Glossary.

A

Audit Trail

An audit trail is the chronological, tamper-evident record of changes to data, documents and approvals.

B

Authorised Representative

An authorised representative is an EU-based natural or legal person mandated by the manufacturer.

Battery Passport

The Battery Passport is the EU Regulation 2023/1542 digital product passport for batteries.

C

CE Marking

CE marking is the manufacturer's declaration that a product meets applicable EU requirements.

CIRPASS

CIRPASS was an EU project preparing interoperable Digital Product Passports.

CSDDD

CSDDD sets EU due diligence duties for large companies on human rights and the environment.

CSRD

CSRD governs EU sustainability reporting for large companies and affected non-EU groups.

D

Delegated Act

A delegated act supplements or amends non-essential elements of an EU legislative act.

Digital Product Passport (DPP)

The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is an ESPR dataset for product data and compliance evidence.

E

EPD (Environmental Product Declaration)

An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a Type III declaration with verified LCA data.

EPREL

EPREL is the EU product registry for models subject to energy labelling.

ESPR

ESPR is the EU framework for sustainable products, ecodesign and the Digital Product Passport.

ESRS

ESRS are EU standards for CSRD reporting, sustainability disclosures and double materiality.

G

GS1 Digital Link

GS1 Digital Link is a standard that structures GS1 identifiers such as GTINs as Web URIs.

I

Placing on the Market

Placing on the market means the first making available of an individual product on the EU market.

L

German Supply Chain Act (LkSG)

The German Supply Chain Act sets human-rights and environmental duties in supply chains.

LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)

LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) assesses a product's environmental impacts across its life cycle.

M

Market Surveillance

Market surveillance checks whether products on the EU market are safe and compliant.

O

Ecodesign

Ecodesign builds sustainability requirements into product design and life cycle.

P

PEF (Product Environmental Footprint)

PEF is an EU method for assessing a product's environmental footprint across its life cycle.

Q

QR Code in DPP

A QR code is a 2D data carrier that can link to digital product passport data.

R

REACH

REACH governs registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals in the EU.

S

SCIP Database

SCIP is ECHA's database for SVHC information in articles and complex objects.

Scope 3

Scope 3 covers indirect greenhouse gas emissions in the upstream and downstream value chain.

T

Traceability

Traceability is the ability to trace products, evidence and events across supply chains.