Regulation & Compliance guides

EU rules that change product data obligations: PPWR, ESPR and the Digital Product Passport, GPSR, EUDR, CSRD and the Accessibility Act.

• CSRD and product data after the 2026 Omnibus simplificationSince Omnibus I entered into force on 18 March 2026, the CSRD applies to EU companies with more than 1,000 employees and more than EUR 450 million net turnover.
• Digital Product Passport Explained: EU Rules, Scope and DatesA digital product passport (DPP) is a structured set of product-specific data, linked to a unique identifier and reached through a data carrier such as a QR code.
• DPP Data Architecture: Identifiers, Carriers, Hosting, AccessA digital product passport architecture has five layers: source systems, a passport data layer, unique identifiers with data carriers, hosting with access control, and registration in the EU DPP registry.
• ESPR Explained: Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 TimelineThe Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, entered into force on 18 July 2024 and lets the Commission set performance and information requirements, including digital product passports, for almost all physical products.
• EUDR Product Data: Deforestation Rules, Dates and AttributesThe EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, requires that cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood products are deforestation-free, legal and covered by a due diligence statement.
• European Accessibility Act: what it means for product contentThe European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) has applied since 28 June 2025 and requires consumer e-commerce services in the EU to be accessible.
• GPSR Explained: Product Safety Data Rules Under (EU) 2023/988The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), Regulation (EU) 2023/988, has applied since 13 December 2024 to non-food consumer products without more specific EU safety rules.
• PPWR Explained: EU Packaging Regulation 2025/40 and TimelineThe Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), Regulation (EU) 2025/40, replaces Directive 94/62/EC and has applied since 12 August 2026.
• PPWR Product Data Requirements: Attributes, Evidence, LabelsPPWR compliance requires structured packaging data at component level, linked to every sellable item: materials, weights, recyclability evidence, recycled content, substances of concern, reusability and label content.