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JTC24 finalising cross-sectoral DPP harmonised standards
ESPR - Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (EU) 2024/1781European Commission / CEN-CENELECEU
Announced
May 4, 2026
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The Joint Technical Committee JTC24 of CEN and CENELEC is actively finalising cross-sectoral harmonised standards for the Digital Product Passport (DPP). These standards will establish technical specifications for DPP data exchange, interoperability, and access rights across all product categories subject to DPP requirements. The standards development supports the Commission's timeline for adopting delegated acts under the ESPR framework, with delegated acts for iron and steel expected in 2026 and textiles, tyres, and aluminium in 2027.
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JTC24 finalising cross-sectoral DPP harmonised standards
ions2. The Joint Technical Committee of the European Committee for Standardisation and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CEN/CENELEC JTC24) are working on finalising the cross-sectoral digital product passport (DPP) standards. The following requested harmonised standards received a positive vote on 2 April 2026: (1) unique identifiers; (2) data carriers and links between physical product an