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European Commission Adopts Fresh ESPR Measures

14 April 2026
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The European Commission has adopted new measures under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) — the framework that will mandate Digital Product Passports across a wide range of product categories, including textiles.

The excerpt available here is thin on specifics: article numbers, exact measures, and effective dates are not confirmed in the source material, so we will not speculate on them. What is clear is that the Commission continues to advance ESPR's implementing acts, each of which moves DPP requirements closer to legal obligation.

For fashion and textile brands, every new ESPR measure is a signal, not background noise. The regulatory pipeline is active. Waiting for a final, consolidated rulebook before acting on data collection is a strategy that consistently leaves companies scrambling.

Source: ESPR news.

What it means: Follow the source for the specific measures adopted and check whether your product categories are in scope. Now is the time to audit what supply-chain data you already hold and identify the gaps — before the implementing acts lock in the exact data requirements you will need to meet.

Source: ESPR news ↗