Living page · verified 2026-10-23
EU DPP deadlines
Every row carries its certainty level: statutory (fixed in law) and expected (work plan / cross-checked) are kept strictly apart — expected dates are never dressed up as enacted ones. Facts already in force get their own label.
Until the battery passport becomes mandatory
2027-02-18 —
2027-02-18 —
Master timeline
When a delegated act is adopted or a guidance file changes, the affected row is re-verified and updated within a week, with a revision trail.
| When | What | Certainty | What to do now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | EU DPP registry goes live Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1778: operator registration, organisation validation (QSeal for legal persons), passport registration. | In force | Confirm the registering entity; start validation if it is you |
| 2026 Q4 | Iron & steel ESPR delegated act (expected) In the Commission 2026 working plan; not yet adopted. Final requirements only exist after adoption. | Expected (high confidence) | Steel exporters: watch adoption, pre-collect Annex data |
| 2027-02-18 | Battery passport becomes mandatory Reg (EU) 2023/1542 Art 77(1): EV, LMT and industrial >2kWh batteries placed on the EU market or put into service require a passport + registry entry (71 data points, tiered). | Statutory | Run the scope triage, then start the gap checklist |
| 2027-08-18 | Battery Regulation second wave Supply-chain due diligence obligations apply; recycled-content shares for Co/Li/Ni/Pb become mandatory to declare (minimum values from 2031). | Statutory | Restructure due-diligence files; start recycled-content data collection |
| 2027 Q3–Q4 | Textiles, aluminium, tyres delegated acts (expected) Expected window from cross-checked sources; binding only upon adoption. Brand pilots may arrive first. | Expected | Respond to brand pilots first; keep tracking |
| 2028 | Furniture delegated act (expected) Expected in the work plan; not adopted. | Expected | Furniture exporters: monitor |
| 2029-09-23 | Detergents DPP applies Regulation (EU) 2026/405 (published 2 Mar 2026) generally applies: model-level passport + digital labelling; customs verify the registry identifier. | Statutory | Detergent exporters: prepare from 2028 |
| 2029+ | Mattresses and later categories (expected) Back of the work plan; not adopted. | Expected | Keep tracking work-plan updates |
Certainty levels
Statutory
Fixed in law; depends on no pending file
In force
Already in effect
Expected (high confidence)
In the Commission work plan; not yet adopted
Expected
Cross-checked window; binding only upon adoption
Discipline
Duties attach at the time of placing on the market or putting into service (batteries: Art 77(1)) and are not retroactive. Until a delegated act is adopted, every category other than batteries and detergents is “expected”. Any claim that a category is “mandatory from 20XX” ahead of official adoption loses to EUR-Lex.