What Ecodesign for Sustainable Prod requires
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.
Pillar: Sustainability & ESG · Authority: European Parliament and the Council of the European Union · Version: 1.1.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
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- Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products (ESPR).
- ESPR Article 8-13: Requirements and technical specifications for the Digital Product Passport (DPP) and Data Carrier.
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