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ESPR Glossary

Definitions from the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation relevant to digital product passports, durability, lifecycle thinking, and market actors.

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High-level summary

Definitions from the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation relevant to digital product passports, durability, lifecycle thinking, and market actors.

ESPR is central to the future of digital product information in the EU. It matters to Minespider because it creates a framework for product-level sustainability data, traceability-relevant disclosures, and product-passport-oriented compliance.

Key dates

  • Adopted: 13 June 2024

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 was adopted by the European Parliament and Council.

  • Published in the Official Journal: 28 June 2024
  • Entry into force in the EU: 18 July 2024

    This marks the entry into force in the EU on the twentieth day following publication.

Who it affects

  • Manufacturers and product brands
  • Importers and distributors
  • Teams preparing digital product passport workflows
  • Sustainability and compliance teams working on product data
  • Supply-chain actors affected by ecodesign information requirements

Key defined terms

A short curated set of terms to help readers orient themselves before moving into the full regulation-specific glossary.

carbon footprint

A cross-source term for greenhouse-gas emissions associated with a product system, whose exact legal framing varies by source.

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life cycle

The chain of stages a product passes through, from resource extraction and production to use and end-of-life treatment.

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authorised representative

A cross-regulation actor term for a person or entity mandated to act on behalf of another economic actor under specified legal conditions.

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battery passport service / battery passport platform

A concept family for the service or platform layer used to operate, host, and deliver battery-passport data workflows.

EU Battery RegulationESPROpen Battery Passport
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CE marking

The marking used to indicate that a product meets applicable EU requirements under the relevant legal framework.

ESPREU Battery Regulation
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class of performance

A regulatory term referring to a range of performance levels in relation to one or more product parameters referred to in Annex I.

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component

A regulatory term referring to a product intended to be incorporated into another product.

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conformity assessment

The process used to determine whether a product satisfies applicable legal or technical requirements.

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conformity assessment body

An organization that performs conformity-assessment activities under the applicable legal framework.

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consumer product

A regulatory term referring to any product, excluding components and intermediate products, primarily intended for consumers.

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customer

A regulatory term referring to a natural or legal person that purchases.

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data carrier

A regulatory term referring to a linear barcode symbol.

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