On Tuesday 16 December, some fifteen environment ministers called for the adoption of Community measures to take action against ultra-fast fashion (cheap clothing sold mainly online), notably by regulating the advertising and commercial practices of these players and by rapidly adopting the delegated act on textiles resulting from the ecodesign regulation.
Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Luxembourg, Romania, Latvia, the Netherlands and Spain supported the demands of the eight countries (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Poland and Slovenia) that signed the French note.
Link to the note: https://aeur.eu/f/k1i
“Ultra fast fashion practices raise serious concerns, not only from an environment point of view, but also, as many of you have raised, also for the competitiveness of European textile sector”, admitted Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for the Environment. She mentioned the Waste Framework Directive, which came into force last October, and the work underway to adopt ecodesign requirements in 2027 in order to “make apparel products more sustainable and circular”.
The Commission is also monitoring online marketplaces and has recalled the agreement on the small parcel tax (see EUROPE 13772/1). (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)