American companies are adding their voice to the list of critics aimed at ESG regulations in Europe.

The American Chamber of Commerce of the European Union, whose members include Ford Motor Co., Exxon Mobil Corp. and Amazon.com Inc., is asking the EU to delay and even stop the important tables of their environmental, social and social rules Government, according to a statement on Monday. It also says that companies should be free to ignore ESG regulations until a legislative and amended review has been completed.

The demands are added to the pressure of Germany and France, the two largest economies in the EU, to simplify ESG rules against marking competitiveness and economic deterioration. EU officials are due to propose changes to the key regulations: the Corporate Sustainability Reports Directive, the Corporate Singed Diligence Directive and taxonomy regulation, at the end of this month, as part of a so -called OMNIBUS process.

“In the midst of significant political uncertainty while simplification is underway, companies should not comply with the legislation that could change materially,” said the Chamber, also known as Amcham.

CSRD, which requires companies to provide hundreds of ESG data points, and CSDDD, which introduces legal responsibility if companies allow ESG violations in their supply chains, they are now “a main concern for transatlantic companies,” said Amcham . He points out that 84% of the members who do business in the EU consider the rules of ESG “a primary barrier” to commerce.

“The EU must immediately stop the clock in the transposition of the CSDDD and delay the implementation of the CSRD,” said Amcham. “At the same time, companies must ensure that their investments and substantial compliance commitments to transform their business models have not done in vain.”

Amcham said that almost all of its members support Paris’s climate agreement and are investing “significant resources to implement responsible commercial practices.” But the ESG regulatory framework of Europe must restructure free companies to invest “in the green transition instead of excessive compliance requirements,” he said.

Maria Luis Albuquerque, Commissioner for EU Financial Services, said there is room for adjustments to the ESG rules of the block in the light of criticism. But he also warned against waiting for direct deregulation.

It’s about “adjusting the rhythm,” while “keeps the anchor,” he said in a recent interview.

The Chamber recommends that the Commission consolidate the climate transition requirements, provide guidance on the provisions of CSRD at least two years before its implementation and make more to protect the supply chains of a compliance collection effect. He also reported that the Commission addressed the extraterritorial scope of CSDDD and “mitigates excessive civil liability risks.”

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