Digital Product Passport

CIRPASS-2 Maps Global Digital Product Passport Standardisation Initiatives

An EU-funded CIRPASS-2 report consolidates global Digital Product Passport standardisation projects, including upcoming CEN/CENELEC JTC 24 DPP system standards and parallel work at ISO/IEC, UNECE, ETSI, IEEE, W3C and Chinese bodies, to support implementation of the EU DPP under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. This landscape helps regulatory and product teams anticipate which international DPP frameworks and data models are likely to align with or diverge from the EU DPP, shaping future interoperability, supplier expectations, and system design choices.

24 May 2026, 20:56zenodo.orgEuropean UnionGlobal

Germany: Bundestag Adopts Law To Modernise Implementation Of EU Ecodesign And Energy Labelling Rules

In May 2026 the German Bundestag adopted a wide‑ranging act that creates a new Ökodesign-Gesetz, updates the Energy Labelling Act, and strengthens market-surveillance and sanction powers to align national rules with the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and Energy Labelling Regulations, with most provisions applying from November 2026. This will raise compliance expectations for manufacturers, importers, retailers and repairers of regulated products in Germany, tightening enforcement around resource efficiency and repair rights while preparing for future digital product passports and helping level competition in favour of efficient, durable products.

24 May 2026, 20:44dserver.bundestag.deGermany

EU Council Presidency Proposes ESPR Transitional Extension in Omnibus IV Digitalisation Discussions

The EU Council Presidency has issued a March 2026 working note on the Omnibus IV digitalisation and common specifications package, flagging a possible two-year extension of the ESPR transitional period and negotiated compromises on paper instructions, telephone contact options and the governance of common specifications across key product regulations. If agreed in trilogue, these changes would delay some digital product passport timelines and reshape how manufacturers provide safety and compliance information under EU product law, requiring forward planning by companies placing a wide range of goods on the EU market.

22 May 2026, 19:03data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

Germany: Bundestag Committee Recommends Adoption Of Law Modernising Ecodesign And Energy Labelling Implementation

Germany’s Bundestag economic affairs committee has backed a law to modernise national implementation of EU ecodesign and energy labelling rules, while recommending deferred and staged entry-into-force dates for key obligations and related Building Energy Act changes. This will give manufacturers and energy-related product suppliers a clearer, more harmonised enforcement framework from late 2026, but also signals expanding expectations around digital product passports, repair-friendly design and market surveillance that will require forward planning across product portfolios and supply chains.

22 May 2026, 18:51dserver.bundestag.deGermany

Germany: Economic Affairs Committee Backs Draft Ökodesign-Gesetz to Implement EU Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Rules

Germany’s Economic Affairs Committee has approved the government’s draft Ökodesign-Gesetz to modernise national enforcement of EU ecodesign and energy labelling rules, with a final Bundestag vote scheduled for 21 May 2026. If adopted largely as drafted, the law will significantly tighten ecodesign, repairability, energy-labelling and market-surveillance requirements for products on the German market from 2026–2027, so manufacturers and importers should plan for rapid compliance implementation.

22 May 2026, 16:44bundestag.deGermanyEuropean Union

EU JRC Publishes Preparatory Study on Digital Product Passport Content for Textile Apparel Under ESPR

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has issued a preparatory science-for-policy study recommending detailed Digital Product Passport data requirements for textile apparel under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, ahead of a delegated act on textile DPPs tentatively expected around 2027. If followed, these recommendations would require apparel brands and importers to upgrade identifiers, data systems and supply-chain information flows to capture granular product, sustainability and substances-of-concern data in time to integrate with the EU-wide DPP registry and web portal that must be established by mid-2026.

21 May 2026, 11:20susproc.jrc.ec.europa.euEuropean Union

UK OPSS Publishes Research On Evolution Of EU Construction Product Regulation And CPR 2024

In May 2026 the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards published an OPSS‑commissioned research report analysing how the EU construction products regime has evolved from the original Construction Products Directive through CPR 2011 to the newly adopted CPR 2024, and how these changes affect regulators, manufacturers and users. The findings highlight structural weaknesses in standards and enforcement, UK testing and knowledge‑network gaps, and far‑reaching CPR 2024 shifts on environmental performance, product requirements and digital product passports, providing an evidence base for adjusting construction‑product compliance and surveillance strategies over the coming years.

20 May 2026, 19:24assets.publishing.service.gov.ukEuropean UnionUnited Kingdom

Finland, Netherlands, Portugal And Sweden Issue Non-Paper On European Product Act

In May 2026 Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden issued a joint non-paper setting out priorities for an EU-wide European Product Act and broader product-law reforms. If taken up by the Commission and co-legislators, these ideas could reshape product compliance, digital product passports, market surveillance and e-commerce obligations across the Single Market.

20 May 2026, 19:23zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nlEuropean UnionNetherlandsFinlandPortugalSweden

European NGOs Publish Joint Position On Revision Of EU WEEE Directive

In May 2026 a coalition of European environmental NGOs led by the EEB published a detailed joint position calling for an ambitious overhaul of the EU WEEE Directive into a directly applicable regulation with binding waste-prevention, reuse and CRM-recovery measures. If even partly reflected in the Commission’s forthcoming revision, producers and importers of electrical and electronic equipment could face significantly tighter design, EPR, collection and data obligations over the next decade, with knock-on impacts on product strategy, repair models and supply-chain planning.

20 May 2026, 17:52eeb.orgEuropean Union

EU Council Presidency Clarifies Batteries Regulation Amendments on QR Codes, Reporting and SVHC Labelling

The EU Council Presidency has issued a March 2026 explanatory note clarifying its compromise amendments to the Batteries Regulation, focusing on QR-code marking timelines, reporting schedules, and SVHC-related labelling. If carried into the final legislation, these changes would delay QR-code obligations until after the implementing act is adopted, define clearer 2026–2028 reporting milestones, and refine which substance information and data points battery manufacturers and downstream users must reflect on labels and in compliance systems.

18 May 2026, 16:09data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Commission Publishes ESPR Preparatory Study on Commercial and Industrial Laundry Appliances

In May 2026 the European Commission’s DG Environment published a major preparatory study assessing commercial and industrial laundry appliances under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation framework. The report is non-binding but will shape future ESPR ecodesign and Digital Product Passport expectations around energy and water efficiency, environmental performance and data transparency for professional laundry equipment.

14 May 2026, 10:13op.europa.euEuropean Union

Sweden (SIS) Launches Eight European Standards for Digital Product Passports

New EU ecodesign rules and a suite of eight harmonised European standards are defining how digital product passports will work across almost all product categories on the EU internal market from 2027, with Sweden’s standards body SIS leading key modules and launching them at a dedicated June 2026 event. These standards will become the de facto blueprint for manufacturers, importers and brands when designing DPP data models and systems, influencing future compliance, traceability, circularity planning and customer information strategies under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.

14 May 2026, 06:00sis.seEuropean UnionSweden

EU Executive Vice-President Commits to PFAS Restriction Proposal After ECHA Opinion, Outlines Industrial Accelerator and Circular Economy Acts

In a 05 May 2026 hearing with the European Parliament’s ENVI committee, a European Commission Executive Vice-President confirmed plans to propose an EU-wide PFAS restriction under REACH once ECHA’s final opinions are delivered and trailed new Industrial Accelerator and Circular Economy Acts. This signals that PFAS controls and circular-economy obligations will likely tighten over the next few years, so chemicals and manufacturing companies should prepare for stricter PFAS phase-out, more harmonised EPR and digital product passport regimes, and support measures favouring low-carbon EU production.

13 May 2026, 19:34multimedia.europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Commission Answer Outlines Market Surveillance and E‑Commerce Enforcement Measures (E‑000764/2026)

In May 2026 the European Commission set out how it is tightening EU market surveillance for e-commerce, using customs–market surveillance data sharing, Digital Services Act enforcement and digital product passports, and confirmed work on revising the Market Surveillance Regulation as part of a European Product Act package. These moves signal more data-driven, EU-wide enforcement and stricter accountability for online marketplaces and economic operators, raising compliance expectations for all harmonised products sold into the EU single market.

13 May 2026, 12:50europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

EU-Funded CIRPASS-2 Project Launches Second SME Consultation on Digital Product Passports

In April 2026 the EU-funded CIRPASS-2 project launched a second SME-focused consultation on opportunities and challenges for implementing Digital Product Passports under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. The findings will inform CIRPASS-2 recommendations that can guide how SMEs and service providers prepare their data, tools, and compliance strategies as ESPR-driven DPP obligations roll out across EU value chains.

13 May 2026, 11:50cirpass2.euEuropean Union

Netherlands Publishes NEN Advice on Clean Fuel Protocol and Clean Fuel Contracts

In May 2026 the Dutch parliament published NEN’s advisory gap analysis on the Clean Fuel Protocol and Clean Fuel Contracts, outlining how EU climate and sustainability reporting regimes will require a new national standard and certification scheme for traceable fuel data. This signals that fuel suppliers and large fuel users in the Netherlands are likely to face future NEN-based requirements for verifiable, audit-ready fuel sustainability information aligned with RED, EU ETS 2, CSRD and ESPR, so they may need to assess systems, data flows and partners in advance.

12 May 2026, 18:15zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nlNetherlands

Netherlands Publishes TNO Report on Clean Fuel Protocol for Traceable Renewable Fuel Claims

The Dutch parliament has published a TNO advisory report proposing a Clean Fuel Protocol and supporting IT backbone to carry verifiable sustainability data on renewable transport fuels from the NEa’s national register through the downstream value chain. If taken forward, this approach would underpin future RED-, CSRD-, ESPR- and ETS2-aligned reporting and strengthen expectations that fuel suppliers and large fuel users can trace and substantiate low-carbon fuel claims in detail.

12 May 2026, 18:15zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nlNetherlandsEuropean Union

EU Council Adopts Recommendation On The New European Bauhaus

In May 2026 the Council of the EU adopted a non-binding recommendation urging Member States to mainstream New European Bauhaus principles into building, housing, urban planning and funding policies, using tools like the EU Taxonomy, Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and digital product passports. This signals that future EU and national funding, permitting and investment decisions for construction and urban regeneration are likely to favour circular, climate-resilient, digitally documented projects, raising expectations on design quality, whole-life carbon, and data transparency without yet imposing direct legal obligations.

12 May 2026, 15:40data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Council Adopts Recommendation on the New European Bauhaus

In May 2026 the Council of the EU adopted a non-binding Recommendation urging Member States to embed New European Bauhaus values in policies, funding and planning for the built environment, housing and neighbourhood regeneration. This sets a clear EU policy direction that future construction, renovation and materials projects will increasingly be judged against NEB-aligned criteria on circularity, bio-based solutions, digital building tools and inclusive, high-quality design, influencing access to public and private finance.

12 May 2026, 15:36data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Committee of the Regions Adopts Opinion on Environmental Omnibus Simplification and SCIP Safeguards

In May 2026 the EU Committee of the Regions adopted a strong opinion on the Commission’s Environmental Omnibus simplification package, warning that streamlining environmental law must not weaken protections, constrain access to justice, or dismantle SCIP database obligations before an equally robust digital product passport system is fully operational. For compliance teams this is a clear political signal that proposed roll‑backs of chemicals and waste traceability tools under the Waste Framework Directive and related regimes will face resistance, so any future simplification of EU environmental rules should be assessed carefully for impacts on SCIP reporting, SVHC data flows and local implementation burdens.

12 May 2026, 14:36cor.europa.euEuropean Union