REACH, Regulation (EC) 1907/2006
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. Authoritative source for substances-of-concern DPP fields.
Primary source →Regulation
The digital product passport and related EU laws
The DPP does not exist in a vacuum. The following instruments materially shape what data is required, who can access it, and how it must be published.
CLP, Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Classification, Labelling and Packaging of chemicals. Hazard data referenced in DPP for chemicals, detergents, paints.
Primary source →Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC
End-of-life obligations including extended producer responsibility and the SCIP database mandate.
Primary source →WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU
Waste electrical and electronic equipment. Interacts with electronics DPP on end-of-life data.
Primary source →CSRD, Directive (EU) 2022/2464
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. Entity-level disclosure; overlaps with DPP on GHG and substances data.
Primary source →CBAM, Regulation (EU) 2023/956
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Shares embodied-emissions reporting with DPP for iron, steel, aluminium, cement.
Primary source →Digital Services Act (EU) 2022/2065
Marketplace co-responsibility. Online marketplaces must verify DPP accessibility for products they list.
Primary source →Data Act (EU) 2023/2854
Access rights to product-generated data. Relevant for in-life DPP updates, especially for connected products.
Primary source →European Accessibility Act, Directive (EU) 2019/882
Accessibility of consumer-facing digital services. Applies to DPP consumer interfaces.
Primary source →PPWR, Regulation (EU) 2025/40
Introduces its own digital labelling obligations for packaging that may overlap with the DPP for packaged goods.
Primary source →GPSR, Regulation (EU) 2023/988
General Product Safety Regulation, applies since 13 December 2024. Requires a responsible economic operator established in the EU for every consumer product, including online sales into the EU.
Primary source →Market Surveillance Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
Article 4 makes an EU-established economic operator a market-access condition for CE-marked product categories, and defines the compliance tasks of importers and authorised representatives.
Primary source →CE marking framework, Regulation (EC) 765/2008 and Decision 768/2008
The New Legislative Framework behind CE marking: declarations of conformity, technical documentation and notified bodies. DPP conformity fields build on it.
Primary source →EUDR, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115
Deforestation-free products. Due-diligence statements for cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soya and wood placed on the EU market, applying from 30 December 2026.
Primary source →Forced Labour Regulation (EU) 2024/3015
Bans products made with forced labour from the EU market from 14 December 2027, enforced through investigations and customs controls.
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