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Welcome to the DPP Digest! In this bi-weekly address, we fill you in on the latest updates from the world of Digital Product Passports.
So, what's been happening in the Digital Product Passport space recently?
1. The Circular Economy Act is expected on 11 November…
The Circular Economy Act (CEA) is now expected to be presented by the European Commission on 11 November. It aims to build a single market for secondary raw materials, increase the supply and demand for high-quality recycled materials, and double the EU’s circularity rate by 2030.
Ahead of its publication, a coalition of 46 trade associations, including packaging producers and retailers, has called for the Act to bring the EU’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes together into an aligned and enforceable system, arguing that a competitive circular economy can’t be built on fragmented national systems.
Bear in mind that DPPs are expected to support the Act, documenting products’ material composition, repairability and recyclability along the supply chain – the kind of verified data needed for a functioning market in secondary materials.
🔗 Find out what the trade associations are calling for.
2. The European Product Act has been delayed…
The European Commission’s proposal for a European Product Act (EPA), originally expected on 6 October 2026, has been postponed until later this year. According to the office of EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné, the delay will allow the Commission to present the general provisions alongside changes to sector-specific legislation.
The EPA will replace the New Legislative Framework and the Market Surveillance Regulation with a single regulation, and a leaked draft (analysed by Osborne Clarke) gives an early look at what it could mean for DPPs. Key proposals include:
- A horizontal DPP framework – applying wherever sector-specific legislation requires a DPP, with manufacturers generally creating and registering the DPP before placing a product on the market, and keeping it for 10 years
- Marketplace checks – online marketplaces would have to verify that a product has a valid DPP (or product responsibility record) and that the listing matches it before allowing it on their platform
- Digital CE marking – after a transitional period, CE marking would move into the DPP itself
- Automated enforcement – Commission webcrawlers could flag listings where product listing data and DPP records don’t match
Bear in mind that this is a leaked draft – the proposal may still change before it is published and as it passes through the legislative process.
🔗 Read the analysis of the leaked draft.
Other DPP news…
🔗 CIRPASS-2 to host a webinar on DPPs in the textile sector (20 October)
🔗 Lombardy considers DPP support measures for SMEs
🔗 Why a DPP is about factory floor data, not just a QR code
