The Preparatory Study develops the background data analysis to a stage where policy-makers are enabled to propose a mix of policy options and technical requirements for the product group in question. The data to be compiled must comprehensively summarise the environmental, market, socio-economic and technical information for the product group concerned. The Preparatory Study addresses the following tasks, in accordance with the Methodology for the Ecodesign of Energy-related Products (MEErP) developed by the European Commission:
This figure shows an indicative timeline of the project:
Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings to discuss on the draft reports took place in May 2018, January 2019 and June 2020.
No ongoing consultation
