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Digital Product Passport (DPP) Framework: Focus shifts to data governance and consumer access

January 21, 2026
•BEUC - European Consumer Organisation

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Impact Analysis

The DPP relies heavily on GS1 standards for product identification and data linkage. GTINs are essential for identifying the product globally, while Digital Link provides the mechanism to connect the physical product to the digital passport data. EPCIS will be critical for capturing and sharing traceability events required for circularity and end-of-life management.

Recommended Actions

  • •Audit current product master data to ensure all sustainability attributes required by ESPR/DPP are captured and standardized.
  • •Implement GS1 Digital Link on products to provide a single access point for all required DPP information.
  • •Begin mapping internal data systems to the GS1 Web Vocabulary and GDSN attributes necessary for DPP interoperability.
  • •Pilot EPCIS implementation for tracking key lifecycle events (e.g., repair, recycling) in preparation for mandatory traceability requirements.
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