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title: "EU Green Claims Directive Proposal Hub"
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# EU Green Claims Directive Proposal Hub

cited EU Green Claims proposal hub for explicit environmental claims, substantiation evidence, comparative claims, verification, environmental labels, and UCPD overlap.

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*Green Claims* *Free Resource*

## EU Green Claims Directive proposal hub

This hub explains the Green Claims proposal (COM(2023) 166) as a proposed EU framework for voluntary environmental claims, their evidence, comparisons, and label verification.

Practical guidance to plan with; treat this as a Commission proposal under procedure 2023/0085(COD) and greenwashing-risk guidance, not as adopted Directive obligations.

[Check a green claim](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/greenwashing-risk-checklist.md)

## What this proposal hub helps you separate

- **Explicit claim scope**: Identify voluntary B2C environmental claims about a product, service, or trader, and separate them from claims already covered by specific EU rules such as the EU Ecolabel, energy labels, or organic rules.
- **Substantiation standard**: Anchor the claim to recognised scientific evidence, life-cycle aspects, data quality, significant impacts, trade-offs, offsets, and any limits that must be disclosed before publication.
- **Verification and labels**: Distinguish claim verification, environmental label scheme governance, third-party checks, and comparative-claim evidence from broader UCPD misleading-practice review.

By Sorena AI | Status: proposal | Based on EU sources

### Quick scan

*Green Claims*

- **Claim boundary**: Record the exact wording, channel, audience, product or trader scope, environmental aspect, and whether the message is absolute, improvement-based, climate-related, label-based, or comparative.
- **Evidence record**: Keep the method, data sources, assumptions, life-cycle stages, significant impacts, offset accounting, limits, and update trigger tied to the claim version.
- **Publication gate**: Check the proposed ex-ante verification expectation, environmental label rules, and Directive (EU) 2024/825 blacklist risk before a claim goes live.

Use the topic guides to review explicit environmental claims, comparative statements, labels, offset-backed climate claims, verification records, and UCPD overlap without treating the proposal as an adopted Directive.

| Value | Metric |
| --- | --- |
| COM(2023)166 | Proposal |
| Life cycle | Evidence |
| Verifier | Check |
| UCPD | Overlap |

**Key highlights:** Explicit claims | Fair comparisons | Label schemes

## Primary sources

- [COM(2023) 166 Green Claims proposal](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A52023PC0166&ref=sorena.io) - Primary proposal text for explicit environmental claim substantiation, communication, comparative claims, verification, environmental labelling schemes, and the proposed microenterprise treatment.
- [EUR-Lex procedure 2023/0085(COD)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/procedure/EN/2023_85?ref=sorena.io) - Procedure record supporting the page's status framing as a legislative proposal rather than an adopted Directive.
- [Council general approach ST 11312/24](https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-11312-2024-INIT/en/pdf?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the statement that the Council adopted a general approach and that the legislative text remained a negotiated proposal in the cited source record.
- [European Commission Green Claims Q&A](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_1693?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the page's explanations of covered explicit claims, ex-ante verification, label rules, comparative claims, offset-backed climate claims, microenterprise exemption language, and relationship to UCPD.
- [European Commission Green Claims policy page](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/circular-economy-topics/green-claims_en?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the statistics on vague or unsubstantiated claims, the policy goals of reliable and verifiable environmental information, and independent accredited verifier framing.
- [Directive (EU) 2024/825](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/825/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the overlap framing for Empowering Consumers amendments to the UCPD and Consumer Rights Directive.
- [EU Ecolabel official page](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/circular-economy/eu-ecolabel_en?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the distinction between the EU Ecolabel as an existing regulated voluntary label and environmental label schemes addressed by the Green Claims proposal.
- [JRC Product and Organisation Environmental Footprint report](https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC129907?ref=sorena.io) - Supports the life-cycle and Environmental Footprint method context used for evidence records, data quality, verification, and comparative-claim substantiation.

## Topic Guides

- [Carbon offsets and carbon-neutral claims: EU Green Claims Directive requirements](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/offsets-and-carbon-neutral-claims.md): How to handle carbon-neutral, climate-neutral, compensated, and offset-backed claims under Directive (EU) 2024/825 and the Green Claims proposal.
- [Claims Evidence under the EU Green Claims Directive](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/claims-evidence.md): FAQ on the evidence expected before EU Green Claims are communicated, including scientific substantiation, life-cycle coverage, comparisons, and publication records.
- [Comparative Environmental Claims Under EU Green Claims Rules](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/comparative-claims.md): How to substantiate EU comparative environmental claims using equivalent products, methods, data, value-chain coverage, significant impacts, and consumer-law comparison disclosures.
- [Environmental labels and certification schemes under EU Green Claims rules](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/labels-and-certification-schemes.md): FAQ on environmental labels, certification schemes, EU Ecolabel, third-party verification, and Directive (EU) 2024/825 overlap for green claims.
- [EU Green Claims Applicability Test](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/applicability-test.md): Check whether the EU Green Claims Directive proposal could apply to an explicit environmental claim, environmental label, product claim, trader claim, or B2C communication.
- [EU Green Claims Checklist](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/checklist.md): A concrete checklist for EU environmental claims covering claim inventory, substantiation, life-cycle impacts, comparisons, offsets, labels, verification, and UCPD overlap.
- [EU Green Claims claim categories and evidence map](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/claim-categories.md): Classify EU environmental claims by category: explicit, comparative, product, trader, carbon, labels, generic wording, and evidence needs.
- [EU Green Claims claim categories FAQ](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/claim-categories.md): FAQ guidance on explicit, generic, comparative, product, company, label, and carbon claim categories under the EU Green Claims proposal.
- [EU Green Claims compliance controls for proposal-stage planning](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/compliance.md): Proposal-stage Green Claims compliance controls for claim inventory, substantiation, communication, labels, comparative claims, offset claims, verification planning, and evidence records.
- [EU Green Claims Directive FAQ: scope, evidence, labels, offsets, and status](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq.md): Direct answers on the EU Green Claims Directive proposal, explicit environmental claims, substantiation, labels, offsets, PEF/OEF evidence, UCPD overlap, and penalties.
- [EU Green Claims Directive Procedure Calendar](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/deadlines-and-compliance-calendar.md): Track cited EU Green Claims Directive proposal milestones: Commission proposal, Parliament first reading, Council general approach, and current procedure status.
- [EU Green Claims Directive proposal requirements](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/requirements.md): cited summary of proposed EU Green Claims requirements for explicit environmental claims, substantiation, communication, verification, labels, comparisons, and Directive (EU) 2024/825 overlap.
- [EU Green Claims Directive Proposal Status and Legislative Tracker](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/proposal-status-and-legislative-tracker.md): Track COM(2023) 166 and procedure 2023/0085(COD) through public EUR-Lex, OEIL, Parliament, and Council files without treating the proposal as adopted law.
- [EU Green Claims Directive proposal status FAQ](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/proposal-status.md): Current cited status of the EU Green Claims Directive proposal: Commission proposal, Parliament first reading, Council general approach, and procedure records.
- [EU Green Claims Directive Substantiation Template](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/green-claims-substantiation-template.md): A field-by-field template for substantiating EU explicit environmental claims with claim scope, evidence, method, PEF/OEF, comparison, carbon-credit, verification, and publication records.
- [EU Green Claims Directive vs FTC Green Guides](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/green-claims-directive-vs-ftc-green-guides.md): A scope-bounded comparison focused on the EU Green Claims proposal: scope, substantiation, verification, labels, offsets, and reusable evidence.
- [EU Green Claims penalties and enforcement FAQ](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/penalties.md): FAQ on EU Green Claims penalty risk, Council and proposal enforcement principles, UCPD overlap, and evidence that reduces greenwashing risk.
- [EU Green Claims Templates for Claim Evidence and Verification](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/templates.md): Reusable templates for EU green-claim substantiation, verifier handoff, evidence inventory, sustainability labels, comparative claims, and Directive (EU) 2024/825 status checks.
- [EU Green Claims Verification and Audit Readiness](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/verification-and-audit-readiness.md): Prepare explicit environmental claims for substantiation review, verifier handoff, source traceability, communication checks, and proposal-stage caveats.
- [EU Green Claims: Product vs Company Claims](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/product-vs-company-claims.md): Compare product, service, and company environmental claims under the EU Green Claims proposal: scope, evidence, significant impacts, communication, and reuse limits.
- [FAQ: carbon offsets and carbon-neutral claims under EU Green Claims rules](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/offsets-and-carbon-neutral-claims.md): FAQ guidance on carbon neutral, climate neutral, offset, carbon credit, and future climate claims under the Green Claims proposal and Directive (EU) 2024/825.
- [FAQ: comparative environmental claims under EU Green Claims Directive](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/comparative-claims.md): FAQ guidance on EU comparative environmental claims: equivalent data, method boundaries, product comparisons, substantiation, presentation, and UCPD overlap.
- [FAQ: PEF and OEF evidence requirements for EU Green Claims](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/pef-and-oef-evidence.md): FAQ on when Product and Organisation Environmental Footprint methods help substantiate EU environmental claims, including scope, data quality, and method limits.
- [Green Claims Directive proposal status check workflow](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/proposal-status-check-workflow.md): A cited workflow for checking the Green Claims Directive proposal status across OEIL, EUR-Lex, Council documents, and Parliament records.
- [Green Claims Directive vs Empowering Consumers Directive](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/green-claims-directive-vs-empowering-consumers-directive.md): Compare the Green Claims proposal with Directive (EU) 2024/825: ex-ante substantiation and verification versus adopted UCPD amendments on generic claims, future performance, labels, and timing.
- [Green Claims Directive vs ISO 14021](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/green-claims-directive-vs-iso-14021.md): Compare the proposed EU Green Claims Directive with ISO 14021 for voluntary environmental claims, substantiation, self-declared labels, evidence, and verification.
- [Green Claims Directive vs UK Green Claims Code](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/green-claims-directive-vs-uk-green-claims-code.md): Compare the EU Green Claims Directive proposal with the UK Green Claims Code, covering substantiation, communication, labels, offsets, verification, enforcement, and evidence.
- [Green Claims evidence workflow for substantiation](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/claim-substantiation-evidence-workflow.md): Build a Green Claims proposal evidence file for voluntary EU environmental claims: status check, scope, scientific evidence, life-cycle impacts, comparisons, carbon credits, verification, consumer communication, and review.
- [Green Claims labels and certification schemes](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/labels-and-certification-schemes.md): How EU Green Claims rules and Directive (EU) 2024/825 treat environmental labels, certification schemes, EU Ecolabel use, new schemes, evidence records, and consumer-facing clarity.
- [Green Claims penalties and enforcement: proposal and Council approach](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/penalties-and-enforcement.md): How the EU Green Claims proposal and Council general approach handle competent authorities, corrective measures, penalties, verifiers, and UCPD overlap.
- [Green Claims penalties and fines under the EU proposal](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/penalties-and-fines.md): cited summary of proposed Green Claims enforcement, corrective measures, penalty criteria, and the Council approach to maximum-fine language.
- [Green Claims substantiation evidence pack](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/substantiation-and-evidence-pack.md): Build a cited evidence pack for EU Green Claims: claim inventory, scientific substantiation, life-cycle impacts, PEF or OEF records, comparisons, labels, offsets, verification, and traceability.
- [Green Claims verifier workflow for explicit environmental claims](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/verifier-workflow.md): A concrete verifier-preparation workflow for voluntary explicit environmental claims: claim boundaries, substantiation evidence, verifier package, certificate handling, and change reviews.
- [Greenwashing risk checklist for EU green claims](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/greenwashing-risk-checklist.md): A concrete EU greenwashing checklist for marketing, product, legal, and sustainability teams reviewing vague claims, evidence gaps, offsets, labels, comparisons, and future targets.
- [How do the UCPD, Directive (EU) 2024/825, and Green Claims proposal overlap?](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/ucpd-and-empowering-consumers-overlap.md): FAQ on how Directive (EU) 2024/825 changes UCPD greenwashing rules and how the Green Claims proposal would add substantiation, communication, labels, and verification detail.
- [Microenterprise and Scope Exclusions in the EU Green Claims Proposal](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/microenterprise-and-scope-exclusions.md): FAQ on proposal-stage Green Claims scope: microenterprise treatment, voluntary B2C explicit environmental claims, B2B limits, and EU-rule exclusions.
- [PEF and OEF evidence for EU green claims](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/pef-and-oef-evidence.md): How Product and Organisation Environmental Footprint studies can support EU green-claim substantiation without treating PEF or OEF as mandatory for every claim.
- [Product vs company claims under the EU Green Claims Directive](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/product-vs-company-claims.md): FAQ guidance on separating product, service, and company environmental claims under the EU Green Claims proposal, with substantiation and communication boundaries.
- [Verifier workflow under the EU Green Claims Directive](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/faq/verifier-workflow.md): FAQ on the proposed EU Green Claims verifier workflow: substantiation, ex-ante verification, verifier requirements, certificates, and proposal-stage caveats.
- [What Counts as a Green Claim Under the EU Green Claims Proposal](/artifacts/eu/green-claims-directive/what-counts-as-a-green-claim.md): cited scope guide to explicit environmental claims under the EU Green Claims proposal and related Directive (EU) 2024/825 concepts.

## Key milestones for green claims readiness

*Green Claims Timeline*

Use the timeline as proposal context only. For current content work, focus on claim wording, substantiation evidence, comparative-claim basis, proposed verification, environmental label scheme controls, and overlap with Directive (EU) 2024/825 and UCPD misleading-practice rules.

*Next step*

## Turn green-claim review into accountable evidence work

This Green Claims proposal hub is the shared reference for marketing, legal, sustainability, and product teams when a voluntary environmental claim, label, or comparison is planned for EU consumers.

- Create a claim record with the exact wording, consumer-facing channel, product or trader boundary, environmental aspect, comparison basis, and any label or certificate used.
- Attach substantiation evidence before publication: method, data sources, life-cycle stages, significant impacts, assumptions, limitations, offset details, and review owner.
- Route claims that rely on labels, aggregate scores, offsets, or product comparisons for verification review against the proposal and UCPD/Directive (EU) 2024/825 overlap.
- Keep source links, verifier outputs, claim versions, approval history, and takedown or correction records together so marketplace and regulator questions can be answered from the same file.

- [Open ESG Compliance](/solutions/esg-compliance.md): Assign claim owners, substantiation tasks, label reviews, verifier requests, and publication approvals in one sustainability workflow.
- [Open Research Copilot](/solutions/research-copilot.md): Research whether a proposed environmental claim is covered by specific EU rules, the Green Claims proposal, or UCPD/Directive (EU) 2024/825 overlap.
- **Download the EU Green Claims timeline**: Track the proposal, Parliament, Council, and related consumer-law milestones without treating them as adopted Directive duties.
- [Talk through implementation](/contact.md): Review claim wording, evidence boundaries, comparative-claim support, labels, verifier records, and UCPD overlap.

## Compliance Timeline

| Date | Event | Category | Reference |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020-03-11 | Circular Economy Action Plan Sets Green Claims Direction | Supporting frameworks | [Source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52020DC0098&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2020-08-27 | Green Claims Open Public Consultation Opened | Commission actions | [Source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52023PC0166&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2020-12-03 | Green Claims Open Public Consultation Closed | Commission actions | [Source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52023PC0166&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2021-12-30 | Environmental Footprint Recommendation Published in the Official Journal | Supporting frameworks | [Source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32021H2279&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2022-03-30 | Empowering Consumers Proposal Put Forward | Commission actions | [Source](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_2098?ref=sorena.io) |
| 2023-03-22 | Green Claims Directive Proposal Published | Legislative milestones | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2023-03-22 | Commission Q&A Published | Commission actions | [Source](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_1693?ref=sorena.io) |
| 2023-06-01 | Committee Referral Announced (1st Reading) | Parliament actions | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2023-06-14 | EESC Opinion Published | Supporting frameworks | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2023-07-12 | Referral to Joint Committee Announced | Parliament actions | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2023-07-13 | AGRI Opinion Rapporteur Appointed | Committee work | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2023-07-26 | National Parliament Contribution (Italy) | Supporting frameworks | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2023-10-10 | Committee of the Regions Opinion Published | Supporting frameworks | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2023-10-11 | Committee Draft Report | Committee work | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2023-11-13 | Amendments Tabled | Committee work | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-01-25 | AGRI Opinion Published | Committee work | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-02-14 | Vote in Committee (1st Reading) | Committee work | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-02-23 | Committee Report Tabled for Plenary | Committee work | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-02-28 | Empowering Consumers Directive Adopted | Supporting frameworks | [Source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/825/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-03-06 | Empowering Consumers Directive Published in Official Journal | Supporting frameworks | [Source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/825/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-03-11 | Parliament Debate | Parliament actions | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-03-12 | Parliament First-Reading Position Adopted | Legislative milestones | [Source](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2024-0131_EN.pdf?ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-03-27 | Empowering Consumers Directive Entered Into Force | Supporting frameworks | [Source](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules-empower-consumers-green-transition-enter-force-2024-03-27_en?ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-06-17 | Council General Approach Approved | Council actions | [Source](https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-11312-2024-INIT/en/pdf?ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-07-22 | Commission Response to Parliament Text | Commission actions | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-11-13 | Committee Referral Announced (New Term) | Parliament actions | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-12-04 | Decision to Open Interinstitutional Negotiations | Committee work | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2024-12-16 | Negotiation Decision Announced in Plenary | Parliament actions | [Source](https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023/0085%28COD%29&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2025-01-28 | First Trilogue Held | Legislative milestones | [Source](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-internal-market-and-consumer-protection-imco/file-substantiating-green-claims?sid=9401&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2025-04-24 | Second Trilogue Held | Legislative milestones | [Source](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-internal-market-and-consumer-protection-imco/file-substantiating-green-claims?sid=9401&ref=sorena.io) |
| 2025-06-20 | Commission Announces Intention to Withdraw Proposal | Commission actions | [Source](https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/media/video/I-274173?ref=sorena.io) |
| 2025-06-23 | Third Trilogue Cancelled | Council actions | [Source](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20250623IPR29094/green-claims-directive-ep-co-rapporteurs-hold-a-press-conference-at-15-15?ref=sorena.io) |
| 2026-03-27 | Empowering Consumers Directive Transposition Deadline | Supporting frameworks | [Source](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules-empower-consumers-green-transition-enter-force-2024-03-27_en?ref=sorena.io) |
| 2026-09-27 | Empowering Consumers Directive Application Date | Supporting frameworks | [Source](https://energy.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules-empower-consumers-green-transition-enter-force-2024-03-27_en?ref=sorena.io) |

**Event details:**

- **2020-03-11 - Circular Economy Action Plan Sets Green Claims Direction**: The Commission's Circular Economy Action Plan said it would propose that companies substantiate environmental claims using Product and Organisation Environmental Footprint methods.
- **2020-08-27 - Green Claims Open Public Consultation Opened**: The Commission proposal records the open public consultation on the Green Claims initiative starting on 27 August 2020.
- **2020-12-03 - Green Claims Open Public Consultation Closed**: The Commission proposal records the open public consultation on the Green Claims initiative closing on 3 December 2020.
- **2021-12-30 - Environmental Footprint Recommendation Published in the Official Journal**: Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on the Product Environmental Footprint and Organisation Environmental Footprint methods was published in the Official Journal on 30 December 2021.
- **2022-03-30 - Empowering Consumers Proposal Put Forward**: Commission puts forward its proposal for a Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition (complementary to the Green Claims initiative).
- **2023-03-22 - Green Claims Directive Proposal Published**: Commission publishes the legislative proposal for a Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (COM(2023)0166) (procedure 2023/0085(COD)).
- **2023-03-22 - Commission Q&A Published**: European Commission publishes Q&A on the European Green Claims proposal.
- **2023-06-01 - Committee Referral Announced (1st Reading)**: Committee referral announced in Parliament at first reading for the Green Claims Directive file.
- **2023-06-14 - EESC Opinion Published**: European Economic and Social Committee publishes its opinion/report on the proposal (CES5381/2022).
- **2023-07-12 - Referral to Joint Committee Announced**: Referral to joint committees announced in Parliament (ENVI and IMCO).
- **2023-07-13 - AGRI Opinion Rapporteur Appointed**: AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) appoints its rapporteur for opinion (Petri Sarvamaa).
- **2023-07-26 - National Parliament Contribution (Italy)**: Contribution submitted by the Italian Chamber of Deputies on the proposal (COM(2023)0166).
- **2023-10-10 - Committee of the Regions Opinion Published**: Committee of the Regions publishes its opinion on the proposal (CDR2019/2023).
- **2023-10-11 - Committee Draft Report**: Committee draft report is issued for the file.
- **2023-11-13 - Amendments Tabled**: Amendments are tabled in committee (PE756.119).
- **2024-01-25 - AGRI Opinion Published**: AGRI Committee opinion is published (PE753.776).
- **2024-02-14 - Vote in Committee (1st Reading)**: Vote in committee at first reading takes place.
- **2024-02-23 - Committee Report Tabled for Plenary**: Committee report is tabled for plenary (A9-0056/2024).
- **2024-02-28 - Empowering Consumers Directive Adopted**: Directive (EU) 2024/825, amending the UCPD and Consumer Rights Directive for green-transition consumer protection, was adopted on 28 February 2024.
- **2024-03-06 - Empowering Consumers Directive Published in Official Journal**: Directive (EU) 2024/825 was published in the Official Journal on 6 March 2024.
- **2024-03-11 - Parliament Debate**: Debate in Parliament takes place (CRE-9-2024-03-11-TOC_EN).
- **2024-03-12 - Parliament First-Reading Position Adopted**: Text adopted by Parliament at first reading (T9-0131/2024).
- **2024-03-27 - Empowering Consumers Directive Entered Into Force**: The Commission announced that the new EU rules to empower consumers for the green transition entered into force on 27 March 2024.
- **2024-06-17 - Council General Approach Approved**: The Council approved a general approach on the Green Claims Directive proposal at its Environment Council meeting on 17 June 2024.
- **2024-07-22 - Commission Response to Parliament Text**: Commission response to the text adopted in plenary is recorded in the procedure timeline (SP(2024)350).
- **2024-11-13 - Committee Referral Announced (New Term)**: Committee referral announced in Parliament again during the new parliamentary term.
- **2024-12-04 - Decision to Open Interinstitutional Negotiations**: Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations after Parliament's first reading.
- **2024-12-16 - Negotiation Decision Announced in Plenary**: Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 72).
- **2025-01-28 - First Trilogue Held**: Parliament's Legislative Train records the first trilogue on the Green Claims Directive file as held on 28 January 2025.
- **2025-04-24 - Second Trilogue Held**: Parliament's Legislative Train records the second trilogue as held on 24 April 2025, focused on claims, labels, information to consumers, verification, access to justice, and penalties.
- **2025-06-20 - Commission Announces Intention to Withdraw Proposal**: Commission audiovisual records state that on 20 June 2025 the Commission announced an intention to withdraw the Green Claims proposal; this is not an Official Journal withdrawal event.
- **2025-06-23 - Third Trilogue Cancelled**: Parliament reported that, following the Commission's withdrawal-intent announcement, the Council cancelled the trilogue scheduled for 23 June 2025.
- **2026-03-27 - Empowering Consumers Directive Transposition Deadline**: EU countries are required to transpose Directive (EU) 2024/825 into national law by 27 March 2026.
- **2026-09-27 - Empowering Consumers Directive Application Date**: The Commission states that the Directive (EU) 2024/825 rules will apply from 27 September 2026.


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