ESPR Working Plan 2025-2030 — Programme of sectoral delegated acts
The Commission's multiannual plan (COM(2025) 187, 16 Apr 2025) prioritising products for the ESPR delegated acts 2025-2030. Textile-apparel takes first place; indicative adoption 2027.
Context
The ESPR Working Plan is the European Commission's public programme selecting and ordering the product groups for which the delegated acts of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 ESPR will be prepared during the 2025-2030 period. Its function: to convert the ESPR's general framework into an operational sequence of sectoral priorities, with an indicative adoption timeline and explicit prioritisation reasoning for each group.
Regulatory origin
Communication COM(2025) 187 final of the European Commission, published on 16 April 2025 ("Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2025-2030"). Art. 18 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 ESPR requires the Commission to adopt a multiannual working plan of at least 3 years' duration, and Art. 18.5 set the first plan for no later than 19 April 2025.
Priority groups identified
Textile-apparel (including clothing, excluding footwear) · indicative timeline 2027 · EU market EUR 78 billion (of a total of EUR 142 billion for textiles + footwear in 2019).
Furniture including mattresses · indicative timeline 2028 · EU market EUR 140 billion (2021).
Tyres · indicative timeline 2027 · EU market EUR 45 billion (2021).
Mattresses (separated from the furniture block) · indicative timeline 2029 · EU market EUR 10 billion (2022).
Iron and steel · indicative timeline 2026 · EU market EUR 152 billion · intermediate.
Aluminium, detergents, paints, lubricants, chemicals and energy-related products (ICT, electronics) complete the block of 11 groups identified in Art. 18.3.
«The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation is the legal framework for setting ecodesign requirements. Together with the Energy Labelling Framework Regulation (ELFR) it facilitates consumer choice and encourages the take-up of more sustainable and energy-efficient products. This Communication specifies the products to be prioritised for the work to be carried out up until 2030 under the ESPR and the ELFR.»
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“The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) is the legal framework for setting ecodesign requirements. Together with the Energy Labelling Framework Regulation (ELFR) it facilitates consumer choice and encourages the take-up of more sustainable and energy-efficient products. This Communication specifies the products to be prioritised for the work to be carried out up until 2030 under the ESPR and the ELFR.”
Timeline
Publication of COM(2025) 187
First multiannual ESPR Working Plan 2025-2030.
Deadline Art. 18.5 ESPR
Deadline the ESPR set for adopting the first plan.
Textile-apparel delegated act
Indicative adoption timeline per §2.2.1 of the plan.
Specific footwear study
Parallel sectoral study per §2.2.3.
Furniture delegated act
Second priority of the ranking.
Close of the plan period
End of the planned horizon.
Applied case
A European textile brand uses the ESPR Working Plan to plan its three-year compliance roadmap.
Reading §2.2.1: the textile-apparel delegated act will be adopted with an indicative timeline of 2027. Practical application usually requires 18 months after the delegated act's entry into force (Art. 4.4 ESPR), placing substantive compliance between 2028 and 2029.
Reading §2.2.3: footwear goes via a separate study, to be finalised by the end of 2027. A brand with a footwear line knows that segment has a distinct calendar, later than textiles.
Communication to the board: the Working Plan is an official source that justifies the investment to a finance committee without the need to speculate on calendars.
Common mistakes
The ESPR Working Plan is not a binding rule.
It is a Communication of the European Commission (COM(2025) 187), not a regulation nor a delegated act. The substantive obligation arises from the sectoral delegated act when it is adopted, not from the plan itself. The plan has signalling and programming value, not the value of a directly applicable rule.
The 2027 timeline for textiles does not mean mandatory compliance in 2027.
The 2027 timeline in §2.2.1 is the indicative window for adopting the delegated act, not the date of substantive application. Art. 4.4 ESPR sets application, as a general rule, no earlier than 18 months after the delegated act's entry into force, placing real compliance between 2028 and 2029.
The Working Plan does not cover footwear in the first textile delegated act.
Footwear has a separate study per §2.2.3 ("Footwear is in a separate product category from textiles"). The first textile-apparel delegated act will cover clothing and accessories; footwear will arrive later with its own delegated act after the sectoral study is finalised at the end of 2027.
The plan is not limited to textiles.
It identifies 11 priority product groups: textile-apparel (1), furniture (2), tyres (3), mattresses (4), iron and steel, aluminium, detergents, paints, lubricants, chemicals, and energy-related products (ICT, electronics). A brand with a mixed catalogue must read the full plan, not just the textile entry.
Frequently asked questions
What is the ESPR Working Plan 2025-2030?
Communication COM(2025) 187 final of the European Commission, published on 16 April 2025, prioritising the product groups for which sectoral delegated acts of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 ESPR will be adopted during the 2025-2030 period. It complies with Art. 18 ESPR, which requires a multiannual plan of at least 3 years.
What priority does textile have in the ESPR Working Plan?
Textile-apparel takes first place in the Working Plan ranking per §2.2.1, with an indicative timeline for adopting the delegated act in 2027. EU market of EUR 78 billion (of EUR 142 billion for textiles + footwear in 2019). High support in the public consultation and high improvement potential in lifetime extension, materials and emissions.
Does the Working Plan cover footwear together with textiles?
No. The plan explicitly separates footwear from the textile-apparel block per §2.2.3 ("Footwear is in a separate product category from textiles"). Footwear goes via a specific sectoral study to be finalised by the end of 2027. Consequence: the first textile delegated act will cover clothing and accessories; footwear will arrive later with its own delegated act.
When is the ESPR textile delegated act enforceable according to the Plan?
Indicative adoption timeline: 2027 (§2.2.1). Substantive application usually requires 18 months after the delegated act's entry into force (Art. 4.4 ESPR), placing real compliance between 2028 and 2029. The dates are indicative and may shift depending on the complexity of the preparatory sectoral study.
Is the Working Plan a binding rule?
No. It is a Communication of the European Commission with the value of policy programming. The substantive obligation arises from the sectoral delegated act when it is adopted (Art. 4 ESPR), not from the plan itself. The plan has signalling and planning value so that companies can anticipate calendars.
Fuentes oficiales
- European Commission16 abr 2025policy
- European Parliament · European Council · OJEU L of 28.6.202416 abr 2025regulation
- EUR-Lex · Publications Office of the European Union13 jun 2024database
