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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 first draft criteria proposal was discussed during the 1^st technical meeting (Ad Hoc Working Group – AHWG, which happened virtually on the 30^th of April 2026. The documents that serve as the basis for the discussions during the consultation were: 

• 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.

Written comments on the first draft proposal as replies to an EU survey were accepted until the 25th of May 2026.

The next milestone of the project is the second draft criteria proposal, to be discussed during the 2nd AHWG that is expected to happen virtually on 12th November 2026 (date to be confirmed). The draft technical report 2 (TR2) containing this 2nd draft criteria proposals and the corresponding rationales is expected to be released approximately 4 weeks before the 2nd AHWG meeting. The period to receive written comments on this 2nd draft proposal will start after the publication of the TR2 and it will end approximately 2 weeks after the EU Ecolabelling Board (EUEB) meeting, thus by approximately by mid-December 2026 (dates to be confirmed).

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.

All the documents shared as part of the EUEL criteria revision are accessible at the “Documents” section of this website, check tab ‘New EU Ecolabel Criteria Revision Document (2025 revision)

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!