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 "title": "What Happens to a Digital Product Passport at the EU Border",
 "description": "ESPR Article 15 writes a customs check on the passport into law, then makes the automated half wait for an interconnection that does not exist.",
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 "direct_answer": "The relevant provision is Article 15 of the [Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A02024R1781-20240628), headed \"Customs controls relating to the digital product passport\". It has two operative limbs and each carries its own commencement.",
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