Author: Iria Benito
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ESPR for the textile and fashion sector: complete guide to obligations, DPP, and deadlines up to 2030.
The fashion and textile sector has been at the centre of the sustainability debate for years. Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (the ESPR) turns that debate into concrete legal obligations, with deadlines, sanctions, and a digital traceability system that will transform the way supply chains in the industry operate. The first restriction is already in force: from…
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The ESPR 2025–2030 Working Plan: the priority products and the timeline every company should know
On 16 April 2025, the European Commission published the document that turns the ESPR from an abstract legal framework into a concrete timeline with names and dates. The Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2025–2030 sets out, sector by sector, which product groups will receive ecodesign requirements over the next five years, when the delegated…
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What is the ESPR Regulation? The new European Ecodesign Regulation EU 2024/1781
There are regulations that adjust. And there are regulations that redefine. Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, known as the ESPR (Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation), belongs to the second category. It is not a technical update or an extension of what already existed: it is a change in logic. The former Ecodesign Directive asked how much energy…
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Chronicle of the Quantum Computing and Post-Quantum Cryptography Course in Madrid, 22–23 April 2026
On 22 and 23 April 2026, the Hotel Zenith Conde Orgaz in Madrid hosted the second edition of the Introduction to Quantum Computing and Post-Quantum Cryptography Course organized by EADTrust During two intensive working days, a group of professionals — lawyers, economists, financial directors, compliance officers, and engineers — built a Bloch sphere with their…
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What is the Digital Product Passport (DPP)? Complete guide
Digital Product Passport. The official definition provided in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 is technical but precise: “a set of product-specific data that includes the information specified in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 and that can be accessed electronically through a data carrier.” Imagine that every physical product sold in…
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Who is required to register in EPREL? Manufacturers, importers, and authorized representatives
The obligation to register in EPREL applies to manufacturers, importers of Asian products, authorized representatives of non-EU manufacturers, suppliers, but… “Do I need to register, or does the manufacturer do it?” This is the question most frequently raised by importers and distributors when they encounter EPREL for the first time. And the confusion is understandable:…
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The European Digital Identity Wallet is no longer a promise (EUDI Wallet)
The European Union Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet, the EU Digital Identity Wallet) has been circulating for years as a concept discussed in meetings, proposals, and working groups. Yesterday, it stopped being a conversation about the future. What was presented were production-ready pilots, hybrid infrastructure models, legally binding timelines, and real use cases for SMEs.…
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Which products require EPREL? A practical list to determine whether your company has registration obligations
Some of the products that require EPREL registration include: light sources, smartphones and tablets, household dishwashers, tyres, and others. But there is one question that reaches compliance departments far more often than it should: “Does our product fall within EPREL or not?” The answer is not always obvious because the system does not operate as…
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The European energy label in 2026: everything a manufacturer or importer needs to know
The European energy label is a comprehensive regulatory system that determines what you are allowed to market, how you must present it, what documentation you are required to generate, and for how long you must retain it. A system that, moreover, continues to evolve constantly: over the last twelve months, the first changes arising from…
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What is EPREL? The European energy labelling database explained for businesses
If you manufacture, import, or represent products with energy labels in the European Union, EPREL is not something you should simply know about: it is something you are already legally required to comply with. EPREL — short for European Product Registry for Energy Labelling — is the official European Commission database where suppliers register their…