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 "title": "Does a Digital Product Passport Require Supply Chain Traceability?",
 "description": "Does a DPP require end-to-end supply chain traceability? Not universally. See what ESPR requires and when supplier, batch or event evidence matters.",
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 "direct_answer": "**No EU rule says that every Digital Product Passport requires a complete, multi-tier, end-to-end supply-chain traceability system.** ESPR says DPP requirements should improve product traceability along the value chain, but the information that must appear in a passport is set by the rules that apply to the relevant product group.",
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 "datePublished": "2026-09-07",
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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"
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   "url": "https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport_en",
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