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, Current EU Ecolabel criteria, Current EU Green Public Procurement criteria, User behaviour |
To be communicated |
2nd milestone |
Topics to be communicated after finalization of the 1st milestone |
To be communicated |
3rd milestone |
Topics to be communicated after finalization of the 2nd milestone |
To be communicated |
For each milestone, the stakeholder consultation will include the following steps:
The suitable time will be given to each step of the stakeholder consultation.