What changed between the adopted text of 13 Mar 2024 and the adopted text of 9 Sept 2025

Removed:13. Member States shall ensure that, in addition to the information referred to in Article 8a(2), producer responsibility organisations make available to end-users, in particular consumers, the following information regarding the sustainable consumption, re-use and end-of-life management of textile and footwear with respect to the textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc that the producers make available on the territory of a Member State:

Removed:(a) the role of consumers in contributing to waste prevention, including any best practices, notably by fostering sustainable consumption patterns and promoting good care of products while in use;

Removed:(b) re-use and repair arrangements available for textile and footwear, including the location of collection points and how to correctly donate textiles; [Am. 84]

Removed:(c) the role of consumers in correctly contributing to the separate collection of used and waste textile and footwear; [Am. 85]

Removed:(d) the impact on the environment, human health as well as social and human rights of textile production, in particular fast-fashion practices and consumption, recycling and other recovery and disposal and inappropriate discarding of textile and footwear waste, such as littering or discarding in mixed municipal waste.

Removed:14. Member States shall ensure that the producer responsibility organisation provide the information referred to in paragraph 13 on a regular basis, that the information is up to date and provided byat the point of sale and made accessible through, but not limited to, the following means of: [Am. 86]

Removed:(a) a publicly accessible and user-friendly website or other means of electronic communication; [Am. 87]

Removed:(b) information in public spaces and at the collection point; [Am. 88]

Removed:(c) community engagement through education programmes and campaigns; [Am. 89]

Removed:(d) signposting in a language, or languages, which can be easily understood by users and consumers.

Removed:15. Where, in a Member State, multiple producer responsibility organisations are authorised to fulfil extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers, Member States shall ensure that they cover the whole territory of the Member State, with the aim of uniform service quality across the territory of the separate collection system for used and waste textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc. Member States, including those where only one producer responsibility organisation is authorised to fulfil extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers, shall entrust the competent authority or appoint an independent third party to oversee that producer responsibility organisations fulfil their obligations in coordinated manner and in accordance with the Union competition rules. [Am. 90]

Removed:16. Member States shall require that producer responsibility organisations ensure the confidentiality of the data in their possession as regards proprietary information or information directly attributable to individual producers or their authorised representatives. That confidentiality shall be maintained throughout data handling, storage and reporting processes, with robust security measures and data protection standards in place to prevent unauthorised access or potential data breaches. [Am. 91]

Removed:17. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations publish on their websites, in addition to the information referred to in Article 8a(3), point (e):

Removed:(a) at least each year, subject to commercial and industrial confidentiality, the information on the amount and weight of products placed on the market, the rate of separate collection of used and waste textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, including such unsold products, and quantities of textile waste collected from social enterprises, on the rates of re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling, specifying separately the rate of fibre-to-fibre recycling, achieved by the producer responsibility organisation, and on the rates of other recovery, disposal and exports; [Am. 92]

Removed:(b) information on the selection procedure for waste management operators selected in accordance with paragraph 18.;

Removed:(ba) clear and concise data regarding the environmental impact of textile, textile-related and footwear products, including the impact on the environment and human health, particularly with respect to fast-fashion practices and consumption, recycling and other recovery, and disposal; that information shall also address inappropriate discarding of textile and footwear waste, such as littering or discarding in mixed municipal waste and the steps taken to mitigate these impacts. [Am. 93]

Removed:18. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations provide for a transparent and non-discriminatory selection procedure for waste management operators, based on clear, fair and transparent award criteria, without placing any disproportionate burden on small and medium-sized enterprises to procure waste management services from(SMEs), taking into consideration the operational realities of waste management operators referred to in paragraph 6(a) and fromand ensuring equitable access to waste management operators to carry out subsequent waste treatmentservices. [Am. 94]

Removed:19. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations require the reporting of data from the producers on the textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc made available on the market on an annual basis.

Removed:Article 22d Management of textile waste

Removed:1. Member States shall ensure, by 1 January 2025 and subject to Article 10(2) and (3), the separate collection of textiles for re-use, preparationpreparing for re-use and recycling. [Am. 95]

Removed:2. Member States shall ensure that the collection, loading and unloading, transportation and storage infrastructure and operations andas well as all other handling processes of textile waste, including at subsequent sorting and treatment operations, receivesreceive adequate protection from weather adverse conditions and other potential sources of contamination such as pollutants, chemicals or hazardous materials in order to prevent damage and cross-contamination of the collected textilesused textile products and waste textile products. Separately collected used and waste textiles shall be subject to a rigorous and professional screening process at the separate collection point to. That screening shall identify and remove non-target items or materials or, as well as substances that are a sourcepotential sources of contamination. [Am. 96]

Removed:3. Member States shall ensure that used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products that are separately collected in accordance with Article 22c(5) are considered waste upon collection.

Removed:With regard to textiles other than the products listed in Annex IVc, as well as unsold textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, Member States shall ensure that the different fractions of textiles materials and textiles items are kept separate at the point of waste generation where such separation facilitates subsequent re-use, preparationpreparing for re-use or recycling. That separation shall be carried out efficiently to maximise resource recovery and environmental benefits, including fibre-to-fibre recycling where technological progress allows and in a cost-effective manner. [Am. 97]

Removed:4. Member States shall ensure that used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products that are separately collected in accordance with Article 22c(5) are subject to sorting operations to ensure the treatment in line with the waste hierarchy established in Article 4(1).

Removed:5. Member States shall ensure that sorting operations of used and waste textile, textile-related and footwear products that are separately collected in accordance with Article 22c(5) comply with the following requirements:

Removed:(a) the sorting operation is to generate textiles for re-use and preparation for re-use;

Removed:(b) sorting for re-use operations sort textile items at an appropriate level of granularity, allowing from item to item sorting, separating fractions that are fit for direct re-use from those that are to be subject to further preparation for re-use operations, target a specific re-use market applying up-to-date sorting criteria relevant to the receiving market; [Am. 98]

Removed:(c) items that are assessed as not suitable for re-use are sorted for recycling and, where technological progress allows, specifically forin line with the waste hierarchy established in Article 4(1), prioritise upgrading and remaking over fibre-to-fibre recycling. [Am. 99]

Removed:(d) the output of sorting and subsequent recovery operations destined for re-use meet the criteria for ceasing to be considered as waste, as referred to in Article 6.

Removed:Member States may establish mechanisms for the regular monitoring and auditing of sorting operations to ensure compliance with the requirements laid down in points (a), (b), (c), and (d). [Am. 100]

Removed:5a. The sorting operation shall follow the principle of proximity, prioritising local sorting and minimising environmental impacts from transportation. [Am. 101]

Removed:6. By 31 December 2025 and every 53 years thereafter, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste to determine the share and composition in accordance with Annex IVc of waste textiles therein. Member States shall ensure that, on the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may require the producer responsibility organisations to take corrective action to increase their network of collection points and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 22c(13) and (14). Member States shall ensure that the results of these surveys are available to the public. [Am. 102]

Removed:7. Member States shall ensure that, in order to distinguish between used and waste textiles,textile shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products suspected of being waste mayshall be inspected by the competent authorities of Member States for compliance with the minimum requirements set out in paragraphs 8 and 9 for the shipments of used textile, textile related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc and monitored accordingly. [Am. 103]

Removed:8. Member States shall ensure that shipments arranged on a professional basis of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products comply with the minimum record keeping requirements set out in paragraph 9 and are accompanied by at least the following information:

Removed:(a) a copy of the invoice and contract relating to the sale or transfer of ownership of the textiles, textile-related and footwear products which states that they are destined for direct re-use and that they are fit for direct re-use;

Removed:(b) evidence of a prior sorting operation carried out in accordance with this Article and, where available, the criteria adopted pursuant to Article 6(2), in the form of a copy of the records on every bale within the consignment and a protocol containing all record information according to paragraph 9;

Removed:(c) a declaration made by the natural or legal person in possession of used textiles, textile-related or footwear products that arranges, on a professional basis, the transport of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products that none of the material within the consignment is waste as defined by Article 3(1);

Removed:(d) appropriate protection against damage during transportation, loading and unloading, in particular, through sufficient packaging and appropriate stacking of the load, ensuring that the integrity and quality of the textiles for re-use are maintained throughout the transport process. [Am. 104]

Removed:9. Member States shall ensure that shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products comply with the following minimum record keeping requirements:

Removed:(a) the record of the sorting or preparationpreparing for re-use operations shall be fixed securely but not permanently on the packaging; [Am. 105]

Removed:(b) the record shall contain the following information:

Removed:(1) a comprehensive description of the item or items present in the bale reflecting the most detailed sorting granularity that the textile items have undergone during the sorting or preparationpreparing for re-use operations such as. That description shall include, but not be limited to, type of clothes, size, colour, gender, material composition, and any other relevant characteristics that contribute to efficient re-use and recycling; [Am. 106]

Removed:(2) the name and address of the company responsible for the final sorting or preparationpreparing for re-use, ensuring transparency in the process and accountability for the quality of the items. [Am. 107]

Removed:10. Member States shall ensure that, where the competent authorities in a Member State establish that an intended shipment of used textiles, textile-related and footwear consists of waste, the costs of appropriate analyses, inspections and storage of used textiles, textile-related and footwear suspected of being waste may be charged to the producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, to third parties acting on their behalf or to other persons arranging the shipment.

Removed:10a. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council****, as amended by Regulation (EU) ... / ... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. :insert reference for Waste Shipments Regulation revision when adopted]*****, textile waste shall not be mixed with used textile products. [Am. 108]

Removed:10b. Member States shall ensure that the shipment of used textiles products to third countries is in accordance with national legislation of those third countries relating to environmental protection, public order, public safety or health protection. [Am. 109]

Removed:10c. By 31 December 2025, the Commission shall develop a study to assess the application of end-of-waste criteria laid down in Article 6 of this Directive to plastic polymers commonly found in solid marine litter, including polyamide.

Removed:Where appropriate, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish detailed measures on the uniform application of Union-wide end-of-waste criteria for marine litter, whilst taking into account best practices already established by Member States. [Am. 110]

Removed:Article 22da Textile waste reduction targets

Removed:1. By 30 June 2025, the Commission shall conduct an assessment on appropriate levels for the setting of targets for 2032 on textile waste reduction, which shall include levels of collection rates, preparation for re-use, re-use, recycling of textiles and phasing out landfilling of textiles. The assessment shall also include an analysis of the level of exports of used textiles to third countries and of extending the responsibility of producers to those exports. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal.’ [Am. 111]

Removed:________________

Removed:* Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (OJ L 81, 31.3.2016, p. 51).

Removed:** Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

Removed:*** Regulation …/… (OJ …..p. ) [P.O. insert the publication details for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation].

Removed:**** Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (OJ L 190, 12.7.2006, p. 1).

Removed:***** Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste and amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) 2020/1056, COM(2021) 709 final.’;

Removed:(8) in Article 29, paragraph 2a is deleted.

Removed:(9) the following Article 29a is inserted:

Removed:‘Article 29a Food waste prevention programmes

Removed:1. By [P.O. insert date of two years after entry into force of this amending Directive], Member States shall review and adapt their food waste prevention programmes, with a view of attaining the targets provided for in Article 9a(4). Those programmes shall at least contain the measures laid down in Article 9(1) and 9a(1)) and, where relevant, the measures listed in Annexes IV and IVa.