The Digital Product Passport Registry is Now Live
The European Commission launches the Digital Product Passport Registry together with a testing environment, marking an important milestone in making the Digital Product Passport (DPP) a practical reality for businesses placing products on the EU market.
Established under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, the Digital Product Passport is a digital container of product information designed to strengthen supply chain transparency, support more informed consumer choices and facilitate compliance across the Single Market. While product data is stored in a decentralised manner, economic operators must register each Digital Product Passport in the Registry, which provides the secure infrastructure needed to register unique product identifiers and associated metadata.
This milestone follows the adoption of the Implementing Regulation establishing the practical arrangements for the Registry, bringing an essential component of the Digital Product Passport system into operation.
The Registry will support products covered by the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, including textiles, steel and aluminium, tyres, furniture, ICT products and energy-related products. It will also support product groups covered by other Union legislation requiring Digital Product Passport registration, including certain large batteries, construction products, toys, detergents, and end-user surfactants.
Clear rules for implementation
The Implementing Regulation establishes
- clear rules for access management and user verification;
- requirements for the registration and storage of the necessary data;
- the technical architecture of the Registry.
Registration is available through either a secure user interface or an application programming interface (API), enabling economic operators to integrate registration into their existing digital systems where appropriate.
Economic operators can also request proof of registration in the form of a secure electronic document. This can be used to demonstrate compliance with third parties, particularly in business-to-business (B2B) transactions.
The Implementing Regulation also clarifies the respective responsibilities of the European Commission and EU countries, helping to ensure legal certainty, predictability and trust.
Designed for usability, interoperability and trust
Responding to feedback from EU countries and stakeholders, the Registry has been designed with a strong focus on usability, interoperability, and trust. Businesses will have access to a free semantic repository providing machine-readable data models, definitions and vocabulary across product groups through documented APIs. This will support interoperability, facilitate data management, and help reduce administrative burden as the Digital Product Passport is rolled out across different sectors. The Registry also includes a verification framework and logging system that strengthens security, accountability and reliable access management.
The Digital Product Passport is a key enabler of the circular economy, a more transparent Single Market and more informed consumer choices. By putting the operational foundations of the Registry in place, the Commission is making it easier for economic operators to register product information, demonstrate compliance, and exchange reliable, interoperable data across the Single Market.
Publication of the six DPP standards
In parallel, and to facilitate the creation of Digital Product Passports and complement the Registry, eight harmonised standards underpinning the interoperability of the DPP system have been developed in close cooperation with the CEN-CENELEC. Six of these standards, covering unique identifiers, interoperability, data carriers, APIs, data exchange protocols and data storage, are already available and published by the national standardisation organisations. References to the harmonised parts of these standards are already published by the European Commission.
Resources now available to support implementation
The Commission will continue to support implementation and ensure that the Registry is accessible, secure and effective for all users. The current testing phase will help ensure a smooth rollout ahead of the first implementation deadline on 18 February 2027 for certain types of large batteries.
Economic operators can now access the testing environment, technical documentation, implementation guidelines, webinars, and the latest information through the new DPP website. A dedicated helpdesk is also available to support businesses throughout the registration process.
Learn more: The DPP Registry
Publication date
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20 July 2026 (Last updated on: 20 July 2026)
- Author
- Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Q&A: EU Launches the Digital Product Passport Registry
Q: What is a Digital Product Passport (DPP)?
A: A Digital Product Passport is a digital record containing key information about a product throughout its lifecycle. It is intended to improve supply chain transparency, support sustainability, facilitate regulatory compliance, and provide consumers and businesses with reliable product information.
Q: Why is the Registry important?
A: While product information remains stored by manufacturers and other economic operators in a decentralized manner, the Registry acts as the trusted central infrastructure that registers unique product identifiers and related metadata. It ensures products can be uniquely identified while enabling interoperability across the EU Single Market.
Q: Which legislation introduces the Digital Product Passport?
A: The DPP is established under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) (EU) 2024/1781, one of the European Union’s flagship initiatives supporting sustainability, circular economy principles, and product transparency.
Q: Which products will require a Digital Product Passport?
A: The initial scope includes numerous product categories, such as:- Textiles
- Steel and aluminum products
- Furniture
- ICT equipment
- Energy-related products
- Tyres
Other EU legislation will also require Digital Product Passports for products including:
- Certain large batteries
- Construction products
- Toys
- Detergents
- End-user surfactants
The range of covered products is expected to expand over time.
Q: How can manufacturers register their products?
A: Economic operators can register Digital Product Passports through:- A secure web-based user interface
- An Application Programming Interface (API) that integrates directly into existing enterprise software
The API option is particularly attractive for companies managing large product portfolios.
Q: Can companies prove that a product has been registered?
A: Yes. The Registry allows companies to request a secure electronic proof of registration. This document can be used during business-to-business transactions or when demonstrating regulatory compliance to customers, partners, or authorities.
Q: What technical support does the Registry provide?
A: The Commission has focused heavily on interoperability and usability. Businesses gain access to:- Machine-readable semantic data models
- Standardized product vocabularies
- Documented APIs
- Data exchange protocols
- Verification mechanisms
- Secure logging and access management
These resources are intended to reduce implementation complexity while enabling consistent Digital Product Passports across industries.
Q: Why are interoperability standards so important?
A: Alongside the Registry launch, six harmonized European standards have already been published covering topics such as:- Unique product identifiers
- Data carriers
- APIs
- Data exchange protocols
- Data storage
- System interoperability
These standards provide the common technical language that allows Digital Product Passports to function seamlessly across different industries, software platforms, and Member States.
Q: When does implementation begin?
A: The Registry is currently available in a testing phase. The first mandatory implementation deadline is 18 February 2027, when certain categories of large batteries will require Digital Product Passports. Additional product groups will follow according to future implementing legislation.
Q: What resources are available for companies preparing for DPP?
A: The European Commission now provides:- A DPP testing environment
- Technical documentation
- Implementation guidelines
- Webinars
- A dedicated helpdesk
- A new Digital Product Passport website
These resources are designed to help businesses prepare well before compliance becomes mandatory.
Q: Why does this matter for the lighting industry?
A: For lighting manufacturers and suppliers, the Digital Product Passport represents another step toward fully digital product documentation. As lighting products increasingly incorporate sustainability data, material declarations, repairability information, and energy performance metrics, Digital Product Passports could become a central mechanism for demonstrating regulatory compliance, supporting circular economy objectives, and improving transparency throughout the product lifecycle.
Takeaway
The launch of the Digital Product Passport Registry transforms the DPP from a regulatory concept into an operational platform. While the first mandatory product categories arrive in 2027, manufacturers across multiple industries—including lighting—now have the opportunity to begin integrating Digital Product Passports into their digital workflows. Companies that prepare early will likely benefit from smoother compliance, improved supply chain transparency, and greater readiness for the EU’s expanding sustainability regulations.
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