[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":737},["ShallowReactive",2],{"updates":3},[4,118,226,305,387,468,548,647],{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"date":105,"description":106,"extension":107,"meta":108,"navigation":109,"path":110,"sector":111,"seo":112,"stem":113,"tags":114,"__hash__":117},"updates\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-04-19-foundation-launch.md","The EU DPP Foundation goes live",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":98},"minimark",[10,19,24,64,68,71,85,89],[11,12,13,14,18],"p",{},"Today we publish the first version of ",[15,16,17],"strong",{},"EUDigitalProductPassport.org",", the Foundation's reference hub for companies adopting the EU Digital Product Passport.",[20,21,23],"h2",{"id":22},"whats-live-at-launch","What's live at launch",[25,26,27,35,46,57],"ul",{},[28,29,30,31,34],"li",{},"A plain-language ",[15,32,33],{},"What is the DPP"," explainer covering scope, obligations and data model.",[28,36,37,38,41,42,45],{},"An ",[15,39,40],{},"ESPR overview"," and a ",[15,43,44],{},"delegated-acts tracker"," covering every product group currently in scope.",[28,47,48,49,52,53,56],{},"Sector guides for ",[15,50,51],{},"batteries"," (first DPP in force) and ",[15,54,55],{},"textiles"," (next up).",[28,58,59,60,63],{},"This ",[15,61,62],{},"updates"," section, where we'll publish short, dated summaries of every regulatory movement — no marketing, no speculation.",[20,65,67],{"id":66},"whats-next","What's next",[11,69,70],{},"Over the coming months we will add:",[25,72,73,76,79,82],{},[28,74,75],{},"Sector guides for electronics, furniture, construction products, iron & steel, aluminium and chemicals.",[28,77,78],{},"A practical compliance playbook covering supply-chain data collection, carriers, identifiers, and interoperability.",[28,80,81],{},"A neutral vendor directory once we have finalised our inclusion policy.",[28,83,84],{},"Multilingual versions starting with French and German.",[20,86,88],{"id":87},"how-to-engage","How to engage",[11,90,91,92,97],{},"The Foundation is member-supported. If you'd like to contribute to a working group or subscribe to the monthly regulatory digest, write to us via the ",[93,94,96],"a",{"href":95},"\u002Fcontact","Contact page",".",{"title":99,"searchDepth":100,"depth":100,"links":101},"",2,[102,103,104],{"id":22,"depth":100,"text":23},{"id":66,"depth":100,"text":67},{"id":87,"depth":100,"text":88},"2026-04-19","We launch EUDigitalProductPassport.org as the reference hub for companies adopting the EU Digital Product Passport.","md",{},true,"\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-04-19-foundation-launch",null,{"title":6,"description":106},"updates\u002F2026-04-19-foundation-launch",[115,116],"foundation","launch","zZPcgKrawGGkNkGJy23qv20AtabAr8ki4GJCaDKk_yE",{"id":119,"title":120,"body":121,"date":215,"description":216,"extension":107,"meta":217,"navigation":109,"path":218,"sector":111,"seo":219,"stem":220,"tags":221,"__hash__":225},"updates\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-04-15-espr-working-plan-one-year.md","One year on: where the ESPR 2025–2030 Working Plan stands",{"type":8,"value":122,"toc":210},[123,130,134,166,170,184,188,199],[11,124,125,126,129],{},"On ",[15,127,128],{},"15 April 2025"," the European Commission adopted the first ESPR Working Plan, setting the priority products that will receive Ecodesign requirements — and therefore a DPP — through 2030. 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Preparatory study expected by end of 2027.",[20,185,187],{"id":186},"what-to-expect-in-the-next-twelve-months","What to expect in the next twelve months",[25,189,190,193,196],{},[28,191,192],{},"First formal ESPR delegated acts for textiles, iron & steel and furniture are expected to be proposed in late 2026 and adopted in early 2027.",[28,194,195],{},"Public consultations on electronics and tyres open across H2 2026.",[28,197,198],{},"The first CEN-CENELEC JTC 24 harmonised standards supporting the horizontal DPP should publish their public enquiry drafts.",[11,200,201,202,205,206,97],{},"See the live status for every instrument in our ",[93,203,44],{"href":204},"\u002Fregulations\u002Fdelegated-acts"," and the full\nregulatory roadmap in the ",[93,207,209],{"href":208},"\u002Fregulations\u002Ftimeline","timeline",{"title":99,"searchDepth":100,"depth":100,"links":211},[212,213,214],{"id":132,"depth":100,"text":133},{"id":168,"depth":100,"text":169},{"id":186,"depth":100,"text":187},"2026-04-15","April 2026 marks one year since the Commission adopted the ESPR Working Plan. Textiles, toys and detergents have moved; chemicals has not.",{},"\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-04-15-espr-working-plan-one-year",{"title":120,"description":216},"updates\u002F2026-04-15-espr-working-plan-one-year",[222,223,224],"espr","working-plan","overview","c_T_SBaTL5-OlCwQR5Tv3TuxSr80A-AVq_Zc9XN4QS0",{"id":227,"title":228,"body":229,"date":296,"description":297,"extension":107,"meta":298,"navigation":109,"path":299,"sector":55,"seo":300,"stem":301,"tags":302,"__hash__":304},"updates\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-04-10-textiles-consultation-open.md","Textiles delegated act — public consultation opens",{"type":8,"value":230,"toc":291},[231,237,241,267,271,274,278,281],[11,232,233,234,97],{},"The European Commission opened today the public consultation on the textiles delegated act under the ESPR. The consultation runs until ",[15,235,236],{},"30 June 2026",[20,238,240],{"id":239},"what-is-being-consulted-on","What is being consulted on",[25,242,243,249,255,261],{},[28,244,245,248],{},[15,246,247],{},"Scope",": apparel, footwear and household textiles placed on the EU market.",[28,250,251,254],{},[15,252,253],{},"Data points",": fibre composition, recycled content, substances of concern, microfibre-release indicators, durability score, carbon and water footprint, care instructions, end-of-life guidance.",[28,256,257,260],{},[15,258,259],{},"Carriers",": QR code as primary; Data Matrix under evaluation; NFC\u002FRFID optional for durable items.",[28,262,263,266],{},[15,264,265],{},"Thresholds and exemptions",": SME proportionality, micro-enterprise exemptions, treatment of bespoke and hand-crafted items.",[20,268,270],{"id":269},"how-to-respond","How to respond",[11,272,273],{},"Industry, civil society and citizens can respond through the EU \"Have Your Say\" portal until the close date. Foundation members can contribute to a coordinated response through the Textiles Working Group.",[20,275,277],{"id":276},"foundation-view","Foundation view",[11,279,280],{},"Early indications are that the delegated act will adopt a CIRPASS-aligned data model with sector-specific extensions. We welcome the clear choice of QR over bespoke carriers and support the proposed durability score, conditional on harmonised measurement methodology across Member States.",[11,282,283,284,286,287,97],{},"Track this work item in our ",[93,285,44],{"href":204}," and the ",[93,288,290],{"href":289},"\u002Fsectors\u002Ftextiles","textiles sector guide",{"title":99,"searchDepth":100,"depth":100,"links":292},[293,294,295],{"id":239,"depth":100,"text":240},{"id":269,"depth":100,"text":270},{"id":276,"depth":100,"text":277},"2026-04-10","The Commission opens the public consultation for the textiles delegated act under the ESPR, running until 30 June 2026.",{},"\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-04-10-textiles-consultation-open",{"title":228,"description":297},"updates\u002F2026-04-10-textiles-consultation-open",[222,303,55],"consultation","42IpohCRtlEVIbxleZHOY-emVLU_B06_NU-E5cKdhrM",{"id":306,"title":307,"body":308,"date":376,"description":377,"extension":107,"meta":378,"navigation":109,"path":379,"sector":111,"seo":380,"stem":381,"tags":382,"__hash__":386},"updates\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-03-28-cirpass-v1-release.md","CIRPASS publishes v1 of the reference data model",{"type":8,"value":309,"toc":372},[310,317,336,340,343,347,350,364],[11,311,312,313,316],{},"CIRPASS has published ",[15,314,315],{},"version 1.0"," of the horizontal DPP reference data model, following two years of drafts and a broad industry review. The package includes:",[25,318,319,327,330,333],{},[28,320,321,322,326],{},"A published JSON-LD ",[323,324,325],"code",{},"@context"," under a versioned URL.",[28,328,329],{},"Sector profiles for batteries and construction products.",[28,331,332],{},"Draft profiles for textiles and electronics.",[28,334,335],{},"A reference implementation and conformance test suite.",[20,337,339],{"id":338},"what-this-changes","What this changes",[11,341,342],{},"Until now, early adopters had to choose between bespoke schemas and partial sector drafts. With v1, there is a stable horizontal model that will be cited by CEN-CENELEC JTC 24 and, via it, by the forthcoming delegated acts.",[20,344,346],{"id":345},"foundation-guidance","Foundation guidance",[11,348,349],{},"We recommend that any new DPP programme align to CIRPASS v1 from the outset. Programmes already in production should:",[25,351,352,358,361],{},[28,353,354,355,357],{},"Adopt the v1 ",[323,356,325],{}," URL in new DPP publications.",[28,359,360],{},"Plan a migration for already-published DPPs within 12 months.",[28,362,363],{},"Participate in the sector-profile working groups where your sector is in scope.",[11,365,366,367,371],{},"See our ",[93,368,370],{"href":369},"\u002Fstandards\u002Fdata-model","data-model page"," for the authoritative links.",{"title":99,"searchDepth":100,"depth":100,"links":373},[374,375],{"id":338,"depth":100,"text":339},{"id":345,"depth":100,"text":346},"2026-03-28","CIRPASS has released version 1.0 of the horizontal DPP reference data model. Foundation guidance on adoption.",{},"\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-03-28-cirpass-v1-release",{"title":307,"description":377},"updates\u002F2026-03-28-cirpass-v1-release",[383,384,385],"cirpass","data-model","standards","QaUB71pHbup3jCcHioA3Dr6g4mKzL8A5Zv3VwPuAxSU",{"id":388,"title":389,"body":390,"date":459,"description":460,"extension":107,"meta":461,"navigation":109,"path":462,"sector":51,"seo":463,"stem":464,"tags":465,"__hash__":467},"updates\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-02-18-battery-carbon-footprint-applies.md","Battery carbon-footprint declaration now applies",{"type":8,"value":391,"toc":454},[392,399,403,406,420,424,435,437],[11,393,394,395,398],{},"From today, ",[15,396,397],{},"18 February 2026",", the carbon-footprint declaration obligation under Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2023\u002F1542 applies to electric-vehicle batteries placed on the EU market.",[20,400,402],{"id":401},"what-is-required","What is required",[11,404,405],{},"Manufacturers must provide, for each battery model and each manufacturing plant:",[25,407,408,411,414,417],{},[28,409,410],{},"Total carbon footprint in kg CO₂-equivalent per kWh of energy provided over the battery's service life.",[28,412,413],{},"A breakdown by life-cycle stage (raw-material acquisition, main production, distribution, end-of-life).",[28,415,416],{},"Reference to the PEFCR for Batteries (v2) methodology.",[28,418,419],{},"A link to a verifiable dataset in line with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025\u002F134.",[20,421,423],{"id":422},"what-this-means-operationally","What this means operationally",[11,425,426,427,430,431,434],{},"The declaration is a precursor to the ",[15,428,429],{},"full Battery Digital Product Passport",", which applies from ",[15,432,433],{},"18 February 2027",". 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Manufacturers, importers and authorised representatives placing construction products on the EU market are now subject to transitional DPP rules.",[20,481,483],{"id":482},"what-applies-now","What applies now",[25,485,486,489,492],{},[28,487,488],{},"Declaration of Performance (DoP) must be provided in electronic form with a durable link.",[28,490,491],{},"Product information files must be accessible to market-surveillance authorities in the new structured format.",[28,493,494],{},"Harmonised technical specifications begin migrating from hENs to the new Acquis Regulations per product family.",[20,496,498],{"id":497},"what-remains-transitional","What remains transitional",[11,500,501],{},"The DPP obligation itself is phased per product family, aligned with the migration of harmonised technical specifications. Families already covered by a mature hEN will see DPP obligations within 18–24 months of this milestone; newer or more complex families benefit from longer transitions (up to 2039 in edge cases).",[20,503,346],{"id":345},[25,505,506,512,520],{},[28,507,508,511],{},[15,509,510],{},"Act now"," on the digital DoP and the product information file structure; these apply today.",[28,513,514,517,518,97],{},[15,515,516],{},"Track your product family"," on the ",[93,519,44],{"href":204},[28,521,522,525],{},[15,523,524],{},"Plan EPD reuse",": the construction DPP re-uses EN 15804 EPD data. Getting EPDs up to date is the single highest-leverage preparation you can make this year.",[11,527,366,528,532],{},[93,529,531],{"href":530},"\u002Fsectors\u002Fconstruction","construction sector guide"," for the detailed timeline and data-point list.",{"title":99,"searchDepth":100,"depth":100,"links":534},[535,536,537],{"id":482,"depth":100,"text":483},{"id":497,"depth":100,"text":498},{"id":345,"depth":100,"text":346},"2026-02-14","The revised Construction Products Regulation begins phased application on 8 January 2026. What is now required, and what remains transitional.",{},"\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-02-14-construction-dpp-phased-rollout","construction",{"title":470,"description":539},"updates\u002F2026-02-14-construction-dpp-phased-rollout",[546,542],"cpr","4NRNAkkehJGJmrE3JcPJOfl-W8OgNT5810Io3guQ-Is",{"id":549,"title":550,"body":551,"date":636,"description":637,"extension":107,"meta":638,"navigation":109,"path":639,"sector":640,"seo":641,"stem":642,"tags":643,"__hash__":646},"updates\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-02-11-detergents-regulation-published.md","Detergents & Surfactants Regulation published — DPP mandatory from September 2029",{"type":8,"value":552,"toc":631},[553,556,560,590,593,607,609,612,623],[11,554,555],{},"The Detergents and Surfactants Regulation (EU) 2026\u002F405 was published today in the Official Journal, following Council approval on 8 December 2025. It replaces Regulation (EC) 648\u002F2004, in force for two decades.",[20,557,559],{"id":558},"headline-changes","Headline changes",[25,561,562,568,578,584],{},[28,563,564,567],{},[15,565,566],{},"Mandatory Digital Product Passport"," for all detergents and surfactants placed on the EU market.",[28,569,570,573,574,577],{},[15,571,572],{},"Digital labelling"," allowed as an alternative to physical labels for most information — but ",[15,575,576],{},"critical safety information"," (dosage, allergens, emergency handling) must remain on the physical label.",[28,579,580,583],{},[15,581,582],{},"Streamlined interaction with CLP"," — the revised regulation removes overlaps with the Classification, Labelling and Packaging rules.",[28,585,586,589],{},[15,587,588],{},"Biodegradability thresholds"," tightened with sector-specific transition periods.",[20,591,592],{"id":209},"Timeline",[25,594,595,601],{},[28,596,597,600],{},[15,598,599],{},"11 February 2026"," — publication in the Official Journal.",[28,602,603,606],{},[15,604,605],{},"23 September 2029"," — general application, including the DPP obligation. Biodegradability provisions follow separate timelines.",[20,608,346],{"id":345},[11,610,611],{},"The 3.5-year lead time to the general application date is generous compared with other sector regimes. Use it for:",[25,613,614,617,620],{},[28,615,616],{},"Cleaning up ingredient data at component-supplier level.",[28,618,619],{},"Choosing between the digital-label-only and digital-plus-physical route (split depends on your packaging and consumer base).",[28,621,622],{},"Standardising on the CIRPASS data model with the detergents profile so you do not rebuild when horizontal ESPR delegated acts arrive.",[11,624,625,626,630],{},"See the ",[93,627,629],{"href":628},"\u002Fsectors\u002Fdetergents","detergents sector page"," for the detailed data-point list and carrier guidance.",{"title":99,"searchDepth":100,"depth":100,"links":632},[633,634,635],{"id":558,"depth":100,"text":559},{"id":209,"depth":100,"text":592},{"id":345,"depth":100,"text":346},"2026-02-11","Regulation (EU) 2026\u002F405 was published today. It replaces the 2004 rules and introduces a mandatory DPP and digital labelling.",{},"\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-02-11-detergents-regulation-published","detergents",{"title":550,"description":637},"updates\u002F2026-02-11-detergents-regulation-published",[640,644,645],"dpp","adopted","GUWiXj4L1ljAUuZNTeg72poHE5EK-g___vQjtYOauW4",{"id":648,"title":649,"body":650,"date":728,"description":729,"extension":107,"meta":730,"navigation":109,"path":731,"sector":732,"seo":733,"stem":734,"tags":735,"__hash__":736},"updates\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-01-01-toy-safety-regulation-in-force.md","Toy Safety Regulation enters into force",{"type":8,"value":651,"toc":723},[652,659,663,666,674,677,681,692,703,705,716],[11,653,654,655,658],{},"Regulation (EU) 2025\u002F2509 — the new Toy Safety Regulation — enters into force today. It replaces Directive 2009\u002F48\u002FEC and introduces a ",[15,656,657],{},"mandatory Digital Product Passport"," for every toy placed on the EU market.",[20,660,662],{"id":661},"what-enters-into-force-today","What enters into force today",[11,664,665],{},"A subset of the regulation applies from 1 January 2026:",[25,667,668,671],{},[28,669,670],{},"Articles 28–44 on conformity assessment, notified bodies and the new governance framework.",[28,672,673],{},"Articles 49–55 on market surveillance and penalties.",[11,675,676],{},"Operators can rely on these provisions in market-surveillance enforcement from day one.",[20,678,680],{"id":679},"what-applies-later","What applies later",[11,682,683,684,687,688,691],{},"The bulk of the regulation — including the ",[15,685,686],{},"DPP obligation for every toy"," — applies from ",[15,689,690],{},"1 August 2030",". The 4.5-year transition period is designed to give industry time to:",[25,693,694,697,700],{},[28,695,696],{},"Implement the DPP on millions of SKUs.",[28,698,699],{},"Remove substances newly restricted in toys (notably certain endocrine disruptors and PFAS).",[28,701,702],{},"Migrate from the Directive's CE-marking pathway to the regulation's.",[20,704,346],{"id":345},[25,706,707,710,713],{},[28,708,709],{},"Start by mapping your portfolio against the new Annex. Several categories have moved into the \"requires notified-body involvement\" bracket.",[28,711,712],{},"Budget for the DPP as a multi-year programme — not a 2030 rush project.",[28,714,715],{},"Align your data model early with CIRPASS. A toy DPP that shares fields with electronics and textiles will be cheaper to maintain than a bespoke one.",[11,717,625,718,722],{},[93,719,721],{"href":720},"\u002Fsectors\u002Ftoys","toys sector page"," for the full timeline, data points and open questions.",{"title":99,"searchDepth":100,"depth":100,"links":724},[725,726,727],{"id":661,"depth":100,"text":662},{"id":679,"depth":100,"text":680},{"id":345,"depth":100,"text":346},"2026-01-01","Regulation (EU) 2025\u002F2509 enters into force today. A mandatory DPP for every toy placed on the EU market is the headline change.",{},"\u002Fupdates\u002F2026-01-01-toy-safety-regulation-in-force","toys",{"title":649,"description":729},"updates\u002F2026-01-01-toy-safety-regulation-in-force",[732,644,645],"euVzT5z2S4775Ydt1gKVOwHP3_A1km-GlqW6YF9LLzQ",1776874022718]