France is developing a new ecolabel (called Ecobalyse) to calculate and display the environmental impacts of products. First product priorities include textiles and food. The methodology seems at least partly based on PEF.

The European Parliament’s lead committee on the Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Act – the ITRE Committee – has adopted and published its report. The Plenary vote is scheduled for 2 October.

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1586 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on 2 August 2023. It contains the references to harmonised standards adopted for the Machinery Directive.

On 01 August 2023, the UK government communicated its intention to extend the recognition of the CE marking for placing most goods on the market in Great Britain, indefinitely, beyond December 2024. Ecodesign will follow a different path....

The European Parliament’s ITRE Committee has adopted and published its opinion on the proposal for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.

The European Parliament’s ITRE Committee published the draft report and amendments to the Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Act, for a vote scheduled in September. Meanwhile, the ENVI Committee has adopted and published its opinion....

The European Parliament adopted the ENVI report on the proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), with 473 votes in favour, 110 against and 69 abstentions.

The European Commission has recently adopted a delegated Regulation which amends the existing Regulation on the labelling of air conditioners and refrigerating appliances with a direct sales function.