Who it applies to

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Key dates

  1. Today

  2. 2027

  3. 1 Jan 2027CSRDRevised obligations apply
  4. 18 Feb 2027DPPDPP mandatory for certain batteries
  5. 19 Mar 2027CSRDTransposition deadline
  6. 17 Jun 2027EU textile EPRTransposition deadline
  7. Q4 2027ESPRPlanned adoption of the textile delegated actIndicative
  8. 14 Dec 2027Forced labourRegulation applies

  9. 2028

  10. 17 Apr 2028EU textile EPRNational textile and footwear EPR schemes
  11. 26 Jul 2028CSDDDTransposition deadline
  12. 26 Jul 2028LkSGCSDDD transposition deadline in Germany

  13. 2029

  14. 2029DPPTextile passport expectedIndicative
  15. 2029ESPRTextile requirements expected after the transitionIndicative
  16. 26 Jul 2029CSDDDApplication

  17. 2030

  18. 1 Jan 2030CSDDDArticle 16 reporting from financial years
  19. 2030UPV TextielTargets from 2030
  20. 19 Jul 2030Unsold destructionBan applies to medium-sized enterprises

EU · ESPR

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2024/1781

The ESPR has been in force since 18 July 2024. Textile product rules still depend on a delegated act planned, indicatively, for the fourth quarter of 2027, with application expected around 2029.

Coming

EU · DPP

Digital product passport

Digital product passport under Regulation (EU) 2024/1781

The passport registry has been operational since 20 July 2026. For textiles, a passport is expected around 2029, after the delegated act and a transition of at least 18 months.

Coming

EU · Unsold destruction

Ban on destroying unsold apparel and footwear

Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, Article 25 and Annex VII

Large enterprises have been banned from destroying unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear since 19 July 2026. Medium-sized enterprises follow on 19 July 2030. Micro and small enterprises are excluded.

Applies now

EU · EU textile EPR

EU extended producer responsibility for textiles

Directive (EU) 2025/1892

Directive (EU) 2025/1892 entered into force on 16 October 2025. Member States must transpose it by 17 June 2027 and have textile and footwear EPR schemes by 17 April 2028.

Coming

EU · EmpCo

Empowering consumers for the green transition

Directive (EU) 2024/825

Directive (EU) 2024/825 has applied since 27 September 2026, including to stock already on the shelf. Generic green claims and many sustainability labels are restricted.

Applies now

EU · CSDDD

Corporate sustainability due diligence

Directive (EU) 2024/1760

The amended CSDDD applies from 26 July 2029 to very large companies. For an EU company that means more than 5,000 employees and more than €1.5 billion in worldwide turnover. Suppliers can be asked for data earlier.

Coming

EU · CSRD

Corporate sustainability reporting

Directive (EU) 2022/2464

After Omnibus I, CSRD reporting applies to companies with more than 1,000 employees and more than €450 million in turnover. The revised obligations run from 1 January 2027.

Coming

EU · Forced labour

Ban on products made with forced labour

Regulation (EU) 2024/3015

Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 applies from 14 December 2027. Products made with forced labour may not be placed on the Union market or exported from it.

Coming

EU · Textile labelling

Textile fibre names and labelling

Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011

Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 requires fibre names and composition labelling on textile products. It has applied since 8 May 2012. No successor has been adopted.

Applies now

EU · Green Claims

Green Claims proposal

Proposal COM(2023) 166

The Green Claims proposal, COM(2023) 166, has been stalled since mid-2025. It is not in force. Consumer claims are already restricted by the EmpCo directive.

Stalled

NL · UPV Textiel

Dutch extended producer responsibility for textiles

Besluit uitgebreide producentenverantwoordelijkheid textiel

The Dutch textile EPR decree has applied since 1 July 2023. Collection, reuse and recycling targets rise through 2025 and again from 2030. Producers are not obliged to join a producer organisation.

Applies now

FR · AGEC

France: anti-waste law and textile EPR

Loi n° 2020-105

The AGEC law was published on 5 June 2020. It covers textile producer responsibility through Refashion, information on environmental qualities, and a ban on destroying unsold non-food goods.

Applies now

DE · LkSG

German supply chain due diligence act

Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz

The LkSG has applied since 1 January 2023, and since 1 January 2024 to companies with 1,000 or more employees in Germany. The consolidated text still includes the annual report in section 10.

Applies now

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