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 "title": "EU Vehicle Passport (DCVP): What Changes for Cars and Vans from 2032?",
 "description": "From 1 September 2032, each vehicle within the adopted Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2026/1738 must have a Digital Circularity Vehicle Passport, or DCVP.",
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 "direct_answer": "From **1 September 2032**, each vehicle within the adopted Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2026/1738 must have a Digital Circularity Vehicle Passport, or DCVP. In practical terms, the core scope is ordinary **M1 passenger cars and N1 light commercial vehicles**, subject to the Regulation's exclusions. Heavy M2/M3/N2/N3/O vehicles, L-category vehicles and special-purpose vehicles are expressly outside Article 13.",
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 "datePublished": "2026-09-06",
 "dateModified": "2026-10-21",
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   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, ESPR",
   "legislationDate": "2024-06-13"
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   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Battery passport Articles 77-78",
   "legislationDate": "2023-07-12"
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   "name": "EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2026/1778",
   "legislationDate": "2026-07-16"
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   "celex": "32024R1257",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 on Euro 7",
   "legislationDate": "2024-04-24"
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   "name": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1707 on Euro 7 vehicle information requirements",
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   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2026/1738 on circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles",
   "legislationDate": "2026-07-08"
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   "url": "https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/waste-and-recycling/end-life-vehicles_en",
   "name": "European Commission, End-of-Life Vehicles"
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  {
   "url": "https://catena-x.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260209_Catena-X_Expert-Group_Digital-Product-Passport.pdf",
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   "fact": "The Commission must adopt the Article 13(6) implementing acts by 14 August 2030. Those acts settle the access solution, the storage and persistence model, third-party update rules, access rights and the location of the data carrier.",
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