What did we learn from last week’s CIRPASS Final Event about the Digital Product Passport?
Hi there,
The beginning of March marked a whole-day event organized by CIRPASS-2 - Digital Product Passport about the Digital Product Passport regulation called “State of play and possible future developments of the DPP”.
The event brought together a number of stakeholders from different industries and organizations who elaborated on different aspects of the upcoming regulation and its requirements, possible solutions, use case examples, and obstacles and opportunities for the affected industries and businesses.
Key findings from the event
The discussion heavily revolved around the intricacies of the Digital Product Passport.?
Michele Galatola , Senior Policy Officer at the European Commission, has given an overview of the DPP’s main design features. It has been established that:
Thus, the companies will have to ensure that their products are accompanied by a product passport that complies with the essential requirements of the regulation. The data points in the passport will also have to be authentic, reliable and verified, and these should have a backup copy that a certified third-party product passport service provider will store.
Traceability and transparency also come as a requirement for compliance with the DPP. Some of the events that will have to be traceable include Product ID, Batch ID, and Location ID, as well as packaging, shipping, manufacturing, etc.?
You can read more about PSQR’s traceability solution on the link below:?
The battery industry is the first to be affected by the regulation
The first industry affected by the regulation, the battery industry, will have to start submitting data from February 1, 2025, on the carbon footprint specific to the manufacturing. Moreover, the batch of batteries will have to be verified by a third party and made publicly accessible online.
As Dr. Johannes Simb?ck , Team Lead at Battery Pass, explained, from February 18, 2027, all electric vehicle (EV) batteries, light means of transport (LMT) batteries and industrial batteries over 2 kWh will have to be accompanied by a battery passport.
The Battery Passport will require data reporting covering the entire battery lifecycle.
The responsibility for providing the battery passport will lie in the hands of the economic operator responsible for placing the battery on the market.
The Battery Passport will have to contain a wide range of data from categories such as:
Finally, the battery passport system will rely on data collection, processing, and providing access to the different stakeholder groups.
If you’d like to learn more about the Battery Passport regulation, its requirements and ways to ensure regulatory compliance, make sure to download PSQR’s ebook on the latest updates on the Battery Passport
At PSQR, we have been closely following the development of the DPP regulation and have taken part in various expert group discussions. Moreover, we have continuously engaged with businesses and partners on developing a solution that will be adaptable to unique business needs simultaneously helping them achieve regulatory compliance.?
If you’d like to discuss how PSQR’s traceability software can help kickstart your compliance journey, please contact us at [email protected].?
If you are curious to read more about the Digital Product Passport regulation, you can find more resources linked below:
Until April…
Sincerely,
The PSQR Team