ESPR
How to Read a Draft Delegated Act
When the draft lands, go to the right annex instead of reading dozens of pages front to back. A section-by-section reading guide and a seven-point checklist.
Blog
Enforcement and penalties
Market surveillance authorities, customs checks, non-compliance penalties and audit readiness.
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ESPR
How to Read a Draft Delegated Act
When the draft lands, go to the right annex instead of reading dozens of pages front to back. A section-by-section reading guide and a seven-point checklist.
Chemicals
The PFAS Restriction and Declarations in the Passport
Writing "PFAS-free" is easy; proving it is hard. The universal restriction is not yet decided, but the declaration field in the passport should be designed today.
Battery
Battery Labelling: QR Code, Symbols and CE Marking
Labelling duties arrive in stages: the separate collection symbol in 2025, the general information label in 2026, the QR code opening the passport in 2027. Which element, which battery, when?
Retail & E-commerce
The DPP in E-commerce and Marketplaces
Marketplaces are now verifiers. Without passport data on your product page, you risk not being listed.
Market Surveillance
Product Recalls and the Digital Product Passport
Recall cost is proportional to scope. Traceability is the only way to narrow it.
Market Surveillance
DPP Checks at EU Customs
The most concrete consequence of non-compliance is a container waiting at the border. Here is how the check works.
Market Surveillance
Market Surveillance and DPP Enforcement
Enforcement will look less at whether a passport exists and more at whether its content is true. Prepare accordingly.
Toys
The Toy Safety Regulation and the DPP
In toys the passport arrives as a digital extension of the safety regime — in one of the most heavily policed product categories in the EU.
ESPR
What Is a Delegated Act, and How Does It Make the DPP Mandatory?
The answer to "when is the DPP mandatory?" lives inside this mechanism. The delegated act process, step by step.