On July 14, 2026, the European Commission adopted Implementation Resolution (EU) 2026/1763, issuing six unified standards for digital product passports (DPPs) supporting the Eco-Design for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR, EU 2024/1781). The resolution was published in the Official Journal of the EU and took effect immediately. According to the resolution, digital product passports that meet these unified standards can be presumed to meet the requirements of Articles 10 and 11 of the regulations, providing companies with a clear path to compliance.

The six standards include:

• EN 18216:2026 "Digital Product Passport – Data Interchange Protocol";
• EN 18219:2026 "Digital Product Passport - Unique Identifier";
• EN 18220:2026 "Digital Product Passport – Data Carrier";
• EN 18221:2026 "Digital Product Passport – Data Storage, Archiving and Data Persistence";
• EN 18222:2026 "Digital Product Passport – Application Programming Interface (API) for Product Passport Lifecycle Management and Searchability";
• EN 18223:2026 "Digital Product Passport – System Interoperability".

For mobile devices, ESPR replaces the Native Eco-Design Directive (2009/125/EC), and thus serves as the superior regulation to the Eco-Design Regulation (EU) 2023/1670. Currently, ESPR's requirements for digital passports will first apply to products such as steel, and automobile/industrial batteries, but the mandatory implementation date for mobile terminals has yet to be determined. The main compliance consideration for ESPR for mobile devices is to implement the relevant eco-design requirements according to (EU) 2023/1670.

Click this link to view the original text of Implementing Resolution (EU) 2026/1763.