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 "url": "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/passport/when-the-link-dies",
 "title": "When the link dies: what happens to a passport if the company holding it stops trading",
 "description": "What happens to a Digital Product Passport (DPP) after the company holding it stops trading, and the one continuity mechanism the framework names.",
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 "direct_answer": "The law already assumes this happens. The framework requires a passport to stay available for at least the expected lifetime of the product, and the requirement is written to hold after insolvency, liquidation or cessation of activity. Somebody drafting that sentence expected passports to outlive the businesses that made them.",
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 "datePublished": "2026-08-28",
 "dateModified": "2026-08-28",
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  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#digital-product-passport",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#dpp-service-provider",
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