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Everything the EU DPP requires — in plain terms

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) phases in Digital Product Passports category by category. Here's the timeline, the standards and what you actually have to do.

Dates reflect the ESPR Working Plan 2025–2030 and are planning parameters — supporting acts can slip, but core deadlines like the battery passport hold firm. Always confirm against EUR-Lex and the European Commission's ESPR pages.

The timeline

From working plan to full rollout

  1. JUL 2024

    ESPR enters into force

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 replaces the old Ecodesign Directive and establishes the binding DPP framework.

  2. APR 2025

    ESPR Working Plan 2025–2030 adopted

    The master schedule naming priority product groups: textiles, furniture, tyres, mattresses, iron, steel and aluminium.

  3. JUL 2026

    EU Central DPP Registry goes live

    The central registry that every passport must sync with comes online (~19 July 2026), alongside full ESPR application.

  4. 18 FEB 2027 · FIRST HARD DEADLINE

    Battery passport mandatory

    Under Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, every EV, industrial and LMT battery over 2 kWh must carry a QR-linked passport — regardless of origin.

  5. 2028

    Textiles & apparel — first DPPs

    Delegated act expected ~2027 with a ~18-month transition, pushing mandatory textile DPPs realistically to 2028.

  6. 2029–2030+

    Electronics, furniture, steel & broader rollout

    Additional categories phase in with their own delegated acts and transition windows through the end of the decade.

Data carriers & standards

Why GS1 Digital Link is the safe choice

ESPR requires a data carrier that complies with ISO/IEC standards. GS1 Digital Link — encoded in a QR code — meets them, works with existing GTINs, and is what the retail industry is moving to under Sunrise 2027.

What the regulation demands

  • A unique product identifier compliant with ISO/IEC 15459
  • A physical data carrier (e.g. QR under ISO/IEC 18004) linked to the product
  • Machine-readable, structured, searchable data based on open standards
  • Persona-based access for consumers, authorities and recyclers
  • Persistence even if the economic operator ceases to exist

Anatomy of a GS1 Digital Link

id.eudigipassport.eu/01/09506000117843/21/A8F3-2K91-77QD
/01/
GTIN — the trade item
/21/
serial — the unique instance

One code that scans at checkout and opens the passport.

Key legal instruments

Reg (EU) 2024/1781

ESPR

The framework that introduces the Digital Product Passport across product groups.

Reg (EU) 2023/1542

Battery Regulation

Establishes the battery passport — the first mandatory DPP and reference model.

CEN/CENELEC JTC 24

DPP standards

The horizontal system standard defining interoperability and data exchange.

Turn the regulation into a checklist

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