EU Central DPP Registry: What We Know About the July 2026 Launch

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A Single Registry for All EU Product Passports

Article 12 of the ESPR (2024/1781) mandates the creation of an EU-wide Digital Product Passport registry. Scheduled to launch in July 2026, this registry will serve as the central index for all DPPs across every regulated product category — starting with batteries and expanding to textiles, electronics, construction products, and beyond.

The registry will not host the passport data itself. Instead, it functions as a directory: given a product identifier (via GS1 Digital Link), the registry returns the location of the product’s DPP data, hosted by the manufacturer or their designated DPP platform.

Technical Architecture (Based on Published Specs)

The European Commission has published preliminary technical specifications indicating:

  • API-based registration: Manufacturers (or their platforms) register each passport via a RESTful API, submitting the GS1 Digital Link URI, product category, and the URL where the passport data is hosted.
  • EORI identification: Each economic operator is identified via their EORI (Economic Operators Registration and Identification) number, ensuring traceability to the responsible entity.
  • Access tiers: Different data elements are accessible to different stakeholders — consumers see sustainability information, market surveillance authorities see full compliance data, recyclers see end-of-life data.
  • Uptime requirements: The registry targets 99.5% availability, with passport data hosts expected to maintain similar SLAs.

What This Means for Manufacturers

You do not interact with the registry directly in most cases. Your DPP platform handles registration automatically when you publish a passport. However, you need to ensure that your platform supports registry integration and that your passport data is hosted on infrastructure that meets the availability requirements.

Timeline

July 2026 is the target launch for the registry infrastructure. Battery passport registration becomes mandatory from February 2027. The registry is designed to scale across all ESPR product categories as their respective delegated acts come into force.