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 "url": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/product-category-scope",
 "title": "Does My Product Category Need a Digital Product Passport? Food, Cosmetics, Jewellery and Common Misstatements",
 "description": "Do cosmetics, food or jewellery need an EU Digital Product Passport? See the current category position, adjacent duties and what is not yet established.",
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 "direct_answer": "No. **There is no general EU rule saying every product category needs a Digital Product Passport.**",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-01",
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 "datePublished": "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"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/detergents/dpp-vs-sds#legislation-32006r1907",
   "celex": "32006R1907",
   "name": "Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, REACH. Particularly Annex XVII restrictions relevant to articles, including defined jewellery uses.",
   "legislationDate": "2006-12-18"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/product-category-scope#legislation-32002r0178",
   "celex": "32002R0178",
   "name": "Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, General Food Law. EU law, in force. Food definition and Article 18 traceability.",
   "legislationDate": "2002-01-28"
  },
  {
   "@id": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/digital-product-passport/product-category-scope#legislation-32011l0091",
   "celex": "32011L0091",
   "name": "Directive 2011/91/EU on indications or marks identifying the lot to which a foodstuff belongs.",
   "legislationDate": "2011-12-13"
  },
  {
   "@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/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"
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  {
   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport/explore-our-faqs_en",
   "name": "European Commission, Digital Product Passport FAQs. Current Commission explanation that ESPR has no general DPP obligation for every product and introduces requirements product by product."
  },
  {
   "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0187",
   "name": "ESPR and Energy Labelling Working Plan 2025-2030, COM(2025) 187 final. Current prioritisation and indicative development programme."
  },
  {
   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport_en",
   "name": "European Commission, Digital Product Passport. Current implementation timeline and official DPP programme information."
  }
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