The Digital Product Passport explained: what it contains and which products need one, from when. We show how QR code and EU registry fit together.
Insights & Perspectives
Guides, analysis and industry news: our insights and perspectives on the Digital Product Passport and the ESPR regulation.
The EU Commission has classified all 71 battery passport entries for the first time: mandatory, optional or not yet. What 18 February 2027 asks for.
The EU register for Digital Product Passports became law on 16 July 2026. What it asks of you, and what we prepare for you.
Six harmonised DPP norms are set in stone. The target has stopped moving, and we already meet it.
We commented four times on the draft EU regulation for the DPP register. Each comment covers a point a manufacturer would hit first.
Under the Commission draft, the EU DPP register lists your passports without copying your data. It keeps their address and fingerprint.
From 18 February 2027 e-bike and vehicle batteries and industrial batteries above 2 kWh need a passport. What battery manufacturers know, and what the implementing act leaves open.
A product passport introduced on time costs less than a late one. We set the platform plan against the fine.
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