EU Digital Product Passport timeline
Digital Product Passport obligations do not begin for every product at the same time. The EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation creates the framework, while product-specific rules determine the information and timing for individual product groups.
Key confirmed milestones
- 18 July 2024: Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR) entered into force.
- 19 July 2026: the ESPR deadline for the European Commission to set up the Digital Product Passport registry. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1778, adopted on 16 July 2026, lays down the registry implementation arrangements.
- 18 February 2027: battery passports become mandatory for covered electric-vehicle batteries, light means of transport batteries and industrial batteries above 2 kWh under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.
For many other product groups, exact Digital Product Passport requirements still depend on product-specific EU rules. Businesses should avoid treating indicative roadmap dates as final legal deadlines.
Official sources
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR) · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1778 · Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (Batteries)