Notes on product information management, industrial catalogs, and the PIM craft.https://entropim.fr/en-ushttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/eu-dpp-registry-july-2026/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/eu-dpp-registry-july-2026/The EU switches on the Digital Product Passport infrastructure before any sector mandates. This is the real starting gun.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdppesprregulationhttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/gs1-france-ocode-passport/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/gs1-france-ocode-passport/France's DPP ecosystem is taking shape. A standards body and a software vendor team up around the product passport.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTgs1dppfrancehttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/battery-passport-2027/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/battery-passport-2027/The first truly binding DPP arrives. EV, light transport, industrial batteries > 2 kWh: a digital passport via QR code becomes mandatory.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbatteriesdppgs1https://entropim.fr/en/blog/five-completion-rules/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/five-completion-rules/Criteria we've seen emerge, year after year, across teams who finally pulled their catalog out of limbo.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcompletenesspimproduct-teamshttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/akeneo-spring-release-2026/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/akeneo-spring-release-2026/Intelligent Feedback Loop, responsive catalog modelling, AI Discovery Optimization: the PIM becomes an AI-driven enrichment engine.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTpimaimarkethttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/myth-of-100-percent/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/myth-of-100-percent/Completion isn't a percentage — it's a question that only makes sense relative to a channel, a family, a market.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTcompletenessmetricsproduct-teamshttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/dpp-status-april-2026/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/dpp-status-april-2026/Only the working plan and preparatory texts exist. This is precisely the preparation window — worth using.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdppesprhttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/pim-vs-erp/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/pim-vs-erp/The boundary nobody explains to product teams — and that costs every industrial organization hours every month.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTpimarchitectureroihttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/tesco-drops-barcode/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/tesco-drops-barcode/Fifty years after its invention, a major retailer moves to QR/2D. When the retailer moves, suppliers follow.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTgs12d-barcodesretailhttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/gs1-digital-link-dpp-standard/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/gs1-digital-link-dpp-standard/A GTIN becomes a URL. A single QR serves as both a web link and a machine identifier. The technical bridge between object and record.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTgs1dppstandardshttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/iron-steel-first-espr-delegated-act/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/iron-steel-first-espr-delegated-act/Of the six priority groups, steel opens the run of sector DPP requirements, with compliance expected around 2028.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTdppesprindustryhttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/battery-carbon-footprint-2026/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/battery-carbon-footprint-2026/Under regulation (EU) 2023/1542, the carbon footprint declaration extends to industrial batteries — the step before the passport.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTbatteriesregulationsustainabilityhttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/gs1-sunrise-2027-2d/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/gs1-sunrise-2027-2d/48 countries, 88% of global GDP already engaged. Brands must add 2D to packaging; checkouts must read it by the end of 2027.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTgs12d-barcodesretailhttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/espr-working-plan-2025-2030/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/espr-working-plan-2025-2030/Textiles, furniture, mattresses, tyres, steel, aluminium: the Commission sets the delegated-act schedule through 2029.Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTdppesprregulationhttps://entropim.fr/en/blog/inriver-pim-trends-2026/https://entropim.fr/en/blog/inriver-pim-trends-2026/Transparency, traceability and regulatory compliance become drivers of PIM purchases — no longer a mere bonus.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTpimmarketdpp