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 "url": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/evidence/repairers",
 "title": "What Repair Information Can a Digital Product Passport Actually Provide?",
 "description": "A Digital Product Passport can help a repairer only when the applicable product rules require useful repair information and give that repairer access to it.",
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 "direct_answer": "A Digital Product Passport can provide useful repair information when four things line up: the product is covered by a rule that requires a DPP; that rule requires information that can change the repair decision; the repairer has the right to access that information; and the record is tied to the right product, version, batch or item and is still accurate.",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-03",
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 "datePublished": "2026-09-03",
 "dateModified": "2026-09-03",
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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/batteries#legislation-32023r1542",
   "celex": "32023R1542",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Battery passport Articles 77-78",
   "legislationDate": "2023-07-12"
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   "celex": "32024L1799",
   "name": "Directive (EU) 2024/1799",
   "legislationDate": "2024-06-13"
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   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport/repairers-and-recyclers_en",
   "name": "European Commission, Digital Product Passport for Repairers and Recyclers. Checked 3 September 2026"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport/explore-our-faqs_en",
   "name": "European Commission, Digital Product Passport FAQs. Checked 3 September 2026"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/news/guidance-support-preparations-digital-batteries-passport-2026-08-21_en",
   "name": "European Commission, Guidance to support preparations for the Digital Batteries Passport, 21 August 2026"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/consumer-protection-law/directive-repair-goods_en",
   "name": "European Commission, Directive on repair of goods. Checked 3 September 2026"
  }
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  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#digital-product-passport",
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  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#implementing-act",
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  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#right-to-repair",
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