European legislation & Your Business
Further reading
- Fire safety of construction products
- Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation (EU) 2016/425
- Floorcovering symbols - Classification
- MED - Marine Equipment Directive (2014/90/EU)
- POPs Regulation
- General product safety Regulation GPSR (EU) 2023/988
- ESPR - Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
Downloads
GPSR compliance checklist
Checklist For Textile & Plastics Converting Businesses
Effective from December 13, 2024
© 2025 Centexbel
Preparatory Studies: delegated act for clothing & Textile labelling
Have a look at the different initiatives and feel free to participate in each of them!
©Centexbel; 2023
EU action against microplastics
Microplastics are accumulating in our environment. These tiny plastic particles are persistent, very mobile, and notoriously hard to remove from nature. Scientists and citizens are increasingly worried.
©European Commission; 2023/10
REGULATION (EU) 2023/2055 as regards synthetic polymer microparticles
Global consumption of clothing and footwear is projected to increase by 63% between 2019 and 2030, and textiles made from synthetic fibres are expected to account for the greatest share of this increase.
©Stijn Steuperaert | Edwin Maes | Eddy Albrecht |Veerle Herrygers; 2023/09
Europe fosters circular economy by legislation, policy objectives, and standards
Belgian mirror committee “Circular economy and sustainability for textile and plastics”
©Centexbel; 2023/11
Structure and available expertise in market surveillance of textiles in Europe
European and International Geotextile Standards - a short guide 2010
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Author(s) Fred Foubert
Impact of Standards on Belgian Economy
Standards contribute to about 0.2% of GDP, 19% of GDP growth and 19% of labour productivity growth.
© 2020 NBN
Standards for the Environment
Why the public sector should get involved in standardization
©CEN/CENELEC
Author(s) CEN – European Committee for Standardization I CENELEC – European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Now is the ideal time for experts to participate in the circular economy standards.
Dr. Karin Eufinger about the needs for these standards, how they will contribute to economic development and what impact they aim to have.
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Europe fosters circular economy by legislation, policy objectives, and standards
Belgian mirror committee “Circular economy and sustainability for textile and plastics”
©Centexbel; 2023/11
POPs REGULATION 2019/1021
This Regulation is to protect human health and the environment from POPs by prohibiting, phasing out as soon as possible, or restricting the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of substances.
©European Commission
Europe fosters circular economy by legislation, policy objectives, and standards
Belgian mirror committee “Circular economy and sustainability for textile and plastics”
©Centexbel; 2023/11
POPs REGULATION 2019/1021
This Regulation is to protect human health and the environment from POPs by prohibiting, phasing out as soon as possible, or restricting the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of substances.
©European Commission
REGULATION (EU) 2023/2055 as regards synthetic polymer microparticles
Global consumption of clothing and footwear is projected to increase by 63% between 2019 and 2030, and textiles made from synthetic fibres are expected to account for the greatest share of this increase.
©Stijn Steuperaert | Edwin Maes | Eddy Albrecht |Veerle Herrygers; 2023/09
Textiles Waste Directive and EPR
On January 1, 2025, the European Union enforced new regulations mandating the separate collection of textile waste.
©Centexbel, 2025/03