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 "title": "How We Know: Sources, Status and Evidence for Digital Product Passport Requirements",
 "description": "How ActivateDigital distinguishes EU law, adopted future rules, official development, adjacent law and uncertainty in Digital Product Passport research.",
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 "direct_answer": "ActivateDigital separates **what the law requires**, **what has been adopted but applies later**, **what regulators are developing**, **what is required under other law** and **what current evidence does not yet establish**. That separation is necessary because DPP information changes at different speeds and because a Commission study, a Working Plan, an adopted Regulation and a vendor checklist do not have the same legal weight.",
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   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, ESPR",
   "legislationDate": "2024-06-13"
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   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport/textile-apparel_en",
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   "name": "ESPR 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 timeline:"
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