Commission welcomes provisional agreement for more sustainable, repairable and circular products

The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. It will help make sustainable products the new norm in the EU, by making them last longer, use energy and resources more efficiently, easier to repair and recycle, contain fewer substances of concern and include more recycled content. It will also improve the level playing field for sustainable products on the EU's internal market and strengthen the global competitiveness of businesses offering sustainable products.

The new law will build on the existing Ecodesign Directive that has successfully driven the improved energy efficiency of products in the EU for almost 20 years. It will allow to progressively set performance and information requirements for key products placed on the EU market.

The Commission will adopt and regularly update a list of products identified on the basis of a thorough analysis and criteria notably related to the EU's climate, environment and energy efficiency objectives. This way, the Commission will ensure predictability and transparency on which products will be covered when. Priority will be given to highly impactful products.

The new Regulation also contains novel measures to end the wasteful and environmentally harmful practice of destroying unsold consumer products. More information on the sustainability characteristics of products will be made available, including through a ‘Digital Product Passport'.

More information is in the press release.

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