The preparatory study on textile products, hereinafter referred to as PS, mainly follows the structure prescribed by the Methodology for Ecodesign of Energy-related Products (MEErP). This methodology has over many years proved to be comprehensive and effective in preparing product related legislation and is therefore deemed fit to be applied also to non-energy-related products. The MEErP consists of seven tasks: task 1 on scope, task 2 on markets, task 3 on user behaviour, task 4 on technologies, task 5 on environment and economics, task 6 on design options, and task 7 on policy scenarios. This methodology has been adapted to the specific features of the textile product group and the requirements set by the Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products (ESPR).
Besides following the tasks set by the MEErP, the PS includes the building blocks of the Ecolabel Preliminary Report, as set by the EU Ecolabel Regulation. Additionally, the PS will point out the focus areas for possible EU GPP criteria for products in the scope.
The development of the PS includes the direct involvement of stakeholders following the principles of the Sevilla Process. The Table below reports the stages of the project that count upon the participation of registered stakeholders.
The following link allows to register as stakeholder: https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau//contact/register
Milestone | Topic addressed | Date |
Initial questionnaire | Definitions, Scope, Market analysis, User Behaviour, Ecodesign aspects, EU Ecolabel, EU Green Public Procurement | 30 March 2023 – 8 May 2023 |
1st milestone | Scope, market, user behaviour, current EU Ecolabel criteria, current EU Green Public Procurement criteria | 23 February 2024 – 22 April 2024 |
2nd milestone | Technologies, framework and data gaps of environmental and economic model, and a questionnaire about substances and substances of concern | 14 November 2024 to 17 March 2025 |
3rd milestone | Analysis of base cases and design options | 16 December 2025 to 30 March 2026 |
4th milestone | Policy scenarios, and elements to be included in the Digital Product Passport | To be communicated |
For each milestone, the stakeholder consultation includes the following steps:
On a specific section, the JRC publishes anonymised written comments submitted by the registered stakeholders.
The JRC strives to allocate a suitable amount of time to each stakeholder consultation step.
Details about the 3rd milestone
Date | Actions | Documents |
On 16 December 2025 | The JRC provided via email the following documents to all registered stakeholders:
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On 9 January 2026 | The JRC sent via email the agenda and the links of the online workshop to all registered stakeholders. | Not applicable |
On 14 and 15 January 2026 | Celebration of the online workshop. | Not applicable |
On 15 January 2026 | The JRC uploaded to the project’s website the slides used during the online workshop. | |
On 30 January 2026 | The JRC sent via email to all registered stakeholders the PDF version of the questionnaire addressing the 3rd milestone. | |
On 4 February 2026 | JRC uploaded to the project’s website the results of the LCA model based on characterization factors only. These results did not undergo neither normalization nor weighting”. | |
On 5 February 2026 | JRC communicated via email to all registered stakeholders the links to Part 1 and Part 2 of the EU Survey to be used for contributing to the 3rd milestone. Additionally, the JRC communicated the upload of the “Results of the LCA before normalization and weighting”. | |
From 30 January to 30 March 2026 | Stakeholders prepare written feedback to the 3rd milestone. | Not applicable |
On 30 March 2026 at 23:59 (CET) | Deadline for stakeholders to submit their contributions to the 3rd milestone via the two questionnaires on EU Survey. |
How to provide written comments to the working document
Stakeholders will be able to provide written contributions to the working document of the 3rd milestone (Textile-Prep-Study_3rd-Milestone_20251212.pdf) until 30 March 2026 at 23:59 CET.
Written contributions should be submitted via two questionnaires addressing specific parts of the working document:
- Part 1 of 2 of the questionnaire
- Part 2 of 2 of the questionnaire
The questionnaire is structured around the main new / revised sections in the the working document of the 3rd milestone. The design of the questionnaire enables stakeholders to identify and easily choose to skip sections that may not be of their interest. In section 14 of Part 2 of 2 of the questionnaire, stakeholders may provide comments also on topics not covered in the other sections.
Additional supporting documents can be shared with the JRC, clearly indicating whether the information should be treated as confidential, via email to JRC-B5-TEXTILES@ec.europa.eu.
Kindly note that comments made in Section 14 of Part 2 of 2 of the questionnaire or documents sent via email should not reiterate or substitute answers on topics to be addressed in previous sections of the questionnaire. JRC would be grateful if stakeholders can support the JRC in analysing the contributions received by using to the maximum extent possible the structured questionnaires provided.
