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EU Digital Product Passport rollout and industry adoption

Overview

The European Commission is rolling out the Digital Product Passport (DPP) initiative under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to enhance transparency regarding product composition, circularity, and environmental impact. Following the 24 July 2026 opening of the EU Product Digital Passport Registry, industry activity has intensified. In Germany, Echo PRM GmbH and Quanos Solutions GmbH have partnered to provide an EU-compliant service using QR codes and NFC technology to integrate scattered legacy IT data. Additionally, the GEMÜ Group, alongside IHK Heilbronn-Franken and VDMA, conducted workshops demonstrating practical data-exchange use cases, such as bioreactor models, to prepare companies for industrial data spaces. To support uniform execution and standardized procedures, European standardization organizations CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI have published several new standards in the Official Journal of the European Union. These include DIN EN 18216 for secure data exchange protocols, DIN EN 18219 for unique identifiers for products and operators, DIN EN 18220 for data carrier requirements, and DIN EN 18221 for decentralized data storage, archiving, and persistence. The implementation follows a staged approach. A significant milestone is set for 29 November 2026, when the EU will implement new digital identification systems for vehicles via the Environmental Vehicle Passport (EVP) under Euro 7 regulations. This includes mandatory registration for all new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles by 29 November 2027. Regarding battery-specific requirements, Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 establishes rules for the entire lifecycle of batteries to improve transparency. The digital battery passport, acting as an electronic identity accessible via a unique identifier or QR code, will provide data on composition, performance, and carbon footprint. While requirements apply to electric vehicle and light transport batteries, it will become mandatory for rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh on 18 February 2027.

Entities

European Union · European Commission · Digital Product Passport · European Digital Wallet · Quanos Solutions GmbH

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  • "The digital passport becomes mandatory for electric vehicle batteries and certain light transport batteries immediately." diariodelcauca.com.co · www.diariodelsur.com.co · www.hsbnoticias.com

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    "A dedicated battery passport for electric vehicles will take effect on February 18, 2027." otvoreno.me · rpm.bg · forsal.pl

    The first claim states the electric vehicle battery passport takes effect on February 18, 2027, while the second claim states it becomes mandatory immediately.

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
    European Union implements digital battery passport regulation

    The EU is introducing a digital battery passport under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 to track battery composition, performance, and carbon footprint via QR codes.

  2. 5 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Digital product passport market projected to reach $5 billion by 2035

    The global battery and digital product passport market is forecast to reach $5 billion by 2035, driven by mandatory EU regulations for EV batteries and expanding sustainability requirements.

  3. 15 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    European Union publishes standards for Digital Product Passport

    European standardization bodies have published new standards for the Digital Product Passport (DPP), covering data exchange, unique identifiers, data carriers, and storage requirements.

  4. 17 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    DENSO launches blockchain battery passport service for EU compliance

    DENSO has launched a blockchain-based digital battery passport service to help manufacturers comply with mandatory European battery regulations starting in 2027.

  5. 24 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 10 sources
    European Union introduces digital vehicle and battery passports

    The EU is introducing digital Environmental Vehicle Passports and battery passports under Euro 7 regulations to increase transparency for new and used vehicles starting in 2026 and 2027.

  6. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    European Union implements Digital Product Passports for sustainability

    The EU is introducing Digital Product Passports (DPP) to track product sustainability and origin. Implementation begins with batteries in 2027, impacting global exporters including Japan's textile industry.

  7. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    German firms push forward EU Digital Product Pass

    Echo PRM partners with Quanos to offer an EU‑compliant Digital Product Pass, while GEMÜ showcases practical DPP use cases in a German workshop, underscoring industry momentum on the new EU standard.

  8. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    EU rolls out European Digital Wallet and Product Passport Registry

    The EU will enable a mobile European Digital Wallet for IDs and licences by 2027 and has launched a Digital Product Passport Registry to boost circular‑economy transparency across key product sectors.

  9. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
    EU Launches Product Digital Passport Registry with Test Environment

    The European Commission has launched the EU Product Digital Passport Registry, offering a secure test environment and helpdesk for firms to register product identifiers and metadata across sectors such as texts

  10. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 6 sources
    European Commission rolls out website and standards for Digital Product Passports

    The EU Commission unveiled a DPP website and released six harmonised standards to support Digital Product Passports, aiming for greater product transparency, with printer products excluded for now.

Sources

abmedia.io · autoviny.sk · avtomanija.com · bauhof-online.de · cahighways.org · casadomo.com · circulareconomynetwork.it · construible.es · corrierenazionale.net · diariodelcauca.com.co · diariodelsur.com.co · diariojuridico.com · dreamnews.jp · elperiodicodelaenergia.com · eunews.it · forsal.pl · gdmed.it · hsbnoticias.com · industriearmaturen.de · japanindustrynews.com · levigo.de · motor.elpais.com · motoryzacja.interia.pl · odpady-portal.sk · otvoreno.me · retema.es · rpm.bg · senken.co.jp · srpskainfo.com · tecteam.de · the-miyanichi.co.jp · therecycler.com · Tportal.hr · uni.com · web.eldia.es

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