DECATHLON SE

As one of the largest global sporting goods manufacturers and retailers, Decathlon aims to reduce its environmental footprint as a way to further strengthen the European circular economy. Therefore, Decathlon welcomes the European Commissions ambition to adopt a Circular Economy Act that removes single market barriers, strengthens the economics of secondary raw materials (SRMs), and accelerates reuse, repair…

Decathlon welcomes the European Commissions endeavor to establish a roadmap to support Digital Sovereignty in the Union and appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the state of the European Open Source ecosystem.

Decathlon strongly supports the Commissions efforts to put an end to misleading communications on the environmental impact of products or companies, through the Green Claims Directive regulating the substantiation and communication of green claims. More specifically, we welcome transparent and reliable environmental claims to support consumers in their purchasing decisions for more sustainable products.

Decathlon strongly supports the aim of decarbonising corporate fleets by accelerating the shift towards zero emission transportation methods. However, we are concerned that the focus of the initiative is following an automotive-centric approach while not taking into account the proven environmental and economic value of e-bikes and classical bicycles towards decarbonizing corporate fleets.

Decathlon welcomes the European Commissions proposal for the Cybersecurity Act 2 and appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on this proposal. The Cybersecurity Act has been an efficient instrument while letting room for improvement.

As one of the largest global sporting goods manufacturers and retailers, Decathlon sees the Digital Product Passport (DPP) as a powerful sustainability accelerator, as well as an important step towards greater transparency and traceability. However, to ensure the market and technical viability of the central DPP Registry, the implementing framework must remain practical, secure, and proportionate.

Decathlon welcomes the intention of the Commission to adopt a delegated act laying down rules on the operation of DPP service providers. We are looking forward to participating in the future consultations and discussions and stand ready to share our experience on the topic. For more details, please see our written submission.

Decathlon welcomes the draft guidance on the Cyber Resilience Act and the opportunity to provide feedback. Our feedback emphasizes the need for objective financial safe harbors for open-source projects, clearer boundaries for "Remote Data Processing Solutions" (RDPS) to avoid overlap with NIS 2, and adjustments to the definitions of "substantial modification" and "intended purpose" to prevent an excessive regulatory…

Decathlon welcomes the European Commissions forthcoming communication on a Strategic Vision for Sport in Europe: Reinforcing the European Sport Model. We look forward to engaging with European policy-makers and stakeholders to achieve significant progress on these topics, as well as other issues of relevance.

Decathlon welcomes the revision of EU Regulation No. 1007/2011 and would like to address certain issues regarding current textile regulations. Regulation (EU) No. 1007/2011, which governs textile fiber names, labeling, and marking of textile products, currently requires manufacturers to include permanent labeling of textile composition.

DECATHLON welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commissions draft implementing act, the technical description of the categories of important and critical products with digital elements listed in Annex III and IV of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).