{
  "node_id": "eu-espr-ecodesign",
  "title": "Ecodesign for Sustainable Prod",
  "domain": "Sustainability & ESG",
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-04-09",
  "bluf": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishes a comprehensive framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products, significantly expanding upon its predecessor, Directive 2009/125/EC. As a cornerstone of the Circular Economy Action Plan, this regulation mandates stringent performance and information criteria to promote durability, reusability, and environmental transparency. Compliance necessitates meeting specific performance thresholds, including achieving a `minimum_recycled_content_percentage` of 25 percent and ensuring `energy_efficiency_class_threshold_met` targets are satisfied. Durability is centrally addressed through obligations for a `minimum_spare_parts_availability_years` of 10 and a `minimum_firmware_support_years` of 5, supported by a calculated `reparability_score_calculated`. A critical information requirement, detailed within ESPR Articles 8-13, is that a `digital_product_passport_generated` must be produced, with its associated `dpp_data_carrier_accessible` for consumers and authorities. This passport discloses data from a required `lifecycle_assessment_completed`, a declared `product_carbon_footprint_declared`, and confirms `substances_of_concern_present_tracked` in alignment with frameworks like Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH). Furthermore, under ESPR Article 25, a strict prohibition on the destruction of unsold consumer products, particularly apparel, is enforced; compliance is verified by the `unsold_consumer_goods_destroyed` metric being false. These integrated requirements ensure products placed on the Union market adhere to a holistic standard of environmental sustainability.",
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    "_available_keys": [
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      "iso_standard",
      "ai_overlay_2026",
      "industry_mapping"
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    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    "csrd-eu-sustainability",
    "eu-battery-passport",
    "eu-taxonomy-sustainable",
    "reach-chemical-comp",
    "rohs-hazardous-sub",
    "weee-electronic-waste"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 6
}