The language in which the digital product passport of a tire must be available depends on the country where that tire is offered. Within the EU, product information intended for the end user is often based on the principle that it must be understandable in the language of the destination country. For the tire passport, this is not yet definitively established, as the delegated act that specifies the precise requirements for tires has not yet been published.
What is already clear: the QR code itself, the data carrier, is language-neutral. That code only points to a dataset hosted somewhere. So the question is not whether the code changes, but whether the content of that dataset must be available in multiple languages once you place tires in different member states.
What the regulation says in general terms about language
The Ecodesign Regulation for Sustainable Products, under which the digital product passport falls, works with a framework that is further specified per product group. That framework does not mention language as a fixed feature for all products at once; it is up to the delegated act per product group to determine which fields must be visible to whom and in what form. For some product groups that are already more advanced, a combination has been chosen: technical identification data that remains the same everywhere, and user-oriented information that can differ per member state in language.
Whether this approach will also be chosen for tires cannot be said with certainty at this moment. It is one of the points that will be laid down in the upcoming delegated act, together with the precise scope and the effective date.
Why this is not yet established for the tire sector
The European Commission's work plan lists tires as one of the product groups for which a digital passport is being prepared, with a delegated act currently expected in 2027. Only with that text will it become clear which data fields are mandatory, who may fill them in, and whether a language requirement applies to them. Until then, any statement about language requirements for the tire passport is an expectation, not an established fact.
That is also the reason why tyrepas.eu does not use a fixed language rule as a starting point, but structures the design of the passport so that multiple language layers can exist side by side as soon as that proves necessary. Anyone who wants to see how such a design works in practice will find an overview in the explanation of how the data is recorded and hosted.
What this means practically if you supply to multiple countries
For a company that imports tires and resells them in multiple EU countries, the practical question is not only legal but also operational: does your own administration already take account of different language versions of the same product information, or is everything recorded in one language? Companies that already supply internationally are well advised to take into account when setting up their data management the possibility that some fields may need to be translated or supplemented per country in future.
This is particularly relevant for fields intended for the end user, such as usage advice or safety warnings. Technical characteristics such as tire size, load index or type approval are usually internationally standardized and less likely to require translation. An overview of which data falls into which category can be found in the knowledge base with topics organized according to each situation.
Questions you can already ask your software provider
Even without the definitive rules being known, it is worthwhile to check whether your current system supports multilingualism. For example, ask whether data fields can be linked to a language code, or whether the same QR code can refer to different language versions of the same dataset, and whether changes in one language are automatically flagged in the other versions. These questions prevent you from having a system at the time of publication of the delegated act that is not prepared for international sales.
Answers to similar practical questions, without any sales pitch, are collected in the frequently asked questions about the tyre passport.
What you can prepare now
Because the exact language requirements are not yet established, the most sensible step at this moment is not to record translations, but to set up a data structure that is flexible enough to add language later without having to rebuild the entire dataset. For your own situation, with the countries you already supply to or plan to supply to, it remains advisable to consult the official text or make inquiries with the competent supervisory authority in the country in question if in doubt.
Would you like to know how your company is positioned at this moment, also with a view to possible sales abroad? Take the free scan that gives a first indication in a few questions or browse through the other topics in the knowledge base.