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Product regulation dates and data
Dated obligations and regulatory milestones, with source links and downloadable data.
What DPP obligations apply, and when?
Several product categories have an adopted Digital Product Passport duty with a date on it: batteries from 18 February 2027, detergents and surfactants from 23 September 2029 and toys from 1 August 2030. The Construction Products Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2024/3110, is adopted and has its own passport, with a delegated act still needed to set it running. Everything else is either a measure an institution plans or a real obligation that isn't a passport: the unsold apparel and footwear destruction ban from 19 July 2026, PPWR from 12 August 2026, national right to repair measures from 31 July 2026, environmental claims rules from 27 September 2026 and EUDR from 30 December 2026.
The rows come from two places only. The DPP timeline is the category-by-category view with its own closed vocabulary of date types. The action radar is the instrument-by-instrument view with a status and a business action. Both are maintained pages with verification dates, and every row here comes from one of them.
Status is normalised to four words so a machine can filter without reading prose. Adopted means a duty exists in law from that date. Planned means an institution has committed to a measure. Indicative means an official planning date that can move. Proposed means a text still in procedure. The page's own phrasing travels alongside: the short word is a filter, the sentence is the meaning.
Eight rows carry a CELEX: every row whose source names an instrument number. JSON and CSV sit beside the table.
Every dated obligation and deadline we state
33 rows, from the DPP timeline and the action radar: 21 adopted, 2 planned, 10 indicative and 0 proposed. JSON and CSV. The timeline also sets out the scope of each product category.
| Date | Category | Instrument or event | CELEX | Status | Who or what it lands on | What to do now | Stated on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2023 | batteries | Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 entered into force | 32023R1542 | adopted | Battery Passport rules were adopted in the Regulation, with the passport obligation applying later. | timeline | |
| 18 July 2024 | ESPR | Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 entered into force | 32024R1781 | adopted | The horizontal DPP architecture became law. Product-specific measures still determine the detailed passport for ESPR product groups. | timeline | |
| 8 January 2026 | construction-products | Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 generally began to apply | 32024R3110 | adopted | The Construction Products Regulation contains an adopted DPP-system framework, but a delegated act is still needed to operationalise the system. | timeline | |
| 22 March 2026 | detergents | Regulation (EU) 2026/405 entered into force | 32026R0405 | adopted | The model-level DPP regime is adopted, but the Regulation generally applies later. | timeline | |
| 13 May 2026 | textiles | JRC supporting study on textile DPP published | planned | Strong evidence of possible design directions, not final textile DPP law. | timeline | ||
| 15 July 2026 | DPP system | Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1736 referenced six harmonised DPP standards | 32026D1736 | adopted | Six standards supporting DPP interoperability are formally referenced. | timeline | |
| 19 Jul 2026 | ESPR unsold apparel and footwear destruction ban | The prohibition is live for large enterprises. Size matters: Article 25(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 applies it to medium enterprises six years after entry into force. | 32024R1781 | adopted | Large enterprises, and medium enterprises from 19 Jul 2030, placing apparel, clothing accessories and footwear within the covered product scope. Micro and small enterprises are exempt | Confirm enterprise-size treatment, product coverage and the evidence retained for unsold-stock decisions. | destroying-unsold-stock |
| 20 July 2026 | DPP system | EU DPP Registry became operational | adopted | Economic operators can use the Registry infrastructure. It does not create one universal product deadline. | timeline | ||
| 31 Jul 2026 | Right to Repair Directive | The EU transposition deadline has passed. The operational answer now depends on the relevant Member State implementation. | adopted | Businesses affected by national measures implementing Directive (EU) 2024/1799 | Check each destination country's implementing law and operating requirements rather than treating the Directive alone as the complete answer. | right-to-repair | |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation | PPWR applies, while some labelling and technical detail still depends on later measures. | adopted | Businesses placing packaging on the EU market | Apply the rules that are already operational and keep dependency-sensitive labelling logic configurable. | packaging-ppwr | |
| 18 August 2026 | batteries | Statutory date in Article 77(9) for detailed legitimate-interest access rules | adopted | The parent Battery Regulation set this deadline. As at 1 September 2026, the detailed implementing act had not been identified as adopted; the Commission roadmap still shows Q4 2026. | timeline | ||
| September 2026 | DPP system | Commission roadmap indicates decision on the remaining two DPP standards | indicative | Current official plan. As at 1 September 2026, no new decision had been identified at our latest check. | timeline | ||
| 11 Sep 2026 | Cyber Resilience Act Article 14 reporting | Mandatory reporting of actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents is live through the Single Reporting Platform. Most CRA obligations generally apply from 11 Dec 2027. | adopted | Manufacturers of in-scope products with digital elements | Establish 24-hour and 72-hour escalation/reporting workflows, assign SRP ownership and validate platform access. Do not infer that the CRA's full product-security regime already applies. | cyber-resilience-act-reporting | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Vehicle circularity / Digital Circularity Vehicle Passport | Article 13(6) now applies and empowers implementing acts on technical details. It does not move the 2032 passport duty. | adopted | Vehicle manufacturers within the Regulation's eventual DCVP scope | Prepare governed vehicle data and neighbouring-passport interoperability. Do not hard-code unsettled carrier, Registry, storage or access architecture. | digital-circularity-vehicle-passport | |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Environmental claims rules | The rules have applied since 27 September 2026. | adopted | Traders making covered business-to-consumer environmental claims in the EU | Complete claim, label and substantiation review now and keep the separate Green Claims proposal out of the current-law answer. | eu-environmental-claims-27-september-2026 | |
| Q4 2026 | batteries | Commission roadmap indicates Battery access-rights implementing act | indicative | Detailed legitimate-interest access implementation remains a live update trigger. | timeline | ||
| Q4 2026 | iron-steel | Commission plans ESPR delegated act | indicative | Expected product-specific regulatory decision, not an application deadline. | timeline | ||
| 30 Dec 2026 | EUDR | Two acts, two jobs. Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 set the application dates, 30 Dec 2026 and 30 Jun 2027 for natural persons and micro and small enterprises. Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 amended Annex I, published 17 Sep and in force 18 Sep, so the amendment is no longer a pending lifecycle item. | adopted | Operators and traders dealing in relevant commodities and relevant products within Annex I, subject to the Regulation's role and timing rules | Re-run CN scope decisions against the amended Annex, record the Annex version used and collect plot/supply-chain evidence for products within the 30 Dec 2026 scope. Separate additions expressly deferred by the amendment to 30 Dec 2027. | eudr-scope | |
| 18 February 2027 | batteries | Battery Passport becomes mandatory for covered LMT, EV and industrial batteries above 2 kWh | adopted | A legally fixed passport date for the covered battery categories. | timeline | ||
| Q2 2027 | construction-products | Commission roadmap indicates construction DPP delegated act | indicative | Operational DPP-system rules are expected. Application depends on the adopted act and the Regulation's transition mechanism. | timeline | ||
| Q2–Q3 2027 | DPP system | Commission roadmap indicates service-provider delegated action | indicative | Rules for DPP service providers remain an implementation dependency. | timeline | ||
| 17 Jun 2027 | Textile EPR under the amended Waste Framework Directive | Directive (EU) 2025/1892 sets both dates: transposition by 17 Jun 2027 and the schemes established by 17 Apr 2028 at the latest. The operating obligations still depend on national scheme design. | 32025L1892 | adopted | Member States and textile producers as implemented nationally | Map Member State exposure and producer-role assumptions rather than using one EU-wide operational rule. | textile-epr |
| 30 Jun 2027 | EUDR | Two acts, two jobs. Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 set the application dates, 30 Dec 2026 and 30 Jun 2027 for natural persons and micro and small enterprises. Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 amended Annex I, published 17 Sep and in force 18 Sep, so the amendment is no longer a pending lifecycle item. | adopted | Operators and traders dealing in relevant commodities and relevant products within Annex I, subject to the Regulation's role and timing rules | Re-run CN scope decisions against the amended Annex, record the Annex version used and collect plot/supply-chain evidence for products within the 30 Dec 2026 scope. Separate additions expressly deferred by the amendment to 30 Dec 2027. | eudr-scope | |
| Q3–Q4 2027 | aluminium | Commission roadmap / Working Plan track | indicative | Final aluminium DPP content is not yet established. | timeline | ||
| Q3–Q4 2027 | tyres | Commission roadmap / Working Plan track | indicative | Final tyre DPP content is not yet established. | timeline | ||
| End 2027 | footwear | Working Plan indicates study milestone | planned | A study is not a delegated act and does not establish a passport obligation. | timeline | ||
| Q4 2027 | textiles | Commission plans textile ESPR delegated act | indicative | This is not a textile compliance deadline. Final fields, access, granularity and application timing remain to be set. | timeline | ||
| 2028 | Furniture | Working Plan track | indicative | Product-specific requirements remain in development. | timeline | ||
| 17 Apr 2028 | Textile EPR under the amended Waste Framework Directive | Directive (EU) 2025/1892 sets both dates: transposition by 17 Jun 2027 and the schemes established by 17 Apr 2028 at the latest. The operating obligations still depend on national scheme design. | 32025L1892 | adopted | Member States and textile producers as implemented nationally | Map Member State exposure and producer-role assumptions rather than using one EU-wide operational rule. | textile-epr |
| 2029 | Mattresses | Working Plan track | indicative | Product-specific requirements remain in development. | timeline | ||
| 23 September 2029 | detergents | Regulation (EU) 2026/405 generally applies | 32026R0405 | adopted | The adopted model-level detergent/surfactant DPP regime generally applies. See what the detergent passport must list. | timeline | |
| 19 Jul 2030 | ESPR unsold apparel and footwear destruction ban | The prohibition is live for large enterprises. Size matters: Article 25(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 applies it to medium enterprises six years after entry into force. | 32024R1781 | adopted | Large enterprises, and medium enterprises from 19 Jul 2030, placing apparel, clothing accessories and footwear within the covered product scope. Micro and small enterprises are exempt | Confirm enterprise-size treatment, product coverage and the evidence retained for unsold-stock decisions. | destroying-unsold-stock |
| 1 August 2030 | toys | Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 applies | 32025R2509 | adopted | The adopted model-level Toy DPP regime applies. | timeline |
How to read a row
Date is the date the source page states, in its own wording. A quarter or a year is written as a quarter or a year rather than converted to a day.
CELEX is the instrument's identifier, so the same law is the same identity everywhere on this site.
Who or what it lands on and What to do now are the source page's own cells. Where a page states no action the cell is empty and Stated on names the page, rather than inventing one.
What this page will not do
It will not add a transition period to an indicative adoption date and publish the answer as a deadline. It will not carry a date we do not state on a page of our own. And it will not turn a planning date into a compliance date by putting it in a table next to one.