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.
EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a compliance framework from European Union with 8 domains and 42 controls. The largest domains are Obligations of economic operators (Articles 27 to 38) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) (21 controls), Digital product passport, register and customs controls (Articles 9 to 15) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) (7 controls), Conformity of products (Articles 39 to 47) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) (5 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (8)
Conformity of products (Articles 39 to 47) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 39(1) | Test, measurement and calculation methods |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 40(1)-(4) | No circumvention: behaviour, test-detecting products, test-specific instructions and early degradation |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 40(5) | Software and firmware updates must not degrade performance beyond the acceptable margins |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 44 | EU declaration of conformity |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 46 | Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking |
Destruction of unsold consumer products (Articles 23 to 26) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 23 | General principle of preventing the destruction of unsold consumer products |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 24 | Disclosure of information on discarded unsold consumer products and provision to authorities |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 25(1)-(2) | Ban on the destruction of unsold consumer products listed in Annex VII, and the anti-circumvention duty |
Digital product passport, register and customs controls (Articles 9 to 15) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 10(1) | Essential requirements of the digital product passport |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 10(3)-(4) | Digital copy for dealers and online marketplaces within five working days, and the backup copy with a passport service provider |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 11 | Technical design and operation of the digital product passport |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 12 | Unique operator and facility identifiers |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 13(4)-(5) | Uploading the passport identifiers to the Commission's register and the unique registration identifier |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 15(1) | Customs controls: providing the unique registration identifier on release for free circulation |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 9 | Digital product passport: availability and the elements the delegated act specifies |
Labelling (Articles 16 and 17) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 17 | Misleading labels |
Notified bodies, market surveillance, delegated acts, penalties and final provisions (Articles 48 to 80) and the Annexes – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 79(4) | Transitional duty: electronic conformity documentation for products placed on the market under Directive 2009/125/EC |
Obligations of economic operators (Articles 27 to 38) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 27(1)-(2) | Manufacturers: conformity of design and manufacture, information, the passport, the conformity assessment, the technical documentation, the EU declaration of conformity and the CE marking |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 27(10) | Manufacturers: information to a competent authority within fifteen days and cooperation on corrective measures |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 27(3)-(4) | Manufacturers: ten-year retention and continued conformity of series production |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 27(5)-(6) | Manufacturers: identification of the product and of the manufacturer |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 27(7) | Manufacturers: digital instructions, paper safety information and paper instructions on request |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 27(8) | Manufacturers: corrective action, withdrawal, recall and notification of non-conformity |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 27(9) | Manufacturers: public communication channels for complaints and a five-year complaints register |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 28 | Authorised representatives |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 29(1)-(2) | Importers: placing only compliant products on the market after verifying the manufacturer's conformity steps |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 29(3)-(5) | Importers: identification and contact details, digital instructions, and storage and transport conditions |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 29(6)-(8) | Importers: corrective action and notification, ten-year availability of the declaration and documentation, and information to authorities within fifteen days |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 30 | Obligations of distributors |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 31 | Obligations of dealers |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 32 | Obligations related to labels |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 33 | Obligations of fulfilment service providers |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 34 | Cases in which importers and distributors take on the manufacturer's obligations |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 35 | Obligations of providers of online marketplaces and online search engines |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 36(1) | Information in distance-selling offers |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 36(2) | Supply-chain traceability information kept for ten years and provided within fifteen days |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 37 | Monitoring and reporting obligations of economic operators: quantities placed on the market, in-use energy and performance data, and non-personal operating data |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 38 | Requirements for supply chain actors |
Priorities, planning, consultation, self-regulation and SMEs (Articles 18 to 22) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 21 | Self-regulation measures: contents, publication, notification of changes and reporting by signatories |
Subject matter, scope, free movement and the ecodesign requirements framework (Articles 1 to 8) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 3(1) | Free movement: products placed on the market or put into service only if they meet the applicable ecodesign requirements |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 6(1) | Performance requirements |
| eu-espr-regulation-eu-2024-1781::Art 7 | Information requirements, including the tracking of substances of concern and the manner of provision |
What is EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) and who does it apply to?
EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) is a compliance framework from European Union with 8 domains and 42 controls. 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 is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) actually require?
EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) has 42 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Obligations of economic operators (Articles 27 to 38) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) (21 controls), Digital product passport, register and customs controls (Articles 9 to 15) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) (7 controls), Conformity of products (Articles 39 to 47) – EU ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) (5 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
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