Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1736 of 14 July 2026 on harmonised standards for digital product passports drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
- Citation
- Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1736
- Jurisdiction
- EU
- Made by
- European Commission
- Instrument
- Act
- Status
- In force
What it requires (1 obligation)
From 15 July 2026, digital product passports conforming to harmonised standards EN 18216:2026 (data exchange protocols), EN 18219:2026 (unique identifiers), EN 18220:2026 (data carriers), EN 18221:2026 (data storage, archiving and persistence), EN 18222:2026 (APIs) and EN 18223:2026 (system interoperability) are presumed to conform with ESPR Articles 10 and 11.
Applies from 2026-07-15 Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor or responsible person)
- Products
- All products
- Markets
- EU
The standards were drafted by CEN, Cenelec and ETSI under standardisation request C(2024) 5423 of 31 July 2024, amended by C(2025) 8024 of 28 November 2025. Use of harmonised standards is voluntary; they replace the interim reliance on the standards in ESPR Annex III under Articles 10(1)(c) and 12(1).
Recital 1 (presumption of conformity under ESPR Article 41(2)); Article 1 and Annex (list of the six EN references); Article 2: This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication (OJ L, 2026/1736, 15.7.2026).
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