Among the provisions of the European Ecodesign Regulation, the Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a new feature. On July 25, the European Commission launched four surveys as part of its impact assessment.
The DPPP is meant to be a real digital ID card for each product, which should make it easier to get specific info on three main topics: sustainability, circularity, and legal compliance. And it has a bunch of requirements for the info that needs to be provided.
To guide its impact assessment, the European Commission has just launched four surveys aimed at specific stakeholders:
• Companies who primarily work in circularity and waste management
• Companies and SMEs who as a responsible economic operator, are required to produce a DPP for their products
• Individual consumers and associations, along with consumer protection authorities or another body representing these interests
• National market surveillance or custom clearance authorities
The objective is to better understand the costs and implications of future requirements for DPP service providers, as well as to determine the feasibility of implementing a certification program to ensure compliance with these requirements.
Responses to the four questionnaires, available online, are expected by August 27, 2025.
Source
• Take part in our impact assessment on the Digital Product Passport, European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, News article, 25 July 2025
