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 "title": "ICT and Electronics Digital Product Passport Requirements",
 "description": "How EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) rules are emerging for ICT and electronics, where EPREL fits and why there is no single electronics passport.",
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 "category": "ict-electronics",
 "direct_answer": "There is **not one universal EU Digital Product Passport for all ICT and electronics**.",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
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 "datePublished": "2026-09-01",
 "dateModified": "2026-09-01",
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   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport#legislation-32024r1781",
   "celex": "32024R1781",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, ESPR",
   "legislationDate": "2024-06-13"
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   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 setting a framework for energy labelling.",
   "legislationDate": "2017-07-04"
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   "celex": "32023R1669",
   "name": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1669 on energy labelling of smartphones and slate tablets, current consolidated text.",
   "legislationDate": "2023-06-16"
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   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/ict-electronics#legislation-32023r1670",
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   "name": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 on ecodesign for smartphones, mobile phones and slate tablets, current consolidated text.",
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   "name": "Directive 2012/19/EU on WEEE.",
   "legislationDate": "2012-07-04"
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   "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0187",
   "name": "Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2025-2030, COM(2025) 187 final."
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   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport_en",
   "name": "European Commission, Digital Product Passport implementation hub."
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  {
   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport/explore-our-faqs_en",
   "name": "European Commission, DPP FAQs."
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  {
   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport/economic-operators_en",
   "name": "European Commission, DPP for Economic Operators."
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   "url": "https://energy-efficient-products.ec.europa.eu/eprel_en",
   "name": "European Commission, EPREL."
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  {
   "url": "https://energy-efficient-products.ec.europa.eu/ecodesignenergy-labelling-review-electronic-displays_en",
   "name": "European Commission, Ecodesign/Energy Labelling review for electronic displays."
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  {
   "url": "https://energy-efficient-products.ec.europa.eu/product-list/servers-and-data-storage-products_en",
   "name": "European Commission, Servers and Data Storage Products."
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   "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02011L0065-20250101",
   "name": "Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS), current consolidated text."
  },
  {
   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/news/digital-product-passport-registry-now-live-2026-07-20_en",
   "name": "European Commission, DPP Registry operational announcement, 20 July 2026."
  }
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   "state": "not required yet",
   "point": "A universal electronics field list",
   "because": "No universal regime is established, and 2029 is a roadmap marker rather than a compliance date."
  },
  {
   "state": "reuse existing record",
   "point": "Model-level energy and durability parameters",
   "because": "EPREL already holds them behind the energy-label QR for products such as smartphones and slate tablets."
  }
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