Operational guide · ESPR & DPP
Implementing the DPP: from regulation to a living passport
The Digital Product Passport is not a PDF behind a QR code. Here is how to implement it: map the data, choose identifiers, publish a resolvable data carrier and keep the passport updated after the sale — with Verisav.
In short
Implementing a DPP means structuring product identity (GTIN/serial), exposing regulatory data via a resolvable link (often GS1 Digital Link), and planning post-sale updates (after-sales, repair, second life). Verisav industrialises these three layers.
Why act now
EU regulation sets the framework; the first sectoral obligations are approaching. Waiting for your category’s delegated act before you start means arriving too late on the data.
Battery obligation from 2027
The Battery Passport (Reg. 2023/1542) is mandatory from 18 February 2027 for EV, LMT and industrial batteries > 2 kWh — the first large-scale sectoral DPP.
ESPR = general framework
ESPR (2024/1781) extends the DPP to other categories via delegated acts. Adoption windows are indicative; compliance follows ≥ 18 months after.
The bottleneck is data
ERP, PLM, suppliers, compliance PDFs: without a common model and governance, the passport stays incomplete. Software does not replace data scoping.
Implement the DPP in 6 steps
A pragmatic roadmap for manufacturers and economic operators.
- 1
Scope product coverage
Identify affected SKUs (category, EU markets, volumes). For batteries: Annex XIII. For others: anticipate typical ESPR attributes.
- 2
Map data sources
List where GTIN, BOMs, certificates, footprint, manuals and parts live. Measure supplier gaps before picking a tool.
- 3
Choose identifiers and data carrier
Define the granularity (model / batch / item), GS1 Digital Link syntax and physical carrier (label, packaging or product marking). A QR code without reliable resolution is not a DPP.
- 4
Publish a pilot passport
Industrialise one reference: data schema, completeness checks, passport page and access rights. Test scans for consumers, repairers and auditors.
- 5
Connect the living layer
Attach warranties, failures and repairs to the same identity. Without post-sale events, the DPP dies at delivery.
- 6
Scale and govern
API to ERP/PLM, access roles, audit log, regulatory watch. Prepare the EU registry and machine-readable exchange (JSON-LD / RDF).
Common mistakes to avoid
Confusing QR with DPP
A QR code that opens a marketing PDF is not compliant. The DPP requires structured data, access rights and persistence.
Closed proprietary silo
A passport locked to one vendor risks portability and longevity. Prefer open standards (GS1, RDF/OWL, JSON-LD).
Forgetting after-sales
ESPR targets circularity. Without writing interventions back to the passport, you ship a dead label.
How Verisav accelerates implementation
A French platform uniting DPP compliance and after-sales service.
Industrial-ready DPP software
Category templates, GS1 Digital Link, web publication, API and machine-readable exports.
Living passport + after-sales
Each warranty, failure or repair enriches the same passport — useful for repairers and second life.
Open standards
RDF/OWL vocabularies on LOV / W3ID (ns.verisav.fr), aligned with European interoperability.
FAQ — implementing the DPP
Move from the guide to a pilot on your category
We scope your data, publish a reference passport and show the after-sales link — no abstract theory.