11/01/24 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 11 January, by 65 votes to 10 with 7 abstentions, MEPs on the European Parliament’s Environment Committee endorsed the provisional agreement reached in December with the Council of the EU on the proposed Ecodesign for Sustainable Products (ESPR) regulation, which will establish a general framework for the future setting of ecodesign and information requirements for all products placed on the EU market except food, feed and medicinal products, motor vehicles where these are already regulated by other legislation, and products with an impact on defence or national security (see EUROPE 13307/4). The destruction of unsold textiles and footwear will be prohibited 2 years after the regulation comes into force. The vote in Parliament could take place in April. This remains to be confirmed. (AN)