What changed in textile DPP law
The last twelve months in the EU instruments behind the textile passport: rules that started to apply, deadlines that arrived, and records whose dates, confidence or status changed. Each row links to its record, and the record to the official text.
Change log
- 10 Oct 2026Now appliesscheduledEU PFHxA restrictionFrom 10 October 2026, textiles, leather, furs and hides in clothing and related accessories for the general public, footwear for the general public, and mixtures for the general public may not be…
- 3 Oct 2026New obligation recordedindicativeESPRThe Commission plans to adopt the ESPR delegated act setting ecodesign and digital product passport requirements for textiles in the fourth quarter of 2027. Under Article 4(4) its requirements apply no earlier… — 2027-Q4, pending delegated act
- 3 Oct 2026Added to the registerDenmark PFAS clothing ban1 obligation recorded from the official text.
- 3 Oct 2026Added to the registerEU PFHxA restriction2 obligations recorded from the official text.
- 3 Oct 2026Added to the registerFrance PFAS law2 obligations recorded from the official text.
- 27 Sep 2026Now appliesconfirmedEmpowering Consumers DirectiveDisplaying a sustainability label that is not based on a certification scheme, or not established by public authorities, is prohibited.
- 27 Sep 2026Now appliesconfirmedEmpowering Consumers DirectiveMaking a generic environmental claim for which the trader cannot demonstrate recognised excellent environmental performance relevant to the claim is prohibited.
- 27 Sep 2026Now appliesconfirmedEmpowering Consumers DirectiveMaking an environmental claim about the entire product, or about the trader's entire business, when it concerns only a certain aspect of the product or a specific activity of the business, is…
- 27 Sep 2026Now appliesconfirmedEmpowering Consumers DirectiveClaiming, based on the offsetting of greenhouse gas emissions, that a product has a neutral, reduced or positive impact on the environment in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, is prohibited.
- 27 Sep 2026Now appliesconfirmedEmpowering Consumers DirectivePresenting requirements imposed by law on all products within the relevant product category on the Union market as a distinctive feature of the trader's offer is prohibited.
- 27 Aug 2026Added to the registerEU BPR (treated articles)5 obligations recorded from the official text.
- 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEU Forced Labour Regulation1 obligation recorded from the official text.
- 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEUDR3 obligations recorded from the official text.
- 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerEmpowering Consumers Directive5 obligations recorded from the official text.
- 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerGPSR1 obligation recorded from the official text.
- 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerGreen Claims Directive1 obligation recorded from the official text.
- 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerPOPs Regulation1 obligation recorded from the official text.
- 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerPPE Regulation1 obligation recorded from the official text.
- 22 Aug 2026Added to the registerREACH3 obligations recorded from the official text.
- 21 Aug 2026Added to the registerESPR7 obligations recorded from the official text.
- 21 Aug 2026Added to the registerTextile Labelling Regulation7 obligations recorded from the official text.
- 21 Aug 2026Added to the registerWFD1 obligation recorded from the official text.
- 19 Jul 2026Now appliesconfirmedESPRFrom 19 July 2026 the destruction of unsold consumer products listed in Annex VII is prohibited. The prohibition does not apply to micro and small enterprises, and reaches medium-sized enterprises only from…
- 19 Jul 2026Now appliesconfirmedESPRAn economic operator not caught by the prohibition must not destroy unsold consumer products supplied to it for the purpose of circumventing that prohibition.
- 1 Jul 2026Now appliesconfirmedDenmark PFAS clothing banFrom 1 July 2026 businesses may not import or sell clothing or footwear for private use in which at least one component article contains total fluorine of 50 mg F/kg or more,…
- 1 Jan 2026Now appliesconfirmedFrance PFAS lawFrom 1 January 2026 the manufacture, import, export and placing on the market, paid or free, of clothing textiles, footwear, and waterproofing agents for clothing textiles and footwear intended for consumers that…
- 30 Dec 2025Now appliesconfirmedEUDRRelevant commodities and relevant products may not be placed or made available on the market, or exported, unless all three conditions are met: they are deforestation-free; they were produced in accordance with…
- 30 Dec 2025Now appliesconfirmedEUDROperators must exercise due diligence in accordance with Article 8 before placing relevant products on the market or exporting them, in order to prove compliance with Article 3, and may not place…
- 30 Dec 2025Now appliesconfirmedEUDRArticles 3 to 13, 16 to 24, and 26, 31 and 32 apply from 30 December 2025. For operators that were established as micro-undertakings or small undertakings as at 31 December 2020…
This is a register, not advice. It records what each instrument says and when it applies, from the official text. Whether a rule binds a particular product or shipment is a question for somebody who knows that business.