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| Date | What happens | Instrument | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.07.2024 | The ESPR enters into force. The framework that creates the passport and the ecodesign requirements comes into being. | Reg. (EU) 2024/1781 | In force |
| 16.04.2025 | Textiles become a priority sector in the Commission's working plan for 2025-2030. | COM(2025) 187 | Adopted |
| 01.10.2025 | The French environmental cost begins. Display becomes possible, on a voluntary basis. | Décret n° 2025-957 | In force |
| 23.10.2025 | The Italian eco-score bill is presented to the Senate. It is in committee today. | Bill S. 1690 | A bill |
| 09.02.2026 | The exceptions to the destruction ban are adopted, along with the template for disclosing destroyed quantities. | Delegated reg. and implementing act | Adopted |
| 19.07.2026 | Large companies may no longer destroy unsold goods listed in Annex VII, apparel and footwear included. | ESPR, Art. 25 | In force |
| 20.07.2026 | The European DPP Registry opens. It is an index of identifiers. Textiles are not registrable in it yet. | Implementing Reg. (EU) 2026/1778 | Operational |
| 27.09.2026 | A sustainability mark that is neither certified nor set by a public authority becomes an unfair commercial practice in every case. | Directive (EU) 2024/825 | Coming |
| 01.10.2026 | In France a third party may compute and publish your products' environmental cost without your consent, and the duty attached to other environmental communications applies in full. | Décret n° 2025-957 | Coming |
| 2027 (indicative) | Expected adoption of the textile delegated act, which will set the mandatory fields and the ecodesign requirements for apparel. | ESPR working plan | Indicative |
| end of 2027 | The preparatory study on footwear is expected. Footwear is excluded from the first textile act. | ESPR working plan | Indicative |
| 2028-2029 | The compliance window for the textile passport, which follows from the transition period after adoption. | Follows from the delegated act | Estimated |
| 07.2030 | The ban on destroying unsold goods extends to medium-sized companies. Micro and small companies stay permanently exempt. | ESPR, Art. 25 | Coming |