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REPORT (2024/2119(INI))

On a new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition

A-10-2025-0189

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection · Rapporteur: David Cormand

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This resolution calls for a revision of the EU's New Legislative Framework for products to address digitalisation, sustainability, and market surveillance challenges. It urges the Commission to update economic operator roles, strengthen market surveillance, introduce a horizontal Digital Product Passport, and harmonise definitions for circular economy actors. It also calls for measures on fast fashion, extended producer responsibility, standardisation, and conformity assessment improvements.

Committee position. The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection calls on the Commission to propose a revision of the NLF, with specific measures on DPP, market surveillance, and circular economy actors.

Key points

  1. Calls for a revision of the NLF to integrate sustainability, digitalisation, and enhanced market surveillance, benefiting consumers and businesses.
  2. Urges consistency across EU product legislation and updating roles of economic operators under Decision No 768/2008.
  3. Calls for mandatory requirement for non-EU traders to appoint a responsible person in the EU with increased legal and financial liability.
  4. Stresses the need for effective implementation of the Market Surveillance Regulation and strengthening national authorities.
  5. Highlights the benefits of a horizontal and interoperable Digital Product Passport (DPP) for consumers, authorities, and businesses.
  6. Considers that the DPP should replace existing declarations of conformity.
  7. Calls for interoperability between the DPP and existing EU databases, and for machine-readable data.
  8. Calls on the Commission to assess the progressive integration of the DPP as a horizontal requirement for all relevant products.
  9. Calls for harmonised definitions of 'remanufacturers', 'refurbishers', and 'repairers'.
  10. Calls for an EU-wide certification mechanism for refurbishers and repairers.
  11. Calls for a clear definition of 'substantial modification' and guidelines for common refurbishment processes.
  12. Calls for maximum deadlines for standardisation requests and mandatory accreditation of notified bodies.

Who is affected

  • Economic operators, including manufacturers, importers, and non-EU traders, will face new obligations and responsibilities.
  • Refurbishers, repairers, and second-hand sellers will benefit from harmonised definitions and certification.
  • Consumers will gain access to more product information via the DPP and enhanced protection.
  • Market surveillance and customs authorities will have improved tools for enforcement.

Figures and deadlines

  • EU recommerce market valued at EUR 94 billion in 2022–2023, projected to grow to EUR 120 billion by 2025.