Country dossier / EU-27
Textile EPR in Estonia
Published implementation preparation
Broad research: 6 Oct 2026 · Selected verification: 2 Nov 2026. Source review coverage is stated below.
The ministry implementation page was reopened; previously stated 2026 preparation milestones remain indicative, with no new operative tariff verified. Limit: Directed source reopening, not a complete national legal or authorisation audit.
Organisations & financing route
No authorised operating textile PRO verified
Constitution & legal approval
Authorised operating textile scheme not verified in the reviewed source pack
Implementation timing
National date not verified; EU establishment deadline 17 April 2028
Next evidence trigger
Final national law, register, scheme authorisation and tariff
Competent authority
Ministry of Climate (Kliimaministeerium); Environmental Board (Keskkonnaamet).
Legal basis
Waste Act and general producer-responsibility framework; ministry textile EPR guidance links implementation to the revised EU timetable.
Product scope
Final national textile EPR scope not verified. Use the EU Annex IVc map in section 2 for readiness; apply the final national annex before calculating liability.
Fees & financial basis
No operative national textile tariff verified. Treat the value as unresolved; obtain a dated scheme tariff once the national route is established.
Eco-modulation
No operative national textile schedule verified. Future criteria depend on national implementation; a certificate alone does not establish a discount.
Targets & denominators
No country-specific numerical textile EPR quota verified in the source pack. Separate collection duties continue; the revised EU directive does not set one uniform numerical textile quota.
Registration & reporting
No operative textile-specific EPR return verified. Prepare national POM mass, product codes, producer-role and transaction evidence. Continue applicable waste and packaging reporting.
Organisations & approval status
No authorised operating textile PRO verified in the source pack. Collectors, charities and PROs for other streams are separate roles.
Next milestones
Follow ministry amendments, the problematic-products/producer-responsibility rules and registry changes. Confirm scope, municipal compensation and collective system authorisation before a 2028 launch assumption becomes a contractual commitment.
Practical risks & controls
Risk: treating collection infrastructure or an industry announcement as proof of producer compliance. Mitigation: check the enacted scope, authority register, PRO approval and signed fee schedule before transferring obligations; retain country-level product and sales evidence.
Sources and verification dates
S025 · Tekstiili laiendatud tootjavastutus | Kliimaministeerium ↗ Reopened 2 Nov 2026S026 · Tekstiilijäätmed | Kliimaministeerium ↗ Base record 6 Oct 2026S027 · Laiendatud tootjavastutus ja probleemtooted | Kliimaministeerium ↗ Base record 6 Oct 2026Common EU framework
A constituted organisation, a pilot and an authorised compulsory system have different legal effects. Unresolved scope, approval, tariff and filing questions remain visible in this dossier. Source-page reopening is not a complete current licence audit.