European Commission logo

User account menu

Product Bureau

Textile products

The preparatory study on textile products, hereinafter referred to as PS, will mainly follow 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. The used methodology will be adapted to the specific features of the textile product group and the requirements set by the ESPR proposal.

Besides following the tasks set by the MEErP, the PS will include the building blocks of the Ecolabel Preliminary Report, as set by the EU Ecolabel Regulation. Additionally, the PS will point out the focus areas of the EU GPP criteria of the product selected in the scope.

The development of the PS will include the direct involvement of stakeholders following the principles of the Sevilla Process. The Table below reports the stages of the project that will require the participation of registered stakeholders.

The following link allows the registration 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, and analysis of base-cases from environmental and economic perspectives

 

To be communicated

 

3rd milestone

Analysis of ecodesign aspects, design options, policy scenarios, and elements to be included in the digital product passport

 

To be communicated

 

For each milestone, the stakeholder consultation will include the following steps:

  1. The JRC will communicate by email to all registered stakeholders the time and steps of the specific consultation. In the same email, the JRC will provide the working document(s) related to the milestone. All documents will be uploaded on the specific section.
  2. Registered stakeholders will read the working document(s) before the on-line consultation meeting.
  3. The JRC and registered stakeholders will attend the on-line consultation meeting. In this meeting, registered stakeholders will be able to openly discuss with the JRC and among themselves.
  4. Registered stakeholders will provide comments to the working document(s).
  5. On a specific section, the JRC will publish a document containing anonymised written comments submitted by the registered stakeholders with the corresponding answer by the JRC.

The suitable time will be given to each step of the stakeholder consultation.

Details about the 1st milestone

Date

Actions

23 February

The JRC will communicate by email to all registered stakeholders:

  • where to download the working document from – the working document will address product scope, market analysis, user behaviour and preliminary work on EU-Ecolabel and GPP;

  • the link to be used for the on-line consultation meeting.

From 23 February to 15 March

Registered stakeholders may read the working document before the on-line consultation meeting.

On 18 and 19 March

Registered stakeholders and JRC will attend the on-line consultation meeting.

JRC will provide the agenda of the meeting, in advance, by email to all registered stakeholders.

From 20 March to 22 April

Registered stakeholders will be able to provide comments in writing to the working document until 22 April.