Regulation timeline
The dates that make product data a legal requirement.
EU rules on Digital Product Passports and supply-chain traceability arrive in stages, product group by product group. Here are the milestones that matter most, with links to the official sources.
Last reviewed 15 September 2026. Indicative dates come from the European Commission’s work plans and can move.
Timeline
18 July 2024
In effect
Ecodesign (ESPR)Ecodesign regulation enters into force
Creates the legal basis for Digital Product Passports. Obligations follow product group by product group through delegated acts.
Regulation (EU) 2024/178116 April 2025
In effect
Ecodesign (ESPR)First ESPR working plan adopted
Sets the order in which product groups are regulated: iron and steel, aluminium, textiles and clothing, furniture, tyres and mattresses, plus rules on repairability and recycled content.
European Commission: Digital Product Passport19 July 2026
In effect
Ecodesign (ESPR)Passport registry and unsold-goods rules
Deadline for the Commission's central registry of passport identifiers. Large companies may no longer destroy unsold clothing and footwear.
Regulation (EU) 2024/178118 August 2026
In effect
BatteriesNew battery labelling
Batteries carry harmonised labels with information such as capacity, chemistry and hazardous substances.
Regulation (EU) 2023/154230 December 2026
Next milestone
Deforestation (EUDR)Deforestation rules apply to large and medium operators
Coffee, cocoa, palm oil, soy, rubber, cattle, wood and products made from them must be traced to the plot of land and shown to be deforestation-free.
Council of the EU, 18 December 2025Late 2026
Upcoming · indicative
Ecodesign (ESPR)First product rules: iron and steel
Planned adoption of the first product-group delegated act. Its requirements, including any passport, apply from a later date set in the act.
European Commission: Digital Product Passport18 February 2027
Upcoming
BatteriesBattery passport required
Electric vehicle batteries, light means of transport batteries (e-bikes, e-scooters) and industrial batteries above 2 kWh need a digital passport reached by QR code.
Regulation (EU) 2023/154230 June 2027
Upcoming
Deforestation (EUDR)Deforestation rules apply to micro and small operators
The same traceability and due diligence duties extend to the smallest operators.
Council of the EU, 18 December 202518 August 2027
Upcoming
BatteriesBattery supply-chain due diligence
Companies placing batteries on the market must run due diligence on raw materials such as cobalt, lithium, nickel and natural graphite. Postponed from 2025.
Regulation (EU) 2025/15612027
Upcoming · indicative
Ecodesign (ESPR)Product rules: textiles, tyres and aluminium
Planned delegated acts for clothing and textiles, tyres and aluminium, expected to include Digital Product Passports.
European Commission: Digital Product Passport2028 to 2029
Upcoming · indicative
Ecodesign (ESPR)Product rules: furniture and mattresses
Planned delegated acts for furniture (2028) and mattresses (2029).
European Commission: Digital Product Passport19 July 2030
Upcoming
Ecodesign (ESPR)Unsold-goods ban extends to medium companies
Medium-sized companies may no longer destroy unsold clothing and footwear.
Regulation (EU) 2024/17811 August 2030
Upcoming
ToysDigital Product Passport for toys
Every toy placed on the EU market needs a passport, which replaces the paper declaration of conformity.
European Commission, 23 December 2025
The official texts
Regulations on this page
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
Read on EUR-LexEU Battery Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542
Read on EUR-LexEU Deforestation Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, as amended in December 2025
Read on EUR-LexEU Toy Safety Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2025/2509
Read on EUR-Lex
Getting ready
What you can do before the deadlines
Origentra helps you organise the product and supply-chain information these rules ask for, well before they apply.
Step 1
Know your product groups
Check which of your products fall under a regulation above, and watch for the delegated act that sets the detailed rules and dates for them.
Step 2
Start with the supply chain you already know
Record suppliers, facilities and the batches you buy and make. Passport and due diligence duties both depend on this information, and it takes time to collect.
Step 3
Collect evidence as you go
Certificates, test reports and supplier declarations are easier to gather now than in the months before a deadline. Keep them linked to the records they support.
Step 4
Pilot a passport on one product
Publishing one passport early shows what information is missing, before a regulation makes it mandatory.
This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice. Whether and when a rule applies to you depends on your products, your role in the supply chain and the final texts, so check the official sources or your adviser. Origentra helps you organise and publish product information; using it does not by itself make a product compliant with any law.
Give every batch a story your customers can check.
Start with one product and one batch. Record where it came from, attach the evidence you already hold, and publish a passport when you are ready.
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