From product to structured record
Start with product identity, manufacturer details, and the information you intend to share. Keep supporting evidence in the workspace and mark only intended information as public.
There is no universal template that makes every field legally required. Product group, role, market, and applicable product-specific acts determine obligations.
Versions and archiving
Published versions are immutable and keep their own public identifier. Archiving frees active capacity. Published versions remain accessible with an archive notice at their original URLs and QR codes.
Product groups: check scope
This overview comes from the current product-group matrix. A work plan or category alone does not establish a specific DPP duty.
Textiles and apparel
The platform does not currently claim textile sustainability fields as legally mandatory. Fibre-composition obligations depend on product scope and labelling context.
Scope: Covered textile products: fibre names and fibre-composition labelling/marking.
DPP status: Fibre composition information is required in scope; this Regulation does not itself require a DPP.
Timing: 2012-05-08
Scope: Physical goods in scope, subject to Article 1 exclusions and product-specific delegated acts.
DPP status: Framework only. A product-group DPP is required when the applicable delegated act under Article 4 says so; no universal current DPP field set.
Timing: Framework in force 2024-07-18; product requirements apply only from the relevant delegated act date.
Scope: Sets Commission priorities and indicative work for product groups.
DPP status: A priority or planned act is not a currently applicable product-level DPP obligation.
Timing: Adopted 2025-04-16; planning instrument, not itself a product DPP obligation.
Footwear
Footwear may also be affected by future product-specific ecodesign measures; a work plan does not itself make DPP fields mandatory.
Scope: Consumer footwear covered by the Directive; labelling describes materials of specified components.
DPP status: Material labelling is required in scope; no DPP is created by this Directive.
Timing: 1995-03-23
Scope: Physical goods in scope, subject to Article 1 exclusions and product-specific delegated acts.
DPP status: Framework only. A product-group DPP is required when the applicable delegated act under Article 4 says so; no universal current DPP field set.
Timing: Framework in force 2024-07-18; product requirements apply only from the relevant delegated act date.
Electrical and electronic equipment
Equipment-specific harmonisation law and exemptions must be assessed per product. No blanket electronics DPP field set is presented as currently mandatory.
Scope: Physical goods in scope, subject to Article 1 exclusions and product-specific delegated acts.
DPP status: Framework only. A product-group DPP is required when the applicable delegated act under Article 4 says so; no universal current DPP field set.
Timing: Framework in force 2024-07-18; product requirements apply only from the relevant delegated act date.
Scope: Electrical and electronic equipment as defined in Article 3.
DPP status: RoHS compliance/documentation obligations apply where in scope; the Directive does not establish a general DPP.
Timing: 2013-01-03 (subject to product/category transitions and exemptions).
Scope: Consumer products within GPSR scope; Article 19 covers distance-sale offers.
DPP status: No general DPP obligation. Product identification and economic-operator information are required in their applicable contexts.
Timing: 2024-12-13
Batteries
Battery subtype, capacity and intended use determine whether Article 77 applies. Do not publish a generic product record as a compliant battery passport.
Scope: Each LMT battery, each industrial battery with capacity greater than 2 kWh, and each EV battery placed on the market or put into service.
DPP status: A battery passport is required from 2027-02-18 for the categories in Article 77(1); data and access rights follow Article 77 and Annex XIII.
Timing: 2027-02-18 for battery-passport categories in Article 77(1).
Scope: Physical goods in scope, subject to Article 1 exclusions and product-specific delegated acts.
DPP status: Framework only. A product-group DPP is required when the applicable delegated act under Article 4 says so; no universal current DPP field set.
Timing: Framework in force 2024-07-18; product requirements apply only from the relevant delegated act date.
Furniture
No generally applicable furniture DPP data set was identified in the reviewed instruments. Product-specific measures must be checked when adopted.
Scope: Physical goods in scope, subject to Article 1 exclusions and product-specific delegated acts.
DPP status: Framework only. A product-group DPP is required when the applicable delegated act under Article 4 says so; no universal current DPP field set.
Timing: Framework in force 2024-07-18; product requirements apply only from the relevant delegated act date.
Scope: Consumer products within GPSR scope; Article 19 covers distance-sale offers.
DPP status: No general DPP obligation. Product identification and economic-operator information are required in their applicable contexts.
Timing: 2024-12-13
Toys
A toy DPP must carry the toy-safety declaration and Annex VI data when Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 applies. This service does not certify toy safety.
Scope: Toys placed on the EU market under the new Regulation; passport corresponds to a specific toy model.
DPP status: The Regulation provides a toy DPP obligation before market placement when applicable; the Regulation generally applies from 2030-08-01.
Timing: 2026-01-01 for specified provisions; main application from 2030-08-01.
Scope: Consumer products within GPSR scope; Article 19 covers distance-sale offers.
DPP status: No general DPP obligation. Product identification and economic-operator information are required in their applicable contexts.
Timing: 2024-12-13
Cosmetics
Cosmetics-specific safety assessment, notification and labelling duties cannot be replaced by a public product passport.
Scope: Cosmetic products made available on the EU market.
DPP status: Product safety, responsible-person, ingredient and label duties apply in context; this Regulation does not establish a general DPP.
Timing: 2013-07-11
Scope: Consumer products within GPSR scope; Article 19 covers distance-sale offers.
DPP status: No general DPP obligation. Product identification and economic-operator information are required in their applicable contexts.
Timing: 2024-12-13
Other
Choose the applicable product-specific Union law first. Neither the platform nor this category asserts legal compliance.
Scope: Physical goods in scope, subject to Article 1 exclusions and product-specific delegated acts.
DPP status: Framework only. A product-group DPP is required when the applicable delegated act under Article 4 says so; no universal current DPP field set.
Timing: Framework in force 2024-07-18; product requirements apply only from the relevant delegated act date.
Scope: Consumer products within GPSR scope; Article 19 covers distance-sale offers.
DPP status: No general DPP obligation. Product identification and economic-operator information are required in their applicable contexts.
Timing: 2024-12-13
Sources and review date
Sources and product-group matrix reviewed 10 October 2026
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR) — Framework requirements; concrete product duties depend in part on applicable delegated acts.
- European Commission: Ecodesign for Sustainable Products
- Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR)
This is general information, not legal advice and not a statement that a product or passport complies with the law.