Preparatory study and Impact Assessment support study
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Date (planned) |
Event/plan |
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12 March 2026 |
Start of the ESPR Preparatory Study and Impact Assessment support study on furniture |
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April 2026 |
Launch of the project's online platform |
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May 2026 |
Launch of the consultation questionnaire |
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May 2026 |
Start of consultation of registered stakeholders for inputs on the development of the MEErP Task 1-4 reports (i.e. scope, market, users, technologies) |
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August 2026 |
Interim draft Task 1 to 4 reports for stakeholder comments |
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10 September 2026, Hybrid |
First Stakeholder meeting on the MEErP Tasks 1 to 4 for registered stakeholders |
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Februay 2027 |
Interim draft of Task 5 to 7 reports for stakeholder comments |
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March 2027 |
Second Stakeholder meeting on the MEErP Tasks 5 to 7 |
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Spring 2027 |
Finalisation of the ESPR Preparatory Study |
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July 2027 |
Conditional*: drafting of Working documents for the Impact Assessment support study |
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May 2028 |
Conditional*: finalising of the Impact Assessment support study, contractual end of the project |
EU Ecolabel revision
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Date (planned) |
Event/plan |
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12 March 2026 |
Start of the study |
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April 2026 |
Launch of the project's online platform |
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May 2026 |
Launch of Preliminary Stakeholder Consultation |
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Q1 2027 |
Publication of the Preliminary Report |
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April 2027 (tbc) |
1 Ad-hoc Working Group (AHWG) meeting |
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September 2027 (tbc) |
2 Ad-hoc Working Group (AHWG) meeting |
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Mid 2028 |
Final EU Ecolabel Criteria for furniture |
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Please note that due to the revision of the EU Ecolabel criteria and the preparatory work for setting of potential requirements under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) are being carried out in parallel, the timeline is deviating from other EU Ecolabel revision processes.