The new “Digital Product Passport” will provide information on the environmental sustainability of products. This information will be easily accessible by scanning a data carrier and will include attributes such as the durability and reparability, the recycled content or the availability of spare parts of a product. It is intended to help consumers and businesses make informed decisions when purchasing products, facilitate repairs and recycling and improve transparency about the impact of products on the environment during their life cycle. The product passport should also help the authorities to better carry out checks and inspections.
(commission.europa.eu)

Yes, the Digital Product Passport will become mandatory for the majority of products and services placed on the market within the EU. Companies placing products on the French market are already creating DPPs to ensure compliance with French Decree 2022-748. This will come into force in France between 2023 and 2025. An EU-wide introduction of DPPs is expected from 2026 across Europe, when the requirements of the EU ESPR for various product groups are defined.

A consortium called “CIRPASS” is currently working on the exact design of the product passport. This involves both the technical infrastructure and the information stored. The following points are expected to be mandatory:

Product identification (product name, model, manufacturer and serial or batch number)
Materials and ingredients (materials and ingredients used, including quantities and sources)
Manufacturing and traceability information (including the location of factories, production methods and supply chain traceability information covering the product’s journey from raw materials to the end consumer)
Environmental impact (data on the product’s carbon footprint, water consumption and other environmental impacts throughout its life cycle, from manufacture to disposal).
Safety and regulatory compliance information (details on compliance with various safety and environmental regulations, certifications and standards).
Recycling and disposal (instructions for responsible disposal or recycling of the product at the end of its life, including information on recyclable parts).

In addition, companies can use the product passport for further marketing purposes.

Although the exact requirements of the Ecodesign Regulation (ESPR) are not yet defined, compliance will inevitably require thorough collection, understanding and management of supply chain data, as well as the coordinated and seamless communication of the various aspects of this data to end users.
In addition, parallel legal requirements in France (see AGEC Decree 2022-748) already require companies to disclose some information on environmental quality and characteristics to end users, which represents both an obligation and an opportunity for companies to start building their internal capacity now.
Proactive preparation and a deeper understanding of data management will be critical for companies to meet the expectations of the ESPR and capitalise on the emerging opportunities in the evolving European regulatory landscape.

For consumers, the digital product passport offers, among other things, easy access to detailed product information in order to make sustainable purchasing decisions. They can track the origin, materials and environmental impact of a product, which leads to more responsible purchasing.
For companies, the DPP offers improved supply chain management and compliance with legal standards. It provides a platform to demonstrate sustainability efforts and practices. Brands can thus meet the increasing demands for resource-saving products.

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