What does Delegated Act mean?
A delegated act supplements or amends non-essential elements of an EU legislative act.
Under Article 290 TFEU, an EU legislative act can empower the Commission to supplement or amend non-essential elements. The objectives, content, scope and duration of that power must be defined in the basic act; the European Parliament and Council can revoke the delegation or object to a delegated act. In the ESPR context, the Commission uses delegated acts to set product-group ecodesign and information requirements.
Why does it matter for DPP and compliance?
The term is central for DPP timelines. ESPR creates the framework, but concrete product-passport duties arise through product-group acts: data fields, product identifier, data carrier, access rights, transition periods and conformity requirements are specified there.
What should teams prepare?
Teams should monitor delegated acts, consultations and drafts. Once a product-group draft appears, data fields, product coverage, identifiers, data carriers, deadlines and supplier evidence need to be mapped against existing ERP, PIM and PLM data.
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