Registry
The Digital Product Passport registry
Two different things carry the name. The EU's central registry, created by ESPR article 13, is where every passport identifier is filed. A product registry, such as Listrar, is where the record behind a passport is kept and from which the passport is served. Confusing the two leads to wrong plans.
The EU central registry
The Commission operates it; economic operators file into it.
- Created by ESPR article 13; rules in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1778 of 16 July 2026, in force since 6 August 2026
- Operational since 20 July 2026
- Stores the unique product identifier, the operator identifiers and the registration data the implementing act lists — not the full passport content
- Filing happens before the product is placed on the market; customs use the registry to check that a passport exists (article 15)
What it does not do
The registry does not host passports, render pages or store sustainability data. That stays with the economic operator or its DPP service provider. A product whose identifier is in the registry but whose passport does not resolve is not compliant.
A product registry
A product registry holds the canonical record: identity, operators, attributes, evidence, versions. The passport page, the machine-readable feed and the registry filing are three outputs of that one record. Listrar is a private registry of this kind — it is not an EU institution, a notified body or a certification body.
One record, several readers
The point of keeping the record in one place is that every reader — a consumer scanning the code, a customs officer, an AI agent, a recycler — gets the same data at the tier that applies to it, and the identifier filed with the EU always points at a page that exists. The passport page and the machine rail describe the two outputs.
Questions this page answers
- Do I file the whole passport with the EU?
- No. You file the identifiers and the registration data the implementing act lists. The passport content stays on your side, at the address the identifier resolves to.
- Is Listrar the EU registry?
- No. Listrar is a private product registry that keeps records and serves passports. The EU registry is operated by the European Commission.
Official sources
Last verified by Listrar: September 22, 2026