Updates
Digital product passport news and regulatory digest
Short, dated summaries of every regulatory movement and Foundation announcement.
2026-09-08
Battery passport access rights: the Article 77(9) implementing act missed its 18 August 2026 deadline
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 required the Commission to adopt an implementing act on who has a legitimate interest in restricted battery passport data by 18 August 2026. The Commission's DPP timeline now lists it for Q4 2026, three months before passports become mandatory.
2026-09-08
Battery passport data points: the Commission's version 2.0 guidance, explained
On 21 August 2026 the Commission published version 2.0 of its Digital Batteries Passport guidance. It maps 71 data points to EV, LMT and industrial batteries and marks which ones do not have to be filled or displayed when the passport becomes mandatory on 18 February 2027.
2026-09-08
CIRPASS-2 publishes its DPP reference architecture and an open-source test environment with a mock EU registry
Between June and July 2026 the EU-funded CIRPASS-2 project released its updated D4.1 reference architecture for the Digital Product Passport system, an open-source test environment including a mock EU registry and validation tools, and survey results on textiles granularity and DPP readiness.
2026-09-08
EU customs reform clears the Council: how the Customs Data Hub will meet the Digital Product Passport
On 3 September 2026 the Council approved the overhaul of the Union Customs Code agreed with Parliament in March. A new EU Customs Authority, a central Data Hub phased in from 2028 to 2034 and a deemed-importer rule for platforms will shape how DPP checks at the border work.
2026-09-08
Iron and steel ecodesign consultation closes: what the JRC proposes for the steel Digital Product Passport
The Commission's public consultation on ecodesign requirements for iron and steel products closed on 12 August 2026, with the delegated act pencilled in for Q4 2026. The JRC's DPP content study proposes heat-number identification, ISO 14021-based recycled content and a carbon footprint method aligned with EU ETS and CBAM data.
2026-09-08
ISO/IEC JTC 5 and CEN-CENELEC JTC 24: who sets which Digital Product Passport standard
A new international committee, ISO/IEC JTC 5 on the Digital Product Passport, starts work in the third quarter of 2026 with DIN as secretariat and first results expected from 2028. It sits alongside CEN-CENELEC JTC 24, whose eight European standards underpin the ESPR passport today.
2026-09-08
80% of smartphones lack required repair information: the market surveillance lesson for the Digital Product Passport
Right to Repair Europe's 7 September 2026 analysis of over 7,000 EPREL records found that only 18% of smartphone entries list a usable link to spare-part prices or repair instructions. Self-declared data nobody checks is a warning for DPP enforcement.
2026-09-08
Textiles Digital Product Passport: what the JRC study proposes for apparel data, granularity and access
The JRC's Study on DPP content for textile apparel products under ESPR, published on 13 May 2026, proposes item-level identifiers with batch- and model-level data, three access tiers and a public layer kept at model level. It is preparatory work, not the delegated act, which the Working Plan schedules for 2027.
2026-07-19
The EU central DPP registry goes live, and it wires customs into imports
The Commission's central Digital Product Passport registry arrives on its 19 July 2026 deadline, governed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1778. It lets customs check imported goods, so importers into the EU need it on their radar.
2026-07-19
EU ban on destroying unsold clothes and footwear now applies
From 19 July 2026, large companies are prohibited under the ESPR from destroying unsold clothes, accessories and footwear. It is a separate ecodesign obligation from the textiles Digital Product Passport, and it reaches non-EU brands that sell into the EU.
2026-07-15
Six horizontal DPP standards are now cited in the Official Journal
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1736 of 14 July 2026 cites six EN 18xxx Digital Product Passport standards, giving them a presumption of conformity under the ESPR. The two security standards, prEN 18239 and prEN 18246, are not yet included.
2026-06-25
CEN-CENELEC publishes the horizontal DPP standards: the EN 18xxx family explained
CEN and CENELEC published the eight horizontal EU Digital Product Passport standards (the EN 18xxx family from CEN/CLC/JTC 24, mandate M/604). Six are published; the two security standards, prEN 18239 and prEN 18246, are under formal vote until 16 July 2026.
2026-06-17
The EU Central DPP Registry set-up deadline is 19 July 2026
ESPR Article 13 requires the Commission to stand up the central Digital Product Passport registry by 19 July 2026. Here is what it is, and what it is not.
2026-04-19
The EU DPP Foundation goes live
We launch EUDigitalProductPassport.org as the reference hub for companies adopting the EU Digital Product Passport.
2026-04-15
One year on: where the ESPR 2025 to 2030 Working Plan stands
April 2026 marks one year since the Commission adopted the ESPR Working Plan. Textiles, toys and detergents have moved; chemicals has not.
2026-04-10
Textiles ESPR preparatory study: the third-milestone consultation and what comes next
The JRC's preparatory study on textile products under the ESPR ran its third-milestone stakeholder consultation from 16 December 2025 to 30 March 2026. The textiles delegated act, including the Digital Product Passport, is scheduled for 2027 under the Working Plan. Corrected on 8 September 2026.
2026-03-28
CIRPASS publishes v1 of the reference data model
CIRPASS has released version 1.0 of the horizontal DPP reference data model. Foundation guidance on adoption.
2026-02-18
Battery carbon-footprint declaration: what it requires and when it applies
The EV-battery carbon-footprint declaration under Article 7 of the Battery Regulation applies 12 months after the Commission's methodology act enters into force, expected around early 2026.
2026-02-14
Construction DPP begins phased rollout
The revised Construction Products Regulation begins phased application on 8 January 2026. What is now required, and what remains transitional.
2026-02-11
Detergents & Surfactants Regulation published, DPP mandatory from September 2029
Regulation (EU) 2026/405 was published today. It replaces the 2004 rules and introduces a mandatory DPP and digital labelling.
2026-01-01
Toy Safety Regulation enters into force
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 enters into force today. A mandatory DPP for every toy placed on the EU market is the headline change.