Official sources & links

The most important primary sources on the Digital Product Passport — directly from the EU and standards bodies, with brief context.

• ESPR — Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 ↗

  The legal text of the Ecodesign Regulation, the basis of the Digital Product Passport (EUR-Lex).

  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj

• Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 ↗

  Governs the battery passport — mandatory from 18 February 2027 (EUR-Lex).

  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/oj

• EU Product Passport Registry ↗

  The European Commission's central registry where passport identifiers are filed.

  https://registry.product-passport.ec.europa.eu

• EU registry — test environment ↗

  Practice environment of the EU registry: rehearse the process safely.

  https://registry.acc.product-passport.ec.europa.eu

• Registry user guide for economic operators (PDF) ↗

  Official European Commission guide on verification and registration.

  https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/document/download/079a45e2-469f-4eec-b1e5-32e8e05d1357_en?filename=dpp_registry_user_guide_for_economic_operators.pdf

• CEN/CENELEC JTC 24 ↗

  The European standardisation committee developing the harmonised DPP standards.

  https://www.cencenelec.eu

• DIN — standards reading access ↗

  Free reading access to harmonised standards via the German standards institute.

  https://www.din.de

• GS1 Digital Link ↗

  The standard behind the QR codes that connect a product to its passport.

  https://www.gs1.org/standards/gs1-digital-link

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