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Does ESPR affect SMEs?

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Yes: ESPR obligations depend on the product, not business size. An SME placing a product covered by a delegated act on the European market must meet its requirements, including the Digital Product Passport. Relief concerns unsold goods: micro and small businesses are exempt from the destruction prohibition and publication of discarded unsold goods volumes, and medium-sized businesses become subject only from 19 July 2030. In France, the Bpifrance and ADEME Diag Éco-conception funds a substantial share of a first LCA.

Read the source article: ESPR: obligations and timetable for the Ecodesign Regulation