SUMMARY

On 19 July, the European Commission has launched the Digital Product Passport Registry, together with a testing environment, technical guidance and a dedicated helpdesk. The Registry will support products covered by the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (including textiles) as well as product groups covered by other legislation requiring DPP registration.

The Commission also published the Implementing Regulation on the DPP Registry set-up. Members can find the text attached.

At this stage, no registration obligation applies to textile companies. The first implementation deadline concerns certain types of large batteries, for which DPP requirements will apply from 18 February 2027. The DPP for textiles is not expected to become mandatory before 2029.

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The Registry is intended to provide the secure infrastructure through which economic operators will register Digital Product Passports, including unique identifiers and related metadata. Product data itself will remain decentralised and hosted by economic operators or DPP service providers.

Businesses can already access the Registry website, testing environment, helpdesk, technical guidelines and related news and webinars. The testing environment can be used voluntarily to verify the information needed to create a user profile, including via qualified electronic signature or seal, and to test whether a mock DPP meets EU technical requirements.

In parallel, the Commission published on 16 July the Implementing Act on the technical set-up of the DPP Registry, which will enter into force on 6 August. The final text does not appear to contain major changes compared to the draft previously shared with members, with the exception of:

• The addition of Art. 6a, which states that registered DPPs may be transferred to another verified economic operator or value chain actor where responsibility for the DPP is transferred;
• The setting of a deadline for Member States to appoint a designated national administrator to act as the official contact point for registry access rights in Article 7, now set for 18 February 2027;
• The addition of Article 23, which states that the Commission will,  by the end of 2032 and every six years thereafter, evaluate the functioning of the Registry and possibly revise it.

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