The EU Legislative Work On Binding Ecodesign Requirements For Products Continues At A Rapid Pace

The EU has been working to produce a regulation containing sustainability requirements for product design since 2022. The future regulation aims to replace the 2009 Ecodesign Directive and widen its scope of applicability in order to establish environmental sustainability requirements for almost all types of products placed on the EU market. An important step was recently taken in the legislative work when the Council of Ministers adopted a general approach on its position regarding the EU Commission's proposal. The European Parliament is expected to adopt a position in the summer. The regulation will most likely be adopted by the Council and the Parliament in 2024. Although we cannot know what the exact final wording will be, there are a large number of operators affected who can start preparing now. In this article, Lindahl's experts provide an update on the status of the legislative work as well as some specific tips on how companies can prepare.