NOVI REGULATORNI OKVIR ZA EKOLOŠKI DIZAJN EUROPSKE UNIJE
NEW REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ECOLOGICAL DESIGN

Summary/Abstract: Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) aims to address the most harmful environmental impacts of products. The Regulation builds on several Union policies. The initiative is based on the European Green Deal, which highlights the urgent need to move to a circular economy model and identifies energy efficiency as a priority for decarbonising the energy sector and achieving the climate targets in 2030 and 2050. The European Green Deal also announced a new industrial strategy for Europe and an action plan for the circular economy, which were jointly published in March 2020. Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 extends the scope of the Ecodesign Directive to products and new types of requirements. The general approach is that Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 will set out environmental sustainability requirements that are not or not sufficiently covered by existing legislation. Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 will replace the Ecodesign Directive in its entirety. However, there will be no gaps, with a transitional regime in place from its entry into force in July 2024, lasting until 2030. This will allow the Ecodesign Directive to continue to operate, including the implementation of the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2022-2024, adopted on 30 March 2022.The Regulation establishes a framework for setting ecodesign requirements with which products must comply in order to be placed on the market or put into service, with the aim of improving the environmental sustainability of products, making sustainable products the norm and reducing the overall carbon and ecological footprint of products throughout their life cycle, and ensuring the free movement of sustainable products in the internal market. It also establishes a digital product passport, provides for the establishment of mandatory requirements for green public procurement and creates a framework to prevent the destruction of unsold consumer products.In order to create an effective and harmonised regulatory framework, it is necessary to ensure that ecodesign requirements are set for all physical goods placed on the market or put into service, including components such as tyres and intermediate products. Specific exemptions are allowed for when set￾ting ecodesign requirements.The Commission adopted Decision (EU) 2024/2779 of 24 October 2024 establishing an expert group on ecodesign of sustainable products and energy efficiency labelling.Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishes a digital product passport (DPP) for the electronic registration, processing and exchange of information on products between businesses in the supply chain, competent authorities and consumers. This will increase transparency for businesses in the supply chain and the general public and efficiency in the transfer of information. The information requirements provide that products may only be placed on the market or put into service if a digital product passport is available in accordance with the applicable delegated act. The data in the product passport must be accurate, complete and up-to-date. The DPP represents a significant step forward in product transparency and sustainability, and will foster a more open and responsible market. By integrating the principles of open data, the Digital Product Passport (DPP) will also improve the visibility and integrity of product information, which will benefit businesses, consumers and the environment.The Commission is already carrying out technical preparations for the introduction of the DPP and will include adopting rules on the necessary identifiers and data carriers, working on rights of access to DPP information, as well as setting up a DPP register and web portal, among other accompanying activities. The DPP standards should be developed by the end of 2025.On 16 April 2025, the European Commission adopted a Working Plan for the Ecodesign Regulation for Sustainable Products and the Energy Labelling Regulation for the period 2025-2030. The prioritisation of products for the first plan is supported by scientific evidence and has been carried out in a transparent and open process involving all stakeholders. The plan contains a list of products that should be given priority for the introduction of ecodesign requirements and energy efficiency labelling over the next five years. The priority products for ecodesign requirements and energy efficiency labelling are steel and aluminium, textiles (with a focus on clothing), furniture, tyres and mattresses. They have been selected on the basis of their potential for achieving a circular economy.

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