ESPR and Digital Product Passport Timeline

ESPR entered into force (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781).

First ESPR Working Plan 2025 to 2030 (COM(2025) 187) adopted, naming initial priority product groups.

Article 25 unsold-product rules finalized: derogations act Reg. (EU) 2026/296 and disclosure-format act Reg. (EU) 2026/2.

Six horizontal DPP standards (EN 18216 and EN 18219 to 18223:2026) cited in the Official Journal by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1736, giving passports built to them presumed conformity with ESPR Articles 10 and 11.

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1778 adopted, setting EU DPP Registry operating rules (ESPR Article 13); the Registry went live to users on 20 July 2026 and the regulation entered into force on 6 August 2026.

Central DPP registry must be operational (ESPR Art. 13); the Article 25 destruction ban applies to large enterprises for unsold apparel and footwear.

Battery passports mandatory for EV batteries, LMT batteries, and industrial batteries over 2 kWh (Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Art. 77).

Detergents and Surfactants Regulation (EU) 2026/405 applies (most provisions).

Toy Safety Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 applies, requiring a Digital Product Passport per toy model (Articles 19 and 59).

End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (EU) 2026/1738 requires a Digital Circularity Vehicle Passport for each vehicle placed on the market (Article 13(1)).

Construction product passports: required 18 months after a Commission delegated act that had not been adopted by 30 September 2026 (Reg. (EU) 2024/3110, Articles 22(7) and 80(1)).

First category delegated acts expected, led by iron and steel, the only category to reach public consultation (20 May to 12 August 2026, now closed); the act is not adopted, and the Commission indicates adoption in Q4 2026. Textiles, tires, and aluminum follow, and dates beyond the consultation window are indicative.

ESPR textiles delegated act: not adopted; the Commission plans adoption for Q4 2027; with ESPR Art. 4(4) allowing at least 18 months after entry into force, compliance is unlikely before mid-2029.

Omnibus IV digitalization strand (COM(2025) 504 and 503) reached provisional political agreement on 9 June 2026; COREPER confirmed the compromise texts on 26 June 2026 and Committee approved them on 14 July 2026. Both procedure files are awaiting Parliament’s position in first reading, with an indicative plenary sitting date of 23 November 2026 (moved from 11 November), and no date above changes. The adopted batteries strand (procedure 2025/0129(COD), Reg (EU) 2025/1561) postponed battery due diligence to 18 August 2027.