Digital Product Passport (DPP)

Introduction

To support the implementation of digital product passports (DPPs), 8 standards have been developed in CEN CENELEC:

  • EN 18216:2026 – Digital product passport – Data exchange protocols

  • EN 18219:2026 – Digital product passport – Unique identifiers

  • EN 18220:2026 – Digital product passport – Data carriers

  • EN 18221:2026 – Digital product passport – Data storage, archiving, and data persistence

  • EN 18222:2026 – Digital Product Passport – Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for the product passport lifecycle management and searchability

  • EN 18223:2026 – Digital Product Passport – System interoperability

  • EN 18239:2026 – Digital Product Passport – Access rights management, information system security, and business confidentiality

  • EN 18246:2026 – Digital Product Passport – Data authentication, reliability and integrity

This annex specifies how the requirements as specified in

  • EN 18239:2026 - Digital product passport - Access rights management, information system security and business confidentifality

  • EN 18246:2026 – Digital Product Passport – Data authentication, reliability and integrity

are mapped or realized in the context of an Asset Administration Shell (AAS) system.

The two standards above are expected to be released in September 2026. Until then no final mapping and explanations can be given in public.