Purpose and operator
The programme is operated by QAP in Poland. Its purpose is to make the basis of assessment understandable to operators, buyers and auditors: what was assessed, against which document and within which scope.
Governance and impartiality
RTX-101 describes the proposed governance, decision-making and change-control structure. RTX-105 addresses integrity monitoring. No accreditation, recognition by other schemes or appointed external committee is claimed on this website.
Development and consultation
The supplied documents remain drafts for internal consultation. Website version 00 is an editorial numbering decision, not approval or entry into force. Public consultations will have their own dates, materials and response summaries.
Why a reuse standard is needed
Used textiles move through many hands: collection points, sorting plants, traders, exporters and shops. Each step makes decisions about category, condition and destination, but these decisions are often recorded inconsistently or summarised in a single commercial label. VRS aims to give each decision a defined place, so that a buyer or auditor can see what was actually checked.
- A shared vocabulary for categories, classes and statuses (RTX-102)
- Records that connect intake, sorting and dispatch (RTX-203-1)
- Claims that state their scope and limits (RTX-103)
What VRS does not claim
The website presents a programme in development. It does not claim accreditation, official EU recognition, equivalence with another scheme or an operating certification service. Draft thresholds, fees and timelines are not published as binding, and no certificate holders are listed beyond the records shown in the external register.
How the programme is expected to develop
The draft documents describe a sequence: internal review of the document set, public consultation on drafts, approval and publication with an effective date, and only then the start of assessments. Each change is meant to be visible through version pages and formal notices rather than silent edits.
- Version pages keep every published edition addressable
- Formal notices record changes and effective dates
- Consultations publish their materials and a summary of responses