Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
Find which product rules and the Digital Product Passport will bind you, and when.
Unsold-goods ban from 19 Jul 2026; rules roll out 2026 to 2030
In force since 18 July 2024 as a framework. The ban on destroying unsold apparel and footwear applies to large companies from 19 July 2026; the Battery Passport starts 18 February 2027.
What this skill does
Checks whether you are in scope, maps your products to their product group and likely delegated-act timing, assesses Digital Product Passport readiness, and flags the unsold-goods destruction ban and disclosure rules.
Who it is for: Product, sustainability and compliance teams at manufacturers, importers and brands placing physical products on the EU market.
The guided flow
- 1Applicability check (physical products, EU market, role, size)
- 2Product-group and delegated-act lookup with indicative timing
- 3Ecodesign requirements readiness
- 4Digital Product Passport data readiness
- 5Unsold-goods ban, disclosure and a dated action plan
What it asks you for
- Your main physical products and their groups
- Your role and company size
- Whether you can identify products and export their data
What you get back
- A scope determination and product-group status
- A Digital Product Passport readiness gap
- An unsold-goods position and dated action plan
Install it in your assistant
In Claude
- Download the SKILL.md above, or copy its raw URL.
- Upload the file to a Claude conversation (or add it as a Skill / Project knowledge).
- Say: Walk me through Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation compliance.
In ChatGPT
- Create a Project (or a new chat) and upload the SKILL.md, or paste its contents.
- Say: Use this skill to check if ESPR applies to us.
- Answer the questions it asks, one short batch at a time.
In an AI agent (autonomous)
Point the agent at the raw file and load it as a system instruction:
curl https://regulatory-skills.com/skills/espr/SKILL.md
The full catalog is in /llms.txt. See the agent install guide.
Guidance, not legal advice
This skill helps you get organised and points you at the official sources. It does not replace a qualified adviser. Confirm specifics against the text on EUR-Lex and the European Commission before you act. See the verified fact sheet that ships with the skill for sources.