What a passport must contain

I'm Daniel Carlman, and this is DPP Academy. Today: what a passport has to contain.

The regulation does not give one fixed list of fields. Annex three is a menu. For each product group, the delegated act picks which elements must go in, and which can.

First, identifiers. The unique product identifier, at the level the act sets. A GTIN or equivalent. And commodity codes, such as the TARIC code.

Then, who is behind the product. The manufacturer, with its operator identifier. Other operators, and the facilities involved. And the importer, with its EORI number.

Where relevant, the data carrier and these identifiers must follow the ISO slash IEC 15459 standards, or an equivalent European or international standard.

Next, documents. Compliance documentation, such as the declaration of conformity. Manuals, warnings and safety information, where other EU law requires them. And a reference to the service provider holding the back-up copy.

Article seven adds product information, where appropriate. Performance, such as a repairability score or a carbon footprint. How to use and repair the product. And information for treatment facilities at end of life.

One element is a minimum: substances of concern. Which substance, where it sits in the product, and its concentration. The act can set thresholds and justified exemptions.

Finally, the act names extra information a manufacturer may add, such as voluntary labels, including whether the product has the EU Ecolabel.

I'm Daniel. See you in the next episode.

Next time: who sees what. This is not legal advice.