Common Digital Product Passport terms, in plain English.
- Digital Product Passport (DPP)
- A digital record carrying a product's identity, materials, manufacturer and environmental information, accessed through a data carrier (QR) on the product.
- ESPR
- The EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (2024/1781). The legal framework for the DPP; detailed through delegated acts per product group.
- Delegated act
- An EU regulation under ESPR that sets the mandatory information and timeline for a specific product group (e.g. textiles).
- Battery Regulation
- EU 2023/1542. Makes the battery passport mandatory for certain batteries from 18 February 2027.
- GTIN
- Global Trade Item Number, the 8, 12, 13 or 14-digit number under the barcode. Issued via GS1; its last digit is a check digit.
- GS1 Digital Link
- A standard that turns a GTIN into a web address (…/01/{GTIN}). The same QR works both as a till barcode and to open the passport on a phone.
- Resolver
- The service that routes a /01/{GTIN} address to the correct passport page. Focus DPP includes a built-in GS1-compliant resolver.
- SVHC
- Substances of Very High Concern (REACH). Must be communicated to the buyer if present above 0.1% by weight.
- REACH
- The EU chemicals regulation (1907/2006). Article 33 governs communicating SVHC information in articles.
- PFAS
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“forever chemicals”). France restricts them in clothing and footwear from 2026.
- GPSR
- The EU General Product Safety Regulation (2023/988). The requirement for manufacturer details and an EU-based responsible person comes from here.
- EU responsible person
- An EU-established economic operator responsible, on behalf of a non-EU manufacturer, for the product's compliance in the EU (GPSR Art. 16).
- EORI
- Economic Operators Registration and Identification number for EU customs. Country code + up to 15 characters.
- ISO 3758
- The international symbol standard on textile care labels (washing, bleaching, drying, ironing, professional care).
- Green claim (generic environmental claim)
- Unsubstantiated generic statements such as “eco-friendly” or “sustainable”. EU Directive 2024/825 bans them.
- Access layer
- Who a passport field is visible to: public, restricted (those with a legitimate interest) or authorities only.