Digital product passport

Explained

The ESPR, Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, defines the digital product passport (DPP) as a set of data specific to a product that contains the information set out in the applicable delegated act and is accessible electronically through a data carrier. Depending on the product group it covers materials, origin, repairability or end-of-life handling. An obligation only arises once the Commission adopts a delegated act for a product group, normally with at least 18 months before it applies (Art. 4(4)). A unique product identifier and a data carrier lead to the passport. Batteries come first: the battery passport applies from 18 February 2027 under a separate regulation. As of the last check, no product-specific ESPR act had been adopted.