DPP

Digital Product Passport (DPP)

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) requires companies placing products on the EU market to create and maintain a Digital Product Passport for every product group covered by a product-specific delegated act.

A Digital Product Passport is a machine-readable, uniquely identified digital record linked to a physical product at model, batch or item level. It provides structured access to lifecycle-level data.

The first mandatory deadline is the battery passport under the EU Batteries Regulation, applying from February 18, 2027.

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Next relevant deadline

February 18, 2027. Battery passports become mandatory for electric vehicle batteries, light means of transport batteries, and industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh placed on the EU market or put into service.

The requirement is legally fixed: from that date, every in-scope battery placed on the EU market must have a battery passport linked to the physical battery through a QR code and unique identifier. Responsibility lies with the economic operator placing the battery on the market.

Product categories beyond batteries are entering their own delegated act cycles under ESPR. The delegated act for iron and steel is expected in Q4 2026, followed by textiles and apparel, tires, and aluminum in 2027, and furniture in 2028.

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Key dates and milestones

July 18, 2024

ESPR enters into force across all 27 EU member states.

2026 (indicative)

Delegated act adoption expected for iron and steel, establishing the first ESPR product-specific DPP data requirements.

July 20, 2026

The EU DPP Registry goes live, together with a testing environment. Before an in-scope product is placed on the EU market, its DPP must be registered, linking the unique product identifier to its registration data

February 18, 2027

Battery passports become mandatory for electric vehicle batteries, light means of transport batteries, and industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh placed on the EU market.

April 16, 2025

The European Commission adopts the first ESPR Working Plan 2025-2030, identifying iron and steel as the first priority product group and setting indicative timelines for subsequent categories.

Ongoing

Additional product categories enter the DPP framework as the ESPR Working Plan is reviewed and updated. Indicative timelines are subject to change; each delegated act confirms the binding compliance date for its product group.

2027 (indicative)

2027 (indicative) — Delegated acts expected for textiles and apparel, tires, and aluminum. A compliance window of at least 18 months follows each delegated act adoption.

2028 (indicative)

Delegated act expected for furniture.

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2024

July 18, 2024
ESPR enters into force across all 27 EU member states.
2025

April 16, 2025
The European Commission adopts the first ESPR Working Plan 2025-2030, identifying iron and steel as the first priority product group and setting indicative timelines for subsequent categories.
2026

2026 (indicative)
Delegated act adoption expected for iron and steel, establishing the first ESPR product-specific DPP data requirements.
Ongoing
Additional product categories enter the DPP framework as the ESPR Working Plan is reviewed and updated. Indicative timelines are subject to change; each delegated act confirms the binding compliance date for its product group.
July 20, 2026
The EU DPP Registry goes live, together with a testing environment. Before an in-scope product is placed on the EU market, its DPP must be registered, linking the unique product identifier to its registration data
2027

2027 (indicative)
2027 (indicative) — Delegated acts expected for textiles and apparel, tires, and aluminum. A compliance window of at least 18 months follows each delegated act adoption.
February 18, 2027
Battery passports become mandatory for electric vehicle batteries, light means of transport batteries, and industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh placed on the EU market.
2028

2028 (indicative)
Delegated act expected for furniture.

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