ESPR creates a framework for sustainability requirements across almost all physical products sold in the EU. Product-specific delegated acts will define the precise rules; CommonShare helps companies connect product, material, supplier, and impact data so they can adapt as those rules arrive.
At a glance
Reviewed against official primary sources on 5 August 2026.
Jurisdiction
European Union
Status
Framework regulation in force · product rules phased in
Who it affects
Manufacturers, importers, distributors, and other economic operators for covered products
Products & scope
Almost all physical products, subject to exclusions and product-specific measures
Key dates
In force since 18 July 2024 · working plan covers 2025–2030
Authority
European Commission and EU Member State market-surveillance authorities
Framework now, product rules next
Prepare product data for requirements defined by delegated acts.
ESPR is already in force, but concrete ecodesign and passport duties depend on product-specific measures. Scope products carefully before treating a field as mandatory.
Track product-specific rules
Determine which delegated acts and ecodesign requirements apply to each product group and market role.
Maintain product sustainability data
Prepare data on durability, repairability, materials, recycled content, substances, and footprints where required.
Prepare digital product passports
Structure required identifiers, product data, access rights, and supporting evidence for DPP publication.
Support conformity
Connect technical documentation, assessments, declarations, and changes to the relevant product versions.
Manage unsold-goods information
Support applicable disclosure and destruction-prevention duties with auditable inventory records.
Regulatory workflow in practice
Move from scope to a governed outcome.
Map the relevant records, collect evidence, review gaps, and release an approved outcome with a complete history.
- Ecodesign for Sustainable Products RegulationTrack product-specific rules
- Operational evidenceMaintain product sustainability data
- CommonShareConnect obligations to owned action.
- AuthorityPrepare digital product passports
- Team ownershipSupport conformity
01 ScopeOpen the relevant requirement02 ConnectGather identity and evidence03 AssessCheck, calculate, and route04 DecideKeep human authority05 DemonstrateIssue and reuse the outcome
Track product-specific rules
Connect product, material, supplier, and impact data so teams can adapt as product-specific delegated acts arrive.
- Input
- Economic operators for covered products
- Decision or control
- Translate applicable requirements into a managed process while keeping legal judgement with the responsible team.
- Handoff
- Maintain product sustainability data · Operational evidence
- Track product-specific rulesEcodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
See how CommonShare connects products, partners, evidence, calculations, and accountable decisions in one governed operating model.
Operational evidence
Connect every product attribute to its technical evidence.
Govern identifiers, materials, performance data, calculations, declarations, and source records at the model, batch, or item level required for the product group.
- 01
Product, model, batch, and unique identifier records
- 02
Bill of materials, component, substance, and supplier data
- 03
Durability, repairability, and performance test evidence
- 04
Recycled content and material-origin documentation
- 05
Environmental and carbon footprint calculations where required
- 06
Technical files, declarations, passport fields, and access rules
CommonShare support
Build the governed data layer behind a digital product passport.
CommonShare connects product, supplier, material, facility, certificate, and impact data, then publishes controlled views using approved records.
Product data model
Connect products to materials, facilities, suppliers, certificates, and calculated attributes.
Passport-ready records
Map governed fields to product identifiers and publish controlled, role-appropriate data experiences.
Requirement mapping
Translate product-specific measures into data requests, validation rules, and approval workflows.
Change and evidence history
Track versions, provenance, review status, and the evidence behind each product claim.
CommonShare operational view
Product circularity and data
Product compliance and product operations
- 01Scope
- 02Collect
- 03Validate
- 04Share
“By joining forces with CommonShare to introduce the Digital Product Passport, we’re not just enhancing transparency for our customers. We’re revolutionizing our approach to sustainability across the entire supply chain.”
Team ownership
Make ESPR a product-data program, not a sustainability handoff.
Product
Clear sustainability requirements tied to product development data.
Compliance
A governed trail from rule to evidence to product version.
Sourcing
Supplier requests aligned to the attributes the business actually needs.
IT & data
A reusable information layer instead of regulation-specific spreadsheets.
Frequently asked
ESPR, delegated acts, and digital product passports
No. ESPR is a framework regulation. Concrete requirements arrive through product-specific delegated acts and other implementing measures.
Official primary sources
Verify scope against the current rules.
Last reviewed: 5 August 2026
Applicability note
Confirm applicability against current legal text and implementing measures for your company role, products, transactions, and facts.
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