The Spanish Association for Standardization, UNE, recently held a UNE Briefing Seminar: Digital Product Passport, on the proposal of a new European Committee on Digital Product Passport (DPP).
During the event, the proposal of the German standardization bodies DIN and DKE was presented to create a new CEN and CENELEC joint committee to coordinate and execute the work that will address the European Commission's standardization request. The national interest in this initiative and the options for monitoring and actively participating in the new committee's activity were also evaluated.
The development of an interoperable Digital Product Passport system, a data structure and the resulting ecosystem is a catalyst for the digital and ecological transformation of the industry. This Digital Product Passport is expected to support three important European Commission political objectives: to increase environmental sustainability, promote the circular economy and support legal compliance. Its implementation will contribute to improving transparency and quality through value chains and strengthen the resilience of the European market.
This meeting was attended by Timothy de la Fuente (Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism), Óscar Nieto (European Commission), Francesco Osimanti (European Commission-StandICT.eu Programme), Johannes Benjamin Helfritz (DIN), Paloma García and José Antonio Jiménez (UNE).
