Every EU rule we track
65 EU instruments, grouped by topic, each read from its official text and checked on a date. The register goes deepest in textiles, water and food; rules on claims, packaging, reporting and imports reach every sector. Register re-checked on 30 September 2026.
Ecodesign and product passports
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), including the Art. 25 ban on destroying unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear and the Art. 24 disclosure duty 19 Jul 2026 Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 Batteries and waste batteries Regulation 18 Feb 2027 Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 Energy labelling framework Regulation 1 Aug 2017 Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 Market surveillance and compliance of products Regulation 16 Jul 2021 Regulation (EU) 2023/988 General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) 13 Dec 2024 Directive (EU) 2024/1799 Right to Repair Directive 31 Jul 2026 Not yet adopted; anchor instruments Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 and ESPR Working Plan 2025-2030 ESPR delegated act for textiles and apparel - not yet adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/425 Personal protective equipment Regulation 21 Apr 2018 Directive (EU) 2023/1791 Energy Efficiency Directive (recast), Art. 11 - mandatory energy audits and energy management systems 11 Oct 2026 COM(2025) 187 final Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2025-2030
Producer responsibility
Directive 2008/98/EC Waste Framework Directive (consolidated), including the Art. 11(1) duty on Member States to set up separate collection of textiles 12 Dec 2008 Directive (EU) 2025/1892 Directive amending the Waste Framework Directive - textile and footwear extended producer responsibility and binding food waste reduction targets 16 Oct 2025 Directive (EU) 2018/851 Directive amending the Waste Framework Directive - EPR minimum requirements 4 Jul 2018 Directive (EU) 2024/3019 Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (recast) 1 Aug 2027 Directive 2012/19/EU, with Directive 2011/65/EU Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS), as they apply to e-textiles 15 Aug 2018
Packaging and waste
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), including the Art. 5(5) PFAS limits for food contact packaging 12 Aug 2026 Directive (EU) 2019/904 Single-Use Plastics Directive, including food service items 2 Jul 2019 Regulation (EU) 2025/40, Art. 5(5) PFAS limits for food contact packaging under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, Art. 5(5) 12 Aug 2026 Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 Regulation on shipments of waste (recast) 21 May 2026
Water quality and discharge
Directive 2000/60/EC Water Framework Directive (consolidated) 22 Dec 2000 Directive (EU) 2026/805 Directive revising the surface water and groundwater pollutant lists 10 May 2026 Directive 2006/118/EC Groundwater Directive 16 Jan 2007 Directive 2008/105/EC Environmental Quality Standards Directive 13 Jan 2009 Regulation (EU) 2020/741 Water Reuse Regulation 26 Jun 2023 Directive 2010/75/EU as amended by Directive (EU) 2024/1785 Industrial Emissions Directive (consolidated), incorporating the 2024 revision 6 Jan 2011 Directive (EU) 2024/1785 Industrial Emissions Directive revision - the amending directive, cited by its own number 4 Aug 2024 Directive 2008/56/EC Marine Strategy Framework Directive 15 Jul 2008 Directive 91/676/EEC Nitrates Directive 19 Dec 1991 Directive 2007/60/EC Floods Directive 26 Nov 2007 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2508 BAT conclusions for the textiles industry under the Industrial Emissions Directive 20 Dec 2026
Chemicals
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 REACH Regulation (consolidated) 1 Jun 2007 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, Annex XVII entries 27, 43, 47, 50 and 61 Long-standing REACH Annex XVII restrictions on textiles and leather (entries 27, 43, 47, 50 and 61) Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 CLP - Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (consolidated) 1 Jul 2026 Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 Bisphenol A and other bisphenols restricted in food contact materials 20 Jul 2026 Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 Food Contact Materials Framework Regulation (consolidated) 3 Dec 2004 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 General Food Law (consolidated) 21 Feb 2002 Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 Hygiene of foodstuffs Regulation 1 Jan 2006 Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1464 Restriction on formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers in articles (REACH Annex XVII entry 77) 6 Aug 2026 Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1513 Restriction on 33 CMR category 1A and 1B substances in clothing, skin-contact textiles and footwear (REACH Annex XVII entry 72) 1 Nov 2020 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/26 Restriction on nonylphenol ethoxylates in textile articles (REACH Annex XVII entry 46a) 3 Feb 2021 Directive 2008/98/EC Art. 9(1)(i), as inserted by Directive (EU) 2018/851, read with REACH Art. 33 Duty to notify substances of very high concern in articles to the ECHA SCIP database 5 Jan 2021 Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 Biocidal Products Regulation, including the Art. 58 treated article rules 1 Sep 2013
Due diligence and reporting
Directive (EU) 2024/1760 Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) 26 Jul 2029 Directive (EU) 2022/2464 Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) Financial years starting on or after 1 Jan 2027 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 EU Taxonomy Regulation 12 Jul 2020 Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 Deforestation-free products Regulation (EUDR) 30 Dec 2026 Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market 14 Dec 2027 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2025/1710 Commission Recommendation on a voluntary sustainability reporting standard for non-listed SMEs (VSME) Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) 1 Jan 2026
Green claims and labelling
Directive (EU) 2024/825 Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EmpCo) 27 Sep 2026 Directive 2005/29/EC Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 12 Dec 2007 COM(2023) 166 (procedure 2023/0085(COD)) Green Claims Directive - proposal, proposed 2023, NOT adopted Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 Regulation on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products 8 May 2012 Commission Decision 2014/350/EU EU Ecolabel criteria for textile products 6 Jun 2014 Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Food Information to Consumers Regulation (consolidated) 13 Dec 2014 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 Organic production and labelling of organic products Regulation 1 Jan 2022 Directive 94/11/EC Directive on the labelling of the materials used in the main components of footwear for sale to the consumer 23 Mar 1996
Policy and methodology
COM(2022) 141 final EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles PEFCR for Apparel and Footwear v3.1 (European Commission, 14 May 2025) Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for Apparel and Footwear, version 3.1 COM(2020) 381 Farm to Fork Strategy PEFCR for Dairy Products (European Dairy Association, recognised by the European Commission under the PEF method) Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for Dairy Products
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