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 "url": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/dates-by-category",
 "title": "EU DPP Dates by Category: Every Date, and What Kind of Date It Is",
 "description": "Which product categories have a Digital Product Passport date, what kind of date each one is, and which have none. Every row names the page it comes from.",
 "territory": "dpp",
 "category": "dates-by-category",
 "direct_answer": "**Three product categories have a date on which a passport duty itself starts: batteries on 18 February 2027, detergents on 23 September 2029 and toys on 1 August 2030. Every other date on this page is an entry into force, an application date for something other than a passport, a milestone, or an indicative date that can move.**",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-03",
 "datePublished": "2026-09-11",
 "dateModified": "2026-09-03",
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  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#cpr",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#delegated-act",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#digital-product-passport",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#dpp-registry",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#due-diligence",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#espr",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#implementing-act",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#jrc",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#ppwr"
 ],
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