European Commission publishes final delegated act for battery passport data requirements
The European Commission has adopted the final delegated act specifying the exact data fields, formats, and technical standards for battery passports under the EU Battery Regulation. The act confirms all mandatory and recommended fields from Annex XIII, specifies JSON-LD with W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model 2.0 context as the required…
Action required
Manufacturers must verify that their DPP systems can generate battery passports conforming to the published JSON-LD schema. Review the final field list against your current passport data to identify any remaining gaps. Ensure your platform supports the three data access…
ESPR delegated act timeline clarified: textiles DPP expected 2028–2029
The European Commission has updated its indicative timeline for ESPR delegated acts, confirming textiles and apparel as the second priority product category after batteries. The textile delegated act is now expected to be adopted in late 2027, with mandatory compliance beginning approximately 18 months later — placing the enforcement date…
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Textile and apparel manufacturers should treat 2028 as their target compliance date and begin supply chain data mapping immediately. Key preparatory actions: identify Tier 1-4 supplier locations, gather fibre composition data, collect environmental footprint information from manufacturing facilities, and evaluate…
GS1 publishes updated Digital Link standard with EU DPP resolver requirements
GS1 has released version 1.3 of the Digital Link standard, incorporating specific requirements for EU Digital Product Passport QR codes. The update introduces mandatory serial-level identification for battery applications, conformance requirements for resolver services (including content negotiation for multi-stakeholder data access), and technical alignment with the EU Central Registry API…
Action required
DPP platform providers and manufacturers generating QR codes through custom systems should review the GS1 Digital Link 1.3 specification. Key verification points: serial-level URI encoding for battery products, resolver content negotiation support, and compatibility with the EU Central Registry registration…
EU Central Registry technical specification v0.9 released for public consultation
The European Commission has published the draft technical specification (version 0.9) for the EU Central DPP Registry, with a public consultation period running until March 15, 2026. The specification covers the complete API surface: passport registration endpoints, query interfaces for market surveillance authorities, data hosting requirements for economic operators, authentication…
Action required
DPP platform providers must begin implementing the v0.9 registration API immediately to be ready for the July 2026 registry launch. Economic operators should verify that their EORI number is active and correctly configured. Companies hosting their own passport data (rather…
Battery passport pilot programme opens for voluntary early adopters
The European Commission has launched a voluntary pilot programme allowing battery manufacturers to test their DPP creation and registration workflows against the draft technical standards before mandatory enforcement begins. The pilot provides sandbox access to the EU Central Registry test environment, a validation tool for checking passport data against the…
Action required
Battery manufacturers should register for the pilot programme to test their end-to-end DPP workflow: data collection, passport creation, QR code generation, and registry submission. The pilot sandbox environment mirrors the production registry and provides detailed validation error messages that help…
ESPR Delegated Act: Passenger Tyres — Draft Requirements Published
The European Commission has published draft DPP data field requirements for passenger tyres under the ESPR framework. The draft builds on existing EU Tyre Labelling Regulation 2020/740 data requirements — rolling resistance, wet grip, and external noise — and extends them with environmental footprint calculations, tyre abrasion rate measurements, microplastic…
Action required
Tyre manufacturers and importers should map their existing EU Tyre Labelling data against the draft DPP requirements to identify gaps. Key new data areas include: carbon footprint per tyre unit, tyre abrasion rate (microplastic emissions), recycled content percentages for natural…
ESPR Delegated Act: Textiles and Apparel Consultation Opens
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on the ESPR delegated act for textiles and apparel, running for eight weeks. This delegated act will define the specific data fields, performance thresholds, and compliance deadlines for textile Digital Product Passports. Textiles are the second product category after batteries to receive…
Action required
Textile and apparel manufacturers, importers, and industry associations should review the draft delegated act text, assess the proposed data field requirements against their current data capabilities, and submit comments during the consultation period. Companies should begin mapping their supply chains…
GS1 Digital Link: Updated Implementation Guide for DPP QR Codes
GS1 has published version 1.3 of the Digital Link implementation guide, incorporating specific requirements for EU Digital Product Passport QR codes. The updated guide clarifies URI structure for battery-level serialisation, defines conformance requirements for resolver services, and provides implementation guidance for aligning QR code generation with the EU Central Registry…
Action required
Manufacturers and DPP platform providers should review the updated GS1 Digital Link 1.3 implementation guide. Verify that existing QR code generation systems support serial-level identification (required for battery passports) and that resolver services meet the new conformance criteria. If using…
EU Central DPP Registry: Launch Date Set for July 19, 2026
The European Commission has confirmed that the EU Central Digital Product Passport Registry will go live on July 19, 2026. This registry, mandated by Article 12 of the ESPR (Regulation 2024/1781), will serve as the single EU-wide index for all published Digital Product Passports across every regulated product category. It…
Action required
DPP platform providers must implement the EU Central Registry API before July 2026. Economic operators should confirm that their chosen platform supports registry integration. Companies should also verify that their EORI (Economic Operators Registration and Identification) number is active and…
EU Battery Regulation: Battery Passport Deadline Confirmed — February 18, 2027
The European Commission has formally confirmed that the battery passport requirement under Article 77 of Regulation 2023/1542 will take effect on February 18, 2027, with no transitional extensions. Every EV battery, light means of transport (LMT) battery, and industrial battery above 2 kWh placed on the EU single market from…
Action required
All economic operators placing batteries on the EU market must begin Annex XIII data collection immediately. This includes engaging Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers for raw material origin, carbon footprint, and recycled content data. Companies should evaluate DPP platform…
