The European Commission has launched the Digital Product Passport (DPP) Registry together with a testing environment, marking a step towards making Digital Product Passports operational for businesses placing products on the EU market. Established under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, the DPP is designed to strengthen supply-chain transparency, support more informed consumer choices and facilitate compliance across the Single Market.

The Registry provides the infrastructure for economic operators to register each DPP, including unique product identifiers and associated metadata. It will support product groups covered by the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, including textiles, as well as steel and aluminium, tyres, furniture, information and communication technology (ICT) products and energy-related products. It will also cover certain products subject to other EU legislation requiring DPP registration, including batteries, construction products and toys.

Businesses can register through a secure user interface or an application programming interface (API), allowing registration to be integrated into existing digital systems. The Registry also provides a free semantic repository with machine-readable data models, definitions and vocabulary, alongside a verification framework and logging system designed to support interoperability, security and reliable access management.

The Commission has also made six harmonised DPP standards available, covering areas including unique identifiers, interoperability, data carriers, APIs, data exchange protocols and data storage. Businesses can now access the testing environment, technical documentation, implementation guidelines and webinars through the new DPP website. dedicated helpdesk is also available to support businesses during registration.

The current testing phase will support preparations ahead of the first implementation deadline on 18 February 2027 for certain types of large batteries.

For more information, please visit the official website of European Commission.