Electronics & Appliances DPP: Energy Labels, Repair Scores, and ESPR
Electronics is a first-wave ESPR sector. EPREL integration, repair score, WEEE mapping and recycled plastic content — what manufacturers need to prepare.
By Izvera Team
Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is a first-wave ESPR sector. Refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, IT equipment and smartphones are at the top of the Commission's priority list. Turkey is Europe's largest white-goods producer — making DPP preparation a strategic matter.
Scope
Per the 2025 Working Plan:
- Refrigerators and freezers
- Washing machines and dishwashers
- Air conditioners and heat pumps
- Electric stoves and ovens
- Televisions and displays
- Computers and servers
- Smartphones (separate delegated act)
- Lighting products
Mandatory DPP fields
Expected to layer on top of the existing EU Energy Labelling Regulation (EPREL) data.
Performance
- Energy efficiency class (A-G)
- Annual energy consumption (kWh)
- Water consumption (where applicable)
- Noise level (dB)
Design
- Repair score (1-10)
- Spare-part availability duration (years)
- Disassembly ease index
- Repair using standard tools
Materials and chemicals
- Critical raw materials content
- RoHS compliance
- REACH SVHC declaration
End of life
- WEEE waste category
- Recycling yield
- Dismantling guide
- Authorised recycling operators
Right to Repair integration
The EU Right to Repair Directive works alongside DPP:
- Spare parts available for at least 7-10 years
- Manuals and technical docs permanently accessible
- Transparent repair pricing
DPP is the technical infrastructure that makes all of these obligations enforceable.
Roadmap for Turkish manufacturers
Turkey's EU white-goods exports exceed €6bn. Major players (Arçelik, Vestel, BSH-Turkey) have ESPR compliance in their roadmaps, but:
- Tier 2/3 supplier mapping is complex (chips, motors, compressors)
- Carbon footprint spans production + transport + use phase
- Repair score is a design decision — integrated with NPI process
Izvera electronics package
- EPREL integration
- Repair-score calculation methodology
- WEEE category schema
- RoHS/REACH SVHC certificate tracking
- Spare-part catalogue management
Related reading
Bottom line
Electronics DPP brings together energy labelling, WEEE and RoHS into one coherent data stream. Right infrastructure turns this complexity into a single source of truth.