The EU's DPP Registry is live and the first delegated acts are landing. Once your product group is named, the 18-month clock starts. This checklist gets your data, identifiers, and Registry registration ready before it does.
ESPR (Reg. (EU) 2024/1781) is in force. The EU Central DPP Registry went live in mid-July 2026 (Implementing Reg. (EU) 2026/1778). Requirements land product group by product group via delegated acts; once your group's act is adopted you typically have 18 months before enforcement. Iron & steel is first (adoption expected 2026); textiles, tyres and aluminium follow (~2027).
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Download againIt phases in product group by product group through ESPR delegated acts. The EU Central DPP Registry went live in mid-July 2026. Iron and steel is first (adoption expected 2026); textiles, tyres and aluminium follow around 2027. Once your group's delegated act is adopted, you generally have 18 months before enforcement.
A unique product identifier, a data carrier such as a GS1 Digital Link QR or DataMatrix on the product, the product attributes set by the delegated act, and registration of the identifiers with the EU Central DPP Registry — with a persistent, resolvable link to the live passport.
The economic operator placing the product on the EU market — the manufacturer, importer, or authorised representative.
A fixed-fee, 14-day Aeroz audit maps your own products against this checklist — a written gap analysis, with no commitment to proceed.