A complete textile DPP, ready when the rules bite.
The ban on destroying unsold garments applies to large companies from 19 July 2026. Effective application of the textile DPP arrives between 2028 and 2029. Your DPP should be built now.
T-shirt organic cotton
SS26 · sku A-2026-0117 · EU market
The five layers of the dossier
- 01Composition100% organic cotton
- 02Supply chaintier 1-3 · 4 facilities
- 03Per-product impact1.9 kg CO₂e · traceable
- 04Lifecycle eventsrepair · resale · recycle
- 05Substances of concernSVHC · no presence >0.1%
Does it apply to you yet?
The ban on destroying unsold garments and the application of the textile DPP depend on your company's legal size under EU Recommendation 2003/361/EC. Identify the block that applies to you.
≥250 employees, or turnover > €50M, or balance sheet > €43M (EU Recommendation 2003/361/EC).
- 19 July 2026Ban on destroying unsold garments, accessories and footwear (Delegated Reg. EU 2026/73 + Reg. 2026/296). Mandatory retention of electronic evidence of each destruction for 5 years: justification, volume and the alternative destination rejected.
- 2 March 2027Mandatory disclosure of discarded volumes using the standardised EU template (Implementing Reg. EU 2026/2).
- 2028 – 2029Estimated effective application of the textile DPP, following the entry into force of the specific textile delegated act.
If you fall in this block, the clock is already running.
Between 50 and 249 employees, or turnover between €10M and €50M (EU Recommendation 2003/361/EC).
- 19 July 2030Ban on destroying unsold garments, accessories and footwear.
- 2028 – 2029Estimated effective application of the textile DPP, following the entry into force of the specific textile delegated act.
You have a four-year window for the unsold-goods ban, but the textile DPP arrives sooner and building it from scratch takes time.
<10 employees and ≤€2M (micro), or <50 employees and ≤€10M (small). EU Recommendation 2003/361/EC.
- No dateIndefinitely exempt from the unsold-goods destruction ban under the current wording of ESPR Art. 25.
- 2028 – 2029Estimated effective application of the textile DPP: applies to every economic operator placing a textile product on the EU market, regardless of size.
You're outside the unsold-goods regime for now, but not the textile DPP once it activates.
Guidance based on the wording of the ESPR as of 28 April 2026. Verify your classification with your legal advisor.
Five layers the rules require
The ESPR-compliant Digital Product Passport (Reg. EU 2024/1781, Arts. 8-14) covers five mandatory layers. All five. Not three or four.
- 01
Composition
Fibres and percentages with the tolerances of Annex I of 1007/2011. Traced per material, not globally.
- 02
Supply chain
Tier 1 to N with geolocated facilities, countries and kilometres between stages.
- 03
Per-product environmental impact
CO₂, water and energy calculated with a methodology traceable to the source data.
- 04
Lifecycle events
Repair, resale and recycling recorded throughout the product's life cycle.
- 05
Substances of concern
Structured SVHC declaration under Art. 7(5), not a free-text field.
A digital label, not a regulatory Passport
A QR with composition and place of design is a first step. An ESPR-compliant DPP covers the five layers. TraceWeave builds all five.
- Material compositionThe five mandatory layers
- Country of design or manufactureVerified multi-tier chain
- Scannable QRPer-product impact, not aggregated
- Static informationLifecycle events and structured SVHC
The dates are already on the calendar
What sets the textile DPP apart from other regulations is that some milestones are already published with a CELEX and a closed deadline, while others still depend on pending delegated acts. Here's the cut, with no invented precision.
Data cross-checked against EUR-Lex (CELEX), CEN/CENELEC and the ESPR Working Plan 2025-2030 · TraceWeave Regulatory Radar active · updates incorporated continuously.
What the rules say exactly
No paraphrase. No interpretation. The official quote.
- 01ESPR Art. 9(1)The passport's founding obligation
"Information requirements shall provide that products may only be placed on the market or put into service if a digital product passport is available in accordance with the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Articles 4, 10 and 11. The data included in the digital product passport shall be accurate, complete and up to date."
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 — ESPRCELEX 32024R1781 - 02ESPR Art. 13(1)The central registry · 19 July 2026
"By 19 July 2026 at the latest, the Commission shall set up a digital registry (the 'registry') securely storing at least the unique identifiers."
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 — ESPRCELEX 32024R1781 - 03ESPR Art. 4(4)The legal basis for the 2028-2029 horizon
"The date of application of a delegated act shall not be earlier than eighteen months from its entry into force, except in duly justified cases for the whole act or for certain specific requirements, or except in cases of partial repeal or amendment of delegated acts, where an earlier date of application may be set."
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 — ESPRCELEX 32024R1781 - 04Reg. (UE) 1007/2011 · Art. 14(1)The composition layer of the file
"Textile products shall be labelled or marked to indicate their fibre composition whenever they are made available on the market. The labelling and marking of textile products shall be durable, legible, visible and easily accessible and, in the case of labels, securely attached."
Regulation (EU) 1007/2011 — Textile labellingCELEX 32011R1007 - 05ESPR Art. 25The unsold-goods regime · in force
"From 19 July 2026, the destruction of unsold consumer products listed in Annex VII shall be prohibited. This paragraph shall not apply to micro and small enterprises. This paragraph shall apply to medium-sized enterprises from 19 July 2030."
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 — ESPRCELEX 32024R1781 - 06Reg. Delegado (UE) 2026/296The first ESPR delegated act adopted
"The disposal, landfilling, incineration or recycling of the unsold consumer products listed in Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 shall be prohibited, with effect from 19 July 2026 for large economic operators and from 19 July 2030 for medium-sized economic operators."
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/296CELEX 32026R0296
Recycling is also included as a prohibited route. The regulation distinguishes between reusing or donating and recycling as destruction. The legislator's intent is to prioritise the highest destination in the waste hierarchy.
The DPP isn't one rule: it's a regulatory universe
From the ESPR obligation to fibre labelling, chemicals or end of life: TraceWeave's regulatory corpus is verified against EUR-Lex rule by rule, with source and verification date, and the Regulatory Radar watches six jurisdictions daily. A sample of what feeds this page:
- Ecodesign and digital passport (ESPR)Reg. (EU) 2024/1781
- Chemicals and SVHC (REACH)Reg. (EC) 1907/2006
- Fibre names and labellingReg. (EU) 1007/2011
- Harmonised textile EPR (end of life)Dir. (EU) 2025/1892
- ESPR working plan · textile 1st categoryCOM(2025) 187
- Right to repairDir. (EU) 2024/1799
- General product safety (GPSR)Reg. (EU) 2023/988
- Forced labour banReg. (EU) 2024/3015
When unsold stock can be destroyed
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/296 sets seven listed cases under which unsold stock may be destroyed. Keeping the documented justification for five years in electronic format is mandatory.
- 01
Dangerous products
Products dangerous to health or safety.
- 02
Regulatory non-compliance
Non-compliance with EU or national regulation.
- 03
IP infringement
Infringement of intellectual property rights with a final court ruling or administrative decision.
- 04
Irreparable damage
Products damaged during handling or returns, not repairable cost-effectively.
- 05
Safety or hygiene
Safety or hygiene reasons.
- 06
Expiry
Perishable products or products past their expiry date.
- 07
Donation or reuse impossible
Donation or reuse impossible for justified technical or logistical reasons.
Every destruction relying on one of these exceptions requires keeping, for five years, the justification, the volume destroyed and the alternative destination rejected, in electronic format, available to the competent authorities.
Four modules that feed your DPP
Each DPP layer is built by a Platform module. The same applies to the end-of-life event log required by ESPR Art. 25. No manual assembly, no parallel Excel, no reconciliation between systems.
- 01
DPP & Data Hub
Canonical ESPR schema of 35+ fields. Automatic Art. 8-9 validation. GS1 Digital Link compatible.
- 02
Traceability & Visualisations
Multi-tier chain, geolocated facilities, calculated kilometres and lifecycle events.
- 03
Compliance & Risk Automation
DPP Readiness Engine with a Ready / Partial / Not Ready traffic light and reasons citing the article.
- 04
AI TracePulse
A copilot that interprets the gaps, prioritises actions and guides resolution step by step.
One DPP. Three views.
Each stakeholder accesses the information they need, with the level of detail that corresponds to them.
Consumer
Scannable QR with composition, origin, care instructions and impact in plain language.
GS1 Digital Link ReadyAuthority
Full access to the five layers, chain of custody and auditable logs per stage.
ESPR Art. 8-9 compliantBusiness
Internal dashboard with scores, gaps per product and export ready for reporting.
Single source of truthWhat you provide, what you get
Frequently asked questions
- Is my brand with €X turnover "large" or "medium-sized" under the ESPR?
- Under EU Recommendation 2003/361/EC, you're a large company if you exceed 250 employees, €50M in turnover or €43M on the balance sheet. If you're below all three thresholds but above €10M in turnover or 50 employees, you're medium-sized. Below €10M and 50 employees, small. The calculator at the start of this page gives you the applicable deadline based on that fit.
- What if my DPP only has composition and country of manufacture?
- The DPP Readiness Engine marks the product as Partial and indicates which layers are missing, citing the article of the regulation that requires them. The DPP can be published with warnings, but the system flags the legal risk.
- When is the textile DPP really mandatory?
- The specific textile delegated act is published between 2026 and 2027 (estimated, no official date). Effective application arrives 18 months after that act enters into force, placing the mandatory textile DPP in 2028-2029. This date is estimated. The ban on destroying unsold goods, by contrast, is in force and applies to large companies from 19 July 2026.
- Do I need all my Tier 2 to N suppliers to start?
- No. You start with the data available and add layer by layer. The Supplier Portal keeps capturing new suppliers without stopping your operations. The DPP matures with the data.
- What format does TraceWeave export?
- JSON-LD for interoperability with CIRPASS, a QR code compliant with GS1 Digital Link, a public URL with a differentiated view depending on who accesses it, and the standardised EU template Reg. (EU) 2026/2 for disclosing discarded products. The format follows the European standard, not a proprietary one.
- How does it update when the textile delegated act is published?
- Each DPP is versioned. When the European Commission publishes the final fields, existing products are re-evaluated automatically and you receive alerts if any new field becomes mandatory for your category. The same applies to the 8 CEN/CENELEC JTC 24 standards when they're published as EN during 2026.
- How is this different from CSRD?
- CSRD reports sustainability at company level. The DPP is at product level. They're different regimes. After the March 2026 Omnibus (Directive EU 2026/470), CSRD applies to companies with more than 1,000 employees AND €450M in turnover. The textile DPP, by contrast, applies to every economic operator placing a textile product on the EU market once the delegated act activates, regardless of size. If you need to report your own CSRD or feed B2B clients subject to CSRD, see the Regulatory Readiness Solution.
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