Digital Product Passport

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

EU Parliament Structured Dialogue: Commission EVP Outlines Industrial Accelerator and Circular Economy Plans

In a 24 March 2026 structured dialogue with Parliament, EU Commission Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné reaffirmed the Industrial Accelerator Act and upcoming Circular Economy Act agendas, confirmed that REACH will not be reopened, and set out PFAS restriction and battery digital product passport timelines. These signals clarify that EU industrial subsidies and procurement will increasingly favour low-carbon, EU-made goods while chemicals and battery producers must plan around a PFAS restriction proposal after ECHA’s end-2026 opinion and mandatory digital product passports for large batteries from February 2027.

11 May 2026, 19:17europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

Croatia Amends Construction Products Act To Implement EU Regulation 2024/3110

Croatia has amended its Construction Products Act to implement and enforce the new EU Construction Products Regulation 2024/3110, with changes published in early May 2026. Manufacturers, importers, distributors, notified bodies and online marketplaces supplying construction products into Croatia now face updated CE-marking, documentation, digital product passport and market-surveillance requirements, backed by a clearer designation regime and stronger penalties.

11 May 2026, 11:56narodne-novine.nn.hrCroatia

Germany: Bundestag To Vote on Law Modernising Implementation of EU Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Rules

Germany’s Bundestag has scheduled a 21 May 2026 plenary debate and vote on a government bill creating a new Ökodesign-Gesetz and updating the Energy Consumption Labelling Act to modernise how EU ecodesign and energy labelling rules are implemented and enforced nationally. If adopted, the law from August 2026 will tighten market surveillance, sanctions and resource-efficiency requirements across a wide range of products, raising expectations on circular design, labelling, data reporting and access to repair for manufacturers and importers active in the German market.

10 May 2026, 19:34bundestag.deGermanyEuropean Union

European Commission Webinar on EU Digital Product Passport for Batteries

In May 2026 the European Commission will hold an online webinar to brief the battery value chain on upcoming Digital Product Passport data and transparency requirements, with agenda slots on policy developments, interoperability, industry readiness and case studies. This signals accelerating implementation of EU Digital Product Passport obligations for batteries, and companies across the ecosystem should begin aligning data, IT systems and supply-chain processes to meet future traceability and reporting expectations.

8 May 2026, 17:54single-market-economy.ec.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Commission Confirms July 2026 Start for Digital Battery Passport Registry

The European Commission has clarified that the EU digital battery passport registry will have a first operational version in July 2026, supported by a suite of newly agreed cross-sector digital product passport standards under the Batteries Regulation and ESPR. This gives battery and equipment manufacturers a clearer horizon to prepare data models, IT systems, and supply-chain interfaces for upcoming passport obligations and access-rights rules across the EU market.

7 May 2026, 07:37europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

European Commission Consults on Implementing Rules for Digital Product Passport Registry

The European Commission has opened a public consultation, running until 27 May 2026, on draft implementing rules for the EU Digital Product Passport Registry under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products framework. These rules will determine how product passport data are stored and governed in a central EU register, so companies preparing for future Digital Product Passport obligations should track the consultation and consider submitting feedback.

6 May 2026, 07:52ec.europa.euEuropean UnionNorway

UNECE CTCS Publishes Annotated Provisional Agenda for Eleventh Session on Product Safety and Traceability (ECE/CTCS/2026/1)

UNECE’s Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and Standards has published the annotated agenda for its June 2026 eleventh session, highlighting updates on agricultural standards, regulatory cooperation, a new Basics of Product Safety publication and work on digital traceability and sustainable value chains. The meeting will steer future UNECE standards and tools on product safety, circular-economy trade and digital product passports, signalling where regulators and businesses may soon face evolving expectations on compliance, transparency and sustainable supply chains.

EU Council Initial Four-Column Table on Chemical Products Simplification Proposal (Amending CLP, Cosmetics and Fertilising Products Regulations)

The Council has issued its initial four-column negotiating table on the EU regulation to simplify requirements for CLP, cosmetics and fertilising products, clarifying its position versus the Commission and Parliament as of late April 2026. If agreed, the package would streamline hazard labelling and distance-sales rules, adjust CMR and nanomaterial procedures in cosmetics, and digitalise fertilising-product documentation, reducing administrative burden while setting out staged application dates from 2026 to 2028.

5 May 2026, 06:55data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

European Parliament Resolution on Protecting EU Companies From Unfair Non-EU Competition

In April 2026 the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution urging the European Commission and Member States to crack down on unfair competition from non-EU imports and e-commerce platforms through tougher customs controls, stronger market surveillance, rapid rollout of digital product passports, and more active use of trade-defence tools. Although it creates no immediate legal obligations, it signals political pressure for faster secondary legislation and enforcement, especially for high-risk consumer products such as textiles, footwear, children’s goods, cosmetics and electronics, which could tighten market access conditions for non-compliant imports and platforms.

4 May 2026, 18:26europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Commission Proposes Implementing Regulation on Digital Product Passport Registry Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1781

The European Commission has issued a draft implementing regulation setting out how the EU digital product passport registry will operate under Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, including rules for registering passports, verifying operators, structuring data and securing the system across multiple product groups. Once adopted, these arrangements will determine how manufacturers, importers and other value-chain actors must build IT systems and governance to register and maintain digital product passports for products such as batteries, construction products, toys and detergents, with direct implications for compliance workflows and market access in the EU.

4 May 2026, 18:22eur-lex.europa.euEuropean Union