Digital Product Passport (DPP) for the pushchair and child seat industry

Question for written answer E-002902/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
Kosma Złotowski (ECR)

Polish pushchair manufacturers account for the vast majority of pushchair and child seat production in the EU. The industry is currently facing stiff competition from cheap products of questionable quality imported from China.

Operators importing products from China present themselves as EU producers (mainly Polish or German), and, in doing so, take advantage of consumers' desire to buy 'Made in Europe' products. As a result, consumers believe they are buying a product made in the EU, when in fact they are buying products imported from China, whose production is often subsidised by the state.

A Digital Product Passport (DPP) - a digital proof of identity for products, components and materials - is set to be introduced under Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council (ESPR).

• 1.Have the issues facing Polish pushchair manufacturers been examined by the Commission, and if so, has any action been taken in this regard?
• 2.Does the Commission plan to include a group of children's products, including pushchairs, in the DPP regulation?
• 3.Does the Commission plan to consult manufacturers of children's products, including pushchairs, as part of the procedure for adopting implementing legislation pursuant to the ESPR?

Submitted: 12.12.2024