DPP timeline
Developments around the DPP
Regulation, standards, product groups and industry developments on one shared timeline — what is happening now and what comes next.
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Timeline & outlook
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2024
- 07/18/2024 Adopted
ESPR enters into force
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU 2024/1781) enters into force and forms the legal basis for the Digital Product Passport.
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2025
- 2025 Adopted
GS1 Digital Link as data-carrier standard
GS1 Digital Link is establishing itself as a widely used standard for how QR codes and other data carriers point to DPP content.
All industries - 2025 Adopted
CSRD/ESRS E5: data overlap with the DPP
The CSRD's circular-economy standard ESRS E5 overlaps substantially with DPP data requirements.
All industries - 2025 Adopted
Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA)
The Critical Raw Materials Act (EU 2024/1252) requires additional transparency on critical raw materials in products, with touchpoints to the DPP.
BatteriesElectronics & ICT - 04/16/2025 Adopted
ESPR Working Plan 2025–2030 published
The European Commission publishes the first ESPR working plan, setting out which product groups are prioritised and when.
All industries -
2026
- 2026 Under discussion
Decentralised DPP repositories & data spaces
Initiatives like Catena-X and Manufacturing-X are developing decentralised data infrastructures that could serve as DPP repositories.
All industries - 2026 Adopted
DPP Registry API & data carriers
With the registry launch, first APIs and supported data carriers (QR code, GS1 Digital Link, NFC/RFID) become available to market participants.
All industries - 2026 Unclear
Green Claims Directive
The proposed Green Claims Directive aims to regulate environmental claims about products — its progress and timeline remain unclear.
All industries - 2026 Planned New
Delegated act for iron & steel expected
Iron & steel is expected to be the first product group to receive an ESPR delegated act defining concrete DPP requirements.
Iron & steel - 05/27/2026 Adopted
CEN/CENELEC publishes EN 18216–18223
CEN and CENELEC publish the first six European standards of the EN 1821x series: data exchange, unique identifiers, data carriers, data storage, APIs and system interoperability.
All industries - 07/19/2026 Adopted
EU DPP Registry goes live
The EU's central Digital Product Passport Registry becomes operational — the technical infrastructure through which DPP identifiers are registered.
All industries - 07/31/2026 Adopted
Right to Repair Directive becomes nationally applicable
The Right to Repair Directive (EU 2024/1799), adopted in 2024, becomes applicable across member states.
Electronics & ICT - Today
- 11/27/2026 Planned New
National adoption of the EN 1821x series
National standardisation bodies have six months from 27 May 2026 to implement the EN 1821x series at national level.
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2027
- 2027 Planned
EN 18239: access rights, security, confidentiality
Standard EN 18239 on access-rights management, information-system security and business confidentiality completes the DPP standards family.
All industries - 2027 Planned
Delegated act for tyres
A delegated act on rolling resistance, abrasion and material provenance is expected for tyres in 2027.
Tyres - 2027 Planned
Delegated act for textiles & apparel
Textiles and apparel are earmarked as a priority sector for 2027 in the ESPR working plan.
Textiles & apparel - 02/18/2027 Adopted New
Battery Passport becomes mandatory
The electronic battery passport under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 becomes mandatory for industrial batteries above 2 kWh, EV batteries and light-means-of-transport batteries.
Batteries -
2028
- 2028 Adopted
PPWR: packaging labelling
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU 2025/40) brings its own labelling and data obligations that connect substantively to the DPP.
Packaging - 2028 Under discussion
End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation: Circularity Vehicle Passport
The proposed End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation envisages a "Circularity Vehicle Passport" for vehicles — a standalone, product-specific passport requirement alongside the ESPR.
Vehicles - 2028 Planned
Delegated act for furniture
A delegated act for furniture is expected in 2028, covering material composition and disassembly among other things.
Furniture - 2028 Planned
Delegated act for aluminium
Similar to steel, the focus is on recycled content and the CO₂ footprint of production.
Aluminium -
2029
- 2029 – 2030 Planned
Construction Products Regulation (CPR): DPP for construction products
The revised Construction Products Regulation (EU 2024/3110) mandates a Digital Product Passport for construction products, in parallel with the ESPR.
Construction products - 2029 – 2030 Under discussion
Electronics & ICT – horizontal requirements
Electronics has no single product-group regulation, but horizontal rules on repairability and recycled content, complemented by product-specific deadlines (e.g. mobile phones/tablets by 2030).
Electronics & ICT - 2029 Planned
Delegated act for mattresses
Mattresses follow as one of the last prioritised product groups in the current ESPR working plan.
Mattresses - 09/23/2029 Adopted
Detergents Regulation: DPP obligation
The new Detergents and Surfactants Regulation (EU 2026/405) introduces transparency and DPP requirements for the sector.
Detergents & cleaning agents -
2030
- 08/01/2030 Adopted
Toy Safety Regulation: DPP obligation
The new Toy Safety Regulation (EU 2025/2509) introduces a standalone DPP obligation for toys, effective from August 2030.
Toys
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