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Digital Product Passports Explained: What Product Passports Mean for Chemical Data

Digital Product Passports Explained: What Product Passports Mean for Chemical Data

Table: Key Digital Product Passport milestones, 2024–2029

Milestone

Date

What it means

ESPR enters into force

July 2024

Framework for DPPs across product groups

ESPR Working Plan 2025–2030 adopted

April 2025

Priority product groups and indicative timetable set

DPP standards and Registry rules adopted

July 2026

Technical and operational rules set

DPP Registry launched

20 July 2026

Testing environment open; registration becomes mandatory as each obligation applies

First mandatory passports

18 February 2027

Certain large batteries under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542

Detergents passport applies

23 September 2029

Under the new Detergents Regulation (EU) 2026/405

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How to evaluate a Digital Product Passport solution

How to evaluate a Digital Product Passport solution

A practical guide to testing whether a platform can manage real product data, regulatory change and supply chain evidence

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A Chemical Is Never Just “On the List”

A Chemical Is Never Just “On the List”

Why chemical inventory checking should be at the heart of product stewardship.

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Managing IUCLID with Confidence: Expert-Led Solutions for Compliance
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On Demand | November 27, 2025

Managing IUCLID with Confidence: Expert-Led Solutions for Compliance

Smarter IUCLID Management for REACH & BPR Compliance

Join our expert hosts, Mike McMahon and Jamie Dunn, as they demonstrate how our IUCLID Managed Services deliver secure hosting, expert-led data management, and submission support.

Digital Product Passports and Digital Material Passports: What you need to know
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On Demand | May 27, 2026

Digital Product Passports and Digital Material Passports: What you need to know

Exploring the future of product transparency, compliance, and data sharing in Europe’s DPP era

Digital Product Passports are set to transform product transparency in Europe, making sustainability and compliance data easier to access, compare, and enforce across supply chains. Join leading industry and European Commission voices to explore what this means in practice and how businesses can prepare.

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