{"id":5173,"date":"2024-07-18T08:43:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T05:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/?p=5173"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:44:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T09:44:57","slug":"new-ecodesign-regulation-for-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/new-ecodesign-regulation-for-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ecodesign Regulation for EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Regulation (EU) 1781\/2024<\/strong> was <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg\/2024\/1781\/oj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">published<\/a> in the Official Journal of the European Union during last June. Known as the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), it sets forth comprehensive ecodesign requirements aiming at enhancing the sustainability of products available in the EU market.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/new-ecodesign-regulation-for-eu\/#Framework_for_Sustainable_Product_Design\" >Framework for Sustainable Product Design<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/new-ecodesign-regulation-for-eu\/#Digital_Product_Passport_and_Green_Public_Procurement\" >Digital Product Passport and Green Public Procurement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/new-ecodesign-regulation-for-eu\/#Initial_Focus_Areas\" >Initial Focus Areas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/new-ecodesign-regulation-for-eu\/#Ecodesign_Criteria\" >Ecodesign Criteria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/new-ecodesign-regulation-for-eu\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Framework_for_Sustainable_Product_Design\"><\/span><strong>Framework for Sustainable Product Design<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regulation (EU) 1781\/2024 introduces a robust <strong>framework for defining ecodesign requirements<\/strong> that products must follow before being placed on the market. The primary objective is to promote environmental sustainability, ensuring that <strong>sustainable products become the norm<\/strong>. This includes reducing their carbon footprint and overall environmental impact throughout their life cycle, while also ensuring their free distribution within the internal market.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Digital_Product_Passport_and_Green_Public_Procurement\"><\/span><strong>Digital Product Passport and Green Public Procurement<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A notable change the ESPR implements is the <strong>digital product passport<\/strong>, a set of data specific to a product, located on its packaging or on itself. This aims to enhance <strong>end-to-end traceability<\/strong> of a product throughout its value chain and also help consumers gain digital access to its <strong>information<\/strong>, enhancing their ability for product comparison. Additionally, the regulation provides for the setting of mandatory green public procurement requirements (Article 65) and creates a framework to prevent unsold consumer products from being destroyed (Chapter 4).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/New-Ecodesign-Regulation-for-EU-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"New Ecodesign Regulation for EU - EU flag\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Initial_Focus_Areas\"><\/span><strong>Initial Focus Areas <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The European Commission is tasked with adopting a working plan to prioritize products that must comply with the ecodesign requirements. For the initial work program (between 2024 and 2027), <strong>priority products include<\/strong> <strong>iron, steel, aluminum, textiles (especially clothing and footwear)<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">,<\/span> detergents, paints, chemicals, information and communication technology products, and<\/strong> <strong>other<\/strong> <strong>electronic items<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ecodesign_Criteria\"><\/span><strong>Ecodesign Criteria<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Article 5 of the ESPR outlines specific <strong>ecodesign criteria<\/strong>, such as <strong>durability<\/strong>,<strong> reusability<\/strong>,<strong> recycled content<\/strong>,<strong> recyclability, anticipated waste generation, <\/strong>and more. The aforementioned criteria aim to ensure that products are designed with sustainability in mind <strong>since their beginning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regulation (EU) 1781\/2024 marks a transformative step towards a more sustainable future within Europe. By establishing some ecodesign requirements and promoting innovative tools like the digital product passport, ESPR aims to make sustainable products the standard market approach and, at the same time, reduce ecological footprint of Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For more information, you can access the full text of the Regulation (EU) 2024\/1781 on <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg\/2024\/1781\/oj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">EUR-Lex website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regulation (EU) 1781\/2024 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union during last June. Known as the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), it sets forth comprehensive ecodesign requirements aiming at enhancing the sustainability of products available in the EU market. \u00a0 Framework for Sustainable Product Design Regulation (EU) 1781\/2024 introduces a robust&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,545,540],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-packaging-legislation-en","category-regulations-policy-en","category-28","category-545","category-540","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5173"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5226,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5173\/revisions\/5226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}