This regulation is not just about chemicals. It’s about what kind of society we want the European Union to be. Do we want a society that supports personal freedom, scientific progress, and rational, evidence-based policymaking? One that upholds fundamental values like innocent until proven guilty — and encourages curiosity, learning, and innovation? Or do we want a society that reacts in panic and fear — a society where symbolic laws punish the innocent while doing nothing to stop real threats?

This regulation was passed in response to terrorism, but it is not stopping terrorism. There is no public evidence that it has prevented a single attack. Instead, it is criminalizing students, teachers, and hobby chemists. It is slowing research, harming education, and undermining trust. The cost of this law is far higher than most people realize. And now, the EU is considering expanding it even further. If we stay silent, this damage will grow.

This petition is a call to action — to protect what makes Europe worth defending: its freedom, its reason, its spirit of scientific exploration.

If you believe in these values, please speak up and sign.

This is the regulation: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1148/oj

Here are the results of a previous survey from the EU on the regulation:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13426-Preventing-terrorism-new-rules-on-the-marketing-and-use-of-high-risk-chemicals/public-consultation_en