EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781)

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation replaces the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC with a framework under which the Commission sets, by delegated act per product group, performance and information requirements on durability, reliability, repairability, upgradability, substances of concern, energy, water and resource efficiency, recycled content, remanufacturing, recyclability, carbon and environmental footprint and waste, backed by a digital product passport connected to a unique product identifier and a Commission register, labelling rules, a ban on destroying unsold apparel and footwear from 19 July 2026 with annual disclosure of discarded unsold products, and the obligations of manufacturers, authorised representatives, importers, distributors, dealers, fulfilment service providers, online marketplaces and supply-chain actors, enforced through CE marking, market surveillance and national penalties. It comprises 42 controls organised across 8 domains, and applies in the European Union.