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This is the project webpage of the revision of the EU Ecolabel criteria for Indoor cleaning services (Commission Decision (EU) 2018/680 of 2 May 2018). The revision has started in Spring 2025 by the Directorate General Joint Research Centre (DG JRC) for the European Commission's Directorate General for the Environment (DG ENV).

The EU Ecolabel for Indoor Cleaning Services promotes the production and consumption of products/services with a reduced environmental impact along the life cycle. The label is awarded only to the best environmentally performing products in the market.

The EU Ecolabel criteria are developed within the framework of EU Ecolabel Regulation 66/2010. The criteria are revised taking into consideration legislation, market development, technical standards and environmental aspects from a life cycle perspective, health and safety and social aspects. The project requires and welcomes active participation from all stakeholders during the whole EU Ecolabel criteria revision/development process, such as manufacturers, supply chain industry, academia, procurers, Member States, consumer organisations, standardisation bodies, and NGOs following the principles of the Sevilla Process. 

The revision process is ongoing and its end is expected by Q2 of 2027 (date to be determined). If you want to be involved in the consultation process, please register yourself as a stakeholder for this project here. Please note that contacting us via the ‘Contact us’ section of this website is not a way to register as a stakeholder. Registered stakeholders will be regularly informed about the progress of the revision.

The next mileston of the project is the 1^st technical meeting (Ad Hoc Working Group – AHWG, which will happen virtually on the 30^th of April 2026. Written comments on the first draft proposal will be accepted until the 18^th of May 2026.

The documents that serve as the basis for the discussions during the consultation are: 

• Preliminary Report – providing the background information for the revision of the EU Ecolabel criteria for the product group ‘indoor cleaning services’ (ICS).
• Draft Technical Report 1 (TR1) – including a first proposal for the revision of the criteria, supported by a rationale for the proposed changes to the criteria.

All the documents shared as part of the EUEL criteria revision are accessible at the “Documents” section of this website: https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/product-groups/409/documents  (please, check tab ‘New EU Ecolabel Criteria Revision Document (2025 revision)’)

The feedback will be collected through an EU Survey that will be sent to registered stakeholders during the first half of April.

Besides this home page, this website contains the following sections for an easy navigation:

• Project plan – describing different stages of the project;
• Documents – reporting the most updated documents related to the project;
• Register - allows you to register as a stakeholder (clicking on "Register" in the menu on the left);
• Contact us – providing the possibility to contact the project team but not as a way to register as a stakeholder.

Thank you for your interest!