R2R Feedback on the Preparatory Study for the Setting of Horizontal Ecodesign Requirements on Repairability

Publication date: December 2025
Resource added: 2 March 2026

The recent Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and Directive on Common Rules Promoting the Repair of Goods (Right to repair
Directive) have paved the way for so-called horizontal requirements (i.e. applying across a wide range of products) regulating the repairability of products. As a first step in this direction, the European Commission’s Joint Research Center has published a draft study report describing a potential approach for establishing such measures. The first report mainly focuses on
the scope of potential measures, offering a step-by-step approach for limiting the scope by excluding or deprioritising certain products.  Our feedback on the Preparatory Study for the Setting of Horizontal
Ecodesign Requirements on Repairability can be found on the following pages, in the table format requested by the Joint Research Center.