Glossary term

ESPR working plan

The Commission's schedule of product and horizontal areas for future ESPR rulemaking.

What does ESPR working plan mean?

The 2025–2030 plan identifies textiles/apparel, furniture, tyres, mattresses, iron and steel, and aluminium as new priority product groups, alongside horizontal measures and carried-over energy-related product work. It tells teams where to watch for rules; it does not itself impose a product-specific DPP duty. The broader statutory priority list is not identical to this plan.

Minespider working definition

The ESPR working plan sets Commission priority areas for future ecodesign work, rather than imposing product-specific requirements by itself.

Common boundary mistakes

Separate selected work from adopted delegated acts and their effective dates.

Source context

ESPR Article 18 requires a working plan. Commission COM(2025)187 states the 2025–2030 selected product and horizontal priorities; plan inclusion does not itself create a product-specific obligation.

Definition status

Source-grounded explanatory term, not a formal definition in the cited provisions. Source context is paraphrased, not quoted legal text.

Practical application

Record a priority as a planning signal; track its product-specific delegated act separately.

Minespider commentary

Use the plan for prioritisation, then wait for the relevant adopted product act before encoding a specific duty.

Common confusions

  • Inclusion in the working plan does not create obligations. Requirements apply only once the delegated act for that product group is adopted and takes effect.

Related regulations

External references

ESPR working plan

Source anchor; see source context and definition status.

Open reference

ESPR

Source anchor; see source context and definition status.

Open reference