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 "url": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/factory-origin",
 "title": "Factory, Manufacturing Location and Country of Origin in Digital Product Passports",
 "description": "Does a Digital Product Passport (DPP) need factory or origin data? How manufacturer, plant, facility ID, country of manufacture and origin differ.",
 "territory": "dpp",
 "category": "factory-origin",
 "direct_answer": "A Digital Product Passport does **not** universally require factory information or [country of origin](https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/fields/country-of-origin). Several concepts that are often grouped under “where was it made?” are legally and operationally different: manufacturer legal entity; manufacturer or operator address; manufacturing facility; factory or plant location; facility identifier; country of manufacture; country of origin; provenance; supplier location; upstream supply-chain information.",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
 "verified_label": "Last verified",
 "datePublished": "2026-09-01",
 "dateModified": "2026-09-01",
 "legislation": [
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport#legislation-32024r1781",
   "celex": "32024R1781",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, ESPR",
   "legislationDate": "2024-06-13"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/batteries#legislation-32023r1542",
   "celex": "32023R1542",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Battery passport Articles 77-78",
   "legislationDate": "2023-07-12"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/detergents#legislation-32026r0405",
   "celex": "32026R0405",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2026/405 on detergents and surfactants",
   "legislationDate": "2026-02-11"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/product-category-scope#legislation-32011r1169",
   "celex": "32011R1169",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers. Especially Article 9 on mandatory particulars and Article 26 on origin/provenance where applicable.",
   "legislationDate": "2011-10-25"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/product-category-scope#legislation-32017r0821",
   "celex": "32017R0821",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2017/821 on conflict-minerals due diligence:",
   "legislationDate": "2017-05-17"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/toys#legislation-32025r2509",
   "celex": "32025R2509",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 on the safety of toys",
   "legislationDate": "2025-11-26"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/guides/dpp-after-product-recall#legislation-32023r0988",
   "celex": "32023R0988",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety",
   "legislationDate": "2023-05-10"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/regulation/beauty-device-regulatory-classification#legislation-32009r1223",
   "celex": "32009R1223",
   "name": "Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 on cosmetic products, EU; In force; current consolidated framework. Cosmetic product definition as substance/mixture; responsible person/PIF/safety/notification/labelling framework.",
   "legislationDate": "2009-11-30"
  }
 ],
 "primary_sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product-bureau/sites/default/files/2026-05/Textiles_DPP_20260513.pdf",
   "name": "JRC/Product Bureau, Study in support of the Digital Product Passport for textiles"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport/textile-apparel_en",
   "name": "European Commission, Textile apparel and the Digital Product Passport"
  }
 ],
 "glossary_terms": [
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#delegated-act",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#digital-product-passport",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#due-diligence",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#economic-operator",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#espr",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#jrc",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#reach"
 ],
 "watch": [],
 "decisions": [],
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