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 "url": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/regulation/what-applies-today",
 "title": "EU Product Regulation Action Radar: What Applies Now and What to Do",
 "description": "Which EU product rules apply now: the unsold apparel destruction ban, PPWR, CRA reporting, right to repair, green claims and EUDR, and what to do next.",
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 "direct_answer": "As at 20 September 2026, the most immediate cross-regulation actions span six regimes. They are the live ESPR ban on destroying unsold apparel and footwear for large enterprises, PPWR now applying while major labelling specifications remain dependent on implementing measures, Cyber Resilience Act Article 14 reporting now live for manufacturers of in-scope products with digital elements, national implementation of the Right to Repair Directive, environmental-claims rules applying from 27 September 2026 and EUDR preparation for 30 December 2026 using Annex I as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/2102.",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-20",
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 "datePublished": "2026-09-01",
 "dateModified": "2026-09-20",
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  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport#legislation-32024r1781",
   "celex": "32024R1781",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, ESPR",
   "legislationDate": "2024-06-13"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/regulation/connected-toy-regulatory-classification#legislation-32024r2847",
   "celex": "32024R2847",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 - Cyber Resilience Act - staged application dates and horizontal cyber framework.",
   "legislationDate": "2024-10-23"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/regulation/eu-environmental-claims-27-september-2026#legislation-32024l0825",
   "celex": "32024L0825",
   "name": "Directive (EU) 2024/825",
   "legislationDate": "2024-02-28"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/regulation/eudr#legislation-32023r1115",
   "celex": "32023R1115",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 - EUDR",
   "legislationDate": "2023-05-31"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/regulation/packaging-ppwr#legislation-32025r0040",
   "celex": "32025R0040",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2025/40 - PPWR",
   "legislationDate": "2024-12-19"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/regulation/permanent-magnets#legislation-32024r1252",
   "celex": "32024R1252",
   "name": "Current consolidated Regulation (EU) 2024/1252",
   "legislationDate": "2024-04-11"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/regulation/right-to-repair#legislation-32024l1799",
   "celex": "32024L1799",
   "name": "Directive (EU) 2024/1799",
   "legislationDate": "2024-06-13"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/regulation/textile-epr#legislation-32025l1892",
   "celex": "32025L1892",
   "name": "Directive (EU) 2025/1892",
   "legislationDate": "2025-09-10"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/vehicle-passports/digital-circularity-vehicle-passport#legislation-32026r1738",
   "celex": "32026R1738",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2026/1738 on circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles",
   "legislationDate": "2026-07-08"
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  {
   "url": "https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/cra-reporting",
   "name": "European Commission, CRA reporting obligations"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/2102/oj",
   "name": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 amending EUDR Annex I"
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  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#digital-product-passport",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#economic-operator",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#epr",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#espr",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#eudr",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#green-claims-directive",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#implementing-act",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#ppwr",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#right-to-repair"
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