Before publication, the DPP must be checked and validated by the manufacturer to ensure that all information meets the legal requirements and that the data is consistent and up-to-date.
The national authorities are responsible for monitoring that products with digital product passports are placed on the market in compliance with the law. In particular, they also ensure at the borders that only products with a DPP and the corresponding ecodesign certificates enter the EU internal market.
To facilitate this, it is foreseeable that digital product passports will have to be registered in a central EU register in future. The confirmation number (registration identifier) received after registration will also have to be presented to the customs authorities when exporting to the EU. The exact data to be registered will be determined by a regulation.
To ensure that the performance and ecological criteria published in the DPP are complete, correct and up-to-date, either self-certification or external certification will be required – based on today’s CE certification – depending on the product and its risk scheme. Which products will be subject to self-certification and which will have to be certified by external bodies will be determined in the respective delegated acts.
The following two bodies are involved in third-party certification:
Notifying Authorities: These are independent organizations that are appointed by the states in the European Single Market (EU or EEA member states or states with bilateral agreements) to notify Notified Bodies.
Notified Bodies: These bodies are responsible for testing, verification and certification of products, production and/or calculations in accordance with the applicable assessment system (AVS). These are often private organizations that are notified by national designation authorities to offer their services.
Finally, every company involved in a value chain is obliged to only resell products that are provided with a complete, correct and up-to-date DPP. This means that a retailer must ensure that the products it sells have a complete, correct and up-to-date DPP.
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