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…