Sector
Consumer electronics & ICT
Consumer electronics and ICT are priority groups under the ESPR Working Plan. The delegated act is expected to build on existing Ecodesign and Energy Labelling measures for smartphones, tablets, servers and consumer electronics.
ProiectSe aplică de la Expected 2028ESPR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781) — delegated act in scoping
Date cheie
20 June 2023
Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 for smartphones and tablets adopted — baseline for DPP data.
18 July 2024
ESPR enters into force — scoping work on ICT begins.
Expected 2026–2027
Public consultation and impact assessment for the ICT delegated act.
Expected 2028
Delegated act adopted; DPP obligations phase in.
Date obligatorii
- Unique product identifier
- Manufacturer and country of final assembly
- Critical raw materials (REACH + CRMA list)
- Presence of substances of concern
- Reparability score (spare-parts availability, disassembly depth)
- Durability and battery endurance
- Software-support duration
- Energy consumption and efficiency class
- Carbon footprint per functional unit
- Instructions for safe disposal and recycling
Purtători de date acceptați
QR code (most likely required on packaging or device)Embedded NFC (under evaluation for premium devices)URL pattern based on GS1 Digital Link
Praguri și derogări
- Existing Ecodesign measures for smartphones, tablets, servers and data storage already require some of these fields; the DPP consolidates them.
- Professional / enterprise equipment may carry a narrower set of fields focused on repair and end-of-life.
Întrebări deschise
- Alignment with the Right-to-Repair Directive and the EU Common Charger rules.
- Treatment of second-hand and refurbished devices.
- How updates to the software-support duration propagate to the DPP over time.