Who it applies to, and when

I'm Daniel Carlman, and this is DPP Academy. Today: who the passport applies to, and when.

ESPR is a framework. It does not set the date when your product needs a passport. That is decided product group by product group, in delegated acts.

Each act sets its own date. As a rule, it applies at least eighteen months after it enters into force.

ESPR covers physical goods, including components. Exceptions include food, feed, medicinal products, living plants and animals, and, in part, vehicles.

ESPR named the priorities for its first working plan: iron and steel, aluminium, textiles, furniture, tyres, detergents, paints, lubricants, chemicals, energy-related products, and electronics.

The Commission adopted the plan in April 2025, running to 2030. Detergents, paints, lubricants and chemicals were left out for now.

It gives indicative years for adopting the acts. Iron and steel, 2026. Textiles, tyres and aluminium, 2027. Furniture, 2028. Mattresses, 2029. Targets, not passport deadlines.

Batteries have their own regulation, with a date. From 18 February 2027, LMT batteries, industrial batteries above two kilowatt-hours and electric vehicle batteries placed on the market or put into service need a battery passport. Portable and SLI batteries do not.

In short: ESPR is the framework, and the delegated act for your product group brings the date. Batteries already have theirs.

I'm Daniel. See you in episode three.

Next time: the address on your product. This is not legal advice.