EU Product Database (EPREL)
The European Product Registry for Energy Labelling (EPREL) is the EU's existing product database for energy-related products. Under ESPR, EPREL is being expanded to serve as the EU DPP Registry for all ESPR-regulated product categories.
Full Definition
EPREL (European Product Registry for Energy Labelling) was established by EU Regulation 2017/1369 as the database for energy-related products subject to EU energy labelling requirements. It currently contains product data for appliances, lighting, tyres, and other energy-related products. Under ESPR, EPREL is being expanded to serve as the EU DPP Registry — the central database for Digital Product Passports for all ESPR-regulated product categories.
The EU DPP Registry goes live on 19 July 2026, as specified in ESPR Article 13. From this date, manufacturers must register their products' DPPs with the registry before placing products on the EU market (for product categories where a delegated act is in force). The registry will be accessible to consumers, market surveillance authorities, customs, and recyclers via the GS1 Digital Link URLs encoded in product QR codes.
The EU DPP Registry will use GS1 Digital Link as its primary data carrier standard. When a manufacturer registers a product's DPP with the registry, the registry assigns a GS1 Digital Link URL to the product. This URL is then encoded in the QR code that must appear on the product or its packaging. EU customs and market surveillance authorities will scan this QR code to verify DPP compliance.
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Register Your Digital Product Passport →EU Product Database: Role in the ESPR Framework
The EU product database established under Article 12 of ESPR is a centralised repository for Digital Product Passport data. It serves three primary functions: as a registration system (manufacturers register their products before placing them on the EU market), as a resolver (when a QR code is scanned and the manufacturer's own resolver is unavailable, the EU product database serves as a fallback resolver), and as a market surveillance tool (market surveillance authorities use the database to access DPP data for products under investigation). The database will be operated by the European Commission and will be integrated with existing EU databases including ECHA's SCIP database and the EPREL database for energy-labelled products.
Access Levels in the EU Product Database
The EU product database will implement role-based access control with three access levels: public access (available to anyone without authentication) for the data fields specified as publicly accessible in the delegated act; economic operator access (requiring EORI-based authentication) for supply chain partners and retailers; and market surveillance authority access (requiring EU authority credentials) for full DPP data including commercially sensitive fields. Manufacturers must flag commercially sensitive data fields when registering their products, and the database will enforce the appropriate access controls based on these flags.
The EU product database under ESPR serves two distinct functions. First, it is a public-facing information portal where consumers, businesses, and market surveillance authorities can access DPP data for products on the EU market. Second, it is a compliance verification tool — market surveillance authorities use the database to check whether products have been registered and whether the DPP data is consistent with the product's CE marking claim. Manufacturers must register their products in the EU product database before placing them on the market. The registration process requires the manufacturer to provide the product identifier (GTIN or equivalent), the DPP data carrier URL, and the EU Declaration of Conformity reference number.