete terms.
01Priorities
You know where to start
Every finding carries its level: Critical, Action or Info. Your team handles what really matters first.
Findings inbox, impact level02Per entity
Each subsidiary, its own verdict
The same regulation does not weigh the same everywhere. Obsidian assesses each entity separately, based on what it does and where.
Assessment by entityClassify the applicant screening tool against Annex III
03Validation
Your experts stay in control
Obsidian proposes, your experts decide. Every confirmation and every dismissal keeps its reason and its author.
Confirm or dismiss, with historyIn your industry
A real case, step by step.
Pick your industry: the example follows, with a real official publication and the fictional Meridian group.
Digital omnibus on AI: final green light from the Council
Effective date- The changeObligations postponed to 2 December 2027
To: AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.
- The impactMeridian Netherlands B.V.: Action
Assessed for this entity, based on what it does and where.
- The next stepClassify the applicant screening tool against Annex III
Your experts confirm or dismiss, with a reason.
FDA2 February 2026Medical devices: the FDA's QMSR takes effect
Effective date- The changeQMSR: ISO 13485:2016 incorporated by reference
To: Quality Management System Regulation, 21 CFR Part 820.
- The impactMeridian America Inc.: Action
Assessed for this entity, based on what it does and where.
- The next stepAlign the device quality system with ISO 13485:2016
Your experts confirm or dismiss, with a reason.
EPA14 October 2026Trichloroethylene: the EPA proposes to extend certain compliance dates
Deadline- The changeCertain dates pushed back to 31 December 2027 under the EPA proposal (91 FR 65148)
To: TSCA rule on trichloroethylene (40 CFR 751).
- The impactMeridian America Inc.: Action
Assessed for this entity, based on what it does and where.
- The next stepReview the TCE phase-out plan against the proposed dates
Your experts confirm or dismiss, with a reason.
European Commission21 September 2026ESRS: revised Set 1 published in the Official Journal
Effective date- The changeRevised ESRS, data points simplified after the Omnibus I directive
To: European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), Set 1.
- The impactMeridian Netherlands B.V.: Action
Assessed for this entity, based on what it does and where.
- The next stepAlign the 2026 sustainability statement with the revised ESRS
Your experts confirm or dismiss, with a reason.
SEC21 September 2026Proxy rules: the SEC proposes to modernize its rules and repeal Rule 14a-8
Consultation- The changeRepeal proposed, comments open until 20 November 2026
To: SEC proxy rules (17 CFR 240).
- The impactMeridian America Inc.: Action
Assessed for this entity, based on what it does and where.
- The next stepDecide on a comment letter before 20 November 2026
Your experts confirm or dismiss, with a reason.
CFTC13 October 2026Crypto assets: the CFTC publishes an advance notice on two future rules
Consultation- The changeAdvance notice: Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets
To: CFTC rules on crypto asset transactions and markets (17 CFR Parts 1, 38 and 39).
- The impactMeridian America Inc.: Critical
Assessed for this entity, based on what it does and where.
- The next stepMap the activities in scope and prepare the comment
Your experts confirm or dismiss, with a reason.
How it works
The result: a findings inbox, sorted for you.
1The findings inbox
Every impact across your entities, from Critical to simple Info, with the next deadline.
Real app screen, on the fictional Meridian group.
What comes next
One platform, modules that work together.
The entity deploys an AI system (Article 3) and uses it for recruitment (Annex III).
Each subsidiary's rules, and why
Explore the module Act and proveCompliance Actions and OversightAlign the 2026 sustainability statement with the revised ESRS
An owner, a deadline, the proof
Explore the module KnowRegulatory Change AnalysisBefore, after, proof
Explore the moduleFrequently asked questions
Your questions, our answers.
Obsidian Regulatory Impact Assessment evaluates each regulatory change for every legal entity of a group, with an impact level, the next deadline and a suggested next step that experts confirm or dismiss.
Who decides?
Your experts. Obsidian proposes an assessment, they confirm or dismiss it, with a reason kept in the history.
What is the assessment based on?
On the official change, each entity's profile (its applicability questionnaire) and the legal basis, article by article.
How many entities?
From one entity to several hundred: each gets its own assessment.
What comes next?
One click turns an impact into an action, with an owner and a deadline.