Recital 13

(13) In order to create an effective and future-proof harmonised regulatory framework, it is necessary to provide for the setting of ecodesign requirements for all physical goods placed on the market or put into service, including components, such as tyres, and intermediate products. Digital content that is an integral part of a physical product is to be included in the scope. This should allow the Commission to take into account the broadest range of products possible when prioritising the setting of ecodesign requirements and thereby maximise their effectiveness. Where needed, specific exemptions should be provided for when setting ecodesign requirements, in particular where ecodesign requirements are not necessary to contribute to the environmental sustainability of specific products, or, for example, for products with a particular use, products with a particular purpose that could not be fulfilled when complying with ecodesign requirements or products produced in very small quantities, or taking into account the specificity and size of the product’s market. In addition, this Regulation should not apply to products for which it is already clear that ecodesign requirements would not be suitable or where other frameworks provide for the setting of such requirements. This should be the case for food and feed as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (13), for medicinal products as defined in Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (14), for veterinary medicinal products as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council (15), for living plants, animals and micro-organisms, for products of human origin, for products of plants and animals relating directly to their future reproduction, and for vehicles as referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (16), in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (17) and in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council (18), in respect of those product aspects for which requirements are set under sector-specific Union legislative acts applicable to those vehicles. Those vehicles are subject to several product-specific requirements and different harmonised type-approval systems under legal Union acts, such as Directives 2000/53/EC (19) and 2005/64/EC (20) of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2018/858. Additional harmonised requirements for vehicles should be limited to aspects that are not currently addressed, for example environmental requirements for tyres. E-bikes and e-scooters should, however, not be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.