What changed between the draft committee report of 12 Sept 2023 and the draft committee report of 14 Jul 2025

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22a – paragraph 4 – point a – point 2: (2) transport of collected loads referred to in point (1) for subsequent sorting for re-use in the case of used textile products, and for preparing for recycling operations in the case of waste textile products in accordance with Article 22d,

Removed:Differentiation of re-use of used textile products, which are not waste, from waste textiles.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22a – paragraph 4 – point a – point 3: (3) sorting, preparing for re-use, recycling and other recovery operations and disposal of collected loads referred to in point (1),

Removed:Horizontal technical correction.

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Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22a – paragraph 4 – point b: deleted

Removed:This method of calculating collection target is not reliable just yet. The change is related to the change in Art. 22c (8).

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22a – paragraph 4 – point c: (c) providing information on sustainable consumption, waste prevention, including re-use, preparing for re-use, recycling, other recovery and disposal of textile products and waste textile products respectively in accordance with Article 22c(13)(14) and (17);

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22a – paragraph 4 – point e a (new): (ea) allocating a percentage, decided by Member States, of the EPR fees to a fund for reuse and repair operations.

Removed:Taking the reuse fund as a good practice example, Member States may choose to allocate a sufficient amount of EPR fees to repair and reuse operations to make them more attractive for consumers, more profitable for businesses and create local jobs.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22a – paragraph 5: 5. Member States shall ensure that producers of textile products cover the costs referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article in relation to the used and waste textile products deposited at the separate collection points set up in accordance with Article 22c, points 5 and 11, where such products were made available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State.

Removed:Horizontal change, as well as the indication of the deadline was removed because it duplicated the provision in Article 22a (8).

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22a – paragraph 6: 6. In accordance with Article 8, the costs to be covered referred to in paragraph 4 shall not exceed the costs that are necessary to provide the services referred to in that paragraph in a cost-efficient way and shall be established in a transparent way between the actors concerned.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22 a – paragraph 7 – introductory part: 7. For the purpose of compliance with Article 30, paragraph 1, points (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Member States shall ensure that providers of online platforms, falling within the scope of Chapter 3, Section 4 of that regulation, allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers offering textile products to consumers located in the Union obtain the following information from producers;

Removed:Horizontal change.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22a – paragraph 7 – point b: (b) a self-certification by the producer committing itself to only offering textile products with regard to which the extended producer responsibility requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 4 of this Article and Article 22c(1) are complied with in the Member State where the consumer is located.

Removed:Horizontal change.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22a – paragraph 8: 8. Member States shall ensure that the extended producer responsibility schemes laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article are established by [P.O insert date thirty six months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] in accordance with Articles 8, 8a, 22a to 22d.

Removed:Member states should be given sufficient time to implement the directive's provisions. In addition, the change is related to the postponement of the transposition deadline.

Removed:Thirty months after entry into force would be around 2027 (if Directive adopted by mid-2024), enabling cohesion with the timeframe of necessary implementing acts.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22b – title: Textile producer register

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 –paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1: Member States shall establish a register of producers of textile products to monitor compliance of those producers with Article 22a and 22c(1).

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new): Member States shall inform the other Member States about the link to the national register within 30 days of the launch of that register.

Removed:A mechanism should be introduced for the transmission of information on links to national registers between Member States. The establishment of such a mechanism is necessary in order for Member States to fulfil this obligation.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22b – paragraph 2: 2. Member States shall ensure that producers are required to register in the register referred to in paragraph 1. To that end, Member States shall require the producers to submit an application for registration in each Member State where they make textile products available on the market for the first time.

Removed:Horizontal change.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22b – paragraph 3: 3. Member States shall only allow producers to make available on the market for the first time within their territory textile products where they or, in the case of authorisation, their authorised representatives for the extended producer responsibility, are registered in that Member State.

Removed:Horizontal change.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22b – paragraph 4 – point c: (c) the Combined Nomenclature codes of the textile products that the producer intends to make available on the market for the first time within the territory of that Member State;

Removed:Horizontal change.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22b – paragraph 4 – point d: (d) in the case of a designation of a producer responsibility organisation, the name, postal code, place, street and number, country, telephone, web address, e-mail address and national identification code of the producer responsibility organisation, trade register number or an equivalent official registration number, the Union or national tax identification number of the producer responsibility organisation, and the represented producer’s mandate;

Removed:This has been clarified because according to paragraph 5, the manufacturer is not required to designate an organisation.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22b – paragraph 10: deleted

Removed:Unnecessary to the functionality of Art. 22b. If anything, commonalities can be listed in amendments as bullet points.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22c – paragraph 1: 1. Producers of textile products may choose to designate a producer responsibility organisation to fulfil their extended producer responsibility obligations laid down in Article 22a on their behalf.

Removed:Horizontal change.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22c – paragraph 3 – introductory part: 3. Member States shall require the producer responsibility organisations to ensure that the financial contributions paid to them by producers of textile products:

Removed:Horizontal change.

Removed:Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 22c – paragraph 3 – point a: (a) are based on the weight of the products concerned and, for textile products listed in Part 1 of Annex IVc, are modulated on the basis of the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to the Regulation .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. insert the serial number for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted]** that are most relevant for the prevention of textile waste and for the treatment of textile waste in line with the waste hierarchy and the corresponding measurement methodologies for those criteria adopted pursuant to that Regulation or on the basis of other Union law establishing harmonised sustainability criteria and measurement methods for textile products, and that ensure the improvement of environmental sustainability and circularity of textiles;