Detergents

The new revision for this project is expected to start soon (starting date to be confirmed)

This project will be based mainly on the requirements addressed in Annex I of the Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 November 2009 on the EU Ecolabel.

The following five tasks are foreseen:

• Task 1 – Product scope definition
• Task 2 – Market analysis
• Task 3 – Technical analysis
• Task 4 – Improvement potential
• Task 5 – Elaboration of draft criteria and technical background reports

Deliverables:

1. Preliminary report: contains outcomes from tasks 1-4, covering:

• Product definition and classification
• Economic and market analysis
• Technical and environmental analysis

2. Technical report including criteria proposal and supporting rationale. During the revision process, this report is improved via stakeholders' consultation, with several intermediate versions are produced.

Project timeline:

The revision process has started. The vote is expected to happen by the end of 2025 (to be confirmed).

Meetings

The 1st Ad Hoc Working Group (1st AHWG) will be held on the 12th and 13th of March 2024 in a virtual format (livestreamed meeting). The 2nd AHWG is expected to happen during Q4 2024 (to be confirmed).