Digital Product Passports: Draft Standards Accessible and Viewable
Clear implementation perspective for businesses!
For a long time, the Digital Product Passport (DPP) was seen as a concept without a clear technical foundation—widely discussed in politics and industry circles, but lacking publicly accessible details on concrete implementation. That has now changed: since 25 June 2025, DIN (German Institute for Standardization) has made the drafts of the first five European standards for the DPP available online. Three additional drafts will follow shortly.
The standards were developed on behalf of the European Commission by CEN and CENELEC and are currently in the official enquiry phase. This marks a key step toward making the Digital Product Passport a reality—and sends a clear signal to business and government: the technical implementation is taking concrete shape.
Especially noteworthy is the comment from Otto Handle, Managing Director of inndata Datentechnik GmbH, who welcomes this move as “long-overdue clarity.” He emphasizes:
“The standards are SME-friendly, readable, and enable quick, efficient implementation—without expensive bespoke solutions or complex systems. Any software meeting the standard can deliver legally compliant product passports or act as a data consumer.”
The Digital Product Passport is thus becoming a future-proof tool for transparency, sustainability, and the circular economy—in line with the EU’s Green Deal strategy and embedded in the Common European Dataspace. Thanks to decentralized provision, the data remains available even if the original manufacturer no longer exists—readable by humans and machines, and free of charge throughout the entire product life cycle.
Easy access for consumers, integrated use for authorities, customs, and market surveillance—all of this is made possible via standardized interfaces and a QR code.
Important to know: The standards only define the technical implementation of the DPP. The content and mandatory data per product group will be specified separately in delegated acts by the EU Commission.
Companies, integrators, and software providers are now called to act:
👉 Register for free with DIN (no German address required) to review the drafts yourself. The documents are available at www.din.de.
You can find further information, real-world insights, and technological analysis on the Think WIOT platform—your knowledge hub for Digital Product Passports, IoT technologies, and sustainable solutions.
About Otto Handle:
Master builder Otto Handle has been standardizing digital data exchange in the construction materials industry for over 25 years with his company inndata, working alongside industry associations such as VBÖ, F. B. I., and ZIB. He represents the Austrian Construction Trade Association in various standardization committees and, since early 2024, has been convenor of the European working group CEN/CLC/JTC24 WG4 »Digital Product Passport – Interoperability«.
