One year on: where the ESPR 2025–2030 Working Plan stands

On 15 April 2025 the European Commission adopted the first ESPR Working Plan, setting the priority products that will receive Ecodesign requirements — and therefore a DPP — through 2030. Twelve months on, the picture is clearer.

What has moved

• Batteries — carbon-footprint declaration for EV batteries began applying on 18 February 2026. Full DPP on 18 February 2027.
• Construction products — revised CPR (EU) 2024/3110 became generally applicable on 8 January 2026. DPP obligations phase in per product family through 2032.
• Toys — Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 entered into force on 1 January 2026. Mandatory DPP from 1 August 2030.
• Detergents & surfactants — Regulation (EU) 2026/405 published on 11 February 2026. Applies from 23 September 2029.
• Textiles — Commission adopted the unsold-destruction ban on 9 February 2026. Applies to large companies from 19 July 2026. The full textiles delegated act is expected early 2027.

What has not moved

• Chemicals — not in the first working plan. The preparatory study concluded at the end of 2025; inclusion in a future plan is under review.
• Footwear — not in the first plan. Preparatory study expected by end of 2027.

What to expect in the next twelve months

• First formal ESPR delegated acts for textiles, iron & steel and furniture are expected to be proposed in late 2026 and adopted in early 2027.
• Public consultations on electronics and tyres open across H2 2026.
• The first CEN-CENELEC JTC 24 harmonised standards supporting the horizontal DPP should publish their public enquiry drafts.

See the live status for every instrument in our delegated-acts tracker and the full regulatory roadmap in the timeline.