Digital Product Passport Ontology
type: Ontology
version info: step-117

ProductParameters
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A set of parameters used as a basis for improving product aspects as specified in the annex.
broader: StateOfHealthCombinationParameter
subclass of: StateOfHealthCombinationParameter
broader: Renewable content share
subclass of: Renewable content share
broader: Detailed composition information
subclass of: Detailed composition information
broader: Battery Passport Data Points
subclass of: Battery Passport Data Points
broader: product groups
subclass of: product groups
broader: Potential datapoints count
subclass of: Potential datapoints count
broader: composition of a product
subclass of: composition of a product
broader: Product parameters regulated in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4
subclass of: Product parameters regulated in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4
broader: ProductFamily
subclass of: ProductFamily
broader: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
subclass of: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
narrower: TRCProductAttributes
description: Product parameters The following parameters shall, as appropriate, and where necessary supplemented by others, be used, individually or in combination, as a basis for improving the product aspects: (a) durability and reliability of the product or its components as expressed through the product’s guaranteed lifetime, technical lifetime, mean time between failures, indication of real use information on the product, resistance to stresses or ageing mechanisms; (b) ease of repair and maintenance, as

Product parameters referred to in Annex I
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product parameters mentioned in Annex I.
description: product parameters referred to in Annex I

product parameter
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A parameter of a product used to define ecodesign requirements; discussed in relation to exemptions or negative impacts.
broader: Wind jacket recycling data points requirement
subclass of: Wind jacket recycling data points requirement
broader: Product durability
subclass of: Product durability
description: no ecodesign requirements in the form of performance requirements or in the form of information requirements are necessary in relation to a specific product parameter if a requirement related to that specific product parameter would have a negative impact on the ecodesign requirements considered for the product group.

ProductParametersExemption
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product parameters for which the Commission states that no ecodesign requirements are necessary.
broader: Non-cycle applications exception
subclass of: Non-cycle applications exception
related: Due Diligence
related: Continuity of power supply exemption
description: (c) where relevant, the product parameters referred to in Annex I for which the Commission states that no ecodesign requirements are necessary, pursuant to Article 4;

Exemption
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Exemptions may be provided when setting ecodesign requirements
description: Where needed, specific exemptions should be provided for when setting ecodesign requirements, in particular where ecodesign requirements are not necessary to contribute to the environmental sustainability of specific products, or, for example, for products with a particular use, products with a particular purpose that could not be fulfilled when complying with ecodesign requirements or products produced in very small quantities, or taking into account the specificity and size of the product’s ma

EcodesignScope
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Scope of ecodesign requirements
narrower: Regulation
related: Scoping exercise
description: Digital content that is an integral part of a physical product is to be included in the scope.

Ecodesign requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Ecodesign requirements that products have to comply with.
broader: Product parameters (eco-design information)
subclass of: Product parameters (eco-design information)
broader: ProductRequirements
subclass of: ProductRequirements
broader: assessments and verifications
subclass of: assessments and verifications
narrower: Battery Regulation
narrower: Environmental sustainability assessment
narrower: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
description: This Regulation establishes a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements that products have to comply with to be placed on the market or put into service, with the aim of improving the environmental sustainability of products in order to make sustainable products the norm and to reduce the overall carbon footprint and environmental footprint of products over their life cycle, and of ensuring the free movement of sustainable products within the internal market.
hasPart: ProductParameters
hasPart: InformationRequirements

InformationRequirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information requirements as part of ecodesign.
broader: Information to exchange
subclass of: Information to exchange
broader: CompletenessOfSetOfInformation
subclass of: CompletenessOfSetOfInformation
broader: Data points
subclass of: Data points
broader: Full fibre composition data point
subclass of: Full fibre composition data point
broader: Information to be included
subclass of: Information to be included
broader: Information included for batteries in vehicles/appliances (para4)
subclass of: Information included for batteries in vehicles/appliances (para4)
related: DataFlows
related: Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures
related: The information channels
description: information requirements as set out in Article 7.

Calculation requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Applicable calculation requirements in ecodesign assessment.
broader: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
subclass of: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
description: applicable calculation requirements

Such methods to assess the ecodesign requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Methods used to assess the setting of ecodesign requirements.
related: Monitoring of conformity
description: Such methods should be based on the nature of the product, its most relevant aspects and its impacts over its life cycle.

State-of-the-art methods
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Generally recognised state-of-the-art methods used to measure ecodesign attributes.
alternative label: State-of-the-art testing methodologies
related: State of health
description: generally recognised state-of-the-art methods.
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/state-of-the-art-testing-methodologies_2

Test, measurement and calculation methods
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Tests, measurement or calculation methods used to verify conformity with ecodesign requirements.
alternative label: Fire test
alternative label: Emission of gases
alternative label: Thermal abuse
alternative label: Over-temperature protection
alternative label: External short circuit protection
alternative label: Thermal propagation protection
alternative label: Thermal shock and cycling
alternative label: Mechanical damage by external forces
alternative label: C-rate of cycle-life test
alternative label: Depth of discharge in the cycle-life test
narrower: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
related: means and equipment for assessment
description: Tests, measurement or calculation methods referred to in Article 39 which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to be in conformity with the requirements set out in that Article and with test, measurement and calculation requirements set out in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4 to the extent that those requirements are covered by such harmonised standards
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/fire-test_10
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/emission-of-gases_11
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/thermal-abuse_9
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/over-temperature-protection_5
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/external-short-circuit-protection_2
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/thermal-propagation-protection_6
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/thermal-shock-and-cycling_1
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/mechanical-damage-by-external-forces_7
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/c-rate-of-cycle-life-test_p
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/depth-of-discharge-in-the-cycle-life-test_3
appliesTo: harmonised standards or parts thereof
appliesTo: Ecodesign requirements
requires: Other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods

Tests, measurements or calculations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Specifications for tests, measurements or calculations needed to establish or verify compliance.
broader: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
subclass of: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
description: Delegated acts setting ecodesign requirements for products should as a rule include the specifications for tests, measurements or calculations needed to establish or verify compliance.

Measuring methods
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Methods that are reliable, accurate and reproducible for testing or verifying compliance.
broader: AssessmentMethod
subclass of: AssessmentMethod
description: reliable, accurate and reproducible methods
hasAttribute: State-of-the-art methods

Other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods besides harmonised standards.
description: For the purposes of compliance and verification of compliance with ecodesign requirements, tests, measurements and calculations shall be carried out using harmonised standards or other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods that take into account the generally recognised state-of-the art methods.

TransitionalMethodsOrHarmonisedStandards
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Transitional methods, harmonised standards or parts thereof to be used.
related: Textile Exchange guidelines
description: (f) where relevant, the transitional methods, the harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, or the common specifications to be used;

Harmonised standards or common specifications referred to in Articles 41 and 42
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Harmonised standards or common specifications referred to in Articles 41 and 42
broader: UNECE product data recommendations
subclass of: UNECE product data recommendations
narrower: EPCIS 2.015
description: shortcomings in the harmonised standards or common specifications referred to in Articles 41 and 42 of this Regulation conferring a presumption of conformity.

References to the relevant harmonised standards or to the common specifications used or references to the other technical specifications in relation to which conformity is declared:
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: References to the relevant harmonised standards or to the common specifications used or references to the other technical specifications in relation to which conformity is declared:

Official Journal references
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: References to harmonised standards published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
related: Normative references (Clause 2)
related: PDF link requirement
related: Public availability of information
related: Websites
description: references have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union

Harmonised standard
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A harmonised standard drafted by European standardisation organisations at the Commission's request.
broader: GS1 standards
subclass of: GS1 standards
broader: European standard EN 15804
subclass of: European standard EN 15804
narrower: ISO 14075, 2024
related: Normative references (Clause 2)
related: ISO 5157
related: Certification requirements
description: The Commission has requested, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, one or more European standardisation organisations to draft a harmonised standard for an ecodesign requirement, for an essential requirement for digital product passports referred to in Articles 10 and 11 of this Regulation or for a test, measurement or calculation method referred to in Article 39 of this Regulation; and:

harmonised standards or parts thereof
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Standards or parts thereof whose references have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
broader: Standardisation Request M/579
subclass of: Standardisation Request M/579
broader: CWA_Textiles_Data_Collection_Scope
subclass of: CWA_Textiles_Data_Collection_Scope
narrower: Harmonised standard
narrower: ISO 14075, 2024
related: Open Apparel Registry
related: common specifications adopted by the Commission
description: harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union

Regulation 2024/1781
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EU Regulation that, among other things, establishes ecodesign requirements framework and a digital product passport.
alternative label: Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
alternative label: Article 51
alternative label: Article 25
broader: Battery Passport Data Points
subclass of: Battery Passport Data Points
broader: Nomenclature standard
subclass of: Nomenclature standard
broader: battery chemistry
subclass of: battery chemistry
broader: TraceableProductRecord
subclass of: TraceableProductRecord
broader: Unique ID for product/batch/logistics unit
subclass of: Unique ID for product/batch/logistics unit
broader: Digital_Product_Passport
subclass of: Digital_Product_Passport
broader: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
subclass of: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
broader: harmonised standards or parts thereof
subclass of: harmonised standards or parts thereof
narrower: Standardization work for Digital Product Passport (DPP) in CEN/CLC/JTC 24
narrower: Potential standards for battery chemistry reporting
narrower: Power fade formula
narrower: Measuring methods
narrower: All batteries
narrower: Regulation
related: RegulationEU2024/1726
related: EU Battery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542)
related: Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
related: Cathode, anode and electrolyte naming
related: Traceability model
related: Digitally signed documents
related: Traceable product
related: Non-compliant products
related: ArticleW90
related: DelegatedSmartLabels
related: Regulation 2023/1542
related: Regulation 2024/3110
related: DelegatedActsPursuantToArticle4
related: National laws, regulations and administrative measures related to construction products on their territory covered by the harmonised zone
description: This Regulation establishes a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements that products have to comply with to be placed on the market or put into service, with the aim of improving the environmental sustainability of products in order to make sustainable products the norm and to reduce the overall carbon footprint and environmental footprint of products over their life cycle, and of ensuring the free movement of sustainable products within the internal market.
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/regulation-eu-2024-1781_a
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/article-51_2
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/article-25_2
hasPart: Ecodesign requirements
hasAttribute: Sustainability requirements

RegulationEU2024/1726
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation (EU) 2024/1726 on establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products, amendingDirective (EU) 2020/1828 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC.
broader: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
subclass of: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
narrower: Regulation
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: EU Battery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542)
related: European standardisation organisation
description: 10. The economic operator placing the battery on the market or putting it into service shall upload the unique identifier in the registry referred to in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1726 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*)

DirectiveEU2024_1275
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Directive requiring Member States to set ecodesign-related measures
description: Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council (21) requires Member States to set

member_states
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Member States as actors that may set up information platforms for operators.
related: Notifying authorities
description: BattReg Article 48(6) states that Member States may set up websites, platforms or portals to provide information and support to economic operators on their obligations; the Commission may complement and support these.

nature and purpose of the products concerned
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Qualities of products to be considered by the Commission when setting ecodesign requirements.
scope note: Creates a precise, navigable node for the ‘nature and purpose’ attributes of products under ecodesign, preserving a clear boundary with the broader productparameters concept. Establishes a hierarchical relation where the new concept is a narrower specialization of productparameters.
broader: ProductParameters
subclass of: ProductParameters
related: Fashion sector
comment: Creates a precise, navigable node for the ‘nature and purpose’ attributes of products under ecodesign, preserving a clear boundary with the broader productparameters concept. Establishes a hierarchical relation where the new concept is a narrower specialization of productparameters.
description: When setting ecodesign requirements, the Commission should take into account the nature and purpose of the products concerned as well as the characteristics of th

product groups
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Categories of products to which ecodesign requirements apply (e.g., specific household appliances).
scope note: Defines a reusable, named grouping category under ecodesign policy, enabling consistent references across product-specific groupings and regulatory mappings.
broader: ProductParameters
subclass of: ProductParameters
related: Union-wide products
comment: Defines a reusable, named grouping category under ecodesign policy, enabling consistent references across product-specific groupings and regulatory mappings.
description: Ecodesign requirements should as a rule apply to specific product groups, such as household washing machines and household washer-dryers.

ProductGroup
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A defined product group for which ecodesign requirements are set.
scope note: Captures a specific defined product group as a distinct node, enabling precise linkage to ecodesign requirements and future mappings.
broader: ProductParameters
subclass of: ProductParameters
broader: Fashion sector
subclass of: Fashion sector
broader: portable battery
subclass of: portable battery
related: battery category
comment: Captures a specific defined product group as a distinct node, enabling precise linkage to ecodesign requirements and future mappings.
description: Ecodesign requirements shall be set for a specific product group.

household washing machines
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A product group example to which ecodesign requirements may apply.
scope note: Provides a concrete exemplar under the productparameter space, enabling precise scoping and regulatory mappings for household appliances.
broader: ProductParameters
subclass of: ProductParameters
broader: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
subclass of: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
broader: Indicator_Energy_Consumption
subclass of: Indicator_Energy_Consumption
narrower: ProductGroup
narrower: product family
related: Light Means of Transport
related: EV batteries
related: Union-wide products
comment: Provides a concrete exemplar under the productparameter space, enabling precise scoping and regulatory mappings for household appliances.
description: Ecodesign requirements should as a rule apply to specific product groups, such as household washing machines and household washer-dryers.

remanufactured products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Products that are remanufactured and may be considered new products for ecodesign purposes.
scope note: Adds a distinct concept for remanufactured products to capture their regulatory treatment without conflating with new product classes.
broader: ProductParameters
subclass of: ProductParameters
narrower: UsedProduct
related: second-hand sector
related: second-hand products
related: Reuse (including repair)
related: Five years spare parts availability
related: ProductFamily
related: used products
related: This Regulation
related: SSbD scenario
comment: Adds a distinct concept for remanufactured products to capture their regulatory treatment without conflating with new product classes.
description: However, remanufactured products are considered new products and they will be subject to ecodesign requirements if they fall within the scope of a delegated act.

second-hand products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Used products that may be refurbished or repaired and circulated within the internal market.
scope note: Isolates second-hand products as a distinct category to support lifecycle regulation and enforcement specifics.
broader: ProductParameters
subclass of: ProductParameters
narrower: second-hand sector
narrower: UsedProduct
related: battery category
related: Reuse (including repair)
related: This Regulation
related: Scoping exercise
comment: Isolates second-hand products as a distinct category to support lifecycle regulation and enforcement specifics.
description: Second-hand products, in particular products that undergo refurbishment or repair, originating from within the Union are not new products and they can circulate within the internal market without needing to comply with delegated acts setting ecodesign requirements that have entered into force after their placing on the market.

second-hand sector
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Sector focusing on the sale/ circulation of used products within the internal market.
scope note: Encodes a regulatory-sector concept to support sector-specific requirements and enforcement for second-hand markets.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: second-hand products
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
comment: Encodes a regulatory-sector concept to support sector-specific requirements and enforcement for second-hand markets.
description: The second-hand sector plays an important role in promoting sustainable production and consumption, including in the development of new circular business models, and contributes to prolonging the lifetime of a product and avoiding it becoming waste.

Sector
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Sector in which an undertaking operates
scope note: Provides a general concept for the sector in which an undertaking operates, enabling consistent regulatory alignment and future mappings.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Provides a general concept for the sector in which an undertaking operates, enabling consistent regulatory alignment and future mappings.
description: Notified bodies shall perform their activities taking due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the product technology in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.

Structure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Structure of the undertaking
scope note: Represents organizational structure as a separate concept to support governance-related regulatory requirements and enforcement.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Represents organizational structure as a separate concept to support governance-related regulatory requirements and enforcement.
description: Notified bodies shall perform their activities taking due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the product technology in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.

SizeOfUndertaking
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Size of an undertaking
scope note: Encodes organizational size as a distinct factor in regulation, enabling targeted provisions and burden considerations.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Encodes organizational size as a distinct factor in regulation, enabling targeted provisions and burden considerations.
description: Notified bodies shall perform their activities taking due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the product technology in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.

micro_and_small_enterprises
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: micro and small enterprises
scope note: Captures SME-specific regulatory considerations as a separate concept to enable targeted mappings and burden analyses.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Captures SME-specific regulatory considerations as a separate concept to enable targeted mappings and burden analyses.
description: To avoid any undue administrative burden for micro and small enterprises, they should be exempted from the prohibition of destruction of specific products set in this Regulation.

exemption_micro_and_small_enterprises_from_prohibition
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: exemption from destruction prohibition for micro and small enterprises
scope note: Keeps exemption provisions explicit and easily referenceable in regulatory mappings.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Keeps exemption provisions explicit and easily referenceable in regulatory mappings.
description: To avoid any undue administrative burden for micro and small enterprises, they should be exempted from the prohibition of destruction of specific products set in this Regulation.
appliesTo: micro_and_small_enterprises

prohibition_phase_medium_sized_enterprises
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: phase-in of destruction prohibition for medium-sized enterprises
scope note: Models regulatory rollout specifics as a distinct concept to support compliance planning and monitoring.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Models regulatory rollout specifics as a distinct concept to support compliance planning and monitoring.
description: That prohibition should start applying to medium-sized enterprises six years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
appliesTo: micro_and_small_enterprises

Medium_sized_enterprises_applicability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: applicability date for medium-sized enterprises
scope note: Isolates applicability details to support precise enforcement and reporting.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Isolates applicability details to support precise enforcement and reporting.
description: This paragraph shall apply to medium-sized enterprises from 19 July 2030.

Disproportionate administrative burden criterion
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Need to avoid a disproportionate administrative burden for economic operators, in particular for SMEs.
scope note: Explicitly models burden criteria as a reusable regulatory parameter for impact assessments and policy design.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Proportionate conformity assessments
comment: Explicitly models burden criteria as a reusable regulatory parameter for impact assessments and policy design.
description: (c) the need to avoid a disproportionate administrative burden for economic operators, in particular for SMEs;

Minimise administrative burden on economic operators
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The need to minimise the administrative burden imposed on economic operators.
scope note: Supports policy design and operator support by providing a focused node for burden-minimization goals.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Supports policy design and operator support by providing a focused node for burden-minimization goals.
description: the need to minimise the administrative burden imposed on economic operators.

Data criterion c
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Criterion to avoid disproportionate administrative burden.
scope note: Provides a concrete data-criterion node to modularize data-related regulatory requirements.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Provides a concrete data-criterion node to modularize data-related regulatory requirements.
description: the need to avoid a disproportionate administrative burden for economic operators and customs authorities.

Data criterion b
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Criterion relating to market surveillance and customs controls.
scope note: Allows targeted mappings to market surveillance and data governance provisions.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Allows targeted mappings to market surveillance and data governance provisions.
description: the relevance of information for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of market surveillance checks and customs controls;

Market surveillance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process of monitoring markets for compliance, mentioned in recital.
scope note: Separates surveillance activity as a distinct concept to support enforcement workflows and data integration.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Table 45
related: OECD audit principles
related: MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES
related: Market surveillance authority
comment: Separates surveillance activity as a distinct concept to support enforcement workflows and data integration.
description: conformity assessment and market surveillance, the Commission should be empowered to require, where duly justified, that supply chain actors provide, free of charge, information on what they supply, such as the quantity and type or chemical composition of materials used or the production process employed, or information on the conditions of the provision of their services.

Market surveillance authorities' powers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Powers entrusted to market surveillance authorities by that Regulation.
scope note: Encapsulates authorities' powers for precise policy implementation and oversight.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Encapsulates authorities' powers for precise policy implementation and oversight.
description: The powers entrusted to market surveillance authorities by that Regulation should also apply in the context of this Regulation.

National market surveillance authorities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: National market surveillance authorities to which kept documents must be available.
scope note: Supports governance and conformity assessment processes with a clear national authority reference.
broader: Market surveillance
subclass of: Market surveillance
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Supports governance and conformity assessment processes with a clear national authority reference.
description: keep the EU declaration of conformity and technical documentation at the disposal of the national market surveillance authorities for 10 years after a product covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 has been placed on the market or put into service unless a different period has been specified in that delegated act;

Competent national authority
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: National authority that can request information to demonstrate conformity.
scope note: Explicitly models the authority empowered to request information and oversee compliance.
alternative label: Competent authorities
alternative label: Competent Authority
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Explicitly models the authority empowered to request information and oversee compliance.
description: Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide all the information and documentation to which they have access and that is necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product.
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/competent-authorities_52
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/competent-authority_54
contains: Authorisation of producers and producer responsibility organisations (Article 58)
contains: Oversight of EPR obligations (Article 57)

Cooperation with competent national authority
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Importer must cooperate with competent national authority regarding corrective actions.
scope note: Supports clearly defined cooperation obligations within conformity assessment and corrective actions.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Supports clearly defined cooperation obligations within conformity assessment and corrective actions.
description: Importers shall cooperate with the competent national authority regarding any corrective action taken to remedy any case of non-compliance with the requirements set out in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4.

Obligation_cooperate_with_authorities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Cooperation with national authorities on non-compliance measures.
scope note: Explicitly codifies cooperation obligations to support enforcement and compliance reporting.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Explicitly codifies cooperation obligations to support enforcement and compliance reporting.
description: cooperate with the competent national authorities, at their request, on any measures taken with regard to cases of non-compliance of the product covered by the authorised representative’s mandate;

Non-compliance with Article 52
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Non-compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 52 or its obligations.
scope note: Facilitates targeted enforcement actions and reporting for compliance failures under Article 52.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Facilitates targeted enforcement actions and reporting for compliance failures under Article 52.
description: that another notified body does not comply with the requirements laid down in Article 52 or its obligations;

Remotely collect non-personal in-use data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Action of collecting non-personal in-use data remotely.
description: remotely collect non-personal in-use data

Privacy constraints on data collection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Constraints preventing collection of information in unobtrusive or identifying ways.
description: Collection of information about the behaviour of appliances that occurs in a context in which an individual can reasonably expect that no observation or recording is taking place, or collection of information which could provide or which could allow the identification of individuals or the inference of their behaviour should not be allowed.

InformationRequirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Obligation to provide information relating to selected product parameters.
description: information requirements should relate to a selected (28) product parameter relevant to a product aspect, such as the product’s environmental footprint, carbon footprint and durability.

Delegated act details and format
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Details and format for reporting non-personal in-use data as referred to in paragraph 4.
related: DelegatedActsPursuantToArticle4
description: The Commission shall specify, in the relevant delegated act, the details and format for reporting the non-personal in-use data as referred to in paragraph 4.

Product parameters regulated in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product parameters regulated in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.
broader: DelegatedActsPursuantToArticle4
subclass of: DelegatedActsPursuantToArticle4
description: Products falling within the scope of a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 shall not be placed on the market or put into service if they are designed to alter their behaviour or properties when they are tested in order to reach a more favourable result for any of the product parameters regulated in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.

Non-compliance with ecodesign requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product does not comply with ecodesign requirements set out in delegated acts under Article 4.
description: that a product placed on the market does not comply with ecodesign requirements set out in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4; or

Performance requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product-specific or horizontal performance requirements defined through a structured analysis.
description: Procedure for defining performance requirements Product specific or horizontal performance requirements shall be set as follows: a technical, environmental and economic analysis shall select a number of representative models of the product or products in question on the market and identify the technical options for improving the product performance in relation to the product parameters referred to in Annex I, taking into account the economic viability of the options and avoiding any significant

Information accompanying products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information accompanying products that customers should have access to.
description: Dealers shall ensure that their customers and potential customers have access to any relevant information accompanying products, as required by the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4, including in the event of distance selling.

Software or firmware updates
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Software or firmware updates related to product performance.
description: Software or firmware updates shall not lead to the worsening of product performance beyond acceptable margins specified in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4 in relation to any of the product parameters regulated in those delegated acts or the functional performance from the perspective of the user when measured with the test method used for the conformity assessment, except where the customer explicitly consents prior to the update to such worsening of performance.

ProductOfferInformation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information that must be offered with the product (information obligations for the market).
description: the product offer clearly and visibly provides at least the following information:

DelegatedActsPursuantToArticle4
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4
description: Notified bodies shall carry out conformity assessments in accordance with the conformity assessment procedures provided for in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.

delegated acts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Acts adopted by the Commission to amend standards per Article 4
description: The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 72 to amend Annex III, first paragraph, point (c), and second paragraph in light of technical and scientific progress by replacing the standards or adding other European or international standards with which the data carriers, the unique operator identifiers and the unique facility identifiers are to comply for the purposes of meeting the conditions set out in this Article.

Delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 concerning ecodesign requirements.
description: Products falling within the scope of a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 shall not be placed on the market or put into service if they are designed to alter their behaviour or properties when they are tested in order to reach a more favourable result for any of the product parameters regulated in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.

Emerging technology improvements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Emerging technology improvements identified during analysis.
description: The analysis referred to in the first paragraph shall also identify, for the parameter under consideration, the best-performing products and technologies available on the market, as well as emerging technology improvements.

Delegated acts under Article 4
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4 to specify additional data to be stored in the registry.
narrower: delegated acts
description: The Commission shall, in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4, specify any other data which, in addition to being included in the digital product passport, are to be stored in the registry, taking into account at least the following criteria:

Non-compliance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Failure to meet the requirements laid down in the Regulation or the delegated act
related: Enforcement measures under BattReg Article 83
related: Poor quality data (reliability, and source verification).
related: Corrective actions
description: Where the market surveillance authorities find that the product does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation or in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4, they shall without delay require the relevant economic operator to take appropriate and proportionate corrective action, within a reasonable period prescribed by the market surveillance authorities and commensurate with the nature and, where relevant, the degree of the non-compliance, to bring the non-

explicit consent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Explicit consent required for storing personal data.
description: (e) personal data relating to customers shall not be stored in the digital product passport without their explicit consent in compliance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;

Best-performing products and technologies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The best-performing products and technologies available on the market.
description: The analysis referred to in the first paragraph shall also identify, for the parameter under consideration, the best-performing products and technologies available on the market, as well as emerging technology improvements.

Annual reporting of non-personal in-use data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reporting non-personal in-use data to the Commission at least once a year.
related: Commission data assessment report
description: (b) reporting those data to the Commission at least once a year.

Consent to data collection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: End user consent to collection of information.
description: End users should expressly agree to the collection of information that they consider is appropriate to share.

Environmental analysis
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Analytical component addressing environmental aspects used to define performance requirements.
broader: Carbon footprint performance class
subclass of: Carbon footprint performance class
broader: environmental impacts
subclass of: environmental impacts
broader: LCA
subclass of: LCA
related: Battery carbon footprint
related: Web link to public carbon footprint study
related: EnergyUseAndEnergyEfficiency
related: Destruction of ecosystems and soils
related: AssessmentMethod
related: assessments and verifications
related: Environmental sustainability assessment
related: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
description: Procedure for defining performance requirements Product specific or horizontal performance requirements shall be set as follows: a technical, environmental and economic analysis shall select a number of representative models of the product or products in question on the market and identify the technical options for improving the product performance in relation to the product parameters referred to in Annex I, taking into account the economic viability of the options and avoiding any significant

Delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4(2)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Delegated act establishing that no (some) requirements are to be set for specific product parameters.
description: a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4(2) establishes that no performance requirements, no information requirements or neither performance nor information requirements are to be set for one or more specific product parameters referred to in Annex I

PerformanceRequirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Performance-related requirement concerning a product parameter.
broader: Declared performance values
subclass of: Declared performance values
description: Such information requirements should be set either in addition to, or instead of, performance requirements concerning the same product parameter, as appropriate.

Customer explicit consent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Explicit customer consent prior to a software/firmware update that may worsen performance.
description: except where the customer explicitly consents prior to the update to such worsening of performance.

Technical analysis
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Analytical process focusing on technical aspects used to define performance requirements.
description: Procedure for defining performance requirements Product specific or horizontal performance requirements shall be set as follows: a technical, environmental and economic analysis shall select a number of representative models of the product or products in question on the market and identify the technical options for improving the product performance in relation to the product parameters referred to in Annex I, taking into account the economic viability of the options and avoiding any significant

Presence of substances in products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Substances presence within products (chemical safety context).
scope note: Treat presence of substances in products as a distinct attribute at the product-chemical content boundary. Linking it via a related relation to ecodesign-requirements situates it within ecodesign governance without conflating it with broader regulatory instruments.
broader: Hazardous substances
subclass of: Hazardous substances
broader: HazardousSubstancesInfo
subclass of: HazardousSubstancesInfo
broader: cobalt share
subclass of: cobalt share
broader: lead share
subclass of: lead share
broader: nickel share
subclass of: nickel share
broader: billOfChemical
subclass of: billOfChemical
broader: Chemical safety
subclass of: Chemical safety
broader: Bill of chemical
subclass of: Bill of chemical
broader: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
subclass of: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
broader: Restrictions on substances
subclass of: Restrictions on substances
broader: Compositional survey
subclass of: Compositional survey
broader: Chemical A
subclass of: Chemical A
narrower: single type of chemical composition
related: Ecodesign requirements
related: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
related: Safety of construction products
related: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
comment: Treat presence of substances in products as a distinct attribute at the product-chemical content boundary. Linking it via a related relation to ecodesign-requirements situates it within ecodesign governance without conflating it with broader regulatory instruments.
description: Performance requirements based on the product parameter referred to in Annex I, point (f), shall not restrict, for reasons relating primarily to chemical safety, the presence of substances in products.

Chemical safety
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chemical safety as a recognised element of product sustainability.
scope note: Position chemical safety as a core ecodesign attribute with explicit connections to ecodesign-requirements (broader) and productparameters (related). This reflects its role as a design-oriented safety consideration within ecodesign.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
broader: HazardousSubstancesInfo
subclass of: HazardousSubstancesInfo
broader: Chemical risks due to leaking or leaching
subclass of: Chemical risks due to leaking or leaching
related: ProductParameters
related: Health and safety
comment: Position chemical safety as a core ecodesign attribute with explicit connections to ecodesign-requirements (broader) and productparameters (related). This reflects its role as a design-oriented safety consideration within ecodesign.
description: Chemical safety is a recognised element of product sustainability.

Regulations (EC) No 1935/2004
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation addressing chemicals (example).
scope note: Model Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 as a distinct regulatory concept and connect it to chemical-safety concepts (e.g., via related to union-law-on-chemicals) to reflect regulatory governance.
related: union-law-on-chemicals
related: REACH Regulation
comment: Model Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 as a distinct regulatory concept and connect it to chemical-safety concepts (e.g., via related to union-law-on-chemicals) to reflect regulatory governance.
description: Regulations (EC) No 1935/2004 (30)

Directive 2009/48/EC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Directive on the safety of toys (example reference in chemicals context).
scope note: Model Directive 2009/48/EC as a standalone regulatory concept, enabling explicit cross-links to other regulatory and ecodesign concepts.
related: union-law-on-chemicals
related: SafetyMeasures
comment: Model Directive 2009/48/EC as a standalone regulatory concept, enabling explicit cross-links to other regulatory and ecodesign concepts.
description: Directive 2009/48/EC (35) of the European Parliament and of the Council

Directive 94/62/EC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Directive on packaging and packaging waste.
scope note: Treat Directive 94/62/EC as a discrete regulatory concept, allowing future linking to ecodesign requirements and product parameters.
comment: Treat Directive 94/62/EC as a discrete regulatory concept, allowing future linking to ecodesign requirements and product parameters.
description: European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC (29)

Waste hierarchy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Hierarchy guiding waste management strategies.
broader: Waste batteries prevention and management information
subclass of: Waste batteries prevention and management information
broader: Rules and targets for the management of all waste batteries
subclass of: Rules and targets for the management of all waste batteries
narrower: Sustainability requirements
related: StatusWaste
related: Waste management collection and sorting
related: Waste Water Engineering Products
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
description: Circular value chains aim to keep textiles in circulation for as long as possible, in line with the waste hierarchy.

WasteGenerated
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Amounts of waste generated and their recyclability/hazard status.
scope note: Model waste generation as a distinct ecodesign-related attribute to support lifecycle and regulatory considerations.
comment: Model waste generation as a distinct ecodesign-related attribute to support lifecycle and regulatory considerations.
description: (r) amounts of waste generated, including plastic waste and packaging waste and their ease of reuse, and amounts of hazardous waste generated;

ExpectedGenerationOfWaste
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product aspect related to expected generation of waste as part of ecodesign.
scope note: Treat expected-generation-of-waste as a distinct lifecycle attribute within ecodesign considerations.
comment: Treat expected-generation-of-waste as a distinct lifecycle attribute within ecodesign considerations.
description: expected generation of waste.

Recycled content
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Percentage of recycled content in secondary materials
broader: Recycled content shares
subclass of: Recycled content shares
narrower: MaterialCircularity
related: StatusReused
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
description: The resulting secondary raw materials, which included a percentage of recycled content, were then used to produce garments of the same model, whose characteristics were subsequently analyzed.

RecoveryOfMaterials
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product aspect related to recovery of materials as part of ecodesign.
scope note: Treat recovery-of-materials as a specific ecodesign concept enabling linkage to regulation and product sustainability discussions.
broader: Secondary raw materials
subclass of: Secondary raw materials
narrower: Recycled content
narrower: Reutilisation of materials within battery manufacturing process
narrower: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
related: TreatmentOperationsPreparingForReuse
comment: Treat recovery-of-materials as a specific ecodesign concept enabling linkage to regulation and product sustainability discussions.
description: the possibility of the recovery of materials;

MaintenanceAndRefurbishment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product aspect related to maintenance and refurbishment as part of ecodesign.
scope note: Model maintenance and refurbishment as a product-life-cycle concept within ecodesign considerations.
broader: Vehicle_repair_and_maintenance_information
subclass of: Vehicle_repair_and_maintenance_information
comment: Model maintenance and refurbishment as a product-life-cycle concept within ecodesign considerations.
description: the possibility of maintenance and refurbishment;

Upgradability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product aspect related to upgradability as part of ecodesign.
scope note: Position upgradability as a lifecycle attribute within ecodesign requirements.
broader: Five years spare parts availability
subclass of: Five years spare parts availability
related: MaintenanceAndRefurbishment
comment: Position upgradability as a lifecycle attribute within ecodesign requirements.
description: upgradability;

EnergyUseAndEnergyEfficiency
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product aspect related to energy use and energy efficiency as part of ecodesign.
scope note: Model energy-use-with-efficiency as a core ecodesign attribute, with a broader link to ecodesign-requirements and a related link to productparameters.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
broader: Energy use
subclass of: Energy use
broader: DPP_EnergyWaterConsumptionConsiderations
subclass of: DPP_EnergyWaterConsumptionConsiderations
broader: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
subclass of: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: ProductParameters
related: Battery energy
related: Recalculation trigger (BOM/energy mix change)
comment: Model energy-use-with-efficiency as a core ecodesign attribute, with a broader link to ecodesign-requirements and a related link to productparameters.
description: energy use and energy efficiency;

Energy use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Energy use as an ecodesign attribute.
scope note: Establish energy-use as a distinct ecodesign parameter with links to ecodesign-requirements and productparameters.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
broader: Indicator_Energy_Consumption
subclass of: Indicator_Energy_Consumption
narrower: EnergyUseAndEnergyEfficiency
related: ProductParameters
comment: Establish energy-use as a distinct ecodesign parameter with links to ecodesign-requirements and productparameters.
description: aspects such as energy use or efficiency

digital product passport service provider
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: a natural or legal person that is an independent third-party authorised by the economic operator which places the product on the market or puts it into service and that processes the digital product passport data for that product for the purpose of making such data available to economic operators and other relevant actors with a right to access those data under this Regulation or other Union law
related: DPP data platform
related: data request mechanism
related: CISUTAC tool
related: open interoperable data exchange network
related: traceability platform
description: ‘digital product passport service provider’ means a natural or legal person that is an independent third-party authorised by the economic operator which places the product on the market or puts it into service and that processes the digital product passport data for that product for the purpose of making such data available to economic operators and other relevant actors with a right to access those data under this Regulation or other Union law;
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements

EUSingleWindowEnvironmentForCustoms
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The EU Single Window Environment for Customs.
description: The Commission shall interconnect the registry with the EU Customs Single Window Certificates Exchange System (EU CSW-CERTEX), thus enabling the automated exchange of information with the national customs systems through the EU Single Window Environment for Customs established by Regulation (EU) 2022/2399.

DelegatedActsSettingEcodesignRequirements_u1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Delegated acts setting ecodesign requirements
description: delegated acts setting ecodesign requirements.

Directive 2010/75/EU
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Directive 2010/75/EU referenced in Annex II.
related: Euro 7 regulation
description: For the development of the analysis referred to in the first subparagraph, relevant information available in the framework of other Union activities, including, among others, existing sectoral roadmaps as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, shall be taken into account and shall include technical information used as a basis for or derived from Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, Directive 2010/75/EU, technical screening criteria adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and EU green public procu

Model level
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Passport level defined as model level (as opposed to batch or item).
description: whether the digital product passport is to be established at model, batch or item level, and the definition of such levels;

open standards
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data standards that the passport data must be based on.
broader: ConformityStandards
subclass of: ConformityStandards
broader: open data model
subclass of: open data model
related: open interoperable data exchange network
description: all data included in the digital product passport shall be based on open standards, developed with an interoperable format, and shall be, as appropriate, machine-readable, structured, searchable, and transferable through an open interoperable data exchange network without vender lock-in, in accordance with the essential requirements set out in this Article and Article 11;

Regulation (EC) No 66/2010
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 referenced in Annex II.
description: For the development of the analysis referred to in the first subparagraph, relevant information available in the framework of other Union activities, including, among others, existing sectoral roadmaps as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, shall be taken into account and shall include technical information used as a basis for or derived from Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, Directive 2010/75/EU, technical screening criteria adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and EU green public procu

Regulation (EU) 2022/2065
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation on a Digital Services Market and amending Directive 2000/31/EC.
related: Enforcement rules
description: Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065.

Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: European Union regulation referenced in the recital.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Annex VI procedure
related: Regulation (EU) 2024/2747
description: The Commission should ensure that there is consistency regarding harmonised standards and common specifications under this Regulation, including when reviewing Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012.

Better Regulation guidelines
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Guidelines referenced for drawing up delegated acts.
description: and should be drawn up in line with the Commission’s Better Regulation guidelines,

Delegated_acts_unit1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation.
description: the delegated acts adopted pursuant to it.

EU Single Window Environment for Customs
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: System referenced as the means by which customs authorities access the registry.
narrower: Interconnection
narrower: Regulation (EU) 2022/2399
related: open interoperable data exchange network
description: the EU Single Window Environment for Customs established by Regulation (EU) 2022/2399 of the European Parliament and of the Council (39).

Regulation (EU) 2022/2399
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation establishing the EU Single Window Environment for Customs.
description: Regulation (EU) 2022/2399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 establishing the European Union Single Window Environment for Customs and amending Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 (OJ L 317, 9.12.2022, p. 1).

EU green public procurement criteria
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EU green public procurement criteria referenced in Annex II.
description: For the development of the analysis referred to in the first subparagraph, relevant information available in the framework of other Union activities, including, among others, existing sectoral roadmaps as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, shall be taken into account and shall include technical information used as a basis for or derived from Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, Directive 2010/75/EU, technical screening criteria adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and EU green public procu

Conformity_to_Regulation_and_delegated_acts_unit1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Products in conformity with this Regulation and the delegated acts adopted pursuant to it.
description: they only make available on the market products that are in conformity with this Regulation and the delegated acts adopted pursuant to it.

Interconnection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Interconnection between the registry and EU CSW-CERTEX enabling automated exchange of information.
related: gate network
related: EPCIS and UNECE models
related: Systematic_exchange
description: The Commission shall interconnect the registry with the EU Customs Single Window Certificates Exchange System (EU CSW-CERTEX), thus enabling the automated exchange of information with the national customs systems through the EU Single Window Environment for Customs established by Regulation (EU) 2022/2399.

Regulation (EU) 2020/852
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation (EU) 2020/852 referenced in Annex II.
related: Directive 2010/75/EU
related: Directive 94/62/EC
description: For the development of the analysis referred to in the first subparagraph, relevant information available in the framework of other Union activities, including, among others, existing sectoral roadmaps as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, shall be taken into account and shall include technical information used as a basis for or derived from Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, Directive 2010/75/EU, technical screening criteria adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and EU green public procu

Delegated power to adopt acts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Power to adopt acts should be delegated to the Commission.
narrower: Implementing powers
description: The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to

Regulation (EU) 2016/679
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
narrower: Personal data protection compliance
description: Processing of personal data by the competent national authorities within Member States is to be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (37) with particular attention being paid to the principles of data protection by design and by default.

minimum requirements for public contracts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: minimum requirements for the award of public contracts for the purchase of products covered by ecodesign requirements
related: Green public procurement requirements
description: setting minimum requirements for the award of public contracts for the purchase of products covered by ecodesign requirements, or for works or services where those products are used for activities constituting the subject matter of those contracts

Regulation (EU) 2018/1725
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
description: Any processing of personal data by the Commission, in particular those stored in the registry, is to be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (38).

item
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Item identifier referenced by the passport data.
broader: BatteryItem
subclass of: BatteryItem
broader: Unique ID for product/batch/logistics unit
subclass of: Unique ID for product/batch/logistics unit
related: Model level
description: (f) the data included in the digital product passport shall refer to the product model, batch or item as specified in the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4;

Examination procedure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Procedure referred to for adopting the implementing act.
broader: Examination procedure Article 73(3)
subclass of: Examination procedure Article 73(3)
related: Administrative step
related: Screening assessment methodology for chemical/material
description: That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 73(3).

Green public procurement requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mandatory green public procurement requirements.
narrower: Environmental sustainability assessment
description: This Regulation also establishes a digital product passport, provides for the setting of mandatory green public procurement requirements and creates a framework to prevent unsold consumer products from being destroyed.

EUCSWCERTEX
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The EU Customs Single Window Certificates Exchange System (EU CSW-CERTEX).
related: EU Single Window Environment for Customs
description: The Commission shall interconnect the registry with the EU Customs Single Window Certificates Exchange System (EU CSW-CERTEX), thus enabling the automated exchange of information with the national customs systems through the EU Single Window Environment for Customs established by Regulation (EU) 2022/2399.

open interoperable data exchange network
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Network enabling interoperable data exchange for DP passports.
broader: Standardized_data_collection_for_traceability
subclass of: Standardized_data_collection_for_traceability
broader: EPCIS 2.015
subclass of: EPCIS 2.015
broader: EU Single Window Environment for Customs
subclass of: EU Single Window Environment for Customs
related: Interoperability with other platforms
related: Traceability Despatch Advice
related: Interconnection
related: open standards
related: Systematic_exchange
description: all data included in the digital product passport shall be based on open standards, developed with an interoperable format, and shall be, as appropriate, machine-readable, structured, searchable, and transferable through an open interoperable data exchange network without vender lock-in, in accordance with the essential requirements set out in this Article and Article 11;

Descriptions of the conformity assessment procedures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Descriptions of the procedures used for conformity assessment, including how personnel relate to tasks.
description: (b) the necessary descriptions of the procedures in accordance with which conformity assessment is carried out, ensuring the transparency and the ability of reproduction of those procedures including a description of how relevant personnel, their status and tasks correspond to the conformity assessment tasks in relation to which the body intends to be notified;

Conformity assessment certificate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Certificate confirming conformity assessment.
description: any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a certificate;

Conformity assessment activities within scope of notification and cross-border activities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Conformity assessment activities performed within the scope of notification and other activities including cross-border activities and subcontracting.
related: notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission
description: on request, conformity assessment activities performed within the scope of their notification and any other activity performed, including cross-border activities and subcontracting.

Examination procedure Article 73(3)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Examination procedure referred to in Article 73(3) for implementing acts.
description: Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 73(3).

Means and equipment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Means necessary to perform conformity assessment tasks and access to necessary equipment or facilities.
description: (d) procedures for the performance of activities which take due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the product technology in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process. It shall have the means necessary to perform the technical and administrative tasks connected with the conformity assessment activities in an appropriate manner and shall have access to all necessary equipment or facilities.

ConformityAssessmentProcedure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Conformity assessment procedure for products under delegated acts.
description: Before placing a product covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 on the market or putting it into service, manufacturers shall carry out the conformity assessment procedure specified in that delegated act, or have it carried out on their behalf, and draw up the required technical documentation.

Standardisation activities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Conformity assessment bodies participate in or inform about standardisation activities.
description: Conformity assessment bodies shall participate in, or ensure that their assessment personnel are informed about, the relevant standardisation activities and take into account the relevant guidance and recommendations issued by the competent technical committees of the European standardisation bodies.

Conformity assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process used to assess conformity of products, including its test method.
broader: Conformity assessment certificate
subclass of: Conformity assessment certificate
related: Certification body
description: Software or firmware updates shall not lead to the worsening of product performance beyond acceptable margins specified in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4 in relation to any of the product parameters regulated in those delegated acts or the functional performance from the perspective of the user when measured with the test method used for the conformity assessment, except where the customer explicitly consents prior to the update to such worsening of performance.

ConformityAssessmentModule
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Conformity assessment module to be used, including factors if a different module is chosen.
broader: Test reports proving compliance
subclass of: Test reports proving compliance
description: (h) the conformity assessment module to be used pursuant to Article 4(5); where the module to be applied is different from the module set out in Annex IV, the factors leading to the choice of that module;

Three months period
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Three-month timeframe mentioned in paragraph 7
related: Response_timeframe_30_days
description: Where, within three months of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 4, no objection has been raised by either a Member State or the Commission in respect of a provisional measure taken by a Member State, that measure shall be deemed justified.

conformity assessment activities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Details of the conformity assessment activities to be notified.
broader: PAS procedure
subclass of: PAS procedure
broader: Annex VI procedure
subclass of: Annex VI procedure
narrower: Declaration of performance and conformity
related: Certifications
related: Certification body
related: Certification requirements
related: Due Diligence
related: Documentary evidence
related: OECD audit principles
related: assessment and verification system
related: Notifying authorities
related: ProvideInformationToDemonstrateConformity
related: Safety assessment
description: The notification shall include full details of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module or modules and product or products concerned and the relevant attestation of competence.

conformity assessment module
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Module(s) of conformity assessment referenced in the notification.
broader: DIN DKE SPEC
subclass of: DIN DKE SPEC
broader: Module D1 – Quality assurance of the production process
subclass of: Module D1 – Quality assurance of the production process
broader: Module G – Conformity based on unit verification
subclass of: Module G – Conformity based on unit verification
narrower: Annex VI procedure
related: Table 3
related: eBIZ framework
related: Certification body
related: PCO
related: Certification requirements
related: Test reports proving compliance
related: Authorities designated under Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
related: assessments and verifications
related: Hazard assessment tiered approach
description: The notification shall include full details of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module or modules and product or products concerned and the relevant attestation of competence.

Conformity assessment procedure elements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: elements specified in the applicable conformity assessment procedure
broader: Test method used for the conformity assessment
subclass of: Test method used for the conformity assessment
narrower: Annex VI procedure
related: Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties
related: Certification requirements
related: Robust conformity assessment procedures
related: common specifications adopted by the Commission
description: shall contain the elements specified in the applicable conformity assessment procedure

15 days
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Timeframe within which information must be provided after a request.
description: within 15 days of receipt of a request by that authority.

Response_timeframe_30_days
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: 30 days response timeframe
description: Such information and documentation shall be provided in paper or electronic form within 30 days of receipt of the request.

Assessment personnel
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Personnel responsible for carrying out conformity assessment tasks.
related: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
description: The personnel responsible for carrying out conformity assessment activities shall have the following:

five working days
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Timeframe for providing digital copy upon request
description: provide the digital copy referred to in point (a) or a webpage link free of charge promptly and in any event within five working days of receiving a request to do so.

FinalConformityAssessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Final conformity assessment
related: Monitoring of conformity
description: Where a manufacturer does not meet the relevant requirements or corresponding harmonised standards, common specifications or other technical specifications, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures in view of a final conformity assessment, unless the deficiencies cannot be remedied, in which case it shall not issue a certificate or approval decision.

Necessary personnel with technical knowledge
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Personnel with technical knowledge and sufficient experience to perform conformity assessment tasks.
description: (a) the necessary personnel with technical knowledge, and sufficient and appropriate experience to perform the conformity assessment tasks;

Response time for cross-border conformity assessment requests (15 days)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Timeframe to respond to cross-border conformity assessment requests.
related: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
related: Two weeks
description: The notified body concerned shall respond without delay and within 15 days at the latest to the request.

ConformityAssessments
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Conformity assessments
related: European assessment documents
description: Notified bodies shall carry out conformity assessments in accordance with the conformity assessment procedures provided for in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.

Obligation_provide_information_within_15_days
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Provide information within 15 days to demonstrate conformity.
description: further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product, in a language that can be easily understood by that authority as soon as possible and in any event within 15 days of receipt of such a request;

Third-party conformity assessment tasks
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Tasks provided for under the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.
description: Notification Where third-party conformity assessment tasks are provided for under the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4, Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the bodies authorised to carry out those tasks.

Test method used for the conformity assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The test method used for the conformity assessment.
narrower: Annex VI procedure
related: LCA methodologies (PEF)
related: Test reports proving compliance
description: Software or firmware updates shall not lead to the worsening of product performance beyond acceptable margins specified in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4 in relation to any of the product parameters regulated in those delegated acts or the functional performance from the perspective of the user when measured with the test method used for the conformity assessment, except where the customer explicitly consents prior to the update to such worsening of performance.

Cross-border conformity assessment request
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Request to a notified body established in another Member State relating to a conformity assessment.
related: UNCEFACT_Event_models
related: Notified body
related: Verification by authorities
related: assessments and verifications
description: Where the Commission or a Member State’s market surveillance authority submits a request to a notified body established on the territory of another Member State relating to a conformity assessment carried out by that notified body, it shall send a copy of that request to the notifying authority of that other Member State.

DigitalContentIntegratedInPhysicalProduct
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Digital content that is an integral part of a physical product
narrower: TRICK - Guidelines on data collection from Textile supply chains for the Digital Product Passport
narrower: decentralised data system
related: Standardization work for Digital Product Passport (DPP) in CEN/CLC/JTC 24
related: DPP_DataModelAndInteroperability
related: traceability platform
related: Information management and verification tools
related: Information technology
related: digital copy of the data carrier or the unique product identifier
related: Recipient of the digital product passport
related: Data quality attributes
description: Digital content that is an integral part of a physical product is to be included in the scope.

Physical labels for consumers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Physical labels that provide information to consumers at the point of sale.
broader: BatteryLabel
subclass of: BatteryLabel
related: Symbols, labels and documentation of conformity
related: public
description: Specifically for consumers, physical labels can be an additional source of information at the place of sale.

ProductPicture
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A picture of the product.
description: information allowing the identification of the product, including a picture of it, its type and any other product identifier.

Product parameters
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product performance parameters used for comparison.
narrower: Product description
related: product requirement
description: They should provide a quick visual basis for consumers to distinguish between products based on their performance in relation to a specific product parameter or a set of product parameters.

digital copy of the data carrier or the unique product identifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Digital copy provided to dealers/marketplaces
broader: DPP data platform
subclass of: DPP data platform
narrower: Electronic documents
narrower: Permalinks or data carriers
related: Printed label on packaging
related: Battery Passport Data Points
related: DigitalContentIntegratedInPhysicalProduct
description: provide dealers and providers of online marketplaces with a digital copy of the data carrier or the unique product identifier, as relevant, to allow them to make the data carrier or the unique product identifier accessible to potential customers where they cannot physically access the product;

FunctionalPerformance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Functional performance and conditions for use.
description: (s) functional performance and conditions for use, including as expressed through the ability to perform its intended use, precautions for use, skills required and compatibility with other products or systems;

Printed label on packaging
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A label that is printed on the product packaging.
related: Physical labels for consumers
related: Label display
related: Packaging symbol size alternative
related: Languages required by Member States
description: The Commission should be able to also require the label to be printed on the packaging of the product.

Packaging labeling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Labeling requirements regarding product packaging.
related: Packaging symbol size alternative
description: The Commission should be able to also require the label to be printed on the packaging of the product.

In-use data recording and visibility requirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Products shall record in-use data and make such data visible to the end user where appropriate.
related: Technical feasibility of recording in-use data
related: Information management and verification tools
description: Products covered by a requirement set pursuant to Article 4(6), point (c), shall where appropriate, in line with the criteria in paragraph 2 of this Article, record the in-use data and make such data visible to the end user.

Label display
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirement that product labels are clearly displayed in line with applicable requirements.
related: Label information
description: In particular, this Regulation should require dealers to ensure that the digital product passport is accessible to their customers, including potential customers, and that labels are clearly displayed, in line with the applicable requirements.

PhysicalGood
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: All physical goods placed on the market or put into service
broader: construction product
subclass of: construction product
description: setting of ecodesign requirements for all physical goods placed on the market or put into service, including components, such as tyres, and intermediate products.

Product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product
broader: Finished product
subclass of: Finished product
narrower: Physical goods
description: Where, in the course of the monitoring of conformity following the issue of a certificate in accordance with the conformity assessment procedures provided for in a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 or approval decision, a notified body finds that a product or the manufacturer does not comply or no longer complies, it shall require the manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall suspend or withdraw the certificate or approval decision if necessary.

PhysicalMeans
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Physical means to provide information to consumers.
related: Data carriers
description: Essential information relating to the health, safety and rights of end users should always be provided to consumers by physical means and be accessible through a data carrier included on the product.

Intermediate products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Intermediate products included in physical goods.
description: This Regulation applies to any physical goods that are placed on the market or put into service, including components and intermediate products.

Components
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Components included in physical goods.
description: This Regulation applies to any physical goods that are placed on the market or put into service, including components and intermediate products.

Technical feasibility of recording in-use data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Whether recording in-use data is technically feasible.
description: (b) the technical feasibility of recording in-use data;

In-use data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data about energy use or performance of a product while in use, as a product parameter reference.
broader: On_board_diagnostic_information
subclass of: On_board_diagnostic_information
related: Product parameters
description: (a) the usefulness of in-use data for end users to understand and manage the energy use or performance of the product;

Minimum energy performance requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Minimum energy performance requirements referenced in paragraph 3.
broader: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
subclass of: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
broader: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
subclass of: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: Minimum voltage
description: Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, Member States shall not be precluded from setting minimum energy performance requirements in accordance with Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2024/1275 and system requirements in accordance with Article 13 of that Directive.

Physical goods
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Physical goods to which the Regulation applies.
broader: textile product – product
subclass of: textile product – product
description: This Regulation applies to any physical goods that are placed on the market or put into service, including components and intermediate products.

Energy in-use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Energy in-use parameter referenced in the recital to assess performance during use.
related: Data attributes regarding round trip energy efficiency
related: In-use data
related: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
description: correcting deviations between energy in-use and other performance parameters when measured under test conditions and actual functioning, the Commission should have access to non-personal data about products’ actual energy consumption while in use and where relevant to other performance parameters.

System requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: System requirements referenced in paragraph 3.
description: Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, Member States shall not be precluded from setting minimum energy performance requirements in accordance with Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2024/1275 and system requirements in accordance with Article 13 of that Directive.

Product itself
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: information availability on the product itself
description: on the product itself;

Product comparison information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information intended to enable effective comparison of products, including indication of performance classes.
description: pursuant to this Regulation, provide clear and easily understandable information allowing for the effective comparison of products, for instance by indicating classes of performance.

UniqueOperatorIdentifiers_OtherThanManufacturer_H
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: unique operator identifiers other than that of the manufacturer
narrower: Unique operator identifier
description: (h) unique operator identifiers other than that of the manufacturer;

Concentration limits for substances (Annex I f)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Concentration limit for substances as referred to in Annex I, point (f).
broader: Concentration threshold 1% weight by weight
subclass of: Concentration threshold 1% weight by weight
narrower: PNEC
related: Thresholds on concentration of substances triggering tracking
related: Concentration of substances of concern
related: Guidelines for traceability and sustainability data gathering
description: Any concentration limit for substances as referred to in Annex I, point (f), shall be based on a thorough analysis of the sustainability of the substances and their identified alternatives, and shall not have significant adverse effects on human health or the environment.

UniqueRegistrationIdentifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The unique registration identifier of a product referred to in Article 13(5).
related: Standards for unique identifiers
description: Any person intending to place a product covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 under the customs procedure ‘release for free circulation’ shall provide or make available to customs authorities the unique registration identifier of that product referred to in Article 13(5).

Unique registration identifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An identifier communicated to the economic operator associated with the uploaded unique identifiers for a specific product.
narrower: Unique identifiers
description: Upon the uploading by the economic operator of the data referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 in the registry, the registry shall automatically communicate to that economic operator a unique registration identifier associated with the unique identifiers uploaded in the registry for a specific product in accordance with paragraph 4.

persistent unique product identifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A persistent unique identifier linked to the product via a data carrier.
narrower: unique product identifier
narrower: Unique identifiers
narrower: Standards for unique identifiers
description: it shall be connected through a data carrier to a persistent unique product identifier;

CarbonFootprint
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product parameter representing the carbon footprint of the product.
narrower: Environmental footprint
narrower: EnvironmentalImpactsCarbonFootprintEnvironmentalFootprint
narrower: EnvironmentalFootprint
related: CircularityAssessment
description: such as the product’s environmental footprint, carbon footprint and durability.

ProductIdentification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identification elements such as type, batch or serial number for products.
broader: Battery identifier
subclass of: Battery identifier
description: Manufacturers shall ensure that their products covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 bear a type, batch or serial number or other element allowing their identification, or, where the size or nature of the product does not so allow, that the required information is provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product.

SubstanceIdentification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process of identifying substances present in products or used in their manufacturing processes.
broader: Chemical safety
subclass of: Chemical safety
broader: Monomer
subclass of: Monomer
broader: Polymer
subclass of: Polymer
description: The identification of such substances should also trigger an information requirement.

Unique operator identifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An identifier used to uniquely identify an operator in Annex III context.
narrower: Operator
description: The unique operator identifiers referred to in Annex III, first paragraph, points (g) and (h), and the unique facility identifiers referred to in Annex III, first paragraph, point (i), shall comply with the standards referred to in Annex III, first paragraph, point (c), and second paragraph, or equivalent European or international standards, until the references of harmonised standards are published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Analytical detection limits
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Analytical detection limits as an aspect of enforceability for concentration limits.
description: Proposed concentration limits shall also consider aspects of enforceability, such as analytical detection limits.

UniqueFacilityIdentifiers_I
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: unique facility identifiers
narrower: Standards for unique identifiers
description: (i) unique facility identifiers;

WeightAndVolume
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Weight and volume of the product and its packaging.
related: Battery mass
description: (j) weight and volume of the product and its packaging, and the product-to-packaging ratio;

EnvironmentalImpactsCarbonFootprintEnvironmentalFootprint
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product aspect related to environmental impacts including carbon footprint and environmental footprint as part of ecodesign.
related: EnvironmentalFootprint
description: environmental impacts, including carbon footprint and environmental footprint;

Unique facility identifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An identifier referred to in Annex III, first paragraph, point (i), for facilities.
description: The unique operator identifiers referred to in Annex III, first paragraph, points (g) and (h), and the unique facility identifiers referred to in Annex III, first paragraph, point (i), shall comply with the standards referred to in Annex III, first paragraph, point (c), and second paragraph, or equivalent European or international standards, until the references of harmonised standards are published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Thresholds on concentration of substances triggering tracking
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Concentration thresholds that trigger the tracking requirement for substances in products/components.
narrower: Concentration limits for substances (Annex I f)
related: Interoperable traceability reporting
description: to set thresholds on the concentration of substances in the product or relevant components triggering the tracking requirement

Standards for unique identifiers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Standards referred to for unique identifiers (and facility identifiers) per Annex III.
description: The unique operator identifiers referred to in Annex III, first paragraph, points (g) and (h), and the unique facility identifiers referred to in Annex III, first paragraph, point (i), shall comply with the standards referred to in Annex III, first paragraph, point (c), and second paragraph, or equivalent European or international standards, until the references of harmonised standards are published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Tracking of substances
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements concerning the tracking of substances of concern in products.
related: RMIS – Raw Materials Information System
related: traceability
related: Segregation
related: Exposure data
description: Such requirements concerning the tracking of substances of concern should be included by default where an information requirement is to be set under this Regulation, except when such an information requirement is part of horizontal ecodesign requirements.

EnvironmentalFootprint
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Environmental footprint quantified in life cycle terms per delegated act.
broader: Destruction of ecosystems and soils
subclass of: Destruction of ecosystems and soils
broader: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
subclass of: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
narrower: Lifecycle stage contributions
narrower: TransparencyAndSustainabilityReport
related: MaterialCircularity
description: (m) the environmental footprint of the product, expressed as a quantification, in accordance with the applicable delegated act, of a product’s life cycle environmental impacts, whether in relation to one or more environmental impact categories or an aggregated set of impact categories;

Concentration of substances of concern
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: concentration, maximum concentration or range of substances of concern
related: PNEC
description: the concentration, maximum concentration or concentration range of the substances of concern, at the level of the product, its relevant components, or spare parts;

Environmental footprint
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: environmental footprint as a product parameter related attribute
description: information on the performance of the product in relation to one or more of the product parameters referred to in Annex I, including a repairability score, a durability score, a carbon footprint or an environmental footprint;

unique product identifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The unique product identifier referred to in the standards.
narrower: Persistent unique battery identifier
narrower: persistent unique product identifier
narrower: DPP requirement vs this CWA data structures [Unit17]
narrower: Unique identifiers
related: Standards for unique identifiers
description: the data carrier and the unique product identifier shall comply with one or more of the standards referred to in Annex III, second paragraph, or equivalent European or international standards until the references of harmonised standards are published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

Limit on a specific environmental impact category
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Limit on a specific environmental impact category.
description: a limit on a specific environmental impact category

MaterialFootprint
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Material footprint of the product.
broader: Mass of materials used
subclass of: Mass of materials used
broader: Virgin raw materials
subclass of: Virgin raw materials
narrower: sustainabilityIndicator
narrower: environmental impacts
narrower: materials used
related: MaterialIncoming
related: Secondary raw materials
related: Sustainability requirements
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: disease incidence per kg PM2.5 emitted
related: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
related: Life cycle of a chemical
description: (o) the material footprint of the product;

carbon footprint
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A product aspect relating to the total greenhouse gas emissions associated with a product.
broader: Lifecycle stage contributions
subclass of: Lifecycle stage contributions
broader: Absolute battery carbon footprint
subclass of: Absolute battery carbon footprint
broader: Battery carbon footprint per Functional Unit
subclass of: Battery carbon footprint per Functional Unit
broader: kgCO2e/kWh
subclass of: kgCO2e/kWh
broader: Tons of carbon dioxide equivalents
subclass of: Tons of carbon dioxide equivalents
broader: Implementing act establishing the format for the carbon footprint declaration
subclass of: Implementing act establishing the format for the carbon footprint declaration
narrower: sustainabilityIndicator
narrower: LCA
narrower: kg CO2 eq
related: environmental sustainability objectives
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: life cycle
related: disease incidence per kg PM2.5 emitted
related: Life Cycle Assessment
description: Those requirements should be used to improve product aspects relevant for environmental sustainability, such as durability, reusability, repairability, energy efficiency, recyclability, and carbon and environmental footprints.

ProductIdentifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Other product identifiers as part of identification.
broader: ArticleW90
subclass of: ArticleW90
narrower: Identifiers and product data
narrower: ProductInternalCode
narrower: Digital_Product_Passport
narrower: Product description
related: Information management and verification tools
description: information allowing the identification of the product, including a picture of it, its type and any other product identifier.

Visible sign indicating non-compliance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A sign that clearly indicates products do not comply with delegated acts and are not for sale until conformity.
related: Symbols, labels and documentation of conformity
related: traceability
related: Monitoring of conformity
description: a visible sign clearly indicates that such products do not comply with the requirements set in those delegated acts and that they are not for sale until they have been brought into conformity.

Energy consumption in the use phase
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Limit on energy consumption in the use phase.
narrower: Lifecycle stage contributions
narrower: EnergyAndResources
related: EnergyConsumed
related: Usage data and environmental conditions
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
description: a limit on energy consumption in the use phase

Energy mix modelling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Modelling of the energy mix considering energy-related issues.
broader: Share of renewable content
subclass of: Share of renewable content
related: Power purchase agreements
related: LCA
related: Sustainability data gathering
related: energy-related products that are also construction products
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: Climate change
description: modelling of the energy mix that would also take into account issues such as power purchase agreements, guarantees of origin and own electricity production

Product resilience improvements (climate resilience)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The product’s potential to improve climate resilience throughout its life cycle.
description: Where relevant, the analysis referred to in the first paragraph shall take into account the likely impacts of climate change on the product during its prospective lifetime, and the product’s potential to improve climate resilience throughout its life cycle.

Consumables
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Quantities and characteristics of consumables needed for proper use and maintenance.
related: InformationOnSparePartsPostalEmailWebsite
description: (l) quantity, characteristics and availability of consumables needed for proper use and maintenance as expressed, inter alia, through yield, technical lifetime, ability to reuse, repair, and remanufacture, mass-resource efficiency, and interoperability;

CircularityImpact
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Impact of substances on reuse or recycling and recycled material properties.
related: Circularity information
related: CircularityAssessment
related: material circularity
related: Recycled fibre from waste supply process
related: CISUTAC 22 data points for reuse, repair and recycling
related: Reverse Resources
related: Circular value chains
related: Table 16 datapoints (Table 16)
related: Reutilisation of materials within battery manufacturing process
related: Sustainability requirements
related: Indicator_Recycled_Content
related: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
description: for instance, take into account whether a substance makes the reuse or recycling of a product more complicated or negatively affects the properties of the recycled material, for example through its colour or smell.

Quantities of a given material incorporated in the product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Quantities of a given material incorporated in the product.
narrower: ProductQuantity
description: on the quantities of a given material incorporated in the product

Undermining compliance behaviour
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Behaviour that undermines the compliance of products with this Regulation.
description: Economic operators shall not engage in any behaviour that undermines the compliance of products with this Regulation regardless of whether that behaviour is of a contractual, commercial, technical or other nature.

RecycledMaterialsContent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Use or content of recycled materials and recovery of materials.
broader: Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled cobalt share
subclass of: Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled cobalt share
broader: Minimum quantities of recycled content
subclass of: Minimum quantities of recycled content
broader: Secondary raw materials
subclass of: Secondary raw materials
narrower: material circularity
narrower: Recycled fibre from waste supply process
narrower: Product parameters (eco-design information)
narrower: materials used
description: (h) use or content of recycled materials and recovery of materials, including critical raw materials;

DesignForRecycling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Design for recycling and related recycling considerations.
broader: Disassembly
subclass of: Disassembly
broader: Recyclers’ specifications
subclass of: Recyclers’ specifications
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
narrower: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
narrower: SSbD1_Material_efficiency
related: Dismantling information: Manuals for the removal and the disassembly of the battery pack
related: Circularity information
related: TreatmentOperationsPreparingForReuse
related: material circularity
related: PESCO-UP data model for recycling
related: Table 16 datapoints (Table 16)
related: circular_textile_supply_chains
related: End_of_life_treatment_recycling_information
related: Selection criteria
related: EcoReport tool
description: (d) design for recycling, ease and quality of recycling as expressed through use of easily recyclable materials, safe, easy and non-destructive access to recyclable components and materials or components and materials containing hazardous substances and material composition and homogeneity, possibility for high-purity sorting, number of materials and components used, use of standard components, use of component and material coding standards for the identification of components and materials, num

Repairability score
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: repairability score as a product parameter related attribute
description: information on the performance of the product in relation to one or more of the product parameters referred to in Annex I, including a repairability score, a durability score, a carbon footprint or an environmental footprint;

Guarantees of origin
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Guarantees of origin referenced in energy mix modelling.
related: Third-party assurances (e.g., certifications) of recognised schemes
related: EU Ecolabel
description: power purchase agreements, guarantees of origin and own electricity production

LightweightDesign
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Lightweight design aspects related to material savings and circularity.
description: (t) lightweight design as expressed through reduction of material consumption, load- and stress-optimisation of structures, integration of functions within the material or into a single product component, use of lower density or high-strength materials and hybrid materials, with regard to material savings, recycling and other circularity aspects, and waste reduction.

EnergyAndResources
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Use or consumption of energy, water and other resources across life cycle stages.
narrower: sustainability data
related: EnergyConsumed
description: (g) use or consumption of energy, water and other resources in one or more life cycle stages of the product, including the effect of physical factors or software and firmware updates on product efficiency and including the impact on deforestation;

construction products Regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation governing construction products.
description: obligations created by the construction products Regulation and its implementation are unlikely to sufficiently achieve the environmental sustainability objectives pursued by this Regulation.

energy-related products that are also construction products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Products that are energy-related and also construction products.
description: energy-related products that are also construction products.

Power purchase agreements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Power purchase agreements referenced in energy mix modelling.
description: power purchase agreements, guarantees of origin and own electricity production

life cycle of the product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: All aspects of the product’s life cycle considered in impact assessment.
broader: Lifecycle stage contributions
subclass of: Lifecycle stage contributions
broader: End-of-use
subclass of: End-of-use
broader: Traceability model
subclass of: Traceability model
broader: textile supply chain
subclass of: textile supply chain
broader: Traceability Report
subclass of: Traceability Report
broader: Life cycle carbon emissions
subclass of: Life cycle carbon emissions
broader: Annex II reference for life cycle stages
subclass of: Annex II reference for life cycle stages
broader: Product description
subclass of: Product description
narrower: Product traceability data
related: environmental sustainability objectives
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
description: life cycle of the product

RepairAndMaintenance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Repair and maintenance parameter including parts availability and maintenance instructions.
broader: RepairHistory
subclass of: RepairHistory
broader: repair
subclass of: repair
broader: MaintenanceOperations
subclass of: MaintenanceOperations
broader: maintenance
subclass of: maintenance
related: Documentation about usage, maintenance, etc.
description: (b) ease of repair and maintenance, as expressed through characteristics, availability, delivery time and affordability of spare parts, modularity, compatibility with commonly available tools and spare parts, availability of repair and maintenance instructions, number of materials and components used, use of standard components, use of component and material coding standards for the identification of components and materials, number and complexity of processes and whether specialised tools are n

Minimum quantities of recycled content
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirement for minimum quantities of recycled content.
narrower: Recycled content
narrower: Product parameters (eco-design information)
narrower: Mandatory minimum environmental sustainability requirements for construction products
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
narrower: SSbD1_Material_efficiency
related: Table 16 datapoints (Table 16)
related: Recycled content information
related: Indicator_Recycled_Content
description: a requirement for minimum quantities of recycled content

repairability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A product aspect related to how easily a product can be repaired.
related: Risk management obligations
related: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
description: It is important that horizontal requirements be developed in particular concerning durability and repairability.

Non-compliant products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Products that are non-compliant with applicable regulations.
related: Certifications
related: Monitoring of conformity
related: Declaration of performance and conformity
related: MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES
description: effective means are available to eliminate a serious risk, to require the removal of content referring to non-compliant products from an online interface.

DurabilityAndReliability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Durability and reliability parameter expressed through lifetime and failure metrics.
broader: 3.2.2.8 durability
subclass of: 3.2.2.8 durability
narrower: SoH
narrower: product requirement
description: (a) durability and reliability of the product or its components as expressed through the product’s guaranteed lifetime, technical lifetime, mean time between failures, indication of real use information on the product, resistance to stresses or ageing mechanisms;

Own electricity production
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Own electricity production referenced in energy mix modelling.
description: power purchase agreements, guarantees of origin and own electricity production

Climate change impacts on the product during its prospective lifetime
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Likely impacts of climate change on the product during its prospective lifetime.
description: Where relevant, the analysis referred to in the first paragraph shall take into account the likely impacts of climate change on the product during its prospective lifetime, and the product’s potential to improve climate resilience throughout its life cycle.

Where appropriate, the reference to other Union law providing for the affixing of the CE mark that is applied:
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Where appropriate, the reference to other Union law providing for the affixing of the CE mark that is applied:
scope note: Create a new sub-concept under Regulation 2024/1781 to capture this specific cross-reference to other Union law regarding CE marking. This preserves modular granularity and enables precise SKOS relations (broader to Regulation 2024-1781) while honoring the sole primary claim from the regulating community.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: Documentation under other Union law
related: Symbols, labels and documentation of conformity
related: Labelling
comment: Create a new sub-concept under Regulation 2024/1781 to capture this specific cross-reference to other Union law regarding CE marking. This preserves modular granularity and enables precise SKOS relations (broader to Regulation 2024-1781) while honoring the sole primary claim from the regulating community.

marking indicating a special risk or use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Other marking indicating a special risk or use that may accompany the CE marking.
scope note: Introduce a narrower concept under Regulation 2024/1781 for risk/use markings to enable targeted representation and future mappings to related regulatory text.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Symbols, labels and documentation of conformity
related: EU Ecolabel
comment: Introduce a narrower concept under Regulation 2024/1781 for risk/use markings to enable targeted representation and future mappings to related regulatory text.
description: The CE marking and, where applicable, the identification number of the notified body may be followed by a pictogram or other marking indicating a special risk or use.

before the product is placed on the market or put into service
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Timing when the CE marking must be affixed relative to market introduction or service start.
scope note: Capture timing/placement constraints as a narrower topic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support focused cross-references and compliance checks.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Capture timing/placement constraints as a narrower topic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support focused cross-references and compliance checks.
description: The CE marking shall be affixed before the product is placed on the market or put into service.

Placed on the market or put into service
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Action of bringing a product to market or making it available for use.
scope note: Create a narrowly scoped sub-concept for market-placement actions under Regulation 2024/1781 to enable precise mappings and future refinement.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Create a narrowly scoped sub-concept for market-placement actions under Regulation 2024/1781 to enable precise mappings and future refinement.
description: Products falling within the scope of a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 shall not be placed on the market or put into service if they are designed to alter their behaviour or properties when they are tested in order to reach a more favourable result for any of the product parameters regulated in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.

Place of sale
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The location where the product is sold to consumers.
scope note: Isolate place-of-sale labeling/content as a subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support precise cross-references with regulatory labeling requirements.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Isolate place-of-sale labeling/content as a subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support precise cross-references with regulatory labeling requirements.
description: Specifically for consumers, physical labels can be an additional source of information at the place of sale.

Online distance selling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Sales carried out online where distance selling occurs.
scope note: Implement a focused sub-concept under Regulation 2024/1781 to capture online sales regulatory considerations and facilitate mappings.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Economic_operator
comment: Implement a focused sub-concept under Regulation 2024/1781 to capture online sales regulatory considerations and facilitate mappings.
description: including in the case of online distance selling, taking into account the implications for customers and economic operators and the characteristics of the products concerned.

distance selling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the offer for sale, hire or hire purchase of products, online or through other means of distance sales, whereby the potential customer cannot physically access the product
scope note: Granularly represent distance selling as a subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support targeted cross-references with regulatory requirements.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Granularly represent distance selling as a subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support targeted cross-references with regulatory requirements.
description: ‘distance selling’ means the offer for sale, hire or hire purchase of products, online or through other means of distance sales, whereby the potential customer cannot physically access the product;

dealer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: a distributor or any other natural or legal person that offers products for sale, hire or hire purchase, or that displays products, to end users in the course of a commercial activity, including through distance selling; and includes any natural or legal person that puts a product into service in the course of a commercial activity;
scope note: Create a dealer-specific subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to capture obligations and regulatory roles for distributors.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Create a dealer-specific subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to capture obligations and regulatory roles for distributors.
description: ‘dealer’ means a distributor or any other natural or legal person that offers products for sale, hire or hire purchase, or that displays products, to end users in the course of a commercial activity, including through distance selling; and includes any natural or legal person that puts a product into service in the course of a commercial activity;

Dealers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Dealers (economic operators) to whom obligations apply.
scope note: Capture the role and obligations of dealers as a subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 for precise regulatory alignment.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Capture the role and obligations of dealers as a subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 for precise regulatory alignment.
description: Dealers shall ensure that their customers and potential customers have access to any relevant information accompanying products, as required by the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4, including in the event of distance selling.

economic_operators
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: economic operators responsible for compliance with prohibition on destruction of unsold products
scope note: Provide a dedicated subtopic for economic operators within Regulation 2024/1781 to enable precise governance mappings.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Provide a dedicated subtopic for economic operators within Regulation 2024/1781 to enable precise governance mappings.
description: To monitor the effectiveness of such prohibition and to disincentivise circumvention, economic operators should be required to disclose the number and weight of unsold consumer products discarded, the reasons for discarding those products and applicable derogations.

Online_marketplaces_unit2
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Providers of online marketplaces.
scope note: Provide a dedicated subtopic for online marketplaces unit2 to enable precise regulatory crosswalks.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Provide a dedicated subtopic for online marketplaces unit2 to enable precise regulatory crosswalks.
description: Providers of online marketplaces play a crucial role in the supply chain, allowing economic operators to reach a large

dealers and providers of online marketplaces
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Dealers and providers of online marketplaces
scope note: Isolate dealer/provider roles in online marketplaces as a discrete subtopic for regulatory clarity.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Isolate dealer/provider roles in online marketplaces as a discrete subtopic for regulatory clarity.
description: provide dealers and providers of online marketplaces with a digital copy of the data carrier or the unique product identifier, as relevant, to allow them to make the data carrier or the unique product identifier accessible to potential customers where they cannot physically access the product;

provider of an online marketplace
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: a provider of an intermediary service using an online interface which allows customers to conclude distance contracts with economic operators for the sale of products covered by delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4
scope note: Represent intermediary service actors in regulatory text as a narrower concept under Regulation 2024/1781.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Represent intermediary service actors in regulatory text as a narrower concept under Regulation 2024/1781.
description: ‘provider of an online marketplace’ means a provider of an intermediary service using an online interface which allows customers to conclude distance contracts with economic operators for the sale of products covered by delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4;

Service Provider
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: a service provider involved in the creation, authentication and storing of data
scope note: Capture service-provider roles as a dedicated subtopic within Regulation 2024/1781 for clear governance mapping.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Capture service-provider roles as a dedicated subtopic within Regulation 2024/1781 for clear governance mapping.
description: such as issuing agencies and service providers, that will be involved in the creation, authentication, processing and storing of data,

Issuing Agency
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: an issuing agency involved in the creation, authentication, processing and storing of data
scope note: Represent issuing agencies as a specific subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support precise regulatory obligations.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Represent issuing agencies as a specific subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support precise regulatory obligations.
description: such as issuing agencies and service providers, that will be involved in the creation, authentication, processing and storing of data,

Issuing agency for unique identifiers and data carriers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An organisation authorised to issue unique identifiers and data carriers.
scope note: Isolate the issuer role for identifiers/data carriers as a dedicated subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support governance.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Isolate the issuer role for identifiers/data carriers as a dedicated subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support governance.
description: The delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 4 shall set out:

QRCode
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An example of a data carrier.
scope note: Represent data-carrier implementations (QR) as a subtopic within Regulation 2024/1781 for precise regulation alignment.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
broader: data carrier
subclass of: data carrier
narrower: Digital_Product_Passport
narrower: Data carriers
related: Digitally signed documents
comment: Represent data-carrier implementations (QR) as a subtopic within Regulation 2024/1781 for precise regulation alignment.
description: accessible by scanning a data carrier, such as a watermark or a quick response (QR) code.

Watermark
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An example of a data carrier.
scope note: Capture watermark data-carrier considerations as a dedicated subtopic to support regulatory crosswalks.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Capture watermark data-carrier considerations as a dedicated subtopic to support regulatory crosswalks.
description: accessible by scanning a data carrier, such as a watermark or a quick response (QR) code.

data carrier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: a linear barcode symbol, a two-dimensional symbol or other automatic identification data capture medium that can be read by a device
scope note: Model general data-carrier concepts as a subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 for modular regulatory representation.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: Digital_Product_Passport
related: Data carrier layout
related: Digitally signed documents
related: Information management and verification tools
related: Electronic data-processing system
comment: Model general data-carrier concepts as a subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 for modular regulatory representation.
description: ‘data carrier’ means a linear barcode symbol, a two-dimensional symbol or other automatic identification data capture medium that can be read by a device;
hasPart: Data carrier layout

Data carrier layout
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The layout in which the data carrier is to be presented and its positioning.
scope note: Create a distinct subtopic for data-carrier layout within Regulation 2024/1781 for clarity and precise mappings.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Create a distinct subtopic for data-carrier layout within Regulation 2024/1781 for clarity and precise mappings.
description: the layout in which the data carrier is to be presented and its positioning;

Layout of the label
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part of the delegated acts specifying the label layout to ensure visibility and legibility
scope note: Represent label layout as a discrete subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support targeted regulatory relations.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: Labelling
comment: Represent label layout as a discrete subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 to support targeted regulatory relations.
description: (b) the layout of the label, ensuring visibility and legibility;

Content of the label
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part of the delegated acts specifying what content the label must include
scope note: Isolate content requirements of the label as a subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 for precise governance mappings.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
broader: General information on batteries (Annex VI Part A)
subclass of: General information on batteries (Annex VI Part A)
narrower: Labelling
related: Explanation of labels and symbols
related: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
comment: Isolate content requirements of the label as a subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 for precise governance mappings.
description: (a) the content of the label;

Electronic means for generating labels
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part of the delegated acts specifying electronic generation of labels
scope note: Capture electronic generation of labels as a dedicated subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 for structured cross-referencing.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Capture electronic generation of labels as a dedicated subtopic under Regulation 2024/1781 for structured cross-referencing.
description: (d) where appropriate, electronic means for generating labels.

Economic_operators_unit2
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Economic operators mentioned in the context of online marketplaces.
narrower: Economic operators
description: allowing economic operators to reach a large

Economic_operators_unit1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Economic operators intervening in the supply and distribution chain.
narrower: Economic operators
description: Economic operators intervening in the supply and distribution chain should take appropriate measures to ensure that they only make available on the market products that are in conformity with this Regulation and the delegated acts adopted pursuant to it.

Article 27(5) and (6)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements of Article 27(5) and (6) referenced in the text.
description: the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 27(5) and (6) and Article 29(3).

Data modification rights
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Rights to introduce, modify or update data restricted based on access rights.
related: Data integrity reasons
description: the rights to introduce, modify or update data in the digital product passport shall be restricted based on the access rights specified in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4;

environmental sustainability objectives
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Objectives pursued by this Regulation.
broader: EU Ecolabel
subclass of: EU Ecolabel
related: Sustainability requirements
description: environmental sustainability objectives pursued by this Regulation.

Creation/update actors
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The actors that are to create a digital product passport or update the data in a digital product passport and what data they may introduce or update.
description: the actors that are to create a digital product passport or update the data in a digital product passport and what data they may introduce or update;

EU Ecolabel
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EU Ecolabel criteria established pursuant to Article 16(2) of that Regulation.
related: environmental sustainability objectives
related: Outdoor advertising
related: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
description: Products covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 which have been awarded the EU Ecolabel pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 shall be presumed to comply with the ecodesign requirements set out in that delegated act to the extent that those requirements are covered by the EU Ecolabel criteria established pursuant to Article 16(2) of that Regulation.

specific access rights at product group level
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Access rights at product group level as specified in delegated acts
description: the access to data included in the digital product passport shall be regulated in accordance with the essential requirements set out in this Article and Article 11 and with the specific access rights at product group level as specified in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4.

Data handling restrictions on service providers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Service providers shall not sell, reuse or process data beyond what is necessary unless agreed with the operator.
narrower: Security and privacy
description: If the digital product passport is stored pursuant to point (c) of the first subparagraph or otherwise processed by digital product passport service providers, those digital product passport service providers shall not sell, reuse or process such data, in whole or in part, beyond what is necessary for the provision of the relevant storing or processing services, unless specifically agreed with the economic operator placing the product on the market or putting it into service.

Accessibility before contract
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The manner in which the digital product passport is to be made accessible to customers before they are bound by a contract for sale, hire or hire purchase, including in the event of distance selling.
narrower: Digital_Product_Passport
narrower: Directive (EU) 2019/882
narrower: Electronic access to websites
related: Standardization work for Digital Product Passport (DPP) in CEN/CLC/JTC 24
related: Not available on market until conformity
related: Electronic accessibility via data carrier
description: the manner in which the digital product passport is to be made accessible to customers before they are bound by a contract for sale, hire or hire purchase, including in the event of distance selling;

Regulation 2024/1781 (This Regulation)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Primary Regulation discussed in the recital.
related: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
description: The powers entrusted to market surveillance authorities by that Regulation should also apply in the context of this Regulation.

Articles 10 and 11 requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The requirements set out in Articles 10 and 11.
related: Interoperable traceability reporting
description: the requirements set out in Articles 10 and 11

Access by actors
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Free of charge and easy access to the digital product passport for listed actor groups based on delegated act access rights.
broader: Access to data attributes
subclass of: Access to data attributes
broader: Recipient of the digital product passport
subclass of: Recipient of the digital product passport
narrower: Customers_u1
narrower: Accessibility free of charge
related: PubliclyAccessible
related: Electronic accessibility via data carrier
description: customers, manufacturers, importers, distributors, dealers, professional repairers, independent operators, refurbishers, remanufacturers, recyclers, market surveillance authorities and customs authorities, civil society organisations, trade unions and other relevant actors shall have free of charge and easy access to the digital product passport based on their respective access rights set out in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4;

Data protection by design and by default
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Principles of data protection by design and by default.
broader: Personal data protection compliance
subclass of: Personal data protection compliance
broader: Personal_data
subclass of: Personal_data
related: Confidentiality challenges.
related: Security and privacy
related: DueCareObligation
description: Processing of personal data by the competent national authorities within Member States is to be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (37) with particular attention being paid to the principles of data protection by design and by default.

Information processing security
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Security measures for processing information in compliance with Union law.
narrower: Security and privacy
description: The Commission shall ensure that the information made available is processed securely and in compliance with Union law.

Delegated act on label display
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A delegated act that sets out the most effective way of displaying such labels.
related: Figure 4
related: printing
related: Labelling
description: The Commission should set out in the relevant delegated act the most effective way of displaying such labels, including in the case of online distance selling, taking into account the implications for customers and economic operators and the characteristics of the products concerned.

Trade secrets and intellectual property rights
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Protection of trade secrets and intellectual property rights related to access to information.
related: CertificateAttributes
description: protection of trade secrets and intellectual property rights.

Security, privacy and fraud prevention
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Digital product passports shall be designed and operated so that a high level of security and privacy is ensured and fraud is avoided.
related: Risk management
description: digital product passports shall be designed and operated so that a high level of security and privacy is ensured and fraud is avoided.

AdditionalInformationRequirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Additional information requirements under Articles 36 and 37.
description: (j) where relevant, any additional information requirements under Articles 36 and 37;

InformationRequiredUnderArticle7
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information required under Article 7 for product documentation.
description: those products are accompanied by the information required under Article 7 and the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4;

Label (Article 16)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: information availability on a label referred to in Article 16
related: Label marking requirement for separate collection symbol
related: TransparencyAndSustainabilityReport
related: Textile Exchange guidelines
related: DelegatedSmartLabels
description: on a label referred to in Article 16;

Information and communication system (Article 34)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information and communication system referred to in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
broader: Interoperable format
subclass of: Interoperable format
related: Digital Infrastructure
related: TRICK infrastructure
related: EPCIS
related: INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
description: The information to be provided to the Commission and the other Member States in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article shall be communicated through the information and communication system referred to in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020

Actors with access
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The actors that are to have access to data in the digital product passport and to what data they are to have access.
related: Distributors, importers and fulfilment service providers
description: the actors that are to have access to data in the digital product passport and to what data they are to have access;

Derogation_under_Article_25_5
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: relevant derogation under Article 25(5)
narrower: Derogations from the tracking requirement
description: the relevant derogation under Article 25(5);

Article 16 - Labels (Implementing acts related)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Provisions in Article 16 concerning labels, including delegated acts and implementing acts relating to label content, layout, and access to additional information
related: Directive (EU) 2015/1535
description: The Commission shall adopt implementing acts establishing common requirements for the layout of the labels required pursuant to Article 7(7), point (c).

Sectoral roadmaps (Regulation (EU) 2021/1119)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Existing sectoral roadmaps as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119.
related: Supply chain governance
description: For the development of the analysis referred to in the first subparagraph, relevant information available in the framework of other Union activities, including, among others, existing sectoral roadmaps as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, shall be taken into account and shall include technical information used as a basis for or derived from Regulation (EC) No 66/2010, Directive 2010/75/EU, technical screening criteria adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and EU green public procu

Information requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: information requirements related to the product aspects, as laid down in the delegated acts
broader: minimum data requirements
subclass of: minimum data requirements
broader: Elements necessary to demonstrate performance and conformity
subclass of: Elements necessary to demonstrate performance and conformity
broader: Documents containing such information
subclass of: Documents containing such information
related: open data model
related: Test reports proving compliance
description: Products shall comply with information requirements related to the product aspects, as laid down in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.

Recall product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Recall of the product from the market
related: Finished product
related: Prohibition or restriction on national market
related: MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES
description: or recall it.

DetrimentalSolutionsAvoidance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Avoidance of technical solutions detrimental to reuse, upgrading, repair, maintenance, refurbishment, remanufacturing and recycling.
related: Thermomechanical Recycling
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
description: (e) avoidance of technical solutions detrimental to reuse, upgrading, repair, maintenance, refurbishment, remanufacturing and recycling of products and components;

This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer:
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer:
related: OperatorInformation
related: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics

Risk management
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process for addressing risk in customs operations.
related: Battery due diligence obligations
description: risk management in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (40).

Withdraw product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Withdrawal of the product from the national market
narrower: National measures
description: to withdraw it from that market

health_and_safety_concerns
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: health and safety concerns as a justification for derogations
related: HealthProtectionAssessment
related: Provision_of_health_information_to_end_users_and_third_parties
related: Ionising radiation
description: To supplement this Regulation by setting out specific derogations under which destroying unsold consumer products can still be permitted, for instance in view of health and safety concerns.

Evaluation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Evaluation covering all requirements relevant to the risk
description: Where the market surveillance authorities have sufficient reason to believe that a product covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 presents a risk, they shall carry out an evaluation covering all requirements relevant to the risk and laid down in this Regulation or in that delegated act.

Supply chain information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about supply chain details (as described in the text).
broader: Traceability across the value chain
subclass of: Traceability across the value chain
broader: Part numbers for components and replacement spares contacts
subclass of: Part numbers for components and replacement spares contacts
narrower: Supply chain governance
narrower: Life cycle of a chemical
related: Value chain access
related: Traceability reports
related: Traceability system
related: Transaction event: garment associated with an invoice
description: conformity assessment and market surveillance, the Commission should be empowered to require, where duly justified, that supply chain actors provide, free of charge, information on what they supply, such as the quantity and type or chemical composition of materials used or the production process employed, or information on the conditions of the provision of their services.

Facilities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Facilities referenced in the obligation to provide access to those manufacturers.
description: and give access to relevant documents or facilities to those manufacturers;

Preparing_for_reuse
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: preparing for reuse
description: the proportion of discarded products delivered, whether directly or through a third party, to undergo each of the following activities: preparing for reuse, including refurbishment and remanufacturing, recycling, other recovery including energy recovery, and disposal operations in accordance with the waste hierarchy as defined by Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC;

Refurbishment_and_remanufacturing
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: refurbishment and remanufacturing
description: the proportion of discarded products delivered, whether directly or through a third party, to undergo each of the following activities: preparing for reuse, including refurbishment and remanufacturing, recycling, other recovery including energy recovery, and disposal operations in accordance with the waste hierarchy as defined by Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC;

ReassessmentProcess
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reassessment required if product conformity is affected by changes.
narrower: assessments and verifications
description: Manufacturers shall ensure that procedures are in place to ensure that products covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 which are part of a series production remain in conformity with the applicable requirements. Changes in the production process, product design or in characteristics, as well as changes in harmonised standards, common specifications or other technical specifications by reference to which product conformity is declared or through the application of which its conf

No … (unique identification of the product):
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: No … (unique identification of the product):
related: tracedObject

Origin of the product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Origin of the product
narrower: Data necessary for identification etc.
related: Location
description: the origin of the product

Prohibition of a specific technical solution detrimental to product repairability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Prohibition of a technical solution detrimental to product repairability.
broader: 3.2.2.15 repairability
subclass of: 3.2.2.15 repairability
related: Disassembly
description: an example of a non-quantitative requirement is the prohibition of a specific technical solution that is detrimental to product repairability

Risk reduction to human health or environment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Setting performance requirements should reduce significant risks to human health or the environment where appropriate.
broader: Human toxicity, cancer effects
subclass of: Human toxicity, cancer effects
description: However, the setting of performance requirements shall also, where appropriate, reduce significant risks to human health or the environment.

UpgradingRemanufacturing
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Parameter related to upgrading, reuse, remanufacturing and refurbishment.
description: (c) ease of upgrading, reuse, remanufacturing and refurbishment as expressed through number of materials and components used, use of standard components, use of component and material coding standards for the identification of components and materials, number and complexity of processes and tools needed, ease of non-destructive disassembly and re-assembly, conditions for access to product data, conditions for access to or use of hardware and software needed, conditions of access to test protocol

object-of-the-declaration-description-of-the-product-sufficient-for-its-unambigu
type: Class
type: Concept
preferred label: Object of the declaration (description of the product sufficient for its unambiguous identification and allowing traceability; it may, where necessary for the identification of the product, include an image):
definition: Object of the declaration (description of the product sufficient for its unambiguous identification and allowing traceability; it may, where necessary for the identification of the product, include an image):
broader: Format of the unique identifiers
subclass of: Format of the unique identifiers
narrower: Traceability across the value chain
related: General information on batteries (Annex VI Part A)
related: Signed for and on behalf of the manufacturer

Decontamination and recovery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Decontamination and recovery of products when they become waste.
description: with a view to the decontamination and recovery of such products when they become waste.

Product compliance responsibility
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Responsibility for the product's compliance
description: By drawing up the EU declaration of conformity, the manufacturer shall assume responsibility for the compliance of the product.

Documents containing such information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documents with information on supply chain actors' supplies.
description: It should also be possible to allow manufacturers to have access to the documents containing such information or to the actual facilities of the supply chain actors so that they can access directly the necessary information if the supply chain actors do not provide the information requested within a reasonable time.

Prohibition or restriction on national market
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Prohibition or restriction of making the product available on the national market
broader: Withdraw product
subclass of: Withdraw product
narrower: National measures
narrower: National laws, regulations and administrative measures related to construction products on their territory covered by the harmonised zone
description: to prohibit or restrict the making available of the product concerned on their national market

Information_and_documentation_for_delivery_and_reception
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: information/documentation to demonstrate delivery and reception of discarded products
description: With the exception of when the information is available to the competent national authority on the basis of another legal act, the economic operators shall, at the request of the Commission or a competent national authority, provide all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the delivery and reception of the discarded products as disclosed pursuant to paragraph 1, point (c), of this Article, and, where relevant, the information necessary to demonstrate the applicability of a

Actual facilities of the supply chain actors
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Facilities of supply chain actors accessible to manufacturers.
description: It should also be possible to allow manufacturers to have access to the documents containing such information or to the actual facilities of the supply chain actors so that they can access directly the necessary information if the supply chain actors do not provide the information requested within a reasonable time.

Derogations from the tracking requirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Possibilities for derogations from the tracking requirement in duly justified cases.
related: Subcontracted activity notification [Unit4]
description: and, in duly justified cases, provide derogations from the tracking requirement.

Article 29(3)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reference to Article 29(3) in relation to importer obligations.
description: the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 27(5) and (6) and Article 29(3).

Industry associations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actor group included in involvement.
narrower: Organization
description: involvement, buy-in, and effective collaboration of a diverse set of actors, including standardisation bodies, industry associations, start-ups, consumer organisations, experts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international partners

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actor group included in involvement.
description: involvement, buy-in, and effective collaboration of a diverse set of actors, including standardisation bodies, industry associations, start-ups, consumer organisations, experts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international partners

Importers_unit3
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Importers shall be considered manufacturers for the purposes of this Regulation.
description: Importers or distributors shall be considered manufacturers for the purposes of this Regulation where they: (a) place a product covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 on the market under their name or trademark; or (b) modify such a product already placed on the market in a way that affects compliance with the requirements set out in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.

Regulation_obligations_for_manufacturers_unit2
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Obligations of manufacturers under the Regulation.
broader: Obligations
subclass of: Obligations
related: Manufacturers_unit3
description: this Regulation under their own name or trademark, or modify such a product before it has been put into service in such a way that compliance with this Regulation or with the relevant delegated act might be affected, should be considered to be the manufacturer and should assume the manufacturer’s obligations.

Value chain access
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actors along the value chain can easily access and understand product information relevant to them.
related: Traceability across the value chain
description: ensure that actors along the value chain can easily access and understand product information relevant to them;

Traceability across the value chain
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements related to traceability across the value chain to be developed.
broader: TraceableProductRecord
subclass of: TraceableProductRecord
broader: Value chain access
subclass of: Value chain access
narrower: traceability
narrower: Life cycle of a chemical
related: ChainOfCustodySystem
description: requirements related to traceability across the value chain be developed

ManufacturerInfo_G
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: information related to the manufacturer (e.g., unique operator identifier; Article 27(7) information)
related: Legal entity
description: (g) information related to the manufacturer, such as its unique operator identifier and the information referred to in Article 27(7);

EconomicOperatorInfo_K
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: name, contact details and unique operator identifier of the economic operator responsible for tasks
description: (k) the name, contact details and unique operator identifier of the economic operator established in the Union responsible for carrying out the tasks set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 or Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2023/988, or similar tasks pursuant to other Union law applicable to the product;

ManufacturersInformationRequirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements concerning information to be provided by manufacturers, including elements of the technical documentation.
description: (i) the requirements concerning information to be provided by manufacturers, including on the elements of the technical documentation that are necessary to enable the verification of compliance of the product with the ecodesign requirements;

Manufacturers_unit3
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Manufacturers for the purposes of this Regulation (as per Article 34).
related: Operator
description: Importers or distributors shall be considered manufacturers for the purposes of this Regulation where they: (a) place a product covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 on the market under their name or trademark; or (b) modify such a product already placed on the market in a way that affects compliance with the requirements set out in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.

OtherRelevantActors_u1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Other relevant actors category mentioned in Unit 1
description: other relevant actors,

MassOrSerialNatureOfProductionProcess
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mass or serial nature of the production process
related: Non-series process
related: Traceability across the value chain
related: Value chain access
description: Notified bodies shall perform their activities taking due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the product technology in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.

ImporterInfo_J
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: information related to the importer (including EORI number; Article 29(3))
related: Article 29(3)
description: (j) information related to the importer, including the information referred to in Article 29(3) and its Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number;

Customers_u1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Customers category mentioned in Unit 1
description: such as customers, economic operators and other relevant actors,

Standardisation bodies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actors included in the involvement for developing traceability and technical specifications.
related: Harmonised standards
related: European standard EN 15804
related: European standardisation organisation
description: involvement, buy-in, and effective collaboration of a diverse set of actors, including standardisation bodies, industry associations, start-ups, consumer organisations, experts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international partners

Manufacturer_definition_unit2
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation (definition in context).
narrower: General battery and manufacturer information
description: this Regulation under their own name or trademark, or modify such a product before it has been put into service in such a way that compliance with this Regulation or with the relevant delegated act might be affected, should be considered to be the manufacturer and should assume the manufacturer’s obligations.

Product traceability throughout the whole supply chain
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product traceability across the entire supply chain.
broader: Product traceability in the DPP
subclass of: Product traceability in the DPP
broader: Traceability Report
subclass of: Traceability Report
broader: textile supply chain
subclass of: textile supply chain
broader: Traceability system
subclass of: Traceability system
broader: Traceable product
subclass of: Traceable product
broader: gate network
subclass of: gate network
broader: Traceability Despatch Advice
subclass of: Traceability Despatch Advice
broader: Traceability Receiving Advice document
subclass of: Traceability Receiving Advice document
related: Supply chain due diligence
related: Across industry
related: TraceableProductRecord
related: InternationalDueDiligenceInstruments
related: Exchange_economic_operators
related: Life cycle inventory (LCI)
description: Ensuring a product’s traceability throughout the whole supply chain facilitates the market surveillance authorities’

EconomicOperator_u1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Economic operator referenced in Unit 1
broader: OperatorIdentifier
subclass of: OperatorIdentifier
broader: Actor
subclass of: Actor
narrower: Operator
narrower: Economic_operator
related: Brand/Yarn Producer
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: data already stored by the economic operator in its decentralised digital product passport.

ProductLabel
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product label as an information channel.
broader: BatteryLabel
subclass of: BatteryLabel
broader: Label marking requirement for separate collection symbol
subclass of: Label marking requirement for separate collection symbol
narrower: Digital_Product_Passport
narrower: The information channels
narrower: Labelling
related: Dashboard (Figure 31)
description: When a delegated act includes information requirements, it should indicate the method for making the required information available and easily accessible, such as its inclusion on a free-access website, in a digital product passport or on a product label.

EconomicOperatorUnionContactInfo
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Economic operator established in the Union contact details when the manufacturer is not established in the Union.
broader: Actor
subclass of: Actor
description: in the event that the manufacturer is not established in the Union, the name, postal and electronic address and telephone number of the economic operator established in the Union within the meaning of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020;

Information on what they supply
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information including quantity, type or chemical composition of materials used and production process.
broader: HazardousSubstancesInfo
subclass of: HazardousSubstancesInfo
broader: battery chemistry
subclass of: battery chemistry
broader: Full fibre composition data point
subclass of: Full fibre composition data point
broader: Information to be included
subclass of: Information to be included
broader: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
subclass of: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
broader: MainMaterialsUsed
subclass of: MainMaterialsUsed
related: Data disclosure policies
related: Information to exchange
description: that supply chain actors provide, free of charge, information on what they supply, such as the quantity and type or chemical composition of materials used or the production process employed, or information on the conditions of the provision of their services.

Manufacturers_unit1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Manufacturers have detailed knowledge of the design and production process.
description: Since manufacturers have detailed knowledge of the design and production process, they should be responsible for

International partners
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actor group included in involvement; includes developing economies.
description: involvement, buy-in, and effective collaboration of a diverse set of actors, including standardisation bodies, industry associations, start-ups, consumer organisations, experts, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international partners, including developing economies.

VisualAdvertisementsOrPromoMaterial
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Visual advertisements or technical promotional material for a specific model referencing label information.
broader: Outdoor advertising
subclass of: Outdoor advertising
description: make reference to the information included on the labels provided in accordance with Article 32(1), point (b) or (c), in visual advertisements or in technical promotional material for a specific model, in accordance with the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4;

InformationAvailabilityMethod
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Method for making the required information available and easily accessible.
broader: Public access to information
subclass of: Public access to information
broader: BatteryPassportInformationAccess
subclass of: BatteryPassportInformationAccess
broader: eService platform
subclass of: eService platform
broader: CISUTAC tool
subclass of: CISUTAC tool
related: Data display to end user
related: InformationRequirements
related: Data availability deadline
related: Websites
related: Data quality attributes
related: Measuring methods
description: When a delegated act includes information requirements, it should indicate the method for making the required information available and easily accessible, such as its inclusion on a free-access website, in a digital product passport or on a product label.

Article 39
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Test, measurement and calculation methods (Article 39).
narrower: Measuring methods
related: BattReg
related: Test reports proving compliance
related: Article_18_2_information
description: Tests, measurement or calculation methods referred to in Article 39 which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to be in conformity with the requirements set out in that Article and with test, measurement and calculation requirements set out in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4 to the extent that those requirements are covered by such harmonised standards

Website of the economic operator
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A website maintained by the economic operator as a possible means of digitally providing information.
narrower: eService platform
narrower: traceability platform
related: LinkToBatteryPassport
related: websites_platforms_or_portals_by_member_states
related: Brand/Yarn Producer
related: Open Apparel Registry
related: CISUTAC website
related: Websites provided by QR codes affixed to the battery
related: Websites
related: Public availability of information
description: on a website of the economic operator.

Products designed to alter their behaviour or properties when they are tested
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Products designed to alter their behaviour or properties when they are tested.
description: Products falling within the scope of a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 shall not be placed on the market or put into service if they are designed to alter their behaviour or properties when they are tested in order to reach a more favourable result for any of the product parameters regulated in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.

UserManuals_F
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: user manuals, instructions, warnings or safety information
description: (f) user manuals, instructions, warnings or safety information, as required by other Union law applicable to the product;

Freely accessible for economic operators
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Digital tools shall be freely accessible for economic operators.
broader: FreeAccessWebsite
subclass of: FreeAccessWebsite
narrower: Public access to information
related: PubliclyAccessible

DegreeOfComplexityOfProductTechnology
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Degree of complexity of the product technology
description: Notified bodies shall perform their activities taking due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the product technology in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.

test, measurement or calculation methods
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: test, measurement or calculation methods
broader: PEF LCA methodologies
subclass of: PEF LCA methodologies
description: the requirements for test, measurement or calculation methods

Manner of information availability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: manner in which information is made available
related: Free access website or application
description: Information shall indicate the manner in which the required information is to be made available.

Detailed update arrangements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The detailed arrangements for introducing or updating data.
description: the detailed arrangements for introducing or updating data;

Circumstances affecting notification scope
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Circumstances affecting the scope of and conditions for notification.
description: any circumstances affecting the scope of and conditions for notification;

FreeAccessWebsite
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Free-access website as an information channel.
broader: CISUTAC website
subclass of: CISUTAC website
narrower: traceability platform
related: Open Apparel Registry
description: When a delegated act includes information requirements, it should indicate the method for making the required information available and easily accessible, such as its inclusion on a free-access website, in a digital product passport or on a product label.

Instructions specific to testing that alter the behaviour or the properties of the product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Instructions specific to testing that alter the behaviour or the properties of the product.
description: Economic operators that place on the market or put into service a product covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 shall not prescribe instructions specific to testing that alter the behaviour or the properties of the product in order to reach a more favourable result for any of the product parameters regulated in the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.

End-user
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A person who uses a battery and has obligations related to waste battery collection.
narrower: Information requirements for consumers and interested operators
related: public
related: Consumer
related: Customer
related: Consumer APP
related: Consumer engagement (basic/evolute25)
related: Immediate downstream purchasers
related: EndUserSeparateCollection
related: RoleEndUsersWastePrevention
related: AwarenessCampaigns
related: Instructions and safety information languages easily understood by end-users
related: Downstream user
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
related: Health and safety
description: End-users are obliged to “discard waste batteries separately from other waste streams, including from mixed municipal waste” (see BattReg Article 64(1)) and “in designated separate collection points set up by, or in accor dance with the specific arrangements concluded with, the producer or a producer responsibility organisation […]” (see BattReg Article 64(2)).

Article 55(2)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Provisions relating to accreditation certificates for notification.
related: Certification requirements
related: Certificate action (refusal/restriction/suspension/withdrawal)
description: Where a notification is not based on an accreditation certificate as referred to in Article 55(2), the notifying authority shall provide...

DigitalToolsRequirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements for the use of digital tools.
broader: API for massive automatic data retrieval and/or consultation (system)
subclass of: API for massive automatic data retrieval and/or consultation (system)
related: Digital_Product_Passport
description: (e) where relevant, requirements for the use of digital tools pursuant to Article 39(2);

Free access website or application
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: information availability on a free access website or application
description: on a free access website or application.

Digital tools
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Digital tools used to calculate product performance or compliance.
broader: EconomicOperators
subclass of: EconomicOperators
narrower: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
related: TRICK platform
related: eService platform
related: Synchronizing APP for Consumer
description: When setting the requirement to use digital tools pursuant to Article 4(6), point (c)(iii), the Commission shall take into account the following criteria:

Data display to end user
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Display of related data to the end user.
narrower: The information channels
narrower: Websites
related: Label information
related: Reported as measured
related: TransparencyAndSustainabilityReport
related: CompletenessOfSetOfInformation
related: DataFlows
related: PublicSummary
related: UNECE data access benchmarks
related: On_board_diagnostic_information
related: Dashboard (Figure 31)
description: display the related data to the end user.

Manual alteration instructions before a test
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Instructions leading to a manual alteration of the product before a test.
related: Instructions specific to testing that alter the behaviour or the properties of the product
description: For the purposes of this paragraph, instructions leading to a manual alteration of the product, before a test, that alters the performance of the product shall be considered to be instructions specific to testing that alter the behaviour or the properties of the product.

Notification changes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Subsequent relevant changes to the notification.
description: The Commission and the other Member States shall be notified of any subsequent relevant changes to the notification.

User manual or documentation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: information availability in a user manual or similar documentation
description: in a user manual or other documentation accompanying the product;

Article 41
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Article 41
related: Chapter XIII: Delegated Powers and Committee Procedure
description: Article 41.

Instructions for safe use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: relevant instructions for the safe use of the product
narrower: Health and safety
description: relevant instructions for the safe use of the product;

TestMeasurementStandards
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Test, measurement or calculation standards or methods to be used.
narrower: Measuring methods
related: Test reports proving compliance
description: (d) the test, measurement or calculation standards or methods to be used pursuant to Article 39(1);

Non-quantitative requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Non-quantitative requirements (qualitative obligations).
description: non-quantitative requirements

Internal production control module
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Module included in this Regulation for conformity assessment
broader: Module D1 – Quality assurance of the production process
subclass of: Module D1 – Quality assurance of the production process
broader: Module G – Conformity based on unit verification
subclass of: Module G – Conformity based on unit verification
related: Modules included in Decision No 768/2008/EC
description: To ensure consistency with other Union law, the conformity assessment procedures should be chosen from among those of the internal production control module included in this Regulation and of the modules included in Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (48), ranging from the least stringent to the most stringent.

BackupServiceProvider_L
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: reference of the digital product passport service provider hosting the back-up copy
related: Shared data resource
description: (l) the reference of the digital product passport service provider hosting the back-up copy of the digital product passport.

Economic_operator
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An economic operator (actor obligated in the regulation).
broader: EconomicOperatorInfo_K
subclass of: EconomicOperatorInfo_K
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: An offer for sale shall be considered to be targeted at customers in the Union if the relevant economic operator directs, by any means, its activities to a Member State.

Storage and transport conditions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Storage or transport conditions must not jeopardise compliance during the importer’s responsibility.
description: Importers shall ensure that, while a product is under their responsibility, storage or transport conditions do not jeopardise its compliance with the requirements set out in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4.

ManufacturerContactDetails
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Manufacturer contact details (name, address, electronic contact).
related: CompanyInformation
related: ImporterContactInfo
related: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
description: For products covered by a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4, manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, postal address at which, and electronic means of communication through which, they can be contacted:

Certificate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Certificate
broader: (scope) certificate
subclass of: (scope) certificate
narrower: CertificateAttributes
narrower: ThirdPartyVerification
related: summary_third_party_verification_report
related: Original and signed documents
related: Certification requirements
related: Test reports proving compliance
related: Verification
description: Where a manufacturer does not meet the relevant requirements or corresponding harmonised standards, common specifications or other technical specifications, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures in view of a final conformity assessment, unless the deficiencies cannot be remedied, in which case it shall not issue a certificate or approval decision.

Non-quantitative product parameter requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Non-quantitative requirements that aim to improve performance in relation to product parameters.
related: SafetyMeasures
description: non-quantitative requirements that aim to improve performance in relation to one or more of such product parameters.

(place and date of issue):
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: (place and date of issue):

ManufacturerContactInfo
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Manufacturer’s contact name/address required in the offer.
description: the name, registered trade name or registered trade mark of the manufacturer, as well as the postal and electronic address where the manufacturer can be contacted;

Supply chain actors
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The group referred to in Article 38 whose actors shall comply with the stated obligations.
broader: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
subclass of: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
broader: Economic operators
subclass of: Economic operators
narrower: Supply chain traceability map
narrower: Supply chain management
related: Supply chain due diligence
related: OperatorInformation
related: Table 44
related: Extended producer responsibility
related: National system registration
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: Requirements on supply chain actors When specified in the delegated act adopted pursuant Article 4, supply chain actors shall: (a) provide, upon request and free of charge, manufacturers, notified bodies and competent national authorities with available relevant information related to the products they supply or the services they provide; (b) allow, in the absence of information referred to in point (a), manufacturers to assess the products they supply or the services they provide and give acces

Minimum or maximum levels of performance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Possible bounds for performance relative to the product parameter.
narrower: Minimum voltage
description: Regarding minimum or maximum levels, they could for example take the form of a limit on energy consumption in the use phase or on the quantities of a given material incorporated in the product, a requirement for minimum quantities of recycled content, or a limit on a specific environmental impact category or on an aggregation of all relevant environmental impacts.

ProductSpecificRequirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product-specific requirements applicable to vehicles
narrower: ApplicableRequirements
description: Those vehicles are subject to several product-specific requirements and different harmonised type-approval systems under legal Union acts, such as Directives 2000/53/EC (19) and 2005/64/EC (20) of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2018/858.

Annex V
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The model structure set out in Annex V.
related: Annex II procedure
description: The EU declaration of conformity shall have the model structure set out in Annex V, and shall contain the elements specified in the applicable conformity assessment procedure and a reference to the applicable delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4.

Vehicle
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Vehicles subject to product-specific requirements and harmonised type-approval systems
broader: Vehicle_categories_M_N_O
subclass of: Vehicle_categories_M_N_O
narrower: product family or product category
description: Those vehicles are subject to several product-specific requirements and different harmonised type-approval systems under legal Union acts, such as Directives 2000/53/EC (19) and 2005/64/EC (20) of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2018/858.

Packaging minimisation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Complementary requirement to minimise packaging.
related: Circularity information
related: Packaging symbol size alternative
description: minimising the amount of packaging used, in turn contributing to the prevention of waste generation in the Union

Signed for and on behalf of:
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Signed for and on behalf of:

Technical specifications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Specifications established to ensure effective implementation of the essential requirements; may be harmonised standards or common specifications.
broader: HarmonisedTechnicalSpecifications
subclass of: HarmonisedTechnicalSpecifications
description: Technical specifications should be established to ensure the effective implementation of those essential requirements, either in the form of harmonised standards for which the references have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union or, as a fall-back option, common specifications adopted by the Commission via implementing acts.

Annex II procedure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Procedure for defining performance requirements as set out in Annex II.
related: eBIZ specifications (CEN CWA eBIZ)
related: Chapter XIII: Delegated Powers and Committee Procedure
related: Annex II reference for life cycle stages
related: Annex VI procedure
related: Two-step administrative procedure
description: When setting performance requirements, the Commission shall follow the procedure set out in Annex II.

Certificate action (refusal/restriction/suspension/withdrawal)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Action taken on a conformity assessment certificate (refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal).
related: Enforcement measures under BattReg Article 83
related: audit reports of the notified body
description: any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a certificate;

Arguments put forward by the relevant economic operator
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Arguments put forward by the relevant economic operator
description: the arguments put forward by the relevant economic operator.

Additional information:
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Additional information:

Modules included in Decision No 768/2008/EC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Modules included in the Decision 768/2008/EC related to conformity assessment
related: eBIZ framework
description: and of the modules included in Decision No 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (48), ranging from the least stringent to the most stringent.

Name and address of the manufacturer and, where applicable, the manufacturer’s authorised representative:
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Name and address of the manufacturer and, where applicable, the manufacturer’s authorised representative:
broader: OrganisationDescriptor
subclass of: OrganisationDescriptor
narrower: Manufacturer identifier and information
narrower: General battery and manufacturer information
narrower: CompanyInformation

ApprovalDecision
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Approval decision
description: Where a manufacturer does not meet the relevant requirements or corresponding harmonised standards, common specifications or other technical specifications, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures in view of a final conformity assessment, unless the deficiencies cannot be remedied, in which case it shall not issue a certificate or approval decision.

Reporting period for quantity information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The period to which the quantity information relates.
description: The Commission shall specify the period to which the information referred to in the first subparagraph is to relate.

Chapter XIII: Delegated Powers and Committee Procedure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chapter XIII with the title DELEGATED POWERS AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE
description: DELEGATED POWERS AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE

Class of performance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Class of performance as part of the information included on the label
broader: Declared performance values
subclass of: Declared performance values
description: Where an information requirement entails the inclusion in a label of the class of performance, the layout of the label referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), shall be clear and easily understandable, and shall enable customers to easily compare product performance in relation to the relevant product parameter and to choose better performing products.

General geographical information in reports
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: General geographical information on the products included in the reports where relevant.
related: Public access to information
description: and, if relevant to their performance, general geographical information on the products.

Implementing_Acts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: implementing acts details for disclosure
broader: Regulation 2024/3110
subclass of: Regulation 2024/3110
broader: Figure 2
subclass of: Figure 2
description: The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the details and format for the disclosure of the information referred to in paragraph 1, including the delimitation of product types or categories and how such information is to be verified.

Delegated acts under Article 72
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Commission empowered to adopt delegated acts to supplement this Article and set requirements for service providers and potentially a certification scheme.
broader: Figure 2
subclass of: Figure 2
related: DelegatedSmartLabels
description: The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 72 to supplement this Article by setting out the requirements that digital product passport service providers are to comply with in order to become such providers, and, where appropriate, a certification scheme to verify compliance with such requirements, and by setting out the requirements that those service providers are to comply with when providing digital product passport services.

ReviewDate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Date for the review of the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4, considering multiple aspects.
description: (l) the date for the review of the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4, taking into consideration, among other aspects: (i) the characteristics of the product group and its market; (ii) the need to adapt the requirements to make products more sustainable; (iii) Union policy objectives; (iv) technical progress; and (v) availability of methods.

Implementing act on the registry
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Implementing act by the Commission concerning the registry.
narrower: IA
description: Where appropriate, the Commission should lay down in its implementing act on the registry the necessary obligations for economic operators to keep the data stored in the registry up to date.

MicroplasticRelease
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Microplastic and nanoplastic release during life cycle stages.
narrower: Environmental essential characteristics
description: (p) microplastic and nanoplastic release as expressed through the release during relevant product life cycle stages, including manufacturing, transport, use and end-of-life stages;

Article 290 TFEU
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Article 290 TFEU as basis for delegation of acts
description: the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by laying down conformity assessment procedures that are appropriate and proportionate to the nature of the product concerned and of the product parameters regulated.

energy efficiency
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A measure of how efficiently a product uses energy.
broader: RTEBOL
subclass of: RTEBOL
broader: Initial round trip energy efficiency and at 50% of cycle-life
subclass of: Initial round trip energy efficiency and at 50% of cycle-life
broader: RemainingRoundTripEfficiency
subclass of: RemainingRoundTripEfficiency
broader: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
subclass of: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
broader: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
subclass of: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
narrower: State of certified energy
narrower: Sustainability data gathering
narrower: Environmental essential characteristics
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: PEF
related: energy consumption
related: PDF copies of energy or water bills
related: Life cycle carbon emissions
related: EnergyThroughput
related: UNEP Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products
related: Indicator_Energy_Consumption
description: Those requirements should be used to improve product aspects relevant for environmental sustainability, such as durability, reusability, repairability, energy efficiency, recyclability, and carbon and environmental footprints.

Differentiated application deadlines
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Different deadlines for applying tracking requirements depending on product group.
related: Three months
description: set differentiated application deadlines

EmissionsLifecycle
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Emissions to air, water or soil during lifecycle stages.
broader: Battery carbon footprint
subclass of: Battery carbon footprint
broader: Lifecycle stage contributions
subclass of: Lifecycle stage contributions
broader: Contribution of raw material acquisition and [kgCO2e/kWh]
subclass of: Contribution of raw material acquisition and [kgCO2e/kWh]
broader: SustainabilityAssessment
subclass of: SustainabilityAssessment
broader: Bill of direct emissions
subclass of: Bill of direct emissions
broader: Life cycle carbon emissions
subclass of: Life cycle carbon emissions
narrower: Absolute battery carbon footprint
narrower: Battery carbon footprint per Functional Unit
narrower: kgCO2e/kWh
narrower: Tons of carbon dioxide equivalents
narrower: LCA
narrower: Protection of the environment, including climate
narrower: Environmental essential characteristics
narrower: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
related: Life cycle inventory (LCI)
description: (q) emissions to air, water or soil released in one or more lifecycle stages of the product as expressed through quantities and nature of emissions, including noise;

Prevention of waste generation in the Union
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Prevention of waste generation in the Union.
broader: Protection of the environment, including climate
subclass of: Protection of the environment, including climate
related: Post-consumer textile waste
related: material circularity
description: prevention of waste generation in the Union

HealthSafetyInformation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Essential health, safety and rights information for end users.
broader: BatteryLabel
subclass of: BatteryLabel
narrower: Impact of substances on environment, health, safety, persons
narrower: Health and safety
related: Safety measures
related: SafetyMeasures
related: Product quantities
related: safety aspects
related: Risk to human health, safety of persons, property or environment
related: PublicInformationProvision
related: Chemical safety assessments by the relevant Union bodies
related: On_board_diagnostic_information
related: Health and safety of persons
related: Public availability of information
description: Essential information relating to the health, safety and rights of end users should always be provided to consumers by physical means and be accessible through a data carrier included on the product.

StudiesAndAnalysesPublication
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Commission to publish relevant studies and analyses used in ecodesign setting.
description: The Commission shall publish relevant studies and analyses, including the impact assessments referred to in paragraph 10, used in the setting of ecodesign requirements.

the-object-of-the-declaration-referred-to-in-point-4-is-in-conformity-with-this-
type: Class
type: Concept
preferred label: The object of the declaration referred to in point (4) is in conformity with this Regulation, the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 and, where applicable, other Union harmonisation legislation:
definition: The object of the declaration referred to in point (4) is in conformity with this Regulation, the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 and, where applicable, other Union harmonisation legislation:

safety aspects
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Safety aspects for which CPR may apply to products in a complementary manner.
broader: HazardousSubstancesInfo
subclass of: HazardousSubstancesInfo
broader: SafetyMeasures
subclass of: SafetyMeasures
broader: Safety during normal operation and use
subclass of: Safety during normal operation and use
broader: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
subclass of: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
related: Chemical safety assessments by the relevant Union bodies
related: Risk to human health, safety of persons, property or environment
related: Safety of construction products
related: Safety assessment
description: The construction products Regulation can apply to those products in a complementary manner where needed, mainly in relation to safety aspects, also taking account of other Union law on products such as on gas appliances, low voltage equipment and machinery.

Aggregated datasets
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Aggregated datasets published by the Commission when appropriate.
description: The Commission shall periodically assess the non-personal in-use data received pursuant to paragraph 4 and shall, where appropriate, publish aggregated datasets.

Chapter V: PRIORITISATION, PLANNING AND CONSULTATION
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chapter V with the title PRIORITISATION, PLANNING AND CONSULTATION
related: Open dialogue with international partners
description: PRIORITISATION, PLANNING AND CONSULTATION

Sensitivity analysis
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A sensitivity analysis covering the relevant factors (e.g., energy costs, raw materials, etc.).
description: A sensitivity analysis covering the relevant factors, such as the price of energy or other resources, the cost of raw materials and necessary technologies, production costs, discount rates, and, where appropriate, external environmental costs, including avoided greenhouse gas emissions, shall be carried out.

Representative models
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A number of representative models of the product(s) used in the analysis.
description: Procedure for defining performance requirements Product specific or horizontal performance requirements shall be set as follows: a technical, environmental and economic analysis shall select a number of representative models of the product or products in question on the market and identify the technical options for improving the product performance in relation to the product parameters referred to in Annex I, taking into account the economic viability of the options and avoiding any significant

Harmonised application of calculation methods
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The need to harmonise how calculation methods are applied.
broader: PEF LCA methodologies
subclass of: PEF LCA methodologies
narrower: Measuring methods
related: Representative models
related: Test methods and reference conditions
related: Annex II reference for life cycle stages
description: the need to ensure the harmonised application of calculation methods;

IncorporationUsedComponents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Incorporation of used components.
narrower: Manufacturing information (facilities and manufacturers)
description: (k) incorporation of used components;

Tyre
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Tyre as a component example within physical goods
narrower: Light Means of Transport
narrower: product category
description: including components, such as tyres, and intermediate products.

InterconnectionTimeline
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Timeline for interconnection to be operational.
related: Synchronizing APP for Consumer
related: EPCIS and UNECE models
description: That interconnection shall be operational within four years of the date of entry into force of the implementing act referred to in Article 13(5).

EBikesEscooters
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: E-bikes and e-scooters included in the scope
narrower: Light Means of Transport
description: E-bikes and e-scooters should, however, not be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.

Information on the quantities of a product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data on the quantities of a product to be made available to the Commission under Article 4(6), point (b).
narrower: Article_18_2_information
related: Reported as measured
related: traceability
related: Info_Article7_2_5_OtherUnionLaw
related: QuantitiesRawMaterialInBattery
related: Product description
related: Declared performance values
related: Websites
related: Life cycle inventory (LCI)
related: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
description: information on the quantities of a product pursuant to Article 4(6), point (b)

Open dialogue with international partners
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Dialogue with international partners to take account of their views when developing technical specifications and to remove trade barriers for greener products with extended life cycles and circularity.
broader: ConsultationWithStakeholders
subclass of: ConsultationWithStakeholders
related: Chapter V: PRIORITISATION, PLANNING AND CONSULTATION
related: Across industry
related: Interoperability with other platforms
related: Dialogues between suppliers/subcontractors and (B2B) customers
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: The digital product passport be developed in an open dialogue with international partners, in order to take account of their views when developing technical specifications and to ensure that they help remove trade barriers for greener products with extended life cycles and circularity.

ComplianceDocs_E
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: compliance documentation and information required under this Regulation or other Union law (e.g., declaration of conformity, technical documentation, or conformity certificates)
broader: Original and signed documents
subclass of: Original and signed documents
broader: Documentation under other Union law
subclass of: Documentation under other Union law
related: GRS_certification
description: (e) compliance documentation and information required under this Regulation or other Union law applicable to the product, such as the declaration of conformity, technical documentation or conformity certificates;

accompanying documents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documents accompanying the product where CE marking may be affixed if affixing to the product is not possible.
broader: TraceabilityDespatchAdvice
subclass of: TraceabilityDespatchAdvice
broader: Documentation_accompanying_battery
subclass of: Documentation_accompanying_battery
narrower: Packing List
narrower: TransportDocumentation
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
related: Documents accompanying the battery
description: Where that is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature of the product, it shall be affixed to the packaging and to the accompanying documents.

IndependentThirdParty
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An independent third party.
broader: notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission
subclass of: notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission
broader: Independent professional
subclass of: Independent professional
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: Certifications
related: CertificationManagementSupport
related: Market surveillance authorities
related: Notified bodies
related: Reference to certificates or validation reports
related: Expert judgment
description: insolvency, a liquidation or a cessation of activity in the Union, the economic operator placing the product on the market should make available a back-up copy of the digital product passport through a digital product passport service provider that is an independent third party.

national performance requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: National performance requirements attempted to be set for product parameters covered by delegated acts.
narrower: National laws, regulations and administrative measures related to construction products on their territory covered by the harmonised zone
description: Once a delegated act setting ecodesign requirements is adopted by the Commission for a given product group, Member States should, in order to ensure the functioning of the internal market, no longer be allowed to set national performance requirements based on product parameters covered by such performance requirements laid down in that delegated act, and no longer be allowed to set national information requirements based on product parameters covered by such information requirements laid down in

Policies and procedures to distinguish tasks
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Policies and procedures to distinguish between tasks carried out as a notified body and other activities.
description: (c) appropriate policies and procedures to distinguish between the tasks it carries out as a notified body and its other activities;

Chemical safety assessments by the relevant Union bodies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Existing chemical safety assessments performed by the relevant Union bodies for the substances concerned.
narrower: Safety assessment
related: 3.1.4.1 chemical content
related: OECD audit principles
related: DNEL
description: Any performance requirement concerning substances as referred to Annex I, point (f), shall take into consideration existing chemical safety assessments performed by the relevant Union bodies for the substances concerned, as well as safe and sustainable by design criteria for chemicals and materials developed by the Commission.

SubstancesUnderArticle2_27_d
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Substances defined under Article 2(27), point (d) to be determined for each product group.
broader: chemicalItem
subclass of: chemicalItem
broader: single type of chemical composition
subclass of: single type of chemical composition
broader: Mercury
subclass of: Mercury
broader: Monomer
subclass of: Monomer
narrower: HazardousSubstancesInfo
narrower: REACH Regulation
narrower: Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
related: Chemical safety assessments by the relevant Union bodies
related: SCIP
related: MaterialCircularity
related: CadmiumSymbolCd
related: Environmental essential characteristics
related: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
description: For each product group concerned by ecodesign requirements, the Commission shall determine, where relevant, which substances fall under the definition in Article 2(27), point (d), taking into account, at least, whether:

Notification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process by which Member States notify the Commission and the other Member States of the bodies authorised to carry out those tasks.
related: Notifying authorities
related: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
description: Notification Where third-party conformity assessment tasks are provided for under the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4, Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the bodies authorised to carry out those tasks.

Remuneration independence
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Remuneration shall not depend on the number of assessments or their results.
description: The remuneration of the top-level management and assessment personnel of a conformity assessment body shall not depend on the number of assessments carried out or their results.

Model identification number in reports
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: In reports, include the identification number of the model as registered in the product database referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369.
broader: Information about the battery model
subclass of: Information about the battery model
broader: BatchTR400
subclass of: BatchTR400
broader: Unique identifiers
subclass of: Unique identifiers
related: URL
related: Production method ID
related: ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014; 15459-2:2015; 15459-3:2014; 15459-4:2014; 15459-5:2014; 15459-6:2014
related: AVS_System
description: Where reporting is required pursuant to point (b) of the first subparagraph, those data shall include, where available, the identification number of the model as registered in the product database referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and, if relevant to their performance, general geographical information on the products.

Paragraphs 2 to 12 requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The set of requirements laid down in paragraphs 2 to 12 of article 52 that conformity assessment bodies must meet.
related: Test methods and reference conditions (M/579)
description: For the purposes of notification, a conformity assessment body shall meet the requirements laid down in paragraphs 2 to 12.

Consistency with Union law
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: ensure consistency with existing information requirements under Union law and minimise administrative burden
description: ensure consistency with existing information requirements under Union law and minimise the administrative burden, including through appropriate technical solutions.

Info_Article7_2_5_OtherUnionLaw
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: information required under Article 7(2), point (b), and Article 7(5) or by other Union law applicable to the relevant product group
narrower: Information to exchange
related: Interoperability with other platforms
description: (a) information required under Article 7(2), point (b), and Article 7(5) or by other Union law applicable to the relevant product group;

Other_recovery_including_energy_recovery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: other recovery including energy recovery
description: the proportion of discarded products delivered, whether directly or through a third party, to undergo each of the following activities: preparing for reuse, including refurbishment and remanufacturing, recycling, other recovery including energy recovery, and disposal operations in accordance with the waste hierarchy as defined by Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC;

Disposal_operations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: disposal operations
broader: Incineration
subclass of: Incineration
narrower: Open-Loop Regranulation
related: manufacturing waste
related: Post-consumer textile waste
related: Life Cycle Assessment
description: the proportion of discarded products delivered, whether directly or through a third party, to undergo each of the following activities: preparing for reuse, including refurbishment and remanufacturing, recycling, other recovery including energy recovery, and disposal operations in accordance with the waste hierarchy as defined by Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC;

No data identifying individuals criterion
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Need to ensure that no data allowing identification or inference of individuals' behaviour are collected.
related: Data responsibility
related: Limited access to sensitive information
description: (d) the need to ensure that no data allowing the identification of individuals or allowing the inference of individuals’ behaviour are collected.

TransactionInformation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: information on their transactions
narrower: Traceability Report
narrower: TRCTransactionEvent
description: Economic operators should therefore be required to keep the information on their transactions for a certain period of time.

Professional secrecy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Personnel shall observe professional secrecy regarding information obtained in carrying out conformity assessment tasks.
related: Personal data protection compliance
description: The personnel of a conformity assessment body shall observe professional secrecy regarding all information obtained in carrying out the conformity assessment tasks under the relevant delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4, except in relation to the notifying authorities and other national authorities of the Member State in which its activities are carried out. Proprietary rights shall be protected.

First_full_financial_year_disclosure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: disclosure covering the first full financial year during which the Regulation is in force
narrower: First reporting period
related: disclosureLevel
description: That first disclosure shall cover unsold consumer products discarded during the first full financial year during which this Regulation is in force.

Economic operator placing the product on the market
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Economic operator placing the product on the market.
narrower: Downstream user
description: (d) if the data included in the digital product passport is stored or otherwise processed by authorised operators or digital product passport service providers, they shall not be allowed to sell, reuse or process such data, in whole or in part, beyond what is necessary for the provision of the relevant storing or processing services, unless this is specifically agreed with the economic operator placing the product on the market;

DelegatedActContentElements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Container for the elements that delegated acts must specify.
narrower: Battery Passport Data Points
related: Annex VI procedure
description: Content of the delegated acts The delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4 shall specify at least the following elements:

VerifyManufacturerCompliance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Task to verify that the manufacturer has complied with specified Article 22 requirements.
description: the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 22(5), (6) and (7).

Article 22(5) and 22(7) and Article 24(6) compliance requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Compliance requirements for manufacturers/importers per Article 22(5)/(7) and Article 24(6).
related: assessment and verification system
description: the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 22(5) and (7) and Article 24(6) respectively.

competent national authorities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Competent national authorities as an actor with access to digital product passport information.
description: determine the actors, including economic operators, clients, deinstallers, users and competent national authorities, which are to have access to information in the digital product passport and to what information they are to have access, taking into account the need to protect intellectual property rights, and sensitive commercial information, and to ensure the safety of construction works;

verify the compliance of the manufacturer with the obligations of this Regulation.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The task to verify the manufacturer's compliance with obligations.
description: verify the compliance of the manufacturer with the obligations of this Regulation.

Verification by authorities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements to facilitate the verification of product compliance by competent national authorities.
description: facilitate the verification of product compliance by competent national authorities;

DueCareObligation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The obligation for the economic operator to act with due care in relation to the regulation.
description: The economic operator shall act with due care in relation to the obligations of this Regulation.

CorrectiveMeasures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Corrective measures
description: Where a manufacturer does not meet the relevant requirements or corresponding harmonised standards, common specifications or other technical specifications, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures in view of a final conformity assessment, unless the deficiencies cannot be remedied, in which case it shall not issue a certificate or approval decision.

Obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The obligations referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 61.
description: If the assessment and verification system applicable includes a performance assessment by a notified body as set out in Annex IX, a notified body or TAB shall, in place of the assessment of the performance of the product set out in Annex IX, assess and certify the correct fulfilment of the obligations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

ProductGroupDefinition
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The definition of the product group or groups covered, including the list of commodity codes and product descriptions.
broader: Batteries
subclass of: Batteries
broader: product family
subclass of: product family
broader: Monomer
subclass of: Monomer
narrower: battery category
narrower: construction product
related: Supply chain management
related: Product identification
related: Scoping analysis elements
description: (a) the definition of the product group or groups covered, including the list of commodity codes as set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (60) and product descriptions;

Recipient of the digital product passport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An entity that receives access to the digital product passport.
narrower: Downstream user
description: (b) a recipient of the digital product passport shall have easy access, free of charge, to it based on the recipient’s respective access rights in the construction digital product passport system;

Article 22(7) obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Obligations established pursuant to Article 22(7).
description: 18 months after the entry into force of the delegated act referred to in Article 75(1) the obligations established pursuant to Article 22(7) shall apply.

(name, function) (signature):
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: (name, function) (signature):

Obligations_of_economic_operators
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the obligations of economic operators

New environmental obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: New environmental obligations referenced for economic operators.
related: Environmental sustainability assessment
description: to establish, without increasing disproportionately bureaucracy and costs for economic operators, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs’), new environmental obligations

Ability to introduce or update information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Allow actors specified in the construction digital product passport system to introduce or to update the information in the digital product passport.
description: allow actors specified in the construction digital product passport system to introduce or to update the information in the digital product passport;

authorised representatives
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Authorised representatives as actors allowed to introduce or update information in the digital product passport.
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: determine the actors, including manufacturers, authorised representatives, importers, distributors and digital product passport service providers, which are allowed to introduce or update the information in the digital product passport, including where necessary the creation of a new digital product passport, and what information they may introduce or update;

Access to registry
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Access rights to the registry by specified authorities.
broader: websites_platforms_or_portals_by_member_states
subclass of: websites_platforms_or_portals_by_member_states
narrower: decentralised data system
narrower: Digital product passport system
related: PubliclyAccessible
related: CISUTAC website
related: eService platform
related: Information in the register
related: Register of producers referred to in Article 55
related: Register
related: Websites
description: The Commission, competent national authorities and customs authorities shall have access to the registry for the purposes of carrying out their duties pursuant to Union law.

manufacturers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Manufacturers as an actor allowed to introduce or update information in the digital product passport.
description: determine the actors, including manufacturers, authorised representatives, importers, distributors and digital product passport service providers, which are allowed to introduce or update the information in the digital product passport, including where necessary the creation of a new digital product passport, and what information they may introduce or update;

clients
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Clients (stakeholders) who may have access to digital product passport information.
description: determine the actors, including economic operators, clients, deinstallers, users and competent national authorities, which are to have access to information in the digital product passport and to what information they are to have access, taking into account the need to protect intellectual property rights, and sensitive commercial information, and to ensure the safety of construction works;

Rights and obligations for economic operators dealing with construction products or their components
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Rights and obligations for economic operators dealing with construction products or their components.
description: (a) rights and obligations for economic operators dealing with construction products or their components; and

OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chapter III titled OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
description: OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS

Capability for all third-party tasks (Annex IX)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Body capable of carrying out all third-party tasks in accordance with Annex IX.
description: A conformity assessment body shall be capable of carrying out all the third-party tasks in the assessment and verification process assigned to it in accordance with Annex IX in relation to which it has been notified, irrespective of whether those tasks are carried out by the conformity assessment body itself or on its behalf and under its responsibility.

Annex IX
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: System set out in Annex IX referenced in the notification.
description: The notification shall include full details of the functions to be performed, reference to the relevant harmonised technical specification or to the relevant European assessment document and, for the purposes of the system set out in Annex IX, the essential characteristics for which the body is competent and the relevant attestation of that competence.

Translation obligation for additional Member States
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Translation of the declaration by another economic operator to additional Member States.
description: Another economic operator who makes that manufacturer’s product available in any additional Member State shall make a translation or translations of the declaration of performance and conformity available in the languages required by the additional Member State, together with the respective original version.

SpecificConformityAssessmentBodyApplyingForNotification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A specific conformity assessment body applying for notification.
description: The notifying authority, including in the cases in which the notifying authority is the national accreditation body, shall assess only the specific conformity assessment body applying for notification and not take account of the capacities or personnel of parent or sister companies.

Harmonised standards
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Harmonised standards whose criteria conformity is demonstrated by the conformity assessment body.
related: Harmonised application of calculation methods
related: ISO 14075, 2024
description: Presumption of conformity of notified bodies Where a conformity assessment body to be authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification process demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, harmonised technical specifications referred to in Article 5, European assessment documents, voluntary harmonised standards for product requireme

Elements necessary to demonstrate performance and conformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Elements required to demonstrate performance and conformity as part of technical documentation.
description: all the relevant elements necessary to demonstrate performance and conformity;

Language for product information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Language requirement for general product information, instructions for use and safety information.
narrower: Languages required by Member States
related: InformationRequirements
related: Delegated act on label display
description: The importer shall verify that the use of the product has been declared by the manufacturer, and shall ensure that the product is accompanied by general product information, instructions for use and safety information as set out in Annex IV in a language determined by the Member State concerned or, in absence of such determination, in a language which can be easily understood by users.

Assessment and verification system (AVS) set out in Annex IX
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Assessment and verification system defined in Annex IX.
description: Where a product is covered by a harmonised technical specification adopted in accordance with Articles 5 or 6, the manufacturer shall undergo the applicable assessment and verification system set out in Annex IX and draw up a declaration of performance and conformity before such a product is placed on the market.

Test results
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Test results referenced for system/component performance
related: Data quality attributes
description: who remains responsible for the accuracy, reliability and stability of those test results.

verify the constancy of performance of products;
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The task to verify the constancy of performance of products.
description: verify the constancy of performance of products;

Conformity assessment body
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A body authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification process.
description: Presumption of conformity of notified bodies Where a conformity assessment body to be authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification process demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, harmonised technical specifications referred to in Article 5, European assessment documents, voluntary harmonised standards for product requireme

HarmonisedStandard
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Harmonised standards conferring the presumption of conformity for product requirements.
description: The Commission may, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, request one or more European standardisation organisations to draft harmonised standards conferring the presumption of conformity (‘voluntary harmonised standards’) for the product requirements established by delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

bodies-authorised-to-carry-out-third-party-tasks-in-the-assessment-and-verificat
type: Class
type: Concept
preferred label: Bodies authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification of performance, assessment of conformity and of the verification of environmental sustainability calculations for the purposes of this Regulation
definition: Bodies authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification of performance, assessment of conformity and of the verification of environmental sustainability calculations for the purposes of this Regulation.
description: Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of bodies authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification of performance, assessment of conformity and of the verification of environmental sustainability calculations for the purposes of this Regulation.

Language easily understood by end users
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Language in which information must be understandable by end users in the relevant Member State.
description: in a language which can be easily understood by end users in the Member State in which the product is to be made available on the market;

Assessment and verification of the product’s compliance with applicable product requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Conformity assessment procedure concerns evaluating product compliance with applicable product requirements.
description: the applicable assessment and verification of the product’s compliance with applicable product requirements

System set out in Annex IX
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: System set out in Annex IX referenced for essential characteristics and competence.
narrower: SSbD system under study
description: The notification shall include full details of the functions to be performed, reference to the relevant harmonised technical specification or to the relevant European assessment document and, for the purposes of the system set out in Annex IX, the essential characteristics for which the body is competent and the relevant attestation of that competence.

Presumption of conformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Presumption that conformity is established for notified bodies meeting specified criteria.
description: Presumption of conformity of notified bodies Where a conformity assessment body to be authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification process demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, harmonised technical specifications referred to in Article 5, European assessment documents, voluntary harmonised standards for product requireme

TechnicalDocumentation_Conformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Technical documentation proving conformity with product requirements.
description: (iv) the drawing up of technical documentation containing proof of conformity with the applicable product requirements under this Regulation.

assess the performance and the conformity of products;
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The task to assess the performance and the conformity of products.
description: assess the performance and the conformity of products;

assessment and verification system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The system for assessing product performance and conformity as described in standardisation requests.
description: As part of the standardisation requests referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Commission may also request the European standardisation organisations to provide the technical details necessary for the implementation of the assessment and verification system that is to be applied in accordance with the delegated acts referred to in Article 10(2).

AuditTesting
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Audit testing of samples taken before placing the product on the market.
description: (v) audit-testing of samples taken before placing the product on the market;

Documentation under other Union law
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documentation required under other Union law applicable to the product.
description: documentation required under other Union law applicable to the product;

Sample testing
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Testing carried out by the manufacturer to verify declared performance and conformity.
description: The manufacturer shall, where deemed appropriate with regard to ensuring the accuracy, reliability and stability of the declared performance and of the conformity of a product, carry out sample testing of products placed or made available on the market, investigate, and, if necessary, keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming products and product recalls, and shall keep importers and distributors informed thereof.

Languages required by Member States
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Languages in which the declaration must be available as required by each Member State.
related: Safety assessment
description: The manufacturer shall supply or make available in a digital product passport in accordance with paragraph 1, or on a website in accordance with paragraph 2, the declaration of performance and conformity in the language or languages required by each of the Member States in which the manufacturer intends to make the product available.

TechnicalDocumentation_Performance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Technical documentation proving correct application for performance assessment.
description: (iii) the drawing up of technical documentation containing proof of the correct application of this Regulation with regard to the assessment of performance;

National measures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: National measures taken in response to risk identified in the product assessment.
description: The Commission shall without delay consult the Member States and the relevant economic operators and shall evaluate the national measures taken.

System 3
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: System 3 AVS: Notified body focusing on the determination of the product type.
description: System 3

NOTIFYING AUTHORITIES AND NOTIFIED BODIES
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chapter VI titled NOTIFYING AUTHORITIES AND NOTIFIED BODIES
related: competent national authorities
description: NOTIFYING AUTHORITIES AND NOTIFIED BODIES

System 1+
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: System 1+ AVS: Full notified body control including audit sample testing.
description: System 1+

ProductRequirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements established for products within a product family or category.
description: Where a product family, or one or more product categories within a product family, is covered either by a performance harmonised standard or by an implementing act referred to in Article 6(1), the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 89 to supplement this Regulation, by establishing product requirements in accordance with Annex III for that product family or product category, or for parts thereof.

AnnexIII
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Annex III, the annex detailing product requirements for product families/categories.
description: Where a product family, or one or more product categories within a product family, is covered either by a performance harmonised standard or by an implementing act referred to in Article 6(1), the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 89 to supplement this Regulation, by establishing product requirements in accordance with Annex III for that product family or product category, or for parts thereof.

Inherent product safety risks
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Inherent product safety risks addressed by harmonised specifications over the product life cycle.
narrower: Product safety requirements
description: Harmonised technical specifications established by delegated acts referred to in Article 7(1) may, as appropriate for the products they cover, specify that products shall be designed, manufactured, and packaged in such a way that one or more of the following inherent product safety risks are, over the product’s life cycle, addressed in accordance with the state of the art and to the extent they are not covered by other Union legal acts:

ConflictOfInterestWithNotifiedBodies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Conflicts of interest between the notifying authority and notified bodies.
description: The notifying authority shall be established in such a way that no conflicts of interest with notified bodies occur.

System 2+
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: System 2+ AVS: Notified body focusing on the factory production control.
description: System 2+

Analysing risks
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Section describing the analysis of risks related to product use.
description: 1. Analysing risks Identify the possible risks and benefits for the use of innovative products in the absence of personality.

TrainingRequirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Training and other requirements necessarily to be fulfilled for safe use.
description: 2.5. Training and other requirements necessarily to be fulfilled for safe use.

Product safety requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Safety requirements for products established by harmonised technical specifications.
related: Inherent product safety risks
description: Product safety requirements

OtherNotifiedBodies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Other bodies notified under this Regulation which carry out similar third-party tasks.
description: Notified bodies shall provide the other bodies notified under this Regulation which carry out similar third-party tasks in accordance with the assessment and verification systems and for products covered by the same harmonised technical specification or the same European assessment document with relevant information on issues relating to negative results from these assessments and verifications, in particular, any refusal, restriction, suspension, or withdrawal of certificates, validation report

ProductType
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The product type determined by the manufacturer under AVS.
description: The manufacturer shall, in accordance with Article 22(1), correctly determine the product type and apply the corresponding product category on the basis of the applicable harmonised technical specification or European assessment document.

Mechanical risks
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mechanical risks associated with the product over its life cycle.
description: mechanical risks;

ProductFamily
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: product family
description: For each product family or product category, the data dictionary should include all the essential characteristics and other properties as set out in the harmonised technical specifications as well as other information required by this Regulation.

product family
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: All product types belonging to one of the families listed in Annex VII.
broader: Different battery category
subclass of: Different battery category
description: (31) ‘product family’ means all product types belonging to one of the families listed in Annex VII;

Product_type
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: product type data attribute indicating product type
related: Product construction
description: determine the product type in a precise and

NotifiedBodiesActivities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Activities that notified bodies perform, or consultancy services.
description: The notifying authority shall not offer or provide any activities that notified bodies perform, or consultancy services on a commercial or competitive basis.

ApplicableRequirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements to which the product must conform.
description: specification to be placed on the market, the manufacturer is obliged to draw up a declaration of performance for such product.

Paragraph 2
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Second paragraph: AVS and Notified body
related: Notified bodies
description: If the assessment and verification system applicable includes a performance assessment by a notified body as set out in Annex IX, a notified body or TAB shall, in place of the assessment of the performance of the product set out in Annex IX, assess and certify the correct fulfilment of the obligations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

ProtectiveMeasures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Protective measures to be taken by the user, including PPE where appropriate.
description: 2.4. Safety during use: (a) instructions on the protective measures to be taken by the user, including, where appropriate, the personal protective equipment to be provided;

Voluntary harmonised standards for product requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Voluntary harmonised standards for product requirements referenced in the document.
description: Presumption of conformity of notified bodies Where a conformity assessment body to be authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification process demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, harmonised technical specifications referred to in Article 5, European assessment documents, voluntary harmonised standards for product requireme

Notified bodies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Notified bodies to be informed under national information system or email distribution service.
related: audit reports of the notified body
related: Accreditation certificate
related: National accreditation body
description: Member States shall establish a national information system or email distribution service to inform their competent national authorities, the economic operators active on their territory, TABs and notified bodies with place of business on their territory and, on request, also other TABs and notified bodies, on all matters relevant for the correct interpretation or application of the rules laid down in or pursuant to this Regulation. In doing so, they shall take into account the information avail

European technical assessments
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the assessments referred to in Article 37 that are based on European assessment documents
description: European assessment documents shall constitute the basis for European technical assessments set out in Article 37.

HarmonisedTechnicalSpecifications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The applicable harmonised technical specifications or European assessment document.
description: As an alternative to the exemption in Article 14, point (a), a manufacturer of a product that fulfils the conditions in Article 14, point (a), may replace the performance assessment of the product with a specific section in the technical documentation referred to in Article 22(3) demonstrating the compliance of that product with the applicable requirements and providing data equivalent to the data required by this Regulation and the applicable harmonised technical specifications or European asse

DeclaredUses
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Declared uses for the product.
description: 1.2. Product description: (a) declared uses;

HarmonisedTechnicalSpecificationForUsedProducts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Harmonised technical specification laying down provisions for used products.
description: a used product covered by a harmonised technical specification laying down provisions for used products;

Declared uses
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: c) declared uses of the product, within the scope of the applicable harmonised technical specification or European assessment document
description: c) declared uses of the product, within the scope of the applicable harmonised technical specification or European assessment document;

European standardisation organisation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: European standardisation organisation
related: Voluntary harmonised standards for product requirements
description: As part of the standardisation request referred to in Article 5(2), the Commission may also request the European standardisation organisation to issue guidelines, including technical details, necessary for drawing up general product information, instructions for use and safety information in accordance with Annex IV.

EuropeanAssessmentDocument
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: European assessment document used as basis for product type and category decisions.
description: European assessment document.

European assessment documents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: European assessment documents referenced for conformity criteria.
description: Presumption of conformity of notified bodies Where a conformity assessment body to be authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification process demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, harmonised technical specifications referred to in Article 5, European assessment documents, voluntary harmonised standards for product requireme

Product description
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Section describing product data such as unique identification, category, uses, dimensions, durability, etc.
description: 1. Product description

Proposals of European standardisation organisations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Proposals made by European standardisation organisations.
description: When the Commission endorses by means of delegated acts proposals of European standardisation organisations

European standardisation deliverables
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The deliverables produced by European standardisation organisations.
description: developing the requested European standardisation deliverables

Description of the product or product category covered and its intended use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: a description of the product or product category covered and its intended use
description: (a) a description of the product or product category covered and its intended use; and

Exchange_standardisation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The exchange of information on standardisation-related activities.
description: the exchange of information on standardisation-related activities;

Harmonised technical specifications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Harmonised technical specifications referred to in Article 5.
description: Presumption of conformity of notified bodies Where a conformity assessment body to be authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification process demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, harmonised technical specifications referred to in Article 5, European assessment documents, voluntary harmonised standards for product requireme

IntendedUse
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The intended use of the construction product (including whether it is for professional use).
description: construction products and their intended use should be precisely identified by the manufacturer.

European Assessment Document
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: European technical assessment document (ETA)
description: the product, covered by a harmonised technical specification or a European assessment document, which the manufacturer places on the market is a system made of components, which the manufacturer duly assembles following precise instructions, including compatibility criteria in the case of individual components, given by the provider of such a system or of a component thereof, who has already tested that system or that component for one or several of its essential characteristics in accordance wi

Economic operators
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Economic operators active on the territory to be informed under national information system or email distribution service.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: involved actors
description: Member States shall establish a national information system or email distribution service to inform their competent national authorities, the economic operators active on their territory, TABs and notified bodies with place of business on their territory and, on request, also other TABs and notified bodies, on all matters relevant for the correct interpretation or application of the rules laid down in or pursuant to this Regulation. In doing so, they shall take into account the information avail

Standardisation participation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Participation in standardisation activities and group coordination.
description: Conformity assessment bodies shall participate in, or ensure that their assessment personnel are informed about the relevant standardisation activities and the activities of the notified body coordination group established under this Regulation and shall apply as general guidance the administrative decisions and documents produced as a work result of that group.

UsedProduct
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A used product covered by a harmonised technical specification laying down provisions for used products.
description: a used product covered by a harmonised technical specification laying down provisions for used products;

Email distribution service
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Email distribution service used by Member States to inform national authorities and operators about interpretation or application of the rules.
description: Member States shall establish a national information system or email distribution service to inform their competent national authorities, the economic operators active on their territory, TABs and notified bodies with place of business on their territory and, on request, also other TABs and notified bodies, on all matters relevant for the correct interpretation or application of the rules laid down in or pursuant to this Regulation. In doing so, they shall take into account the information avail

ConditionsOfUses
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Conditions of uses for the product.
description: 1.2. Product description: (c) conditions of uses;

IntendedUsers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Intended users of the product.
description: 1.2. Product description: (b) intended users;

European assessment document (singular)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: a European assessment document drawn up following a request or initiative
description: Following a request for a European technical assessment by a manufacturer, a group of manufacturers or a manufacturers’ association, or on the initiative of the Commission, the organisation of TABs may, in agreement with the Commission, draw up and adopt a European assessment document.

European assessment document and TAB
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: b) European assessment document applied (reference number and date of issue) and European technical assessment issued (TAB, reference number and date of issue)
description: b) European assessment document applied (reference number and date of issue) and European technical assessment issued (TAB, reference number and date of issue).

Exchange_economic_operators
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The exchange of data of economic operators.
description: the exchange of data of economic operators;

Two-step administrative procedure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: First step of a two-step administrative procedure leading to CE.
description: the first step of a two-step administrative procedure leading to the CE

Exchange_assessment_methods
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The exchange of information on assessment methods and product testing.
description: the exchange of information on assessment methods and product testing;

Article 59
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Replacement of type-testing and type-calculation article
description: Replacement of type-testing and type-calculation

Particularly Cooperative Third Countries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: These particularly cooperative third countries.
description: these particularly cooperative third countries

Simplified procedures (Articles 59 to 61)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on the application of simplified procedures where relevant.
description: where relevant, information on the application of simplified procedures applied in accordance with Articles 59 to 61;

Exchange_officials
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The exchange of officials.
description: the exchange of officials.

AssessmentMethod
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: assessment method contained in harmonised technical specifications where available.

INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chapter IX titled INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
description: INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

Paragraph 1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: First paragraph of Article 59
description: 1. A manufacturer may replace type-testing or type-calculation with a specific section in the technical documentation referred to in Article 22(3) demonstrating that:

Article 76 functionalities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Functionalities provided for in Article 76.
description: including the functionalities provided for in Article 76.

OperationAndMaintenanceSafe
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Instructions for operation and maintenance to be carried out safely, including protective measures.
related: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
description: 2.1. Safety during transport, installation, deinstallation, maintenance, deconstruction and demolition: (c) instructions for operation and maintenance to be carried out safely, including the protective measures that should be taken during these operations;

means and equipment for assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Means and equipment required for performance assessment.
description: a TAB shall have access to the necessary means and equipment for the assessment of the performance for essential characteristics of products within product families for which it is to be designated.

Safety of construction products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Safety of construction products (and safety of construction works).
description: To ensure safety and functionality of construction products and, by extension, of construction works as well as safety

assessment method
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the assessment method set out in the harmonised standard or implementing act is not appropriate for that product
description: the assessment method set out in the harmonised standard or implementing act is not appropriate for that product.

Two conformity assessment procedures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Possible scenario where economic operators may be subject to two conformity assessment procedures.
description: including as a result of economic operators potentially becoming subject to two conformity assessment procedures

Training_events_73
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The training events organised in accordance with Article 73(2).
description: the training events organised in accordance with Article 73(2).

Methods and criteria
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Methods and criteria provided in the standards or common specifications for assessing and declaring performance.
description: Without prejudice to Articles 13 and 15, the methods and the criteria provided in the standards or common specifications referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, or parts thereof, may be used for assessing and declaring the performance of construction products covered by those standards or common specifications in relation to their essential characteristics.

Non_systematic_exchange
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A non-systematic exchange, in duly justified and specific cases.
description: a non-systematic exchange, in duly justified and specific cases;

European standards
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: European standards referenced or used in implementing acts for assessment of performance.
description: To that end, the references of European standards or references of relevant applicable international or national standards may be published in those implementing acts or, if there is no European standard or no relevant applicable international or national standard, common specifications may be established by those implementing acts.

Operational means/equipment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Means and facilities necessary to perform tasks.
description: The conformity assessment body shall have the means necessary to perform the technical and administrative tasks connected with the activities for which it intends to be notified in an appropriate manner and shall have access to all necessary equipment or facilities.

Article 291 TFEU
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Article 291 of the TFEU
description: Article 291 TFEU

SafetyDuringTransport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Safety during transport, installation, deinstallation, maintenance, deconstruction and demolition.
description: 2.1. Safety during transport, installation, deinstallation, maintenance, deconstruction and demolition: (a) potential risks of the product and any reasonably foreseeable misuse thereof;

Trainings
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Certain trainings mentioned in the context of cooperative participation.
description: certain trainings

Advisory procedure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Advisory procedure referred to in Article 90(2) under which implementing acts are adopted.
related: GrievanceMechanism
description: Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 90(2).

Systematic_exchange
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A systematic exchange, based on an administrative arrangement specifying the type of information to be exchanged and the modalities for the exchange.
description: a systematic exchange, based on an administrative arrangement specifying the type of information to be exchanged and the modalities for the exchange.

Declaration of performance and conformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A document declaring a product's performance and conformity that manufacturers must supply.
scope note: Create a dedicated DoP/DoC concept to capture the explicit artifact of performance/conformity declarations. Establish boundaries by linking it to relevant regulatory concepts (broader) and information-obligations (narrower) to anchor it in the regulatory information ecosystem.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: Information requirements
narrower: Proof of conformity
narrower: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
related: digital product passport service provider
related: Certification requirements
comment: Create a dedicated DoP/DoC concept to capture the explicit artifact of performance/conformity declarations. Establish boundaries by linking it to relevant regulatory concepts (broader) and information-obligations (narrower) to anchor it in the regulatory information ecosystem.
description: The manufacturer shall supply by electronic means a copy of the declaration of performance and conformity of each product which is made available on the market, unless the declaration is included in a digital product passport that fulfils the conditions set out in Article 76 and is available through the construction digital product passport system established in accordance with Article 75.
mandates: Labelling

Labelling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements for labelling of products as part of conformity and performance declarations.
scope note: Establish Labelling as a distinct concept within the ecodesign information space. Link it broadly to information requirements and related regulatory contexts, and connect it to DP passport considerations as a related topic.
broader: Information requirements
subclass of: Information requirements
narrower: Explanation of labels and symbols
related: digital product passport service provider
related: disclosure policies
comment: Establish Labelling as a distinct concept within the ecodesign information space. Link it broadly to information requirements and related regulatory contexts, and connect it to DP passport considerations as a related topic.
description: Where a product’s compliance with applicable requirements and its performance in relation to essential characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article have been demonstrated in accordance with the applicable assessment and verification system or systems set out in Annex IX, the manufacturer shall draw up a declaration of performance and conformity in accordance with Articles 13 to 15, affix the CE marking in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 and, when applicable, ensure the availabil

Declaration of performance and conformity availability via Article 16(2)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Availability of the declaration of performance and conformity under Article 16(2).
scope note: Model a narrow sub-concept under the main DoP/DoC concept to reflect article-specific availability requirements, enabling precise provenance and mappings to broader DoP/DoC and DoP-related obligations.
broader: Declaration of performance and conformity
subclass of: Declaration of performance and conformity
related: Information obligations
comment: Model a narrow sub-concept under the main DoP/DoC concept to reflect article-specific availability requirements, enabling precise provenance and mappings to broader DoP/DoC and DoP-related obligations.
description: the product is accompanied, where required, by a declaration of performance and conformity, or that the declaration is available in accordance with Article 16(2);

Copies of declarations of performance and conformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Copies of the declarations that may be provided electronically.
scope note: Isolate copies as a separate concept so electronic delivery, availability, and accessibility can be modeled independently, with clear links to the DoP/DoC and broader regulatory information space.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
narrower: Declaration of performance and conformity
related: Information obligations
comment: Isolate copies as a separate concept so electronic delivery, availability, and accessibility can be modeled independently, with clear links to the DoP/DoC and broader regulatory information space.
description: declarations of performance and conformity should be allowed to provide copies of those declarations by electronic means, and be authorised to make them available on websites on the conditions that they are unamendable, human and machine readable, available, accessible and unequivocally linked to the product.
hasPart: Declaration of performance and conformity
hasPart: Electronic means

Electronic means
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Method by which declarations may be provided electronically.
scope note: Model electronic delivery as a dedicated concept to reflect digital transmission channels, enabling explicit mappings to information obligations and DP passport ecosystems.
broader: Information requirements
subclass of: Information requirements
broader: URL
subclass of: URL
related: digital product passport service provider
comment: Model electronic delivery as a dedicated concept to reflect digital transmission channels, enabling explicit mappings to information obligations and DP passport ecosystems.
description: declarations of performance and conformity should be allowed to provide copies of those declarations by electronic means, and be authorised to make them available on websites on the conditions that they are unamendable, human and machine readable, available, accessible and unequivocally linked to the product.

Electronic signature
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Signature used for electronic documents under the regulation.
scope note: Create an explicit Electronic Signature concept with links to electronic-signature regulations and EC-regulatory information space.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
broader: Digital Infrastructure
subclass of: Digital Infrastructure
related: regulation-eu-no-910-2014
comment: Create an explicit Electronic Signature concept with links to electronic-signature regulations and EC-regulatory information space.
description: provided that the signature complies with the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014

Regulation 2024/3110
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: This Regulation under which products must be compliant.
scope note: Create a dedicated Regulation 2024/3110 concept and connect to ecodesign information landscape via broader relationships and DP passport context as needed.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: digital product passport service provider
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Create a dedicated Regulation 2024/3110 concept and connect to ecodesign information landscape via broader relationships and DP passport context as needed.
description: Importers shall place on the market only products which are compliant with this Regulation.

Information obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Obligations to provide information under Regulation (EU) 2024/3110.
scope note: Provide a canonical Information Obligations concept to anchor diverse information requirements and DoP/DoC-related artifacts.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: digital product passport service provider
related: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
comment: Provide a canonical Information Obligations concept to anchor diverse information requirements and DoP/DoC-related artifacts.
description: All information obligations under this Regulation may, unless otherwise stated, be satisfied by electronic means.
requires: Electronic means

Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: b) information to be provided in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, where applicable
scope note: Isolate REACH information as a distinct sub-concept to clarify chemical-safety information provisions within ecodesign.
broader: Chemical safety
subclass of: Chemical safety
related: Information requirements
comment: Isolate REACH information as a distinct sub-concept to clarify chemical-safety information provisions within ecodesign.
description: b) information to be provided in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, where applicable;

General product information and safety information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: c) general product information, instructions for use and safety information in accordance with Annex IV
scope note: Anchor general product and safety information as a standalone concept with clear links to ecodesign information requirements.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: digital product passport service provider
comment: Anchor general product and safety information as a standalone concept with clear links to ecodesign information requirements.
description: c) general product information, instructions for use and safety information in accordance with Annex IV.

Guidelines for general product information, instructions for use and safety information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the guidelines, including technical details necessary for drawing up general product information, instructions for use and safety information as referred to in Annex IV
scope note: Model guidelines as a separate information governance artifact with links to ecodesign requirements and DP passport ecosystem.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: digital product passport service provider
comment: Model guidelines as a separate information governance artifact with links to ecodesign requirements and DP passport ecosystem.
description: the guidelines, including technical details necessary for drawing up general product information, instructions for use and safety information as referred to in Annex IV;

InformationOverview
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information sufficiency for potential purchasers (quantity/quality) including installation, use, maintenance, dismantling, reuse and recycling.
scope note: Provide a focal point for information sufficiency and quantity/quality considerations within the information requirements landscape.
broader: Information requirements
subclass of: Information requirements
related: digital product passport service provider
related: Information obligations
comment: Provide a focal point for information sufficiency and quantity/quality considerations within the information requirements landscape.
description: 3. The information provided on the elements listed in point 2 shall be enough, both in terms of quantity and quality, to enable potential purchasers to make informed decisions before proceeding with their purchase, including information on the necessary quantity, installation, use, maintenance, dismantling, reuse and recycling of the respective product. It may include all the drawings, diagrams, descriptions and explanations necessary for it to be understood.

ValidationCalculationInfo_Unit46
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information necessary to validate the calculation substantiating the environmental sustainability assessment.
scope note: Isolate validation/calculation information as a standalone concept with connections to the relevant technical documentation and sustainability regulation.
broader: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
subclass of: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
related: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Isolate validation/calculation information as a standalone concept with connections to the relevant technical documentation and sustainability regulation.
description: the necessary information to validate the calculation substantiating the assessment of the environmental sustainability of the construction product.

TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The technical documentation referenced in recital 46 that should include information validating environmental sustainability assessment of construction products.
scope note: Ensure a stable anchor for technical documentation related to sustainability assessments, enabling precise mappings to validation/calculation info.
alternative label: TechnicalDocumentation
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: ValidationCalculationInfo_Unit46
comment: Ensure a stable anchor for technical documentation related to sustainability assessments, enabling precise mappings to validation/calculation info.
description: To enhance access to comprehensive information, that technical documentation should include the necessary information to validate the calculation substantiating the assessment of the environmental sustainability of the construction product.
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/technicaldocumentation_2
contains: ValidationCalculationInfo_Unit46

Technical documentation referred to in Article 22(3)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Technical documentation referred to in Article 22(3) including the specific sections required pursuant to Articles 59 to 61.
scope note: Create a dedicated node for article-referenced technical documentation with links to higher-level technical documentation.
broader: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
subclass of: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
related: digital product passport service provider
comment: Create a dedicated node for article-referenced technical documentation with links to higher-level technical documentation.
description: the technical documentation referred to in Article 22(3) including the specific sections required pursuant to Articles 59 to 61;

TechnicalDocumentationSection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A specific section in the technical documentation referred to in Article 22(3).
scope note: Provide a focused concept for a section within technical documentation to improve traceability and mappings.
broader: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
subclass of: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
narrower: Technical documentation referred to in Article 22(3)
comment: Provide a focused concept for a section within technical documentation to improve traceability and mappings.
description: As an alternative to the exemption in Article 14, point (a), a manufacturer of a product that fulfils the conditions in Article 14, point (a), may replace the performance assessment of the product with a specific section in the technical documentation referred to in Article 22(3) demonstrating the compliance of that product with the applicable requirements and providing data equivalent to the data required by this Regulation and the applicable harmonised technical specifications or European asse

Technical reference documents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: 8) Technical reference documents
scope note: Isolate technical references as a distinct information artifact with links to broader technical documentation.
broader: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
subclass of: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
related: digital product passport service provider
comment: Isolate technical references as a distinct information artifact with links to broader technical documentation.
description: 8. Technical reference documents:

Reference to certificates or validation reports
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: 7) Reference to certificates or validation reports issued by notified bodies and TABs
scope note: Provide a dedicated node for certification/validation references, with links to ecodesign/information-management concepts.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: digital product passport service provider
comment: Provide a dedicated node for certification/validation references, with links to ecodesign/information-management concepts.
description: 7. Reference to certificates or validation reports issued by notified bodies and TABs.

Sustainability requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Sustainability-related requirements to be set, with priority given to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781.
scope note: Position sustainability requirements as a core environmental/eco-regulatory node with broad/related mappings to broader ecodesign and DP passport contexts.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
narrower: Mandatory minimum environmental sustainability requirements for construction products
related: digital product passport service provider
related: EU Ecolabel usage for compliance
comment: Position sustainability requirements as a core environmental/eco-regulatory node with broad/related mappings to broader ecodesign and DP passport contexts.
description: priority for the setting of sustainability requirements will be given to that Regulation

Selection criteria
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Form of mandatory minimum environmental sustainability requirements in delegated acts.
scope note: Isolate selection criteria as a distinct concept with links to sustainability requirements and information obligations.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: digital product passport service provider
comment: Isolate selection criteria as a distinct concept with links to sustainability requirements and information obligations.
description: ‘selection criteria’ within the meaning of Article 58 of Directive 2014/24/EU and Article 80 of Directive 2014/25/EU;

Mandatory minimum environmental sustainability requirements for construction products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Explicit requirement to specify mandatory minimum environmental sustainability requirements for construction products.
scope note: Clarify construction-product sustainability mandates under ecodesign by isolating them as a sub-topic with links to broader sustainability concepts.
broader: Sustainability requirements
subclass of: Sustainability requirements
related: digital product passport service provider
comment: Clarify construction-product sustainability mandates under ecodesign by isolating them as a sub-topic with links to broader sustainability concepts.
description: The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 89 to supplement this Regulation by specifying mandatory minimum environmental sustainability requirements for construction products.

environmental sustainability labelling requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Establishing specific environmental sustainability labelling requirements for particular product families and product categories.
scope note: Establish a dedicated label-regulatory node with broader ecodesign links and DP passport context.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: digital product passport service provider
comment: Establish a dedicated label-regulatory node with broader ecodesign links and DP passport context.
description: establishing specific environmental sustainability labelling requirements for particular product families and product categories;

EU Ecolabel usage for compliance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Use of EU Ecolabel to demonstrate compliance with minimum environmental sustainability requirements.
scope note: Position EU ecolabel usage as a regulatory labeling artifact with ties to eco-regulatory requirements and DP passport ecosystem.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: digital product passport service provider
comment: Position EU ecolabel usage as a regulatory labeling artifact with ties to eco-regulatory requirements and DP passport ecosystem.
description: The EU Ecolabel and other national or regional EN ISO 14024 type I ecolabelling schemes officially recognised in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (34) may be used to demonstrate compliance with the minimum environmental sustainability requirements where such label complies with the requirements set out in Article 19 of this Regulation.

mandatory performance harmonised standard
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The status of a performance harmonised standard becoming mandatory after adoption, subject to later dates.
description: One year after such adoption the performance harmonised standard shall become mandatory for the purposes of this Regulation unless a later application date has been specified in the implementing act.

KeepDeclarationAndTechnicalDocumentation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Task to keep the declaration of performance and conformity and the technical documentation at the disposal of competent national authorities.
narrower: Documents containing such information
related: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
description: (a) keep the declaration of performance and conformity and the technical documentation at the disposal of competent national authorities;

Union-wide products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Products concerned which the economic operator has made available on the market throughout the Union.
narrower: Union Product Legislation
description: The economic operator shall ensure that any corrective action is taken in respect of all the products concerned which that economic operator has made available on the market throughout the Union.

Applicable product requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: 10) Applicable product requirements specified by harmonised technical specifications, the applicable assessment and verification system applicable to them and the reference to the voluntary harmonised standard or common specifications or parts thereof applied including the date
description: 10. Applicable product requirements specified by harmonised technical specifications, the applicable assessment and verification system applicable to them and the reference to the voluntary harmonised standard or common specifications or parts thereof applied including the date.

Conformity with declared performances
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: a) the performance of the product identified above is in conformity with the set of declared performances referred to in point 9
description: a) the performance of the product identified above is in conformity with the set of declared performances referred to in point 9;

DeclarationOfPerformance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Declaration of performance referenced in relation to product compliance; part of the factors affected by modifications.
description: it modifies a product intentionally or the product is unintentionally modified in such a way that compliance with the declaration of performance and conformity, or with the requirements set out in or adopted in accordance with this Regulation may be affected;

Article 7 product requirements demonstrated
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: fulfilment of Article 7 product requirements demonstrated
description: Where product requirements specified in accordance with Article 7 are applicable, the declaration of performance and conformity shall state that the fulfilment of those requirements has been demonstrated.

CertificateOfConformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Certificate of conformity associated with product assessment under AVS.
description: The notified body shall decide on the issuing, restriction, suspension, or withdrawal of the certificate of constancy of performance and of conformity of the product on the basis of:

Declarations validity post-expiry
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Declarations of performance and conformity remain valid after expiry or repeal of implementing acts and after emergency mode expiry.
description: the declarations of performance and conformity of construction products which have been placed on the market in compliance with those standards or common specifications shall remain valid after the expiry or repeal of an implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article and after the expiry or deactivation of the internal market emergency mode.

ProvideInformationToDemonstrateConformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Task to provide information and documentation to demonstrate product conformity upon request.
description: (b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product with its declared performance and its compliance with other applicable requirements in this Regulation;

VerifyCEAndLabelling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Task to verify CE marking and labelling at documentary level.
description: The authorised representative shall verify at documentary level that: (a) the product bears the CE marking, and the labelling in accordance with Article 22(9);

Certificates Issued in Accordance with Union Product Legislation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Certificates issued in accordance with Union Product Legislation.
description: certificates issued in accordance with it

performance harmonised standards
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The harmonised standards that lay down methods and criteria for assessing the performance of a product in relation to its essential characteristics.
description: The methods and the criteria for assessing the performance of a product in relation to its essential characteristics shall be laid down in harmonised standards made mandatory by means of the implementing acts referred to in paragraph 8 (‘performance harmonised standards’).

Declaration Code
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the declaration code of the declaration of performance and conformity;

Product conforms to requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: c) the product identified above is in conformity with the requirements listed under point 10
description: c) the product identified above is in conformity with the requirements listed under point 10.

declared use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The use intended by the manufacturer, including the conditions for usage, as set out in technical documentation, on labels, etc.
description: (22) ‘declared use’ means the use intended by the manufacturer, including the conditions for usage, as set out in technical documentation, on labels, in general product information, in instructions for use, in safety information, or in publicity material;

intended use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The purpose of a product as set out in the applicable harmonised technical specifications or European assessment documents.
description: (21) ‘intended use’ means the purpose of a product as set out in the applicable harmonised technical specifications or European assessment documents;

product requirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A characteristic, as set out in Annex III, which a product must have before it can be placed on the market.
description: (8) ‘product requirement’ means a characteristic, as set out in Annex III, which a product must have before it can be placed on the market;

ProductNonCompliance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Evidence that a product placed on the market does not comply with this Regulation.
description: a product placed on the market does not comply with this Regulation;

Product within the meaning of this Regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product as defined by this Regulation.
description: Upon a duly substantiated request of a Member State or on its own initiative, the Commission may adopt implementing acts, determining whether or not a specific item, or category of items is a product within the meaning of this Regulation.

Declaration of performance and conformity (Article 15)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The declaration of performance and conformity referred to in Article 15 (including Article 15(6) information via unions databases).
narrower: DeclarationOfPerformance
description: the declaration of performance and conformity referred to in Article 15, including the information referred to in Article 15(6) which can be included through a connection to other Union databases where it is available and the documentation provided together in accordance with Annex V;

Union Product Legislation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Union product legislation.
description: Union product legislation

VerifyDeclarationAvailability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Task to verify that a declaration of performance and conformity is present or available.
description: the product is accompanied by a declaration of performance and conformity, or that declaration is available in accordance with Article 16(1) or (2); and

This Regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The Regulation referred to in the sentence about applying the Regulation to used products as if new.
related: Regulation 2024/3110
description: The exclusion of used products from the scope of a harmonised technical specification should however not prevent economic operators from opting for the application of this Regulation as if the used product was new.

Product may not be placed on the market
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Prohibition on marketing a product when non-compliant or without required declaration.
description: In the event of non-compliance, or in the absence of a declaration of performance and conformity when such a declaration is required, the product may not be made available on the market.

DigitalPassports
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: digital passports
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
broader: Table 6 — Battery passport data attributes related to battery materials and composition
subclass of: Table 6 — Battery passport data attributes related to battery materials and composition
description: A data dictionary harmonised at the Union level allows for the classification and use of structured definitions by both competent national authorities and in the further digitalisation of the construction sector, in particular in Building Information Modelling, building logbooks, digital passports and registries.

Data carrier (including a permalink)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A data carrier such as a permalink used to provide the link between the product and its declaration.
description: manufacturers may use a data carrier, including a permalink, to provide the link, provided that point (a) is complied with.

Exemption from digital product passport obligation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Products exempt from the obligation to provide a digital product passport under Article 14.
related: Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
related: Exemption delegated act
description: Products in respect of which the exemption established in Article 14 is applied are also exempt from the obligation to provide a digital product passport.

Deposit-refund systems
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Possibility for Member States to introduce mandatory deposit-refund systems for products.
description: This Regulation does not affect the possibility for Member States to introduce mandatory deposit-refund systems or to oblige manufacturers to accept to regain, directly or via their importers and distributors, ownership of their new, surplus or unsold non-custom-made products that are in a state equivalent to that in which they were placed on the market, provided that the measure does not directly or indirectly discriminate against economic operators in other Member States.

TrainingInstallers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: If necessary, instructions for the training of the installers or operators.
description: 2.1. Safety during transport, installation, deinstallation, maintenance, deconstruction and demolition: (d) if necessary, instructions for the training of the installers or operators;

Deinstaller
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The deinstaller where applicable.
description: The rights established in paragraph 1 also apply to a manufacturer placing a used or remanufactured product on the market in relation to the supplier of the used product, including the deinstaller where applicable.

Destruction of surplus or unsold products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Possibility for Member States to ban destruction of surplus or unsold products or to regulate their destruction via platforms.
description: This Regulation does not affect the possibility for Member States to ban the destruction of surplus or unsold products, or to make their destruction conditional upon their previously having been made available on a national brokering platform for non-commercial use of products.

Sufficient number of personnel
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Adequate staffing to ensure business continuity and consistency.
description: be sufficient in number to ensure business continuity and a consistent approach to conformity assessments.

Restrictive measures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Measures intended to restrict or prohibit making products available on the market.
description: Member States shall ensure that appropriate restrictive measures are taken without delay in respect of the product or manufacturer concerned, such as withdrawal of the products from their market.

Qualified personnel and procedures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements for personnel' training and procedures description, distinction of tasks, and production considerations.
description: the necessary competent personnel with technical knowledge and sufficient and appropriate experience to perform the third-party tasks in the assessment and verification process; the necessary description of the procedures in accordance with which the assessment process is carried out, ensuring the transparency and the ability of reproduction of those procedures, including a description of competence showing how relevant personnel, their status and tasks correspond to the conformity assessment ta

Liability insurance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirement to take out liability insurance unless exempt by the Member State.
description: A conformity assessment body shall take out liability insurance, unless liability is assumed by the Member State in accordance with national law, or the Member State itself is directly responsible for the assessment or the verification performed.

deinstallers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Deinstallers as an actor with access to digital product passport information.
description: determine the actors, including economic operators, clients, deinstallers, users and competent national authorities, which are to have access to information in the digital product passport and to what information they are to have access, taking into account the need to protect intellectual property rights, and sensitive commercial information, and to ensure the safety of construction works;

life cycle rules (identifiers, data carriers, digital credentials, and digital product passport registry)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Life cycle of identifiers, data carriers, digital credentials and the digital product passport registry.
narrower: DigitalPassports
description: when required, lay down more detailed or alternative rules and procedures related to the life cycle of identifiers, data carriers, digital credentials and the digital product passport registry to those established by Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 for the same purpose;

Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Clause specifying applicability of Article 14 to the web portal for information in the digital product passport.
narrower: websites_platforms_or_portals_by_member_states
description: Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 shall apply for the purposes of implementation of this Regulations as regards the web portal for information in the digital product passport.

Electronic accessibility via data carrier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Be accessible by electronic means through the data carrier displayed, in accordance with Article 18(2), point (g).
broader: URL
subclass of: URL
description: be accessible by electronic means through the data carrier displayed, in accordance with Article 18(2), point (g);

Liability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Operator liable for infringements under national law.
description: An economic operator shall be liable for infringements of this Article or of the Articles in this Chapter related to its activities, in accordance with national law on contractual and extra-contractual liability.

Infringement notification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Operator may inform authorities of other likely infringements.
description: An economic operator may inform the competent national authorities of any other likely infringement of this Regulation of which it becomes aware, of the non-compliance and of any corrective measures taken.

Connection to data carriers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Be connected to one or more data carriers.
description: be connected to one or more data carriers;

life cycle regulations (identifiers etc.) to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Rules related to the life cycle of identifiers, data carriers, digital credentials and the digital product passport registry to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781.
broader: Life cycle of a chemical
subclass of: Life cycle of a chemical
related: Traceability across the value chain
related: LCA methodologies (PEF)
related: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
description: when required, lay down more detailed or alternative rules and procedures related to the life cycle of identifiers, data carriers, digital credentials and the digital product passport registry to those established by Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 for the same purpose;

Appropriate restrictive measures (example)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An example of restriction mentioned as a measure by Member States.
description: withdrawal of the products from their market

Data carriers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Concept representing data carriers associated with unique identifiers.
narrower: RFID identifiers
narrower: NFC
related: Electronic accessibility via data carrier
related: Unique ID for product/batch/logistics unit
description: Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 shall apply for the purposes of the implementation of this Regulation as regards unique identifiers and data carriers unless the delegated act referred to in Article 75(1) of this Regulation lays down more detailed or alternative rules related to those unique identifiers and data carriers, as referred to in Article 75(2)(h) of this Regulation.

Notifying authorities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Notifying authorities that can access the information system.
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: Competent national authority
related: Market surveillance authorities
description: In addition to the Commission and Member States, market surveillance authorities, the single liaison offices appointed under Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, the authorities designated under Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, notifying authorities, representatives of the group of notified bodies and of the organisation of TABs, and product contact points for construction shall be able to access the information and communication system.

Unique identifiers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Concept representing identifiers used for unique identification and related data carriers in digital product passports.
broader: ISO/IEC 15459 series compliance
subclass of: ISO/IEC 15459 series compliance
narrower: Identifiers and product data
narrower: URL
narrower: RFID identifiers
related: No … (unique identification of the product):
description: Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 shall apply for the purposes of the implementation of this Regulation as regards unique identifiers and data carriers unless the delegated act referred to in Article 75(1) of this Regulation lays down more detailed or alternative rules related to those unique identifiers and data carriers, as referred to in Article 75(2)(h) of this Regulation.

NotifyingAuthorityResources
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Sufficient resources (competent personnel and funding) of the notifying authority.
description: The notifying authority shall have a sufficient number of competent personnel and sufficient funding at its disposal for the proper performance of its tasks.

Permalinks or data carriers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: 2) Permalinks or data carriers as regards the following, unless the information is available in the digital product passport pursuant to Article 76
narrower: RFID identifiers
description: 2. Permalinks or data carriers as regards the following, unless the information is available in the digital product passport pursuant to Article 76:

Accessibility period after market
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Be accessible for an established period after the last product corresponding to its product type has been placed on the market.
narrower: system accessibility period (25 years)
description: be accessible for an established period after the last product corresponding to its product type has been placed on the market.

Union_data_protection_rules
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Union data protection rules applicable to information exchanges involving personal data.
broader: Personal_data
subclass of: Personal_data
description: Any information exchange under this Article, to the extent it involves personal data, shall be carried out in accordance with Union data protection rules.

Authorities designated under Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Authorities designated under Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 that can access the information system.
description: In addition to the Commission and Member States, market surveillance authorities, the single liaison offices appointed under Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, the authorities designated under Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, notifying authorities, representatives of the group of notified bodies and of the organisation of TABs, and product contact points for construction shall be able to access the information and communication system.

Single liaison offices
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Single liaison offices appointed under Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 that can access the information system.
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: In addition to the Commission and Member States, market surveillance authorities, the single liaison offices appointed under Article 10(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, the authorities designated under Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, notifying authorities, representatives of the group of notified bodies and of the organisation of TABs, and product contact points for construction shall be able to access the information and communication system.

MainMaterialsUsed
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Main materials used in the product.
broader: Printing material
subclass of: Printing material
narrower: TRCProductAttributes
related: Mass of materials used
related: Indicator_Material_Intensity_index
description: 1.2. Product description: (e) main materials used.

Personal_data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Personal data involved in information exchanges under this Article.
related: explicit consent
related: Legitimate interest
description: Any information exchange under this Article, to the extent it involves personal data, shall be carried out in accordance with Union data protection rules.

Information correspondence between 3D-dataset manufacturer and printing material manufacturer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Correspondence of information to be provided by the 3D-dataset manufacturer with that provided by the printing material manufacturer
description: correspondence of the information to be provided by the manufacturer of the 3D-dataset with the information to be provided by the manufacturer of the printing material.

3-D datasets
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data sets used in 3-D printing processes for product manufacture.
description: The obligations shall include, but are not limited to, the use of appropriate 3-D datasets, the use of materials compliant with the applicable procedures under this Regulation, and the verification of the compatibility of 3-D datasets, printing material and the printing technology used.

system accessibility period (25 years)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Accessibility period of the system after the last product of its type has been placed on the market.
description: the system is accessible for period of 25 years after the last product corresponding to its product type has been placed on the market and that the economic operator makes available the digital product passport for at least 10 years, without„ in the case of a longer period, creating a disproportionate cost and burden for the economic operators;

Single liaison point
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Single liaison point that, if deemed appropriate, forwards complaints to peers in other Member States and to the Commission.
description: The national information system or email distribution service shall be able to receive complaints from any natural or legal person, including TABs and notified bodies, on the uneven application of the rules laid down in or pursuant to this Regulation. If deemed appropriate, the single liaison point shall forward such complaints to their peers in other Member States and to the Commission.

Manufacturer telephone
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: e) telephone
description: (e) telephone;

Access to spare parts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Access to spare parts
related: Spare parts availability period
description: Such long use requires adequate design, use of reliable parts, reparability of products, availability of information on repair and access to spare parts.

Printing material
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Materials used in the 3-D printing process.
description: The obligations shall include, but are not limited to, the use of appropriate 3-D datasets, the use of materials compliant with the applicable procedures under this Regulation, and the verification of the compatibility of 3-D datasets, printing material and the printing technology used.

3D-dataset manufacturer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Manufacturer of the 3D dataset
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: the manufacturer of the 3D-dataset

Manufacturer obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Obligations incumbent on manufacturers including use of 3D-datasets, materials, and information correspondence
description: That person should fulfil the obligations incumbent on manufacturers including as regards the use of appropriate 3D-datasets and of materials which have undergone the procedures applicable to products as well as with regard to the correspondence of the information to be provided by the manufacturer of the 3D-dataset with the information to be provided by the manufacturer of the printing material.

Spare parts availability period
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Spare parts availability period for 10 years
narrower: Spare parts
related: Supply chain vulnerabilities
description: In the event that the spare parts are not commonly available in the market, the Commission should be empowered to require from the manufacturer to ensure the availability of these spare parts at a reasonable and non-discriminatory price for a period of 10 years which may be extended if the availability for a longer period of time is expected to increase the life span of the product.

Place of business
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Place of business in the respective Member State referenced in context of registration and information flow.
description: Competent national authorities, TABs and notified bodies with a place of business in the respective Member State shall register themselves in the system or for the email distribution service and take account of all information transmitted via them.

3D-dataset
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A set of numerical data describing the shape of an object by its outer dimensions and its cavities.
description: (11) ‘3D-dataset’ means a set of numerical data describing the shape of an object by its outer dimensions and its cavities;

spare parts obligation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An obligation on manufacturers to make available spare parts not commonly available for products placed on the market.
description: imposing in respect of certain product families and product categories an obligation on manufacturers to make available on the market specific spare parts not commonly available for the products they place on the market;

Once-only principle
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Once-only principle in relation to information requirements in other Union law.
description: further specify, add and remove functionalities referred to in Article 75(2) in order to adapt it to technical progress or to adapt it to the once-only principle in relation to information requirements in other Union law;

Article_18_2_information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information listed in Article 18(2).
broader: Information to exchange
subclass of: Information to exchange
related: Public access to information
description: Where an economic operator makes a product available on the market online or through other means of distance selling, the offer of that product shall, where required, clearly and visibly indicate the CE marking, the information listed in Article 18(2), the label pursuant to Article 22(9) and a data carrier connected to a digital product passport in accordance with Article 22(7).

Manufacturer registered place of business
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: c) registered place of business
description: (c) registered place of business;

Key parts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: e) key parts of the product, where applicable
description: e) key parts of the product, where applicable;

Manufacturer registered trade name
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: b) registered trade name
description: (b) registered trade name;

Spare parts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Spare parts availability obligations related to product conformity and market circulation.
broader: Spare parts availability period
subclass of: Spare parts availability period
narrower: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
description: Where a product’s compliance with applicable requirements and its performance in relation to essential characteristics referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article have been demonstrated in accordance with the applicable assessment and verification system or systems set out in Annex IX, the manufacturer shall draw up a declaration of performance and conformity in accordance with Articles 13 to 15, affix the CE marking in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 and, when applicable, ensure the availabil

Outdoor climatic conditions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Consideration of outdoor climate in energy planning.
related: Exposure scenario
description: the outdoor climatic conditions;

Load-bearing capacity during fire
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Load-bearing capacity maintained for a period during a fire.
description: the load-bearing capacity of the construction works is maintained for a specific period of time to give occupants time to leave the building;

Definition of product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the definition of product
broader: Unique identifiers
subclass of: Unique identifiers
broader: Functional unit
subclass of: Functional unit
description: within the definition of product.

Generation and spread of fire and smoke controlled
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Control and limitation of fire and smoke generation/spread.
description: the generation and spread of fire and smoke is controlled and limited;

the most environmentally friendly products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the most environmentally friendly products
broader: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
subclass of: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
related: Environmental sustainability assessment
related: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
description: Classes of performance for the environmental performance of products should accurately reflect the diversity of products and their state of the art and should allow for the most environmentally friendly products to be accurately identified.

Product withdrawals or recalls
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product withdrawals or recalls
narrower: Corrective actions
description: Fulfilment service providers shall support product withdrawals or recalls, regardless of whether initiated by market surveillance authorities, manufacturers, authorised representatives or importers.

state of the art
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: state of the art
description: Classes of performance for the environmental performance of products should accurately reflect the diversity of products and their state of the art and should allow for the most environmentally friendly products to be accurately identified.

Spread to adjacent construction works limited
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Limit spread of fire/smoke to adjacent works.
description: the spread of the fire and smoke to the adjacent construction works is limited;

Individually manufactured or custom-made
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product manufactured individually or custom-made.
description: (a) the product is individually manufactured or custom-made

Installed in a single identified construction work
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product installation occurs in a single identified construction work.
description: (iii) it is installed in a single identified construction work

Produced in response to a specific order
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product produced in response to a specific order.
description: (ii) it is produced in response to a specific order;

Corrective actions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actions required to bring the non-compliance to an end or to withdraw/recall products from the market.
description: it shall without delay require the relevant economic operator to take appropriate and proportionate corrective actions, as provided for in Article 16(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, to bring the non-compliance to an end or, if that is not possible, to withdraw the products from the market, or to recall them, all within a reasonable period which is commensurate with the nature of the non-compliance.

Register of complaints
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A register of complaints, non-conforming products and product recalls maintained by the manufacturer.
description: investigate, and, if necessary, keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming products and product recalls, and shall keep importers and distributors informed thereof.

Designated environment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Environment officially designated for heritage conservation.
description: officially protected as part of a designated environment

Health and safety of persons
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: health and safety of persons
broader: Human toxicity, cancer effects
subclass of: Human toxicity, cancer effects
related: DNEL

Emissions into the outdoor environment of construction works
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Outdoor environmental emissions considerations during life cycle.
narrower: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
description: Emissions into the outdoor environment of construction works The construction works and any part of them shall be designed, constructed, used, maintained and deconstructed or demolished in such a way that, throughout their life cycle, they are not a risk to the outdoor environment, as a result of any of the following:

Heritage conservation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product manufactured in a manner exclusively appropriate to heritage conservation.
description: (b) the product is manufactured in a manner exclusively appropriate to heritage conservation and in a non-series process for adequately renovating construction works officially protected as part of a designated environment or because of their special architectural or historic merit, in compliance with the applicable national rules.

Safety of rescue and emergency services considered
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Take into account the safety of rescue and emergency services.
description: the safety of rescue and emergency services is taken into consideration.

State of the art risk reduction
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Defining the state of the art of possible risk reduction with regard to the respective product category, including the risk of incompatibility of different items, at least one of them being a product;
description: defining the state of the art of possible risk reduction with regard to the respective product category, including the risk of incompatibility of different items, at least one of them being a product;

diversity of products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: diversity of products
description: Classes of performance for the environmental performance of products should accurately reflect the diversity of products and their state of the art and should allow for the most environmentally friendly products to be accurately identified.

Safety and accessibility of construction works
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Safety and accessibility considerations throughout life cycle.
description: Safety and accessibility of construction works The construction works and any part of them shall be designed, constructed, used, maintained and deconstructed or demolished in such a way that, throughout their life cycle, they do not present unacceptable risks of accidents or damage in service or in operation, including slipping, falling, collision, burns, electrocution and injury from falling or braking parts caused by external factors like extreme weather conditions or explosions.

Corrective measures (withdrawal/recall)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Distributors must take corrective measures to bring product into conformity or withdraw/recall as appropriate.
description: shall make sure that the necessary corrective measures to bring that product into conformity or, if appropriate, to withdraw or to recall it, are taken.

Special architectural or historic merit
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Construction works due to special architectural or historic merit.
description: their special architectural or historic merit

Rescue and emergency services access
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Access for rescue and emergency services during a fire.
description: the rescue and emergency services’ access is ensured and there are appropriate means to facilitate their work;

ProductSeriousRisk
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Evidence that a product placed on the market, due to its physical condition, is likely to cause a serious risk.
related: disease incidence per kg PM2.5 emitted
description: a product placed on the market, due to its physical condition, is likely to cause a serious risk,

National system registration
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: National system in accordance with Article 71(5) for operator registration.
description: An economic operator may register itself in its respective national system established in accordance with Article 71(5).

Point B (Paragraph 1)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Point b of Paragraph 1: system made of components
description: the product, covered by a harmonised technical specification or a European assessment document, which the manufacturer places on the market is a system made of components, which the manufacturer duly assembles following precise instructions, including compatibility criteria in the case of individual components, given by the provider of such a system or of a component thereof, who has already tested that system or that component for one or several of its essential characteristics in accordance wi

Documentation and information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documents and information referred to in this Chapter that must be kept for authorities.
broader: OperatorInformation
subclass of: OperatorInformation
related: Information about the battery model
related: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
related: Data quality attributes
related: Data from our responsibility +
description: An economic operator shall keep all documents and all information referred to in this Chapter at the disposal of competent national authorities for a period of 10 years after the economic operator supplied or was supplied with the product or service in question, unless the documents or the information have been made available through the digital product passport referred to in Article 76.

Aggregates
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Aggregates.
description: 23 AGGREGATES.

Impact criterion e
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Market situation at Union level for the product family or category.
description: e) the market situation at Union level of the relevant product family or product category;

Point C (Paragraph 1)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Point c of Paragraph 1: product-type based simplification
description: the product, covered by a harmonised technical specification or by a European technical assessment, which the manufacturer places on the market, corresponds to a product-type of a product manufactured by another manufacturer and is already subject to type-testing or type-calculation. When the conditions in point (c) are satisfied, the manufacturer may declare the performance corresponding to all or part of the results of this other product. The manufacturer shall only apply this simplification a

Product type reference in DPP
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: DPP includes a reference to the product type
narrower: product category
description: the information in the digital product passport shall include a reference to the product type referred to in Article 76(2), point (d);

Impact criterion g
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Impact on, and needs of, SMEs.
related: EU policy objectives
description: g) the impact on, and needs of, SMEs;

The first impact assessment launched deadline
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Deadline for launching the first impact assessment.
description: The first impact assessment shall be launched by the Commission by 31 December 2026.

product family or product category
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family or product category referenced in multiple clauses.
description: for each product family or product category

Impact criterion c
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Need to ensure sufficient demand for more environmentally sustainable products.
description: c) the need to ensure sufficient demand for more environmentally sustainable products;

Impact criterion f
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Effects of the requirements on competition.
description: f) the effects of the requirements on competition;

Impact criterion h
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Members States’ regulatory needs and different climate conditions.
description: h) the Members States’ regulatory needs and different climate conditions.

climate_change_effects_total
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the predetermined environmental essential characteristics listed.
narrower: Climate change
description: (a) climate change effects – total;

Point A (Paragraph 1)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Point a of Paragraph 1: replacement for essential characteristics
description: for one or several essential characteristics of the product, which the manufacturer places on the market, that product is deemed to achieve a certain level or class of performance without testing or calculation, or without further testing or calculation, in accordance with the conditions set out in the delegated acts referred to in Article 5(6); or

Documentation delivery deadline
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Deadline to present documentation after request by an authority (10 days).
narrower: Public availability of information
description: An economic operator shall present the documentation and information within 10 days of receipt of a request by a competent national authority.

Impact criterion a
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Value and volume of public contracts awarded for the product family or product category concerned.
description: a) the value and volume of public contracts awarded for the product family or product category concerned;

product families or product categories
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product families or categories within a family for which harmonised standards are drafted.
description: for one or more product families, or for one or more product categories within a family.

Access_to_systems_events
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Access to the systems and events referred to in the first subparagraph.
description: Access to the systems and events referred to in the first subparagraph shall be granted on condition that the third country concerned commits to act against economic operators that infringe this Regulation from their territory, and to ensure confidentiality.

Access to documentation and premises
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Access granted to the notified body to documentation and premises as needed.
description: If the manufacturer is subject to third-party tasks carried out by a notified body, the manufacturer shall have the right to request from its suppliers or service providers that they permit that notified body to have access to their documentation and to their premises to the extent that the notified body requires such access in order to carry out its tasks.

ClimateImpactInfo
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Performance information on climate change effects and human toxicity per Annex II references.
related: Environmental essential characteristics
description: 2.8. Where applicable, information on the performance of the product as measured in terms of its climate change effects – total, as referred to in point (a) of Annex II, and human toxicity, cancer, as referred to in point (q) of Annex II.

Info_communication_system_71
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information and communication system established in accordance with Article 71(1).
narrower: IT application
related: BatteryPassportInformationAccess
description: the information and communication system established in accordance with Article 71(1);

Impact criterion b
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Environmental benefits resulting from uptake of products in the highest two classes of performance.
description: b) the environmental benefits resulting from the uptake of products in the highest two classes of performance;

Impact assessment criteria central
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Central framework indicating that impact assessment should consider following criteria.
related: EU policy objectives
description: When establishing mandatory minimum environmental sustainability requirements pursuant to paragraph 1 for public contracts, the Commission shall, in line with paragraphs 13 and 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making, consult experts designated by each Member State and relevant stakeholders, carry out an impact assessment and take into account at least the following criteria:

ProductCategory
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The corresponding product category applied based on the product type and harmonised documentation.
description: The manufacturer shall, in accordance with Article 22(1), correctly determine the product type and apply the corresponding product category on the basis of the applicable harmonised technical specification or European assessment document.

Procedures in place referred to in paragraph 4
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on the procedures in place referred to in paragraph 4.
description: information on the procedures in place referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article;

essential characteristics declared by manufacturers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Those essential characteristics which always have to be declared by manufacturers.
description: those essential characteristics which always have to be declared by manufacturers.

Environmental essential characteristics
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Environmental characteristics to be assessed as part of the ETA.
broader: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
subclass of: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
narrower: environmental impacts
narrower: Environmental sustainability assessment
related: essential characteristics declared by manufacturers
related: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
description: The European technical assessment shall also include the assessment of the performance for the predetermined environmental essential characteristics listed in Article 15(3).

Common specifications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Common specifications referred to in Article 8(1) or parts thereof.
description: Presumption of conformity of notified bodies Where a conformity assessment body to be authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification process demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, harmonised technical specifications referred to in Article 5, European assessment documents, voluntary harmonised standards for product requireme

elements set out in paragraph 4
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The elements referred to in paragraph 4, first subparagraph of this Article.
description: the elements referred to in paragraph 4, first subparagraph of this Article.

Variants
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: g) variants, if any, and their descriptions
description: g) variants, if any, and their descriptions;

acidification_potential
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the predetermined environmental essential characteristics listed.
description: (f) acidification potential;

Characterisation factors
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Characterisation factors applicable in accordance with EN 15804.
description: the characterisation factors applicable in accordance with European standard EN 15804 or future applicable standards.

ionising_radiation_human_health
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the predetermined environmental essential characteristics listed.
narrower: Ionising radiation
description: (o) ionising radiation, human health;

Commission Decision C(2015) 3261
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Commission Decision C(2015) 3261

European standard EN 15804
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: European standard EN 15804.
broader: Battery carbon footprint
subclass of: Battery carbon footprint
related: LCA
description: European standard EN 15804

Directive (EU) 2015/1535
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Directive providing a procedure for notifications and authorisations for regulatory measures.
related: Directive 2014/35/EU
description: The Commission shall reply to the notification within the time limits established in the procedure set up by Directive (EU) 2015/1535. The Commission shall within six months of the notification either put forward a proposal for authorisation in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Article or communicate its grounds for rejecting the national measure.

water_use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the predetermined environmental essential characteristics listed.
description: (m) water use;

eutrophication_freshwater
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the predetermined environmental essential characteristics listed.
description: (g) eutrophication aquatic freshwater;

Software version reference
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: d) reference to the version of the software used as provided by the Commission
description: d) reference to the version of the software used as provided by the Commission.

Directive 2014/35/EU
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Directive 2014/35/EU
description: for lighting products and electrical and electronic products, which are subject to Directives 2014/35/EU (5), 2014/30/EU (6), 2014/53/EU (7) and 2001/95/EC (8) of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Always declare essential characteristics
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: essential characteristics always to be declared
description: The declaration of performance and conformity shall also cover those essential characteristics which always have to be declared, as determined in delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 5(5).

oczne_depletion
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the predetermined environmental essential characteristics listed.
description: (e) ozone depletion;

Public availability of information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information regarding procedures and monitoring that the Commission shall make publicly available.
related: List of potential data sources
description: The Commission shall make that information publicly available.

Nominal dimensions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: d) nominal dimensions or grading of the product
description: d) nominal dimensions or grading of the product;

Particulate matter
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicator for health impacts from PM emissions and precursors.
scope note: Create a PM concept linked to measuring-methods and health indicators, with related links to ozone formation and climate indicators where appropriate.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
narrower: Limit on a specific environmental impact category
related: Photochemical ozone formation
related: Human toxicity, cancer effects
related: Environmental sustainability assessment
related: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
related: SustainabilityIndicators
related: 3.1.4.1 chemical content
related: HealthProtection
related: Health and safety
related: Environmental essential characteristics
comment: Create a PM concept linked to measuring-methods and health indicators, with related links to ozone formation and climate indicators where appropriate.
description: The potential impact of is measured as the change in mortality due to PM emissions, expressed as disease incidence per kg of PM2.5 emitted.

Directive 2001/95/EC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Directive 2001/95/EC
description: for lighting products and electrical and electronic products, which are subject to Directives 2014/35/EU (5), 2014/30/EU (6), 2014/53/EU (7) and 2001/95/EC (8) of the European Parliament and of the Council.

photochemical_ozone
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the predetermined environmental essential characteristics listed.
description: (j) photochemical ozone;

REFIT platform
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: platform established by the Commission Decision C(2015) 3261
description: This was confirmed by the REFIT platform, established by Commission Decision C(2015) 3261, recommending that the Commission gives priority to addressing the problems of overlapping and repetitive requirements.

Electronic notification tool
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Tool developed and managed by the Commission for electronic notifications.
narrower: IT application
related: Electronic form
description: Notifying authorities shall notify the Commission and the other Member States using the electronic notification tool developed and managed by the Commission.

Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: This Regulation lays down harmonised rules for the placing and making available on the market of construction products.
description: This Regulation lays down harmonised rules for the placing and making available on the market of construction products, regardless of whether undertaken in the framework of a service or not, by establishing:

Setting assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Task to design and validate assessment methods.
description: 3. Setting assessment Design and validate appropriate methods (tests or calculations) to assess performance for essential characteristics of products, taking into account the current state of the art. The remuneration of the TAB personnel shall not depend on the number of the assessments carried out or on the results of such assessments.

used products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Products that may be covered or excluded from the scope of the standardisation request.
description: The standardisation request shall explicitly state whether it covers or excludes used products from the scope of the request.

IT application
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: IT application used to check conformity of declarations.
related: Dashboard (Figure 31)
description: declarations of performance and conformity should allow the user – by means of an IT application – to check conformity with the application rules of the Member State where the product is used.

Electronic form
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Alternative electronic form accepted for groupings of essential characteristics when the tool is not available.
narrower: IT application
description: Exceptionally, for cases regarding groupings of essential characteristics set out in Annex X, for which the appropriate electronic tool is not available, a notification in other electronic form shall be accepted.

Declared performance values
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: b) the performance of the product, by calculated values, levels or classes, or in a description. Respective values, levels or classes shall be reproduced in the declaration of performance itself and thus cannot be expressed solely by inserting references to other documents. For essential characteristics where no performance is declared, the word ‘NULL’ shall be inserted in the place for the declaration of the value. The performance of structural beha
related: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
related: Definition Criteria
description: b) the performance of the product, by calculated values, levels or classes, or in a description. Respective values, levels or classes shall be reproduced in the declaration of performance itself and thus cannot be expressed solely by inserting references to other documents. For essential characteristics where no performance is declared, the word ‘NULL’ shall be inserted in the place for the declaration of the value. The performance of

Lighting products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product category related to illumination mentioned in the recital.
related: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
description: for lighting products and electrical and electronic products, which are subject to Directives 2014/35/EU (5), 2014/30/EU (6), 2014/53/EU (7) and 2001/95/EC (8) of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Templates to be used
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Templates for standardisation process templates.
description: templates to be used.

Verification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: verification of
broader: TestPlan
subclass of: TestPlan
description: Technical documentation about construction products, drawn up by the manufacturer, facilitates the verification of

TestPlan
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Prescribed test plan used for sample testing.
description: (ii) further testing of samples taken at the manufacturing plant in accordance with the prescribed test plan;

permanent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Intended to remain in the construction work, or in parts thereof, after the completion of the construction or renovation process.
description: (3) ‘permanent’ means intended to remain in the construction work, or in parts thereof, after the completion of the construction or renovation process;

Building Kits, Units, and Prefabricated Elements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Building kits, units, and prefabricated elements.
description: 34 BUILDING KITS, UNITS, AND PREFABRICATED ELEMENTS.

Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: 9) Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
broader: Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties
subclass of: Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
related: EU policy objectives
description: 9. Declared performances and sustainability characteristics:

Crisis-relevant goods
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Construction products designated as crisis-relevant goods for which implementing acts may set standards or common specifications to assess performance.
description: Where construction products have been designated as crisis-relevant goods, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts, listing appropriate standards or establishing common specifications to cover the methods and the criteria for assessing the performance of those products in relation to their essential characteristics in the following cases:

threshold levels established in accordance with Article 5(5)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Threshold levels established in accordance with Article 5(5) that national laws/regulations must respect.
description: national laws, regulations and administrative measures shall respect the threshold levels established in accordance with Article 5(5);

assessments and verifications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The tasks referred to as ‘assessments and verifications’.
broader: Test reports proving compliance
subclass of: Test reports proving compliance
description: Those tasks are hereinafter referred to as ‘assessments and verifications’.

Unamendable electronic format
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An electronic format that cannot be amended.
description: ensures that the content of the declaration of performance and conformity is made available in an unamendable electronic format on the website;

kit
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A product placed on the market by a single economic operator as a set of at least two separate items, none of which needs to be a product itself, intended to be incorporated together into construction works.
narrower: Building Kits, Units, and Prefabricated Elements
description: (17) ‘kit’ means a product placed on the market by a single economic operator as a set of at least two separate items, none of which needs to be a product itself, intended to be incorporated together into construction works;

construction product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A formed or formless physical item, including 3D-printed products, or a kit placed on the market for incorporation in construction works.
description: (1) ‘construction product’ means any formed or formless physical item, including 3D-printed products, or a kit that is placed on the market, including by means of supply to the construction site, for incorporation in a permanent manner into construction works or parts thereof with the exception of items that need first to be integrated into a kit or another construction product prior to being incorporated in a permanent manner into construction works;

Technical details necessary for implementation of the assessment and verification systems
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the technical details necessary for the implementation of the assessment and verification systems that are to be applied in accordance with the delegated acts adopted under Article 10(2)
description: the technical details necessary for the implementation of the assessment and verification systems that are to be applied in accordance with the delegated acts adopted under Article 10(2);

Unamendable
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Condition that declarations on websites must satisfy to be published.
description: declarations of performance and conformity should be allowed to provide copies of those declarations by electronic means, and be authorised to make them available on websites on the conditions that they are unamendable, human and machine readable, available, accessible and unequivocally linked to the product.

Roof Kits
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Roof kits.
description: ROOF KITS.

construction works
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Buildings and civil engineering works whether over or in the ground or water, including but not limited to roads, bridges, tunnels, pylons and other facilities for transport of electricity, etc.
description: (12) ‘construction works’ means buildings and civil engineering works whether over or in the ground or water, including but not limited to roads, bridges, tunnels, pylons and other facilities for transport of electricity, communication cables, pipelines, aqueducts, dams, airports, ports, waterways, and installations which are the bases for the rails of railways;

Websites
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Online platforms where declarations can be published.
description: declarations of performance and conformity should be allowed to provide copies of those declarations by electronic means, and be authorised to make them available on websites on the conditions that they are unamendable, human and machine readable, available, accessible and unequivocally linked to the product.

Roof Coverings, Roof Lights, Roof Windows and Ancillary Products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Roof coverings, lights, windows and ancillary products.
description: 21 ROOF COVERINGS, ROOF LIGHTS, ROOF WINDOWS, AND ANCILLARY PRODUCTS.

Durability and reliability indication
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Durability and reliability expressed through a product’s lifetime indicators and minimum life span data.
description: maximising durability and reliability of the product or its components as expressed through a product’s technical lifetime indication of real use information on the product, resistance to stress or ageing mechanisms and in terms of the expected average life span, the minimum life span under worst but still realistic conditions, and in terms of the minimum life span requirements and prevention of premature obsolescence;

National laws, regulations and administrative measures related to construction products on their territory covered by the harmonised zone
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: National measures related to construction products within the harmonised zone as registered in the Single Digital Gateway.
description: Member States shall register in the Single Digital Gateway established by Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council (25) all their national laws, regulations and administrative measures related to construction products on their territory covered by the harmonised zone.

Harmonised zone
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The zone established by the Regulation and harmonised specifications where products are subject to harmonised technical specifications.
description: This Regulation, and the harmonised technical specifications adopted in accordance with it, together, establish a ‘harmonised zone’.

InstallationMaintenanceInfoContact
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on installation, maintenance, use, deconstruction and demolition contact details.
description: 1.4. Where different from point 1.3, contact details of the manufacturer or the authorised representative dealing with: (a) information on installation, maintenance, use, deconstruction and demolition;

Product_offered_online_or_distance_sale
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Products offered for sale online or through distance sales shall be deemed to be made available on the market when targeted at the Union.
description: Products offered for sale online or through other means of distance sales shall be deemed to be made available on the market if the offer is targeted at customers in the Union.

Gas appliances
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product category mentioned in relation to safety aspects.
description: gas appliances

used product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A product that is not waste or has ceased to be waste, installed at least once into a construction work, with specified pre-processing conditions.
description: (20) ‘used product’ means a product that is not waste or has ceased to be waste in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC, and which has been installed at least once into a construction work, and that:

Construction Products in Contact with Water Intended for Human Consumption
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Construction products in contact with water intended for human consumption.
description: 28 CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS IN CONTACT WITH WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

Low voltage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Electrical characteristic category mentioned in relation to safety aspects.
description: low voltage

MaintenanceOperations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Description of adjustment and maintenance operations to be carried out by users and preventive maintenance measures.
broader: Five years spare parts availability
subclass of: Five years spare parts availability
description: 2.3. Maintenance needs with a view to maintaining the performance of the product during its service life span: (a) description of the adjustment and maintenance operations that should be carried out by the users and the preventive maintenance measures that should be observed;

Date and place of latest deinstallation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: h) in cases where the product has been previously installed in a construction work, the date and place of the latest deinstallation
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
description: h) in cases where the product has been previously installed in a construction work, the date and place of the latest deinstallation.

Chemical risks due to leaking or leaching
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chemical risks due to leaking or leaching.
related: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
related: Lipophilicity
related: DNEL
description: chemical risks due to leaking or leaching;

RisksInfoContact
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on risks contact details.
description: 1.4. Where different from point 1.3, contact details of the manufacturer or the authorised representative dealing with: (b) information on risks;

Resistance to the passage of sound and acoustic properties
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Acoustic properties and protection against sound load.
related: Immediate/chronic health risk from sound
description: 5. Resistance to the passage of sound and acoustic properties of construction works The construction works and any part of them shall be designed, constructed, used, maintained and deconstructed or demolished in such a way that they provide, throughout their life cycle, reasonable protection against adverse sound load through air or materials from other parts of the same construction work or sources outside its structure. That protection shall ensure that that sound load:

Immediate/chronic health risk from sound
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Health risks from sound exposure.
description: does not create immediate or chronic risks for the human health;

ImporterContactInfo
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Name, trade name/mark, place of business, contact address and electronic means of communication of the importer.
description: The importer shall indicate its name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, its place of business, its contact address and, where available, electronic means of communication, either on the product or, where that is not possible, on its packaging, or in a document accompanying the product.

Sound conditions for occupants and nearby
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Living/working conditions regarding noise for occupants and nearby.
description: allows occupants and people nearby to sleep, rest and engage in their normal activities in satisfactory conditions.

The risk of unbalanced composition in terms of substances resulting in flawed, safety-relevant functioning of products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The risk of unbalanced composition in terms of substances resulting in flawed, safety-relevant functioning of products.
description: the risk of unbalanced composition in terms of substances resulting in flawed, safety-relevant functioning of products;

Product durability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The ability of products to be used for as long as possible.
broader: Warranty period for calendar life
subclass of: Warranty period for calendar life
description: products can be used for as long as possible.

Machinery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product category mentioned in relation to safety aspects.
description: machinery

Noise absorption
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the horizontal essential characteristic groupings.
description: Noise absorption.

maintenance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An action carried out to keep a product in a condition where it is able to function as specified.
broader: Vehicle_repair_and_maintenance_information
subclass of: Vehicle_repair_and_maintenance_information
description: (24) ‘maintenance’ means an action carried out to keep a product in a condition where it is able to function as specified;

life cycle
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The consecutive and interlinked stages of a product’s life, from raw material acquisition to final disposal.
broader: Information on battery collection, preparation for second life and treatment at end of life
subclass of: Information on battery collection, preparation for second life and treatment at end of life
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
broader: Life Cycle Assessment
subclass of: Life Cycle Assessment
broader: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
subclass of: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
broader: Life cycle of a chemical
subclass of: Life cycle of a chemical
related: Reference flow
description: (53) ‘life cycle’ means the consecutive and interlinked stages of a product’s life, from raw material acquisition or generation from natural resources, or in the case of products which have previously been incorporated into construction works, from the latest deinstallation from the construction work, to final disposal;

materials used
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the materials used are not identical to the materials to be used in accordance with the harmonised standard or implementing act
broader: Polymer
subclass of: Polymer
narrower: Monomer
narrower: SSbD4_Use_feedstock
description: the materials used are not identical to the materials to be used in accordance with the harmonised standard or implementing act.

Sound absorption/reflection requirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirement for sound absorption and reflection where acoustics demand.
description: The construction works and any part of them shall be designed, constructed, used and maintained in such a way that they provide sufficient sound absorption and reflection where these acoustic properties are required.

Sanitary Appliances
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Sanitary appliances.
scope note: Sanitary appliances are a distinct product-family concept within ecodesign contexts. A dedicated concept supports targeted governance and information obligations, while broader ecodesign concepts provide alignment for cross-domain mappings.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: productgroups
comment: Sanitary appliances are a distinct product-family concept within ecodesign contexts. A dedicated concept supports targeted governance and information obligations, while broader ecodesign concepts provide alignment for cross-domain mappings.
description: SANITARY APPLIANCES.

Space Heating Appliances
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Space heating appliances.
scope note: This is a recognizable product-category within ecodesign analyses. A dedicated concept clarifies its boundary and supports related mappings to energy-use and product parameters, while remaining anchored to ecodesign-requirements for semantic interoperability.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: Energy use
comment: This is a recognizable product-category within ecodesign analyses. A dedicated concept clarifies its boundary and supports related mappings to energy-use and product parameters, while remaining anchored to ecodesign-requirements for semantic interoperability.
description: SPACE HEATING APPLIANCES.

Fixed Fire Fighting Equipment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Fixed fire fighting equipment.
scope note: A distinct concept for fixed fire-fighting equipment supports governance and safety-focused mappings, while connecting to ecodesign-requirements for interoperability with broader regulatory structures.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: Chemical safety
comment: A distinct concept for fixed fire-fighting equipment supports governance and safety-focused mappings, while connecting to ecodesign-requirements for interoperability with broader regulatory structures.
description: 9 FIXED FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT (FIRE ALARM/DETECTION, FIXED FIREFIGHTING, FIRE AND SMOKE CONTROL 10 AND EXPLOSION SUPPRESSION PRODUCT).

Fire Retardant Products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Fire retardant products.
scope note: Fire retardant products form a coherent product-family with cross-cutting safety and environmental implications. A dedicated concept enables targeted mappings to ecodesign-requirements and chemical-safety domains.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: Chemical safety
comment: Fire retardant products form a coherent product-family with cross-cutting safety and environmental implications. A dedicated concept enables targeted mappings to ecodesign-requirements and chemical-safety domains.
description: FIRE RETARDANT PRODUCTS.

Fire Stopping, Fire Sealing and Fire Protective Products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Fire stopping, fire sealing and fire protective products.
scope note: Fire safety product families are a distinct domain within construction and ecodesign contexts; a dedicated concept supports clear mappings to productparameters and energy-use related considerations.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: Energy use
comment: Fire safety product families are a distinct domain within construction and ecodesign contexts; a dedicated concept supports clear mappings to productparameters and energy-use related considerations.
description: FIRE STOPPING, FIRE SEALING AND FIRE PROTECTIVE PRODUCTS.

Sealants for Joints
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Sealants for joints.
scope note: Sealants for joints are a clear construction-product-category; a dedicated concept facilitates alignment with ecodesign-requirements and productparameters, including energy-use considerations where relevant.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: Energy use
comment: Sealants for joints are a clear construction-product-category; a dedicated concept facilitates alignment with ecodesign-requirements and productparameters, including energy-use considerations where relevant.
description: 31 SEALANTS FOR JOINTS.

Attached Ladders
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Attached ladders.
scope note: Attached ladders are a distinct product-family requiring explicit representation for packaging, sustainability and safety considerations within ecodesign.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: product groups
comment: Attached ladders are a distinct product-family requiring explicit representation for packaging, sustainability and safety considerations within ecodesign.
description: 35 ATTACHED LADDERS.

Structural Timber Products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Structural timber products/elements and ancillaries.
scope note: Structural timber products are a substantive product-class with sustainability implications; a dedicated concept ensures precise cross-mapping to ecodesign-requirements and related product-groups.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: product groups
comment: Structural timber products are a substantive product-class with sustainability implications; a dedicated concept ensures precise cross-mapping to ecodesign-requirements and related product-groups.
description: 12 STRUCTURAL TIMBER PRODUCTS/ELEMENTS AND ANCILLARIES.

Wood Based Panels
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Wood based panels and elements.
scope note: Wood-based panels are a common ecodesign category; creating a dedicated concept enables robust mapping to ecodesign-requirements and productparameters.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: product groups
comment: Wood-based panels are a common ecodesign category; creating a dedicated concept enables robust mapping to ecodesign-requirements and productparameters.
description: 13 14 WOOD BASED PANELS AND ELEMENTS.

Internal Partition Kits
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Internal partition kits.
scope note: Internal partition kits are a distinct construction-product category; explicit representation supports ecodesign alignment and information management.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: product groups
comment: Internal partition kits are a distinct construction-product category; explicit representation supports ecodesign alignment and information management.
description: INTERNAL PARTITION KITS.

Post Tensioning Kits
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Post tensioning kits.
scope note: Post-tensioning kits are a specialized construction component class, meriting a dedicated concept for ecodesign alignment and governance.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: product groups
comment: Post-tensioning kits are a specialized construction component class, meriting a dedicated concept for ecodesign alignment and governance.
description: POST TENSIONING KITS.

Reinforcing and Prestressing Steel for Concrete
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Reinforcing and prestressing steel for concrete (and ancillaries).
scope note: Reinforcing and prestressing steel for concrete is a distinct material category with sustainability and safety implications; a dedicated concept improves traceability and ecodesign alignment.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: product groups
comment: Reinforcing and prestressing steel for concrete is a distinct material category with sustainability and safety implications; a dedicated concept improves traceability and ecodesign alignment.
description: 15 REINFORCING AND PRESTRESSING STEEL FOR CONCRETE (AND ANCILLARIES).

Precast Normal/Lightweight/Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Precast normal/lightweight/autoclaved aerated concrete products.
scope note: Precast concrete product families are standard ecodesign targets; a dedicated concept supports clear mappings to ecodesign-requirements and productparameters.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: product groups
comment: Precast concrete product families are standard ecodesign targets; a dedicated concept supports clear mappings to ecodesign-requirements and productparameters.
description: CODE PRODUCT FAMILY PRECAST NORMAL/LIGHTWEIGHT/AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE PRODUCTS.

Power, Control and Communication Cables
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Power, control and communication cables.
scope note: Cables are a core ecodesign target; a dedicated concept improves governance, sustainability assessments, and information management.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: Energy use
comment: Cables are a core ecodesign target; a dedicated concept improves governance, sustainability assessments, and information management.
description: POWER, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION CABLES.

Circulation Fixtures: Road Equipment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Circulation fixtures and road equipment.
scope note: This product class is a coherent ecodesign target; capturing it as a separate concept aids interoperability with ecodesign-requirements and information-management contexts.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: product groups
comment: This product class is a coherent ecodesign target; capturing it as a separate concept aids interoperability with ecodesign-requirements and information-management contexts.
description: 11 CIRCULATION FIXTURES: ROAD EQUIPMENT.

Pipes-Tanks and Ancillaries Not in Contact with Water Intended for Human Consumption
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Pipes, tanks and ancillaries not in contact with water intended for human consumption.
scope note: Pipes/tanks and related ancillaries is a concrete product-family with sustainability and information-management implications; a dedicated concept supports precise ecodesign mappings.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: product groups
comment: Pipes/tanks and related ancillaries is a concrete product-family with sustainability and information-management implications; a dedicated concept supports precise ecodesign mappings.
description: 27 PIPES-TANKS AND ANCILLARIES NOT IN CONTACT WITH WATER INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

Building-integrated photovoltaic panels
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product category excluded from consideration in sustainability priority.
scope note: Building-integrated PV panels are a concrete product class with sustainability implications; a dedicated concept enables precise mappings to ecodesign-requirements and energy-use domains.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: Energy use
comment: Building-integrated PV panels are a concrete product class with sustainability implications; a dedicated concept enables precise mappings to ecodesign-requirements and energy-use domains.
description: excluding building-integrated photovoltaic panels

Modularity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product modularity aspects as part of environmental requirements.
scope note: Modularity is a design-parameter affecting environmental performance and ecodesign considerations; representing it explicitly enables targeted mappings to ecodesign-requirements and related design-principle concepts.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: Energy use
comment: Modularity is a design-parameter affecting environmental performance and ecodesign considerations; representing it explicitly enables targeted mappings to ecodesign-requirements and related design-principle concepts.
description: modularity;

Emergence of new products or business models
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: New products or business models as topics to be addressed by the system.
scope note: The emergence of new products or business models is a strategic topic that should be addressable as a concept in the ecodesign/regulatory information space, enabling mapping to regulatory evolution and capabilities.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: ProductParameters
comment: The emergence of new products or business models is a strategic topic that should be addressable as a concept in the ecodesign/regulatory information space, enabling mapping to regulatory evolution and capabilities.
description: The information and communication system should also deal with issues raised related to the emergence of new products or business models, unforeseen situations and to situations in which other provisions of Union law also apply.

Unforeseen situations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Unforeseen situations to be dealt with by the system.
scope note: Unforeseen situations are system-level scenarios that regulatory and information management contexts should be able to reference; a dedicated concept supports future planning and governance reuse.
related: Ecodesign requirements
comment: Unforeseen situations are system-level scenarios that regulatory and information management contexts should be able to reference; a dedicated concept supports future planning and governance reuse.
description: The information and communication system should also deal with issues raised related to the emergence of new products or business models, unforeseen situations and to situations in which other provisions of Union law also apply.

Software updates mandatory
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: mandatory software updates
scope note: Mandatory software updates are a governance/maintenance topic that intersects with ecodesign and regulatory information; a dedicated concept enables precise mappings to regulation-2024-3110 and related governance contexts.
broader: Regulation 2024/3110
subclass of: Regulation 2024/3110
comment: Mandatory software updates are a governance/maintenance topic that intersects with ecodesign and regulatory information; a dedicated concept enables precise mappings to regulation-2024-3110 and related governance contexts.
description: Updates of the software referred to in the first subparagraph shall become mandatory for the purposes of this Regulation one year after their publication.

One-year software update requirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirement that software updates trigger recalculations within one year.
scope note: A time-bound software-update requirement is a concrete governance artifact; representing it as a separate concept enables clear cross-mappings to regulation and compliance timelines.
broader: Regulation 2024/3110
subclass of: Regulation 2024/3110
related: Two weeks
comment: A time-bound software-update requirement is a concrete governance artifact; representing it as a separate concept enables clear cross-mappings to regulation and compliance timelines.
description: Any update of this software should be communicated and should trigger the update to the relevant calculations within one year.
appliesTo: Software for environmental sustainability calculation

Software for environmental sustainability calculation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: software used to calculate environmental sustainability performance
scope note: Software for environmental sustainability calculation is a concrete tooling concept integral to ecodesign assessment; capturing it separately supports precise mappings to ecodesign calculations and related energy-use considerations.
broader: ProductParameters
subclass of: ProductParameters
broader: EnvironmentalFootprint
subclass of: EnvironmentalFootprint
broader: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
subclass of: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
related: Presence of substances in products
related: Measuring methods
comment: Software for environmental sustainability calculation is a concrete tooling concept integral to ecodesign assessment; capturing it separately supports precise mappings to ecodesign calculations and related energy-use considerations.
description: The performance shall include the packaging used or most likely to be used and shall be calculated using the latest version of software made available free of charge on the website of the Commission.

validate the environmental sustainability calculations undertaken by the manufacturer;
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The task to validate environmental sustainability calculations undertaken by the manufacturer.
scope note: Validation of sustainability calculations is a governance/verification activity; representing it as a concept supports mapping to reference-to-certificates-or-validation-reports and related standards.
broader: Reference to certificates or validation reports
subclass of: Reference to certificates or validation reports
related: Pedigree Matrix concept
comment: Validation of sustainability calculations is a governance/verification activity; representing it as a concept supports mapping to reference-to-certificates-or-validation-reports and related standards.
description: validate the environmental sustainability calculations undertaken by the manufacturer;

Waste Water Engineering Products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product family category: Waste water engineering products.
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
narrower: product category
related: productgroups
description: 17 WASTE WATER ENGINEERING PRODUCTS.

SMEs
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Small and medium-sized enterprises.
description: especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (‘SMEs’)

Compliance_with_binding_Union_requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: construction products in compliance with binding Union requirements
narrower: EU policy objectives
description: in compliance with the binding Union requirements

Minimisation of drinking/service water use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Minimise consumption of drinking and service water.
description: the minimisation of the overall use of drinking and service water;

Passage of moisture into interior
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Moisture passage into interior of the building.
description: the passage of moisture to the interior of the building;

Independence (independent of organisation/product)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A conformity assessment body that is independent from the organisation or product it assesses.
related: Independence conflicts restriction wording
related: Independent professional
description: A conformity assessment body shall be a third-party body independent of the organisation or the product it assesses.

AssemblyAndConnection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Instructions for assembly, installation and connection, including drawings and attachment means.
description: 2.1. Safety during transport, installation, deinstallation, maintenance, deconstruction and demolition: (b) instructions for the assembly, installation and connection, including drawings, diagrams and, where relevant, the means of attachment to other products and parts of construction works;

Accessibility free of charge
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Be accessible free of charge to all economic operators, clients, users and authorities through the data carrier.
related: Accessibility for disabled persons
description: be accessible free of charge to all economic operators, clients, users and authorities through the data carrier;

Delegation prohibition (internal procedures)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Not delegating establishment and supervision of internal procedures and related tasks to subcontractors or subsidiaries.
description: A conformity assessment body shall not delegate to a subcontractor or a subsidiary the establishment and the supervision of internal procedures, general policies, codes of conduct or other internal rules, the assignment of its personnel to specific tasks and the conformity assessment decisions.

Accessibility for disabled persons
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Accessibility and use for disabled persons and those with limited mobility/orientation.
description: In particular, construction works shall be designed and built taking into consideration accessibility and use for disabled persons and persons with limited mobility or orientation.

Nearly zero energy/zero-emissions target
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Target for nearly zero energy buildings and zero-emissions buildings in the Union.
narrower: EU policy objectives
related: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
description: the target for nearly zero energy buildings and zero-emissions buildings in the Union;

Non-series process
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A process that is not in series production.
description: (i) it is manufactured using a non-series process;

Horizontal work
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Horizontal work developed in the context of the implementation of the regulation.
description: Those activities should benefit from the horizontal work developed in the context of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012.

Targeted_at_union_customers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Offer is targeted at customers in the Union.
description: An offer for sale shall be considered to be targeted at customers in the Union if the relevant economic operator directs, by any means, its activities to a Member State.

Protection of the environment, including climate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: protection of the environment, including climate
related: Environmental sustainability assessment

MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chapter VIII titled MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES
description: MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES

Market surveillance authority
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An authority that evaluates product compliance and, if a risk is present, may require the relevant economic operator to take measures.
related: Regulatory review obligation
related: MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES
description: Where, having performed an evaluation pursuant to Article 65(1), a market surveillance authority finds that, although a product is in compliance with this Regulation, it presents a risk to the health or safety of persons or, where applicable, to the environment or to other aspects of public interest protection, it shall require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the products concerned, when placed on the market, no longer present that risk, to withdraw

BuildingLogbooks
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: building logbooks
description: A data dictionary harmonised at the Union level allows for the classification and use of structured definitions by both competent national authorities and in the further digitalisation of the construction sector, in particular in Building Information Modelling, building logbooks, digital passports and registries.

Diverging practices
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Practices that diverge from common or permanent practice.
description: Those national systems should also identify cases of uneven application of this Regulation, to ensure that diverging practices do not become a common practice and permanent.

Building Information Modelling (BIM)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Building Information Modelling (BIM).
description: (a) be compatible with, interoperable with and based upon the digital product passport established by Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, without compromising interoperability with Building Information Modelling (BIM), and taking into account the specific characteristics and requirements related to construction products;

Binding_Union_requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: binding Union requirements
related: Regulation (EU) 2024/2747

Protection against adverse hygiene and health impacts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Protection against adverse hygiene/health impacts during life cycle.
description: Protection against adverse hygiene and health impacts related to construction works The construction works and any part of them shall be designed, constructed, used, maintained and deconstructed or demolished in such a way that they, throughout their life cycle, do not adversely affect the hygiene or health and safety of construction workers, occupants, visitors or neighbours as a result of any of the following:

Applicable national rules
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: National rules under which supervision for safe construction applies.
description: (iv) it is in compliance with the applicable national rules, and under the supervision of those responsible for the safe execution of the construction works designated under the applicable national rules

Union_market_exclusion
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Operator excludes the Union market (exclusion from first-subparagraph applicability).
description: The conditions listed in the first subparagraph shall not apply if the economic operator explicitly and effectively excludes the Union market.

placing on the market
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The first making available of a product on the Union market, or the first making available on the Union market of a used product after a deinstallation of such a product.
description: (5) ‘placing on the market’ means the first making available of a product on the Union market, or the first making available on the Union market of a used product after a deinstallation of such a product;

Independence conflicts restriction wording
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Restriction on activities that may conflict with independence of judgement.
description: They shall not engage in any activity that may conflict with their independence of judgement and integrity related to the activities for which they have been notified.

CompatibilityIntegration
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Compatibility with other materials, electric/electromagnetic, software, and integration in systems or kits.
description: 2.2. Compatibility and integration in systems or kits: (a) compatibility with other materials or products, regardless of whether they are covered by this Regulation or not; (b) electric and electro-magnetic compatibility; (c) software compatibility; (d) integration in systems or kits.

Used products from third countries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Used products from third countries to which harmonised technical specifications may apply unless explicit rules for used products are provided.
description: Harmonised technical specifications for new products shall apply to used products from third countries unless the harmonised technical specification explicitly provides rules for used products.

LastTwoDigitsYear
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the last two digits of the year the CE marking was first affixed (or the deinstallation year for used products followed by the affixation year).
description: the last two digits of the year in which the CE marking was first affixed; or, in the case of used products, the last two digits of the year when the product was deinstalled followed by the last two digits of the year in which the CE marking was affixed to the used product;

detailed arrangements for updating digital product passport information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Detailed arrangements for updating the information in the digital product passport of an existing product.
broader: List of potential data sources
subclass of: List of potential data sources
narrower: Digital product passport system
description: lay down detailed arrangements for updating the information in the digital product passport of an existing product;

Digital product passport system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: System for the digital product passport to be fully operational and fulfil its objectives, including functionalities provided for in Article 76.
broader: List of potential data sources
subclass of: List of potential data sources
narrower: SSbD system
related: detailed arrangements for updating digital product passport information
description: Six months after the entry into force of the delegated act referred to in Article 75(1), the system shall be fully operational and shall be fulfilling its intended objectives, including the functionalities provided for in Article 76.

Commission assessment of explanation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Commission assesses the Member State's detailed explanation and may amend or repeal the implementing act.
description: The Commission shall assess that detailed explanation and, may, where appropriate, amend or repeal the implementing act listing the standard or establishing the common specification in question.

Spare parts price fairness
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Spare parts price fairness (reasonable and non-discriminatory price)
related: InformationOnSparePartsPostalEmailWebsite
description: In the event that the spare parts are not commonly available in the market, the Commission should be empowered to require from the manufacturer to ensure the availability of these spare parts at a reasonable and non-discriminatory price for a period of 10 years which may be extended if the availability for a longer period of time is expected to increase the life span of the product.

Internal market emergency mode
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: State where the internal market is in emergency mode due to disruptions, affecting the period during which implementing acts apply.
related: Regulation (EU) 2024/2747
description: shall apply until the last day of the period during which the internal market emergency mode is activated

Member State explanation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Member State may inform the Commission with a detailed explanation if it considers a standard or common specification incorrect.
description: Where a Member State considers that a standard or common specification as referred to in paragraph 1 is incorrect in terms of methods and criteria for the assessment of performance in relation to essential characteristics, it shall inform the Commission thereof by submitting a detailed explanation.

product category
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A subset of the product types of a certain product family encompassing those product types with a common intended use as specified in harmonised technical specifications or European assessment documents.
description: (32) ‘product category’ means a subset of the product types of a certain product family encompassing those product types which have in common a certain intended use as specified in harmonised technical specifications or European assessment documents;

Regulation (EU) 2024/2747
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation cited in relation to internal market emergency mode.
broader: Legal framework
subclass of: Legal framework
narrower: EU policy objectives
related: Euro 7 regulation
description: Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2024/2747

Signed for and on behalf of the manufacturer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Signed for and on behalf of the manufacturer by: [name, function (4)]

Annex VI procedure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The procedure laid down in Annex VI for requesting European technical assessments and adopting a European assessment document.
related: PAS procedure
description: When a request for a European technical assessment is made, the procedure laid down in Annex VI shall apply.

TerminateContractIfManufacturerContrary
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Task to terminate the contract if the manufacturer acted contrary to its obligations and inform relevant authorities.
description: terminate the contract if the manufacturer has acted contrary to its obligations under this Regulation and inform the manufacturer, the competent national authorities of the Member States where the product is placed on the market and the competent national authority of his own place of business thereof;

AVS_System
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Assessment and verification systems (AVS) used for determining product type and applying product category, and for notifying body verification of those determinations.
description: Assessment and verification systems (AVS) The manufacturer shall, in accordance with Article 22(1), correctly determine the product type and apply the corresponding product category on the basis of the applicable harmonised technical specification or European assessment document. Where a notified body is involved in assessment and verification, the notified body shall, in accordance with Article 55(1), verify that the product type was correctly determined and the corresponding product category w

Two weeks
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Two-week objection period for accreditation-based notifications.
related: Two months objection period
description: The body concerned may perform the activities of a notified body if the Commission or the other Member States do not raise any objections within two weeks of a notification, where an accreditation certificate is used, or within two months of notification, where an accreditation certificate is not used.

distributor
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A natural or legal person in the supply chain who makes a product available on the market, including by offering products for sale, hire or hire purchase, etc.
related: placing on the market
description: (35) ‘distributor’ means any natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who makes a product available on the market, including by offering products for sale, hire or hire purchase, or displaying products to customers or installers in the course of a commercial activity, and including through distance selling, whether or not in return for payment;

Incorporation of existing essential characteristics and their methods and criteria
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: those existing essential characteristics and their methods and criteria shall be incorporated as parts of the European assessment document, unless it is technically necessary to deviate from that rule.
description: Where the performance of the product can appropriately be assessed by reference to its essential characteristics, including assessment methods and criteria, already established for them in harmonised technical specifications or other European assessment documents, those existing essential characteristics and their methods and criteria shall be incorporated as parts of the European assessment document, unless it is technically necessary to deviate from that rule.

carbon_binding_capability_and_removals
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: predetermined environmental essential characteristic of capability to temporarily bind carbon and of other carbon removals.
description: Harmonised technical specifications shall also cover to the extent possible the predetermined environmental essential characteristic of capability to temporarily bind carbon and of other carbon removals.

Safe incorporation of the product into the construction work
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Manufacturer responsible for the safe incorporation of the product into the construction work and its supervision as designated.
description: (iii) it is installed in a single identified construction work by a manufacturer who is also responsible for the safe incorporation of the product into the construction work; and (iv) it is in compliance with the applicable national rules, and under the supervision of those responsible for the safe execution of the construction works designated under the applicable national rules

Adequacy_decision
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An adequacy decision pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
description: If no adequacy decision pursuant to Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 has been adopted by the Commission in respect of the third country or international organisation concerned, the information exchange shall exclude personal data. If an adequacy decision for the third country or international organisation has been adopted, the information exchange with that third country or international organisation may contain personal data falling within the scope of the adequacy decision but only to th

Two months objection period
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A two-month period within which objections must be raised regarding provisional measures.
description: Where, within two months of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 4, no objection has been raised by either a Member State or the Commission in respect of a provisional measure taken by a Member State in relation to the product concerned, that measure shall be deemed justified.

making available on the market
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Any supply of a product for distribution or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity.
description: (4) ‘making available on the market’ means any supply of a product for distribution or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, regardless whether in the framework of providing a service or not;

OuterPackagingReplacement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Replacing the outer packaging under specified conditions (exemption in paragraph 3).
description: replaces the outer packaging of a product already placed on the market, including when changing the packaging size, if the repackaging is carried out in such a way that the original condition of the product cannot be affected by it, and that any information required by this Regulation is still correctly provided.

repair
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The process of fixing a faulty product or replacing its defective components, in order to return the product to a condition where it can fulfil its declared use.
broader: RepairHistory
subclass of: RepairHistory
description: (23) ‘repair’ means the process of fixing a faulty product or replacing its defective components, in order to return the product to a condition where it can fulfil its declared use;

Economic operator
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Operator responsible for placing batteries on the market, required to take corrective actions when a compliant battery presents a risk.
scope note: Create a distinct concept to anchor provenance for this operator, avoiding conflation with generic operator concepts and enabling precise future mappings (e.g., to information obligations or regulatory duties).
broader: supplier
subclass of: supplier
broader: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
subclass of: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: Information obligations
comment: Create a distinct concept to anchor provenance for this operator, avoiding conflation with generic operator concepts and enabling precise future mappings (e.g., to information obligations or regulatory duties).
description: Where, having carried out an evaluation under Article 79(1), a Member State finds that although a battery is in compliance with Articles 6 to 10 and Articles 12, 13 and 14, it presents a risk to the human health or safety of persons, to the protection of property or to the environment (‘compliant battery which presents a risk’), it shall without delay require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures, within a reasonable period prescribed by the market surveillance authorit
mandates: Battery due diligence policies

EconomicOperators
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Economic operators placing batteries on the market or putting them into service.
scope note: To preserve traceability of regulatory/operator terminology, establishing a dedicated concept allows precise later linking to information obligations or ecodesign requirements if needed.
related: Information obligations
comment: To preserve traceability of regulatory/operator terminology, establishing a dedicated concept allows precise later linking to information obligations or ecodesign requirements if needed.
description: This Regulation imposes battery due diligence obligations on economic operators placing batteries on the market or putting them into service.

Relevant economic operator or operators
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Economic operator(s) relevant to the battery market who must be informed of implementing acts.
scope note: Represent regulatory actors explicitly to support provenance and enable linking to information obligations or ecodesign requirements if needed.
narrower: Obligations_of_economic_operators
narrower: Economic operators
related: Information obligations
comment: Represent regulatory actors explicitly to support provenance and enable linking to information obligations or ecodesign requirements if needed.
description: The Commission shall address the implementing act referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 to all Member States and shall immediately communicate it to them and the relevant economic operator or operators.

EconomicOperatorDutiesRelation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Relation indicating that regulation imposes battery due diligence obligations on economic operators.
scope note: Capture the regulatory-duty relation explicitly to support later mappings to information obligations or governance concepts.
related: Information obligations
comment: Capture the regulatory-duty relation explicitly to support later mappings to information obligations or governance concepts.
description: This Regulation imposes battery due diligence obligations on economic operators placing batteries on the market or putting them into service.

BatteryDueDiligenceObligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery due diligence obligations established by the regulation.
scope note: This keeps regulatory/due-diligence meaning explicit and allows future cross-linking to information obligations, governance concepts, or product parameters if needed.
narrower: DueCareObligation
related: Information obligations
comment: This keeps regulatory/due-diligence meaning explicit and allows future cross-linking to information obligations, governance concepts, or product parameters if needed.
description: This Regulation imposes battery due diligence obligations on economic operators placing batteries on the market or putting them into service.

Lithium included in scope of battery due diligence obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Lithium specifically included in the scope of battery due diligence obligations.
scope note: Preserve material scope distinctions (lithium) within due-diligence contexts for precise future linking to regulation and product-scope concepts.
comment: Preserve material scope distinctions (lithium) within due-diligence contexts for precise future linking to regulation and product-scope concepts.
description: It is therefore appropriate that lithium be included in the scope of battery due diligence obligations.

SupplierContractsIncorporation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery due diligence policy incorporated into contracts and agreements with suppliers.
scope note: Support provenance for governance/contractual aspects and enable future mappings to information obligations or ecodesign subdomains.
comment: Support provenance for governance/contractual aspects and enable future mappings to information obligations or ecodesign subdomains.
description: incorporate its battery due diligence policy, including risk management measures, into contracts and agreements with suppliers; and

Supplier contracts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Contracts and agreements with suppliers incorporating the due diligence policy.
scope note: Isolate contract-level topics to enable later linking to information obligations, governance concepts, or ecodesign implications.
comment: Isolate contract-level topics to enable later linking to information obligations, governance concepts, or ecodesign implications.
description: incorporate its battery due diligence policy, including risk management measures, into contracts and agreements with suppliers;

Areas of potential improvement in relation to due diligence practices
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Areas where operators' due diligence practices can be improved.
scope note: Capture governance-oriented improvement areas separately from product-parameter concepts to preserve boundary clarity.
comment: Capture governance-oriented improvement areas separately from product-parameter concepts to preserve boundary clarity.
description: identify, for the economic operators that place batteries on the market, areas of potential improvement in relation to their due diligence practices;

Due diligence obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Due diligence obligations
scope note: Isolate regulatory/compliance dimension in a separate concept to enable precise later mappings to governance or information-obligations concepts.
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
comment: Isolate regulatory/compliance dimension in a separate concept to enable precise later mappings to governance or information-obligations concepts.
description: Robust conformity assessment procedures are needed to ensure that batteries comply with the novel and complex carbon footprint and recycled content requirements and due diligence obligations laid down in this Regulation.

DueDiligenceObligationsConflictAreaMineralsMetals
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Due diligence obligations in relation to minerals and metals originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas.
scope note: Enable future linking to OECD guidance, responsible-sourcing information, or governance constructs while keeping the mineral/metals dimension explicit.
broader: Critical Raw Materials (CRM)
subclass of: Critical Raw Materials (CRM)
comment: Enable future linking to OECD guidance, responsible-sourcing information, or governance constructs while keeping the mineral/metals dimension explicit.
description: This Chapter applies without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Union law on due diligence obligations in relation to minerals and metals originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas.

OECDDueDiligenceGuidance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: OECD Due diligence guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.
scope note: Keeps external regulatory guidance explicit while avoiding misplacement in the ecodesign product-parameter space.
related: SSbD system under study
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
related: Screening assessment methodology for chemical/material
comment: Keeps external regulatory guidance explicit while avoiding misplacement in the ecodesign product-parameter space.
description: such as the mine of origin, locations where the raw material is consolidated, traded and processed, and taxes, fees and royalties are paid.

Responsible sourcing information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on responsible sourcing as indicated in the report on battery due diligence policy referred to in Article 52(3).
scope note: Preserve governance/traceability dimensions separately from product-parameter concepts for clear future mappings.
related: OECDDueDiligenceGuidance
comment: Preserve governance/traceability dimensions separately from product-parameter concepts for clear future mappings.
description: information on responsible sourcing as indicated in the report on battery due diligence policy referred to in Article 52(3);

Battery due diligence policies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Policies set up and implemented by economic operators to fulfill due diligence obligations for batteries.
scope note: Create a governance-oriented node to avoid conflating regulatory policies with product-parameter concepts.
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
comment: Create a governance-oriented node to avoid conflating regulatory policies with product-parameter concepts.
description: From 18 August 2025, economic operators that place batteries on the market or put them into service shall fulfil the due diligence obligations laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, and in Articles 49, 50 and 52 and shall, to that end, set up and implement battery due diligence policies.
appliesTo: Battery due diligence policies referred to in Article 48

BatteryDueDiligencePolicy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Policy adopted by the economic operator for battery due diligence concerning raw materials and risk categories.
scope note: Keep policy content separate from product-parameter concepts to support governance-linking and provenance.
narrower: Obligations_of_economic_operators
comment: Keep policy content separate from product-parameter concepts to support governance-linking and provenance.
description: (a) adopt, and clearly communicate to suppliers and the public, a company battery due diligence policy, concerning raw materials listed in point 1 of Annex X, and associated social and environmental risk categories listed in point 2 of Annex X;

Battery due diligence policies referred to in Article 48
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery due diligence policies referred to in Article 48.
scope note: Maintain clear boundaries between policy references and ecodesign product-parameter concepts.
narrower: Obligations_of_economic_operators
comment: Maintain clear boundaries between policy references and ecodesign product-parameter concepts.
description: Where the battery due diligence policies referred to in Article 48 fulfil the obligations laid down in Articles 49, 50 and 52, the notified body shall issue an approval decision.

Evaluation aspect d
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the battery due diligence requirements laid down in Articles 48 to 53
scope note: Provide a dedicated place for evaluation aspects to enable future alignment with ecodesign metrics or governance references.
comment: Provide a dedicated place for evaluation aspects to enable future alignment with ecodesign metrics or governance references.
description: the battery due diligence requirements laid down in Articles 48 to 53;

Evaluation aspect f
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the measures regarding the battery passport set out in Chapter IX
scope note: Isolate passport-measures-specific evaluation to avoid conflating with core environmental/product-parameter concepts.
comment: Isolate passport-measures-specific evaluation to avoid conflating with core environmental/product-parameter concepts.
description: the measures regarding the battery passport set out in Chapter IX;

Evaluation aspect a
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the list of common formats falling under the definition of portable batteries of general use
scope note: Preserve evaluation formats separately to support future mapping with information obligations or regulatory contexts.
comment: Preserve evaluation formats separately to support future mapping with information obligations or regulatory contexts.
description: the list of common formats falling under the definition of portable batteries of general use;

Data collection on batteries and waste batteries (Article 75)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process of collecting data on batteries and waste batteries.
broader: List of potential data sources
subclass of: List of potential data sources
narrower: Measuring methods
related: Data quality attributes
description: (d) the collection of data on batteries and waste batteries in accordance with Article 75;

Minimum requirements related to performance and durability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Minimum performance and durability requirements referenced for batteries.
related: Indicator_Energy_Consumption
description: The introduction of minimum requirements related to performance and durability of these batteries should be accompanied by available adequate harmonised standards or common specifications.

Waste treatment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Waste treatment of batteries as part of the obligations framework.
broader: Waste treatment reporting by waste management operators (para5 a)
subclass of: Waste treatment reporting by waste management operators (para5 a)
broader: Waste treatment reporting: preparation for re-use/repurposing (para5 b)
subclass of: Waste treatment reporting: preparation for re-use/repurposing (para5 b)
broader: End of Life (EoL)
subclass of: End of Life (EoL)
related: recycling markets for batteries
related: Life Cycle Assessment
description: the waste treatment of batteries

Point C: Waste industrial and EV batteries collected and delivered (c)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The amount of waste industrial batteries and the amount of waste electric vehicle batteries collected and delivered to permitted facilities for preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing;
description: the amount of waste industrial batteries and the amount of waste electric vehicle batteries collected and delivered to permitted facilities for preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing;

Market
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The market where batteries are made available.
description: All economic operators active in the supply and distribution chain should take appropriate measures to ensure that they only make available on the market batteries which are in conformity with this Regulation.

operation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Operation of the battery passport.
description: To ensure that the battery passport is flexible, dynamic and market-driven and evolves in line with business models, markets and innovation, it should be based on a decentralised data system, set up and maintained by economic operators.

Directive 2006/66/EC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators.
related: Directive 2014/53/EU
description: Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (OJ L 266, 26.9.2006, p. 1).

Reporting on batteries and waste batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Obligation to report on batteries and waste batteries.
description: reporting on batteries and waste batteries,

Delegated act (2026) for rechargeable industrial batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Delegated act establishing minimum values for rechargeable industrial batteries
description: By 18 February 2026, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 89 to supplement this Regulation by establishing minimum values for the electrochemical performance and durability parameters set out in Part A of Annex IV that rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh, except those with exclusively external storage, shall attain.

Information requirements for EV batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information requirements for performance and durability of electric vehicle batteries.
broader: InformationRequirements
subclass of: InformationRequirements
related: EV batteries
description: This Regulation should only set information requirements for the performance and durability of electric vehicle batteries.

Minimum values for electrochemical performance and durability parameters (First subparagraph, Part A Annex IV)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Minimum values set by delegated act for rechargeable industrial batteries (first subparagraph of paragraph 5)
related: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
description: From either 18 August 2027 or 18 months after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 5, whichever is the latest, rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh, except those with exclusively external storage, shall meet the minimum values laid down in the delegated act adopted pursuant to the first subparagraph of paragraph 5 for the electrochemical performance and durability parameters set out in Part A of Annex

Waste treatment reporting by waste management operators (para5 a)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The amount of waste batteries received for treatment (para5 a).
description: the amount of waste batteries received for treatment;

Regulation 2023/1542
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation under discussion (Regulation 2023/1542).
related: Regulation 2024/3110
description: The Commission should ensure that there is consistency regarding harmonised standards and common specifications under this Regulation, including when reviewing Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012.

Batteries_on_market_information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about batteries placed on the market and their sustainability requirements
broader: Battery_passport
subclass of: Battery_passport
related: Product_offered_online_or_distance_sale
description: information about batteries placed on the market and their sustainability requirements.

Regulations (EC) No 1013/2006
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation cited as a requirement for compliance in shipments of waste batteries.
description: Treatment may be undertaken outside the Member State concerned or outside the Union, provided that the shipment of waste batteries or fractions thereof, is in compliance with Regulations (EC) No 1013/2006 and (EC) No 1418/2007.

Waste SLI/industrial/EV batteries delivered to facilities for preparation for reuse (para2 b)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The amount of collected waste SLI batteries, waste industrial batteries and waste electric vehicle batteries delivered to permitted facilities for preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing (para2 b).
description: the amount of collected waste SLI batteries, waste industrial batteries and waste electric vehicle batteries delivered to permitted facilities for preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing;

technical design
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Technical design of the battery passport.
description: The technical design should ensure that the battery passport carries data in a secure way which respects privacy rules.

Minimum values for electrochemical performance and durability parameters (Second subparagraph, Part A Annex IV)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Minimum values set by delegated act for LMT batteries (second subparagraph of paragraph 5)
description: From either 18 August 2028 or 18 months after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 5, whichever is the latest, LMT batteries shall meet the minimum values laid down in the delegated act adopted pursuant to the second subparagraph of paragraph 5 for the electrochemical performance and durability parameters set out in Part A of Annex IV.

Waste treatment reporting: preparation for re-use/repurposing (para5 b)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The amount of waste batteries that began to undergo preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing or recycling processes (para5 b).
description: the amount of waste batteries that began to undergo preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing or recycling processes;

Battery_passport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A device providing information along supply and value chains about batteries and related sustainability data as described in the recital.
alternative label: BatteryPassport
narrower: digital product passports
narrower: Product Passport
narrower: DigitalPassports
narrower: Interoperable format
related: Documentation and information
related: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: SSbD system under study
description: In order to enhance transparency along supply and value chains for all stakeholders, it is necessary to provide for a battery passport that maximises the exchange of information, enables tracking and tracing of batteries and provides information about the carbon intensity of their manufacturing processes as well as the origin of the materials used and whether renewable material, such as material produced from lignin to substitute graphite, is used, about composition of batteries, including raw m
source: https://legal.example.org/extraction/entity/batterypassport_6-2-3

Individual batteries placed on the market
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: individual batteries placed on the market
narrower: Product may not be placed on the market
description: The battery passport should allow economic operators to gather and re-use in a more efficient way the information and data on individual batteries placed on the market and to make better informed choices in their planning activities.

recycling markets for batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Recycling markets for batteries.
description: Requirements concerning the end-of-life stage are necessary to address the environmental implications of the batteries and, in particular, to support the creation of recycling markets for batteries and markets for secondary raw materials from waste batteries.

Point B: Waste batteries collected (b)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The amount of waste batteries collected
description: the amount of waste batteries collected in accordance with Articles 59, 60 and 61, and collection rates calculated on the basis of the methodology set out in Annex XI;

essential technical requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A set of essential technical requirements governing the battery passport (design, data requirements and operation).
description: To ensure that the battery passport is flexible, dynamic and market-driven and evolves in line with business models, markets and innovation, it should be based on a decentralised data system, set up and maintained by economic operators.

Point D: Recycling efficiencies and material recovery values (d)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Values for recycling efficiencies and material recovery of batteries collected
description: the values for the recycling efficiencies achieved as referred to in Part B of Annex XII and the values for the recovery of materials achieved as referred to in Part C of Annex XII, regarding the batteries collected in that Member State.

Interoperable format
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Interoperable data format for battery passport information.
related: RMIS – Raw Materials Information System
related: Harmonised standards
related: Unamendable electronic format
description: All information included in the battery passport shall be based on open standards and be in an interoperable format, transferable through an open interoperable data exchange network without vendor lock-in, machine-readable, structured and searchable, in accordance with the essential requirements laid down in Article 78.

QR Code
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Machine-readable code used to access information about the battery (and its product passport).
narrower: Data carriers
related: Interoperable format
related: Declaration accessibility via QR code
related: Battery_passport
related: digital product passports
related: Websites
description: To ensure the availability of information over time, that information should also be made available by means of QR codes which are printed or engraved on batteries or are affixed to the packaging and to the documents accompanying the battery and should respect the guidelines of ISO/IEC Standard 18004:2015.

digital product passports
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Digital product passports referenced in relation to the battery passport.
broader: Product Passport
subclass of: Product Passport
broader: Battery_passport
subclass of: Battery_passport
description: Such requirements should be developed hand-in-hand with those for digital product passports required by other Union law concerning eco-design for sustainable products.

Cadmium
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chemical substance restricted in batteries.
narrower: Batteries (certain categories)
narrower: Bill of chemical
narrower: billOfChemical
narrower: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 information
narrower: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
related: Inherent product safety risks
related: Chemical risks due to leaking or leaching
description: In addition to the restrictions set out in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, it is appropriate to set out restrictions for the presence of mercury, cadmium and lead in certain categories of batteries.

LeadSymbolPb
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chemical symbol Pb indicating lead content in a battery.
narrower: Batteries (certain categories)
narrower: billOfChemical
description: All batteries containing more than 0,002 % cadmium or more than 0,004 % lead, shall be marked with the chemical symbol for the metal concerned: Cd or Pb.

Directive 2014/53/EU
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Directive on harmonisation of laws for radio equipment.
description: as defined in ( 16 ) Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC (OJ L 153, 22.5.2014, p. 62).

Labelling of batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Labelling requirements for batteries.
related: Directive 2006/66/EC
description: the environmental performance of batteries and established some common rules and obligations for economic operators, in particular through harmonised rules for the heavy metal content and labelling of batteries and rules and targets for the management of all waste batteries, based on extended producer responsibility.

Battery label
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Label containing information on batteries as required by Article 13.
narrower: Labelling of batteries
narrower: Pictogram
description: From 18 August 2026 or 18 months after the date of entry into force of the implementing act referred to in paragraph 10, whichever is the latest, batteries shall bear a label containing the general information on batteries set out in Part A of Annex VI.

Product Passport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A passport of the battery accessible via QR code.
narrower: digital product passports
narrower: Battery_passport
narrower: DigitalPassports
narrower: Digital product passport system
description: The QR code should give access to a battery’s product passport.

Pictogram
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Pictogram or other mark indicating a special risk associated with the battery.
description: The CE marking and the identification number referred to in paragraph 3 may be followed, if applicable, by any pictogram or other mark indicating a special risk, use or any danger linked to the use, storage, treatment or transport of the battery.

Documents accompanying the battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documents accompanying the battery to which QR codes may be affixed.
description: To ensure the availability of information over time, that information should also be made available by means of QR codes which are printed or engraved on batteries or are affixed to the packaging and to the documents accompanying the battery and should respect the guidelines of ISO/IEC Standard 18004:2015.

Batteries (certain categories)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries with restrictions on the presence of mercury, cadmium and lead.
description: In addition to the restrictions set out in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, it is appropriate to set out restrictions for the presence of mercury, cadmium and lead in certain categories of batteries.

Vehicles exempt from cadmium prohibition
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Vehicles benefiting from an exemption under Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC.
description: Batteries used in vehicles which benefit from an exemption under Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 9 ) should be excluded from the prohibition to contain cadmium.

Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC.
description: Batteries used in vehicles which benefit from an exemption under Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 9 ) should be excluded from the prohibition to contain cadmium.

Declaration accessibility via QR code
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The carbon footprint declaration shall accompany the battery until it becomes accessible via the QR code referred to in Article 13(6).
narrower: Battery_passport
narrower: Data carrier (including a permalink)
related: Recipient of the digital product passport
related: IT application
related: Electronic notification tool
description: Until it becomes accessible via the QR code referred to in Article 13(6), the carbon footprint declaration shall accompany the battery.

decentralised data system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A decentralised data system used to underpin the battery passport.
broader: Table 6 — Battery passport data attributes related to battery materials and composition
subclass of: Table 6 — Battery passport data attributes related to battery materials and composition
broader: Info_communication_system_71
subclass of: Info_communication_system_71
narrower: RMIS – Raw Materials Information System
related: life cycle regulations (identifiers etc.) to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
related: SSbD system under study
related: Documentation_accompanying_battery
description: To ensure that the battery passport is flexible, dynamic and market-driven and evolves in line with business models, markets and innovation, it should be based on a decentralised data system, set up and maintained by economic operators.

Packaging
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Packaging to which QR codes may be affixed.
narrower: Several, such as packaging, etc.
related: Data carrier (including a permalink)
description: To ensure the availability of information over time, that information should also be made available by means of QR codes which are printed or engraved on batteries or are affixed to the packaging and to the documents accompanying the battery and should respect the guidelines of ISO/IEC Standard 18004:2015.

Directive (EU) 2019/882
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Directive on accessibility requirements for products and services.
related: Electronic accessibility via data carrier
related: Accessibility free of charge
description: (17) Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 70).

Electronic access to websites
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Electronic access to websites via QR codes.
broader: Websites provided by QR codes affixed to the battery
subclass of: Websites provided by QR codes affixed to the battery
narrower: IT application
related: Websites
related: Accessibility free of charge
related: Online platform provider
description: electronic access to websites provided by QR codes affixed to the battery.

ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014; 15459-2:2015; 15459-3:2014; 15459-4:2014; 15459-5:2014; 15459-6:2014
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Standards for QR code and unique identifier compliance.
narrower: Unique identifiers
related: MeaningLabelsSymbols
related: DateCodeFormatExample
description: The QR code and the unique identifier shall comply with the ISO/IEC standards 15459-1:2014, 15459-2:2015, 15459-3:2014, 15459-4:2014, 15459-5:2014 and 15459-6:2014 or their equivalent.

MeaningLabelsSymbols
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The meaning of the labels and symbols on batteries.
related: Websites provided by QR codes affixed to the battery
related: CadmiumSymbolCd
related: Websites
related: General product information and safety information
related: Definition Criteria
related: Pedigree Matrix concept
description: the meaning of the labels and symbols on batteries in accordance with Article 13 or printed on their packaging or in the documents accompanying batteries;

Websites provided by QR codes affixed to the battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Websites that are provided via QR codes affixed to the battery.
narrower: IT application
related: Permalinks or data carriers
related: Data carrier (including a permalink)
description: websites provided by QR codes affixed to the battery.

CadmiumSymbolCd
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chemical symbol Cd indicating cadmium content in a battery.
related: REACH Regulation
related: Chemical risks due to leaking or leaching
related: DNEL
related: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
related: Human toxicity, cancer effects
description: All batteries containing more than 0,002 % cadmium or more than 0,004 % lead, shall be marked with the chemical symbol for the metal concerned: Cd or Pb.

BatteryCells
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery cells as a component of batteries.
description: In cases where battery cells or battery modules are made available on the market for end use, without any further incorporation or assembly into larger battery packs or batteries, they shall be considered to have been placed on the market as batteries for the purposes of this Regulation, and the requirements for the most similar battery category shall apply.

Part B
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part B Elements to explain the measurements for parameters listed in Part A

Instructions and safety information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Instructions and safety information on the use, removal and replacement of the batteries.
related: InstallationMaintenanceInfoContact
related: Health and safety
description: Any natural or legal person that places on the market products incorporating portable batteries shall ensure that those products are accompanied with instructions and safety information on the use, removal and replacement of the batteries.

StationaryBatteryEnergyStorageSystems
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Stationary battery energy storage systems
description: For stationary battery energy storage systems and LMT batteries:

SafetyInstructionsLithium
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The necessary safety instructions to handle waste batteries, including lithium-containing batteries.
description: the necessary safety instructions to handle waste batteries, including in relation to the risks associated with, and the handling of, batteries containing lithium;

Part B of Annex IV
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part B of Annex IV
related: Articles 6-10 and 12-14

SeparateCollectionTakeBackPoints
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The separate collection, take-back and collection points for waste batteries.
narrower: Separate collection of waste batteries
narrower: Take-back and collection systems
description: the separate collection, take-back and collection points, preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing and treatment available for waste batteries;

Waste portable batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Category of batteries for which collection targets apply (portable).
description: collection targets laid down in Article 59(3), first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), with regard to waste portable batteries

EV batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Electric vehicle batteries referenced in the labeling rule.
narrower: Batteries
related: household washing machines
related: EV
related: TraceableAsset
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: a) EV batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries > 2 kWh and LMT batteries must bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the carbon footprint and declaring the carbon footprint performance class to which the relevant battery model per manufacturing plant corresponds.

Take-back and collection systems
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Systems to take back and collect waste SLI batteries, industrial batteries and EV batteries.
related: Deposit-refund systems
description: the take back and collection systems referred to in paragraph 1

Collection schemes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Schemes for collecting waste batteries.
description: the availability of collection schemes.

Collection points
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Points at which waste batteries may be returned by end-users.
narrower: Take-back and collection systems
description: provide for a sufficient number of collection points covering the whole territory of a Member State

Containers for collection and temporary storage of such waste batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Containers used for collection and temporary storage of waste batteries at take-back points.
description: the containers for collection and temporary storage of such waste batteries at the take back and collection systems shall be suitable in view of the volume and hazardous nature of waste SLI batteries, waste industrial batteries and waste electric vehicle batteries that are likely to be collected through those collection points;

Separate collection of waste batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Objective to maximise separate collection of waste batteries.
description: maximising separate collection of waste batteries

Handling_information_for_remanufacturers_second_life_recyclers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Up-to-date information for the handling of batteries for remanufacturers, second-life operators and recyclers
description: remanufacturers, second-life operators and recyclers with up-to-date information for the handling of batteries

Part_A
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part A: Parameters for determining the state of health of batteries
description: Part A Parameters for determining the state of health of electric vehicle batteries, stationary battery energy storage systems and LMT batteries:

Information specified in Part A of Annex VI
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information specified in Part A of Annex VI.
related: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
description: the information specified in Part A of Annex VI;

General information on batteries (Annex VI Part A)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: General information on batteries to be included on labels, as described in Annex VI Part A.
related: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
description: From 18 August 2026 or 18 months after the date of entry into force of the implementing act referred to in paragraph 10, whichever is the latest, batteries shall bear a label containing the general information on batteries set out in Part A of Annex VI.

Elements set out in Part B of Annex IV
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The elements described in Part B of Annex IV that must be included
description: That explanation shall include, at least, the elements set out in Part B of Annex IV.

PortableBatteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Portable batteries as a category of batteries.
description: This Regulation applies to all categories of batteries, namely portable batteries, starting, lighting and ignition batteries (SLI batteries), light means of transport batteries (LMT batteries), electric vehicle batteries and industrial batteries, regardless of their shape, volume, weight, design, material composition, chemistry, use or purpose.

Take-back obligation (free of charge) for waste batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Take-back obligation for waste batteries (free of charge)
description: For that purpose the producers of SLI batteries, industrial batteries and electric vehicle batteries should be required to accept and take back free of charge, all waste batteries for their respective category from end-users.

Batteries for energy storage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries used for energy storage.
broader: StationaryBatteryEnergyStorageSystems
subclass of: StationaryBatteryEnergyStorageSystems
related: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
description: On the other hand, in the area of batteries for energy storage, existing measurement methods to test battery performance and durability are not considered to be sufficiently precise and representative to enable introducing minimum requirements.

Annex_VII
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Annex VII: Parameters for determining the state of health and expected lifetime of batteries
description: PARAMETERS FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF HEALTH AND EXPECTED LIFETIME OF BATTERIES Part A Parameters for determining the state of health of electric vehicle batteries, stationary battery energy storage systems and LMT batteries: For electric vehicle batteries: state of certified energy (SOCE). For stationary battery energy storage systems and LMT batteries:

ReturnMechanismsInformation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on how end-users may return waste batteries free of charge.
description: information on how the end-users may return waste batteries free of charge to the respective collection points established at retail outlets or on behalf of an online platform.

Harmonised rules
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Harmonised rules mentioned for batteries.
description: the environmental performance of batteries and established some common rules and obligations for economic operators, in particular through harmonised rules for the heavy metal content and labelling of batteries and rules and targets for the management of all waste batteries, based on extended producer responsibility.

Harmonised standards and common specifications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Consistency regarding harmonised standards and common specifications referenced under Regulation 2023/1542.
broader: Voluntary harmonised standards for product requirements
subclass of: Voluntary harmonised standards for product requirements
description: The Commission should ensure that there is consistency regarding harmonised standards and common specifications under this Regulation, including when reviewing Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012.

Remanufacturing
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Remanufacturing of the battery as a potential lifecycle path.
narrower: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
description: It also applies to information concerning individual batteries, which is essential to those who have purchased the battery or parties acting on their behalf for the purpose of making the battery available to independent energy aggregators or energy market participants, evaluating its residual value or remaining lifetime for further use, and facilitating the preparation for reuse, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing of the battery.

RegulationToGreenProcurementRelation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Relation indicating regulation requires green public procurement.
description: It also lays down requirements for green public procurement when procuring batteries or products into which batteries are incorporated.

Preparation for repurposing
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Facilitation of preparation for repurposing of the battery.
narrower: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
description: It also applies to information concerning individual batteries, which is essential to those who have purchased the battery or parties acting on their behalf for the purpose of making the battery available to independent energy aggregators or energy market participants, evaluating its residual value or remaining lifetime for further use, and facilitating the preparation for reuse, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing of the battery.

Original battery passport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Existing battery passport before creating a new one.
narrower: Digital product passport system
related: New battery passport
related: DigitalPassports
description: Such battery shall have a new battery passport linked to the battery passport or passports of the original battery or batteries.

harmonised product and marketing requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Harmonised product and marketing requirements for batteries.
description: Addressing the entire life cycle of all batteries placed on the Union market requires the setting up of harmonised product and marketing requirements, including conformity assessment procedures, as well as requirements to fully address the end-of-life stage of batteries.

Preparation for re-use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A lifecycle process listed in the battery scope.
description: preparation for re-use

Chapter XI: Green public procurement and procedure for amending restrictions on substances
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chapter XI titled 'Green public procurement and procedure for amending restrictions on substances'
description: Green public procurement and procedure for amending restrictions on substances

Regulation (EC) No 765/2008
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation laying down rules related to conformity assessment and market surveillance, as mentioned in the recital.
description: Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 20 ) lays down rules on the

Chapter X: Union market surveillance and Union safeguard procedures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chapter X titled 'Union market surveillance and Union safeguard procedures'
description: Union market surveillance and Union safeguard procedures

Harmonised standards or common specifications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Harmonised standards or common specifications referenced for minimum requirements.
related: ISO 14075, 2024
description: harmonised standards or common specifications

Harmonised standards list
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: a list of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 15, applied in full or in part, including an indication of which parts have been applied
broader: European standard EN 15804
subclass of: European standard EN 15804
related: Harmonised standards referred to in Article 15
description: (e) a list of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 15, applied in full or in part, including an indication of which parts have been applied, a list of the common specifications referred to in Article 16, applied in full or in part, including an indication of which parts have been applied, and a list of other relevant technical specifications used for measurement or calculation purposes;

Invoice_documenting_further_use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Invoice documenting the further use of the battery after preparation for re-use or repurposing.
description: further use of the battery that has been subject to preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing, is documented by means of an invoice or a contract for the sale or transfer of ownership of the battery;

Cease_being_waste
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries ceasing to be waste after meeting requirements.
description: to fulfil to cease being waste.

New battery passport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: New battery passport created for a battery undergoing reuse/repurposing/remanufacturing.
narrower: Digital product passport system
related: decentralised data system
related: DigitalPassports
description: Such battery shall have a new battery passport linked to the battery passport or passports of the original battery or batteries.

Harmonised standards referred to in Article 15
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Harmonised standards referenced as non-conformity cause
description: shortcomings in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 15;

Articles 6-10 and 12-14
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Articles cited as non-conformity reasons
description: failure of the battery to be in conformity with Articles 6 to 10 or Article 12, 13 or 14;

Documentation_accompanying_battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documentation accompanying the battery when placed on the market or put into service.
narrower: Documentation and information
related: Pedigree Matrix concept
description: The information referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), shall be made available to end-users and third parties acting on their behalf, on equal terms and conditions, as part of the documentation accompanying the battery referred to in paragraph 1 when placed on the market or put into service.

Rules and targets for the management of all waste batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Rules and targets for managing waste batteries.
description: the environmental performance of batteries and established some common rules and obligations for economic operators, in particular through harmonised rules for the heavy metal content and labelling of batteries and rules and targets for the management of all waste batteries, based on extended producer responsibility.

GreenPublicProcurement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements for green public procurement when procuring batteries or products into which batteries are incorporated.
narrower: EU policy objectives
related: RegulationToGreenProcurementRelation
description: It also lays down requirements for green public procurement when procuring batteries or products into which batteries are incorporated.

Third-party verification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Verification carried out by a notified body as part of the due diligence process.
narrower: Verification
description: Economic operators referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall have their battery due diligence policies verified by a notified body in accordance with Article 51 (‘third-party verification’) and periodically audited by that notified body to make sure that the battery due diligence policies are maintained and applied in accordance with Articles 49, 50 and

Online platform provider
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Providers of online platforms that allow consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers
related: Market place
related: Distributors, importers and fulfilment service providers
description: providers of online platforms, falling within the scope of Section 4 of Chapter III thereof and who allow consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers, should obtain from those producers information on the register of producers where they are registered as well as their registration number and a self-certification committing to comply with the extended producer responsibility requirements laid down in this Regulation.

Distributors, importers and fulfilment service providers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Distributors, importers and fulfilment service providers.
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: Distributors, importers and fulfilment service providers, being close to the market place, should be involved in market surveillance tasks carried out by the national authorities, and should be ready to participate actively, providing those authorities with all necessary information relating to the battery concerned.

EUDeclarationOfConformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EU declaration of conformity drawn up when compliance demonstrated.
related: Declaration of performance and conformity (Article 15)
description: Where compliance of a battery with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by the relevant conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 17, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity in accordance with Article 18 and affix the CE marking in accordance with Articles 19 and 20.

Market place
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Market place near which distributors, importers and fulfilment service providers are located.
description: Distributors, importers and fulfilment service providers, being close to the market place, should be involved in market surveillance tasks carried out by the national authorities, and should be ready to participate actively, providing those authorities with all necessary information relating to the battery concerned.

Description of conformity assessment activities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Description of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module(s) set out in Annex VIII or the procedures set out in Article 48(2) and Article 51, and the batteries for which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent.
description: The application for notification shall be accompanied by a description of the conformity assessment activities, of the conformity assessment module or modules set out in Annex VIII or the procedures set out in Article 48(2) and Article 51, and of the batteries for which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent, as well as by an accreditation certificate, where applicable, issued by a national accreditation body attesting that the conformity assessment body meets the requirements lai

Distance contracts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Contracts by means of which distributors supply batteries to end-users remotely.
description: distributors that supply batteries by means of distance contracts to end-users.

Provision_of_health_information_to_end_users_and_third_parties
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Provision of health information to end-users and third parties.
related: RisksInfoContact
description: The provision of information in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to obligations to preserve the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information under the relevant Union and national law.

Online platforms
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Providers that offer batteries through online platforms and facilitate distance contracts.
related: Product_offered_online_or_distance_sale
description: providers of online platforms, falling within the scope of Section 4 of Chapter III of that Regulation, that allow consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers shall obtain the following information from producers offering batteries, including batteries incorporated in appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, to consumers located in the Union:

ThirdPartyVerificationReports
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: third-party verification reports issued pursuant to Article 51(2)
description: third-party verification reports issued pursuant to Article 51(2) by such a notified body concerning battery due diligence policies implemented by suppliers in that chain in accordance with this Chapter.

Suppliers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: suppliers (and their subsidiaries and subcontractors)
description: suppliers, including their subsidiaries and subcontractors

Third_parties_on_their_behalf
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Third parties acting on behalf of end-users for information access.
related: Pedigree Matrix concept
description: The information referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), shall be made available to end-users and third parties acting on their behalf, on equal terms and conditions, as part of the documentation accompanying the battery referred to in paragraph 1 when placed on the market or put into service.

Module D1 – Quality assurance of the production process
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Module D1 – Quality assurance of the production process is a conformity assessment procedure.
narrower: management system
narrower: Robust conformity assessment procedures
related: assessments and verifications
related: Annex VI procedure
related: Screening assessment methodology for chemical/material
related: Tiered approach
description: 'Module D1 – Quality assurance of the production process', set out in Part B of Annex VIII

Certificate of conformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Official document certifying conformity.
description: Where the deficiencies cannot be remedied, the notified body shall not issue the certificate of conformity or approval decision.

Summary report of the third-party verifications carried out in accordance with Article 51, including the name of the notified body
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Summary report of the third-party verifications carried out under Article 51, including the name of the notified body.
related: Reference to certificates or validation reports
description: That report shall contain, in a manner that is easily comprehensible for end-users and clearly identifies the batteries concerned, the data and information on steps taken by that economic operator to comply with the requirements laid down in Articles 49 and 50, including findings of significant adverse impacts in the risk categories listed in point 2 of Annex X, and how they have been addressed, as well as a summary report of the third-party verifications carried out in accordance with Article 5

Verification report
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The verification report mentioned in Article 52(1).
related: Audit report
description: The economic operator referred to in Article 48(1) shall make available upon request to Member States’ market surveillance authorities or national authorities the verification report and approval decision issued in accordance with Article 51, the audit reports referred to in Article 48(2) and available evidence of compliance with a due diligence scheme recognised by the Commission in accordance with Article 53.

DeclarationOfConformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Declaration of conformity referred to in Article 18, accessible via the QR code.
broader: FinalConformityAssessment
subclass of: FinalConformityAssessment
narrower: Identification number of the EU declaration of conformity of the battery
narrower: DeclarationOfPerformance
description: the declaration of conformity referred to in Article 18

Third-party verifications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Verifications carried out by an entity other than the operator.
related: ThirdPartyVerificationReports
related: assessments and verifications
description: Such third-party verifications shall:

Module G – Conformity based on unit verification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Module G – Conformity based on unit verification is a conformity assessment procedure.
broader: System set out in Annex IX
subclass of: System set out in Annex IX
related: Tiered approach
description: 'Module G – Conformity based on unit verification', set out in Part C of Annex VIII.

Proportionate conformity assessments
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Conformity assessments carried out in a proportionate manner.
related: assessments and verifications
related: Assessment and verification system (AVS) set out in Annex IX
description: A notified body shall carry out conformity assessments in a proportionate manner, avoiding the creation of an unnecessary burden for economic operators, and taking due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which the undertaking operates, the structure of the undertaking, the degree of complexity of the battery to be assessed and the mass or serial nature of the production process. The notified body shall nevertheless respect the degree of rigour and the level of protection require

Notified body
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Notified body referenced in Article 51 verifications.
narrower: Conformity assessment body
related: Issuing Agency
related: notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission
related: Notifying authorities
related: Reference to certificates or validation reports
related: Independence (independent of organisation/product)
related: AVS_System
related: Expert judgment
description: That report shall contain, in a manner that is easily comprehensible for end-users and clearly identifies the batteries concerned, the data and information on steps taken by that economic operator to comply with the requirements laid down in Articles 49 and 50, including findings of significant adverse impacts in the risk categories listed in point 2 of Annex X, and how they have been addressed, as well as a summary report of the third-party verifications carried out in accordance with Article 5

Immediate downstream purchasers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Direct buyers downstream in the supply chain to whom information must be made available.
broader: Recipient of the digital product passport
subclass of: Recipient of the digital product passport
related: Information obligations
related: Downstream user
description: The economic operator referred to in Article 48(1) shall make available to its immediate downstream purchasers all relevant information gained and maintained pursuant to its battery due diligence policy, with due regard for business confidentiality and other competitive concerns.

End_users
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: End-users to whom information must be made available.
broader: Recipient of the digital product passport
subclass of: Recipient of the digital product passport
related: General product information and safety information
related: Downstream user
description: The information referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), shall be made available to end-users and third parties acting on their behalf, on equal terms and conditions, as part of the documentation accompanying the battery referred to in paragraph 1 when placed on the market or put into service.

Robust conformity assessment procedures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Robust conformity assessment procedures
narrower: Such methods to assess the ecodesign requirements
description: Robust conformity assessment procedures are needed to ensure that batteries comply with the novel and complex carbon footprint and recycled content requirements and due diligence obligations laid down in this Regulation.

ReportArticle52_3
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The report referred to in Article 52(3), accessible via the QR code.
description: the report referred to in Article 52(3)

Results of test reports
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Results of test reports.
description: Results of test reports should only be accessible to notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission.

Importer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: actor responsible for ensuring batteries they place on the market comply with the Regulation
broader: National system registration
subclass of: National system registration
broader: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
subclass of: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
narrower: Economic operator placing the product on the market
related: ImporterContactInfo
description: Provision should therefore be made for importers to make sure that the batteries they place on the market and put into service comply with the requirements of this Regulation and that the CE marking on batteries and documentation drawn up by manufacturers are available for inspection by the national authorities, whether imported as new or used batteries or batteries that have been subject to preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing.

Information technology
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Technology used for communicating information and reporting on batteries.
narrower: Electronic data-processing system
description: Producers and distributors should make use of up-to-date information technology for the purposes of communicating information to all end-users as well as reporting on batteries.

Sample testing and monitoring
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Obligation to perform sample testing and maintain monitoring records.
broader: Sample testing
subclass of: Sample testing
description: When deemed appropriate with regard to the risks presented by a battery, importers shall, to protect the human health and safety of consumers, carry out sample testing of marketed batteries, investigate, and, if necessary, keep a register of complaints, of non-conforming batteries and battery recalls, and shall keep distributors informed of such monitoring.

Information to be included
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data to identify non-compliant battery, origin, non-compliance, risk, measures, and operator arguments
narrower: Elements necessary to demonstrate performance and conformity
related: InformationOnSparePartsPostalEmailWebsite
description: The information referred to in paragraph 4, second subparagraph, shall include all available details, in particular the data necessary for the identification of the non-compliant battery, the origin of that battery, the nature of the non-compliance alleged and the risk involved, the nature and duration of the national measures taken and the arguments put forward by the relevant economic operator.

Trader (as defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2065)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A producer offering batteries for distance contracts directly to consumers located in a Member State is considered a trader as defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2065
narrower: Economic_operator
description: should be considered to be a trader as defined in Regulation (EU) 2022/2065.

Register of producers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A register established by Member States to monitor compliance of producers with the requirements of this Chapter.
related: Manufacturer registered place of business
description: Member States shall establish a register of producers which shall serve to monitor compliance of producers with the requirements of this Chapter.

Non-compliant batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries that do not comply with applicable regulations; mentioned in relation to market surveillance.
related: Provisional measures
description: An efficient traceability system facilitates the market surveillance authorities’ task of tracing economic operators who have placed on the market, made available on the market or put into service non-compliant batteries.

RecordsRetention10Years
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Records retention period for the battery due diligence system (minimum 10 years).
narrower: DataRetentionPeriod
description: structure its internal management system to support its battery due diligence policy by assigning responsibility to its top management level to oversee its battery due diligence policy as well as maintain records of that system for a minimum of 10 years;

Non-compliant battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery that does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation
description: the battery does not comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation (‘non-compliant battery’)

Batteries in conformity with this Regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries which are in conformity with this Regulation.
description: All economic operators active in the supply and distribution chain should take appropriate measures to ensure that they only make available on the market batteries which are in conformity with this Regulation.

Audit report
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Report provided after audit of the operator's battery due diligence policies.
related: Documentation and information
description: The notified body shall provide the audited economic operator with an audit report.

Registration
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Registration process for producers to provide necessary information for monitoring obligations.
narrower: Producer’s registration number
description: Producers should be required to register, in order to provide the necessary information to allow the competent authorities to monitor fulfilment by producers of their obligations.

Compliant battery which presents a risk
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A battery that is in compliance with Articles 6 to 10 and Articles 12, 13 and 14, but which presents a risk to human health, safety, property or the environment.
description: Where, having carried out an evaluation under Article 79(1), a Member State finds that although a battery is in compliance with Articles 6 to 10 and Articles 12, 13 and 14, it presents a risk to the human health or safety of persons, to the protection of property or to the environment (‘compliant battery which presents a risk’), it shall without delay require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures, within a reasonable period prescribed by the market surveillance authorit

Registers of producers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Registers of producers established pursuant to this Regulation
description: the registers of producers established pursuant to this Regulation.

Test reports
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Test reports related to batteries.
narrower: Test, measurement and calculation methods
related: Results of test reports
related: Test method and reference conditions
description: Results of test reports should only be accessible to notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission.

Register of producers referred to in Article 55
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Register of producers mentioned in Article 55
description: the producer is registered in the register of producers referred to in Article 55;

DataRetentionPeriod
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Retention period for information (10 years after supply and after supplying).
broader: Data quality attributes
subclass of: Data quality attributes
description: Economic operators shall ensure that they are able to provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 for 10 years after they have been supplied with the battery and for 10 years after they have supplied the battery.

Data necessary for identification etc.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data necessary for the identification of compliant batteries which present a risk, the origin and the supply chain of such batteries, the nature of the risk involved and the nature and duration of the national measures taken.
description: That information shall include all available details, in particular the data necessary for the identification of compliant batteries which present a risk, the origin and the supply chain of such batteries, the nature of the risk involved and the nature and duration of the national measures taken.

TopManagementOverseesPolicy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Top management assigned to oversee the battery due diligence policy.
description: structure its internal management system to support its battery due diligence policy by assigning responsibility to its top management level to oversee its battery due diligence policy as well as maintain records of that system for a minimum of 10 years;

Information gained and maintained pursuant to its battery due diligence policy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: All relevant information gained and maintained pursuant to the operator's battery due diligence policy.
description: The economic operator referred to in Article 48(1) shall make available to its immediate downstream purchasers all relevant information gained and maintained pursuant to its battery due diligence policy, with due regard for business confidentiality and other competitive concerns.

Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The material composition of the battery, including its chemistry, hazardous substances present in the battery, other than mercury, cadmium or lead, and critical raw materials present in the battery.
broader: Battery_composition_information
subclass of: Battery_composition_information
broader: DNEL
subclass of: DNEL
narrower: single type of chemical composition
narrower: HazardousSubstanceLocation
narrower: Chemical safety
narrower: Monomer
narrower: Polymer
narrower: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
related: Environmental essential characteristics
related: HazardousSubstancesImpact
description: the material composition of the battery, including its chemistry, hazardous substances present in the battery, other than mercury, cadmium or lead, and critical raw materials present in the battery;

HazardousSubstancesImpact
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Impact of hazardous substances in batteries on environment and health.
narrower: Environmental sustainability assessment
related: Environmental essential characteristics
description: the impact of substances, in particular hazardous substances, present in batteries on the environment and on human health or the safety of persons, including the impact due to inappropriate discarding of waste batteries, such as littering or discarding as unsorted municipal waste.

Electronic data-processing system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: System referred to for submitting the application for registration.
narrower: Digital Infrastructure
description: Producers shall submit the application for registration via an electronic data-processing system as referred to in paragraph 9, point (a).

Electronic format
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Format requirement for information/documentation submitted to national authorities
narrower: Unamendable electronic format
description: That information and the documentation shall be provided in electronic format and, on request, in paper format.

CorrectiveAction
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actions to bring a non-conforming battery into conformity, including withdrawal or recall.
description: Manufacturers who consider or have reason to believe that a battery which they have placed on the market or put into service is not in conformity with one or more of the applicable requirements laid down in Articles 6 to 10 and Articles 12, 13 and 14 shall immediately take the corrective action necessary to bring that battery into conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, as appropriate.

Electronic / paper format
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Electronic and optional paper format for information/documentation.
narrower: Unamendable electronic format
description: That information and the documentation shall be provided in electronic format and, on request, in paper format.

Battery_composition_information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about the composition of batteries including raw materials and hazardous chemicals
description: composition of batteries, including raw materials and hazardous chemicals

Quality check report
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Quality check report accompanying data
narrower: Test reports
description: The data made available by Member States in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report to be presented in the format established by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 5.

Immediate corrective action / withdrawal / recall
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Immediate corrective action when non-conformity is identified.
description: Importers who consider or have reason to believe that a battery which they have placed on the market is not in conformity with Articles 6 to 10 and Articles 12, 13 and 14, shall immediately take the corrective action necessary to bring that battery into conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, as appropriate.

Safety during normal operation and use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Safety of stationary battery energy storage systems during their normal operation and use.
description: Stationary battery energy storage systems placed on the market or put into service shall be safe during their normal operation and use.

Format for data reporting
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Format for the data and information to be reported to the Commission
broader: Electronic format
subclass of: Electronic format
description: The Commission shall, by 18 August 2025, adopt implementing acts laying down the format for the data and information to be reported to the Commission, as well as assessment methods and operational conditions related to collection and treatment of waste batteries, for the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 4 of this Article.

SafetyMeasuresStorageTransport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Safety and protective measures for storage, transport and treatment of waste batteries.
description: the safety and protective measures, including as regards occupational safety and fire protection, applicable to the storage, transport, and the treatment processes for waste batteries.

Battery raw material supply concentration
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Concentration of supply of raw materials used in battery manufacture across countries.
description: Only a few countries supply the raw materials used in battery manufacture and, in some cases, low standards of governance in those countries can exacerbate environmental and social problems.

Producer’s registration number
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Registration number(s) of a producer in the register.
description: the producer’s registration number or registration numbers in that register;

QuantitiesRawMaterialInBattery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Quantities of the raw material present in the battery placed on the market, expressed in percentage or weight.
description: the quantities of the raw material present in the battery placed on the market, expressed in percentage or weight;

Provisional measures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Provisional measures to prohibit or restrict non-compliant batteries, withdraw or recall
description: Where the relevant economic operator does not take adequate corrective action within the period referred to in paragraph 1, second subparagraph, the market surveillance authorities shall take all appropriate provisional measures to prohibit or restrict the non-compliant batteries being made available on their national market, to withdraw those batteries from that market or to recall them.

HazardousSubstanceLocation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Location of all hazardous substances in a battery as needed for treatment.
related: HazardousSubstancesImpact
description: The information referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall identify the components and materials and the location of all hazardous substances in a battery, as far as it is needed by operators carrying out preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing or treatment, in order to enable them to comply with the requirements of this Regulation.

Possible safety hazards not addressed in Annex V
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Hazards of the stationary battery energy storage system not addressed in Annex V.
description: (b) include an assessment of possible safety hazards of the stationary battery energy storage system that are not addressed in Annex V;

Commission data assessment report
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Commission report assessing data collection quality and methodology
description: The Commission shall collect and review the information made available in accordance with this Article. The Commission shall publish a report assessing the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of those data.

Corrective action
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Action required to address deficiencies identified during conformity assessment.
description: Where a notified body finds that the applicable requirements laid down in Articles 6 to 10 and Articles 12, 13, 14, 49 and 50, in corresponding harmonised standards referred to in Article 15, common specifications referred to in Article 16 or other technical specifications have not been met, it shall require the manufacturer or other relevant economic operator to take appropriate corrective action in anticipation of a second and final conformity assessment, unless the deficiencies cannot be reme

Notifying authority
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An authority designated by Member States responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity assessment bodies and the monitoring of notified bodies.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: competent-authorities
related: Notified body
related: member_states
related: Market surveillance authority
description: Member States shall designate a notifying authority that shall be responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity assessment bodies and the monitoring of notified bodies, including compliance with Article 27.

Contact Point
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A designated contact point among competent authorities for communicating with the Commission.
scope note: Create a dedicated Contact Point concept to represent designated communication channels within regulatory/competent-authorities structures, enabling a consistent SKOS mapping to governance information flows (broader to regulation-2024-1781) and a link to relevant authorities.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: competent-authorities
comment: Create a dedicated Contact Point concept to represent designated communication channels within regulatory/competent-authorities structures, enabling a consistent SKOS mapping to governance information flows (broader to regulation-2024-1781) and a link to relevant authorities.
description: Each Member State may also designate one contact point, among the competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1, for the purpose of communicating with the Commission pursuant to paragraph 4.

Additional information request to ensure reliability (para9)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Member State may allow competent authorities to request any additional information necessary to ensure that the data reported are reliable.
scope note: Capture the governance pattern of requesting additional information to ensure reliability as a distinct concept, with a SKOS mapping to the regulation framework for alignment.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 information
comment: Capture the governance pattern of requesting additional information to ensure reliability as a distinct concept, with a SKOS mapping to the regulation framework for alignment.

Information in the register
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information contained in the register relevant to monitoring and enforcement of EPR.
scope note: Introduce Information in the Register as a governance-information concept with a broad alignment to regulation-1781 and potential relationship to monitoring mechanisms.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Information management and verification tools
comment: Introduce Information in the Register as a governance-information concept with a broad alignment to regulation-1781 and potential relationship to monitoring mechanisms.
description: The information in the register should be accessible to those entities that play a role in monitoring compliance with and enforcement of the extended producer responsibility.

Monitoring entities for EPR compliance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Entities that play a role in monitoring compliance with and enforcement of EPR.
scope note: Add a Monitoring-entities-for-EPR-compliance concept to explicitly model enforcement-related actors; SKOS mappings include broader alignment to regulation-1781 and related to competent-authorities.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: competent-authorities
related: Market surveillance
related: National system registration
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
comment: Add a Monitoring-entities-for-EPR-compliance concept to explicitly model enforcement-related actors; SKOS mappings include broader alignment to regulation-1781 and related to competent-authorities.
description: those entities that play a role in monitoring compliance with and enforcement of the extended producer responsibility
partOf: Information in the register

Information management and verification tools
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Tools for information management and verification within EPR; includes DPP, registers of producers.
scope note: Define Information-management-and-verification-tools as a concept to capture DoP/DoC data-handling tools, with broad regulatory alignment via regulation-1781.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
broader: Digital tools
subclass of: Digital tools
broader: Product type reference in DPP
subclass of: Product type reference in DPP
broader: life cycle regulations (identifiers etc.) to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
subclass of: life cycle regulations (identifiers etc.) to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
narrower: DigitalPassports
related: Recipient of the digital product passport
related: assessments and verifications
related: Systematic_exchange
related: List of potential data sources
comment: Define Information-management-and-verification-tools as a concept to capture DoP/DoC data-handling tools, with broad regulatory alignment via regulation-1781.
description: information management and verification tools, including, as appropriate, authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility, waste management operators, producer responsibility organisations, digital product passports and registers of producers

Oversight of EPR obligations (Article 57)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Oversight of implementation of extended producer responsibility obligations.
scope note: Create Oversight-of-EPR-obligations-article-57-3 as a governance/monitoring concept; map to regulation-1781 for hierarchical alignment and to related governance terms.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Create Oversight-of-EPR-obligations-article-57-3 as a governance/monitoring concept; map to regulation-1781 for hierarchical alignment and to related governance terms.
description: (c) the oversight of implementation of extended producer responsibility obligations in accordance with Article 57;

Authorisation of producers and producer responsibility organisations (Article 58)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process for authorising producers and producer responsibility organisations as per Article 58.
scope note: Create an authorization-of-producers-and-PROs concept to capture governance mechanisms; align with regulation-1781 via broader mapping and link to related regulatory concepts.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
broader: authorised representatives
subclass of: authorised representatives
narrower: Written authorisation
related: Authorized Operator
related: National system registration
comment: Create an authorization-of-producers-and-PROs concept to capture governance mechanisms; align with regulation-1781 via broader mapping and link to related regulatory concepts.
description: (b) the authorisation of producers and producer responsibility organisations in accordance with Article 58;

Information campaigns
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Campaigns to inform the public about collection points and recycling, per Article 74(1).
scope note: Create Information-campaigns as a governance-information concept to model public information efforts; map to regulation-1781 and related information frameworks.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: PublicInformationProvision
related: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
comment: Create Information-campaigns as a governance-information concept to model public information efforts; map to regulation-1781 and related information frameworks.
description: carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 74(1).

Public authorities or third parties carrying out waste management on their behalf
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Public authorities or third parties performing waste management on behalf per Article 66.
scope note: Create a dedicated concept for Public authorities or third parties carrying out waste management on their behalf to model stakeholder roles; link to Directive and broader governance concepts via SKOS.
broader: Directive 2008/98/EC
subclass of: Directive 2008/98/EC
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Notifying authorities
comment: Create a dedicated concept for Public authorities or third parties carrying out waste management on their behalf to model stakeholder roles; link to Directive and broader governance concepts via SKOS.
description: public authorities or third parties carrying out waste management on their behalf in accordance with Article 66.

Directive 2008/98/EC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Waste management directive referenced for authorisation processes.
scope note: Create the Directive-2008-98-EC concept to anchor regulatory references; map to broader regulation framework (broader to regulation-1781) and relate to other governance concepts (e.g., public-authorities).
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Public authorities or third parties carrying out waste management on their behalf
related: Symbol for separate collection of batteries
comment: Create the Directive-2008-98-EC concept to anchor regulatory references; map to broader regulation framework (broader to regulation-1781) and relate to other governance concepts (e.g., public-authorities).
description: permits issued in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC to be an authorisation for the purposes of this Regulation.

Written authorisation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: written authorisation
scope note: Introduce Written-authorisation as a governance/instrument concept; relate to broader regulation-1781 and to Directive where applicable.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Directive 2008/98/EC
comment: Introduce Written-authorisation as a governance/instrument concept; relate to broader regulation-1781 and to Directive where applicable.
description: The economic operator that places the battery on the market should therefore be allowed to give written authorisation to any other operator to act on its behalf.

Authorized Operator
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Operators authorised to act on behalf of the economic operator.
scope note: Capture Authorized Operator as a governance/actor concept; connect to regulation-1781 and to related regulatory operators for traceability.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Economic operators
comment: Capture Authorized Operator as a governance/actor concept; connect to regulation-1781 and to related regulatory operators for traceability.
description: the data included in the battery passport shall be stored by the economic operator responsible for the fulfilment of the obligations under Article 77(4) or (7), or by operators authorised to act on their behalf;

economic operators across the Union
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Economic operators across the Union.
scope note: Add a broader/regional variant to economic-operators to reflect cross-border regulatory scope; map to regulation-1781 for alignment.
related: Economic operators
related: Authorized Operator
comment: Add a broader/regional variant to economic-operators to reflect cross-border regulatory scope; map to regulation-1781 for alignment.
description: the rules setting out the requirements for batteries should be of uniform application for all economic operators across the Union and not leave room for divergent implementation by Member States.

Economic operator referred to in Article 48(1)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The economic operator referred to in Article 48(1).
scope note: Create a distinct concept for the operator referred to in Article 48(1) to support traceability of operator obligations; align with regulation-1781 via broader mapping.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Economic operators
comment: Create a distinct concept for the operator referred to in Article 48(1) to support traceability of operator obligations; align with regulation-1781 via broader mapping.
description: The economic operator referred to in Article 48(1) shall make available upon request to Member States’ market surveillance authorities or national authorities the verification report and approval decision issued in accordance with Article 51, the audit reports referred to in Article 48(2) and available evidence of compliance with a due diligence scheme recognised by the Commission in accordance with Article 53.
requires: Audit reports referred to in Article 48(2)

EconomicOperatorManagementSystem
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The management system of an economic operator as described in Article 49.
scope note: Introduce the Economic-operator-management-system as a governance/information-management construct to support regulatory compliance; link to regulation-1781 via broader mapping.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: ManagementPlan
comment: Introduce the Economic-operator-management-system as a governance/information-management construct to support regulatory compliance; link to regulation-1781 via broader mapping.
description: Economic operator’s management system

TopManagementLevel
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: top management level assigned in accordance with Article 49(1), point (c)
scope note: Create Top-management-level as a governance boundary concept reflecting organizational responsibility; connect to regulation-1781 via broader mapping.
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
comment: Create Top-management-level as a governance boundary concept reflecting organizational responsibility; connect to regulation-1781 via broader mapping.
description: top management level assigned in accordance with Article 49(1), point (c);

Article 48(2)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Article 48(2).
scope note: Add Article-48-2-2 as a governance/regulatory reference concept; map to regulation-1781 and relate to audit/conformity concepts where applicable.
related: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 information
comment: Add Article-48-2-2 as a governance/regulatory reference concept; map to regulation-1781 and relate to audit/conformity concepts where applicable.
description: The application for notification shall be accompanied by a description of the conformity assessment activities, of the conformity assessment module or modules set out in Annex VIII or the procedures set out in Article 48(2) and Article 51, and of the batteries for which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent, as well as by an accreditation certificate, where applicable, issued by a national accreditation body attesting that the conformity assessment body meets the requirements lai

Audit reports referred to in Article 48(2)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The audit reports referred to in Article 48(2).
scope note: Define Audit-reports-referred-to-in-article-48-2-1 as a governance/conformity artifact with SKOS mappings to relevant regulatory context.
related: article-48-2
comment: Define Audit-reports-referred-to-in-article-48-2-1 as a governance/conformity artifact with SKOS mappings to relevant regulatory context.
description: The economic operator referred to in Article 48(1) shall make available upon request to Member States’ market surveillance authorities or national authorities the verification report and approval decision issued in accordance with Article 51, the audit reports referred to in Article 48(2) and available evidence of compliance with a due diligence scheme recognised by the Commission in accordance with Article 53.

AwarenessCampaigns
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Producers or producer responsibility organisations shall conduct awareness campaigns.
description: Producers of the relevant category of batteries or producer responsibility organisations shall conduct awareness campaigns and offer incentives to encourage end-users to discard waste batteries in a manner that is in line with the information made available to end-users regarding the prevention and management of waste batteries in accordance with paragraph 1.

Security and privacy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A high level of security and privacy shall be ensured.
related: Confidentiality_obligations
description: the battery passport shall be such that a high level of security and privacy is ensured and fraud is avoided.

Limited access to sensitive information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Access to sensitive information restricted to a limited number of persons with a legitimate interest.
related: Confidentiality_obligations
description: Certain information in the battery passport should not be public, such as sensitive commercial information to which only a limited number of persons with a legitimate interest would need to have access.

Symbol for separate collection of batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part B: Symbol for separate collection of batteries
narrower: Labelling
related: Symbol area coverage (general)
description: Symbol for separate collection of batteries

PublicInformationProvision
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Public information provided under this Article.
description: Where information is provided publicly to end-users under this Article, the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information in conformity with the relevant Union and national law shall be preserved.

Supply and distribution chain
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The chain of activities involved in the supply and distribution of batteries.
description: All economic operators active in the supply and distribution chain should take appropriate measures to ensure that they only make available on the market batteries which are in conformity with this Regulation.

Batteries_and_battery_packs
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries and battery packs
description: batteries and battery packs.

SensitiveInformation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information obtained in the course of investigations that must be treated confidentially.
description: The Commission shall ensure that all sensitive information obtained in the course of its investigations is treated confidentially.

ChemicalSymbolSizeRequirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Symbol area requirement for the chemical symbol indicating heavy metal content.
description: The relevant chemical symbol indicating the heavy metal content shall be printed beneath the separate collection symbol and shall cover an area of at least one-quarter the size of that symbol.

Data and information on steps taken to comply with Articles 49 and 50
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data and information on steps taken to comply with the requirements laid down in Articles 49 and 50.
description: That report shall contain, in a manner that is easily comprehensible for end-users and clearly identifies the batteries concerned, the data and information on steps taken by that economic operator to comply with the requirements laid down in Articles 49 and 50, including findings of significant adverse impacts in the risk categories listed in point 2 of Annex X, and how they have been addressed, as well as a summary report of the third-party verifications carried out in accordance with Article 5

Adequate quality control and safety instructions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Quality control and safety instructions to be followed during examinations, testing, packing and shipment
description: Economic operators placing on the market or putting into service batteries that have been subject to preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing shall ensure that the examination, performance testing, packing and shipment of those batteries, and of such batteries’ components subject to any of those operations, is carried out following adequate quality control and safety instructions.

Symbol area coverage (general)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Minimum area coverage for the separate collection symbol on non-cylindrical batteries.
broader: ChemicalSymbolSizeRequirement
subclass of: ChemicalSymbolSizeRequirement
description: The separate collection symbol shall cover at least 3 % of the area of the largest side of the battery up to a maximum size of 5 × 5 cm.

Instructions and safety information languages easily understood by end-users
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Instructions and safety information provided in languages easily understood by end-users
description: by instructions and safety information in a language or languages which can be easily understood by end-users

Heavy metal content
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Rule concerning heavy metal content in batteries.
broader: ChemicalSymbolSizeRequirement
subclass of: ChemicalSymbolSizeRequirement
related: cobalt
related: Lipophilicity
related: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
description: the environmental performance of batteries and established some common rules and obligations for economic operators, in particular through harmonised rules for the heavy metal content and labelling of batteries and rules and targets for the management of all waste batteries, based on extended producer responsibility.

Permanent online availability of instructions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The instructions and safety information shall be made available permanently online.
description: Those instructions and that safety information shall be made available permanently online, on a publicly available website, in an easily understandable way for end-users.

Obligations laid down in Articles 49, 50 and 52
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The obligations defined in Articles 49, 50 and 52.
description: obligations laid down in Articles 49, 50 and 52

SeriesProductionConformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Procedures to ensure conformity for batteries produced in series production.
related: Two conformity assessment procedures
description: Manufacturers shall ensure that procedures are in place for a battery that is part of a series production to remain in conformity with this Regulation. In doing so, manufacturers shall adequately take into account changes in the production process or in battery design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards referred to in Article 15, common specifications referred to in Article 16 or other technical specifications by reference to which the conformity of the battery is declared

Governance standards in supplier countries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Governance standards in countries supplying battery materials.
description: Only a few countries supply the raw materials used in battery manufacture and, in some cases, low standards of governance in those countries can exacerbate environmental and social problems.

Supply chain
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The sequence through which a battery passes from production to end-use, in the context of traceability.
related: Supply chain Event
description: Ensuring traceability of a battery throughout the whole supply chain helps to make market surveillance simpler and more efficient, and provides transparency to consumers.

Market_surveillance_support
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery passport should support market surveillance authorities in their tasks
description: It should be possible for the battery passport to support market surveillance authorities in carrying out their tasks under this Regulation

Examination, performance testing, packing and shipment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The processes of examining, testing, packing and shipping batteries during preparation operations
broader: Test results
subclass of: Test results
description: Economic operators placing on the market or putting into service batteries that have been subject to preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing shall ensure that the examination, performance testing, packing and shipment of those batteries, and of such batteries’ components subject to any of those operations, is carried out following adequate quality control and safety instructions.

Batteries manufactured in series
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries manufactured in series
related: SeriesProductionConformity
description: for batteries manufactured in series:

Confidentiality_obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Confidentiality obligations regarding commercially sensitive information.
narrower: Security and privacy
description: The provision of information in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to obligations to preserve the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information under the relevant Union and national law.

ConfidentialityOfPublicInfo
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Confidentiality of commercially sensitive information when information is provided publicly.
description: Where information is provided publicly to end-users under this Article, the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information in conformity with the relevant Union and national law shall be preserved.

Making information available (Article 76)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process of making information available as per Article 76.
description: (e) making information available in accordance with Article 76.

European Chemicals Agency
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: European Chemicals Agency set up under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
related: Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
related: REACH Regulation
related: REACH Evaluation Joint Action Plan
description: By 31 December 2027, the Commission, assisted by the European Chemicals Agency set up under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (‘the Agency’), shall prepare a report on substances of concern, namely substances having an adverse effect on human health or the environment or hampering recycling for safe and high quality secondary raw materials, present in batteries or used in their manufacture.

Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Annex XVII restrictions in REACH.
related: REACH Evaluation Joint Action Plan
description: In addition to the restrictions set out in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, it is appropriate to set out restrictions for the presence of mercury, cadmium and lead in certain categories of batteries.

Traceability of traders obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulatory concept of tracing traders’ obligations under the referenced Regulation.
broader: Unique identifiers
subclass of: Unique identifiers
related: SupplyChainRiskIdentification
related: Supply chain
description: This Regulation should specify how the traceability of traders’ obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 28 ) is to be applied to online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers offering batteries, including batteries that are incor porated in appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, and to consumers located in the Union in relation to the registers of producers established pursuant to this

RiskManagementPlan
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: risk management plan
description: designing and implementing a risk management plan, monitoring and tracking performance of risk mitigation efforts, reporting back to its top management level assigned in accordance with Article 49(1), point (c), and considering suspending or discontinuing engagement with a supplier or its subsidiary or subcontractor after failed attempts at mitigation, based on relevant contracts and agreements referred to in Article 49(1), point (e);

Documentary evidence
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documentary evidence necessary for the verification, recognition and regular monitoring of its compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 25.
narrower: Documentary evidence approved by the competent authority of destination
description: Where the conformity assessment body concerned cannot provide an accreditation certificate as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, it shall provide the notifying authority with all the documentary evidence necessary for the verification, recognition and regular monitoring of its compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 25, including appropriate documentation demonstrating that the conformity assessment body is independent within the meaning of Article 25(3).

Risk management obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Obligations to identify, assess and address risks in the supply chain.
narrower: Risk management plan
description: Risk management obligations

Evaluation aspect h
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: analysis of the impact of this Regulation on the competitiveness of, and on the investments in, the batteries sector, and of the administrative burden resulting from this Regulation.

ManagementPlan
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: management plan
description: as part of its management plan

Evidence of compliance with a due diligence scheme recognised by the Commission in accordance with Article 53
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Evidence of compliance with a due diligence scheme recognised by the Commission in accordance with Article 53.
description: The economic operator referred to in Article 48(1) shall make available upon request to Member States’ market surveillance authorities or national authorities the verification report and approval decision issued in accordance with Article 51, the audit reports referred to in Article 48(2) and available evidence of compliance with a due diligence scheme recognised by the Commission in accordance with Article 53.

Evaluation aspect g
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: infringements and the effectiveness, proportionality and dissuasiveness of penalties as set out in Article 93
description: infringements and the effectiveness, proportionality and dissuasiveness of penalties as set out in Article 93;

batteries weighing more than 5 kg
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries with weight over 5 kg to be industrial unless other categories apply.
description: any battery that weighs more than 5 kg that does not fall under any other categories under this Regulation should be considered to be an industrial battery.

SupplyChainRiskIdentification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identify and assess the risk of adverse impacts in its supply chain, associated with the risk categories listed in point 2 of Annex X.
broader: Risk management obligations
subclass of: Risk management obligations
related: Risk management plan
description: identify and assess the risk of adverse impacts in its supply chain, associated with the risk categories listed in point 2 of Annex X as part of its management plan, including on the basis of the information provided pursuant to Article 49 and any other relevant information that is either publicly available or provided by stakeholders, by reference to its battery due diligence policy;

Documentation drawn up by manufacturers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: documentation drawn up by manufacturers
broader: Documentation
subclass of: Documentation
description: Provision should therefore be made for importers to make sure that the batteries they place on the market and put into service comply with the requirements of this Regulation and that the CE marking on batteries and documentation drawn up by manufacturers are available for inspection by the national authorities, whether imported as new or used batteries or batteries that have been subject to preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing.

Documentary evidence approved by the competent authority of destination
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Evidence required to show treatment occurred under conditions equivalent to those required by the Regulation.
description: Waste batteries or fractions thereof exported from the Union in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall only count towards the fulfilment of obligations, efficiencies and targets laid down in Articles 70 and 71 if the exporter of the waste batteries or fractions thereof provides documentary evidence approved by the competent authority of destination that the treatment took place in conditions that are equivalent to those required by this Regulation and in accordance with other Union la

DateOfManufactureAndPuttingIntoService
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: date of manufacture of the battery and, where appropriate, the date of putting into service
description: the date of manufacture of the battery and, where appropriate, the date of putting into service;

Documentation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment of obligations under Articles 49, 50 and 52, including verification/approval and audit reports.
description: Economic operators referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall keep documentation demonstrating their fulfilment of the obligations laid down in Articles 49, 50 and 52, including the verification report and approval decision referred to in Article 51 and the audit reports referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, for 10 years after the last battery manufactured under the relevant battery due diligence policy has been placed on the market.

RiskManagementStrategy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: strategy to respond to the identified risks to prevent, mitigate and otherwise address adverse impacts
description: design and implement a strategy to respond to the identified risks to prevent, mitigate and otherwise address adverse impacts by:

REACH Evaluation Joint Action Plan
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: REACH Evaluation Joint Action Plan
description: With a view to further restrictions on substances present in batteries or used in their manufacturing, it is appropriate to carry out a mapping of substances of concern, defined in the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability as substances having a chronic effect for human health or the environment, such as substances in the candidate list for eventual inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, but also those which hamper recycling for sa

Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures of batteries
narrower: assessments and verifications
related: Sustainability Reports
related: Systematic_exchange
related: Annex VI procedure
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
description: Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures of batteries shall be drawn up in the official language or languages of the Member State where the notified body carrying out the conformity assessment procedures is established, or in one or more languages accepted by that body.

Regulatory review obligation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Obligation for the Commission to review and draw up a report on the regulation and its impact
related: Authorities designated under Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
description: By 30 June 2031, the Commission shall review and draw up a report on the application of this Regulation and its impact on the environment, human health and the functioning of the internal market and submit it to the European Parliament and to the Council.

Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documentation kept by operators demonstrating fulfilment of obligations, including related reports.
related: Digital product passport system
description: Economic operators referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall keep documentation demonstrating their fulfilment of the obligations laid down in Articles 49, 50 and 52, including the verification report and approval decision referred to in Article 51 and the audit reports referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, for 10 years after the last battery manufactured under the relevant battery due diligence policy has been placed on the market.

Batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries for which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent.
narrower: ProductGroup
narrower: Product_type
narrower: Union-wide products
related: Finished product
description: The application for notification shall be accompanied by a description of the conformity assessment activities, of the conformity assessment module or modules set out in Annex VIII or the procedures set out in Article 48(2) and Article 51, and of the batteries for which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent, as well as by an accreditation certificate, where applicable, issued by a national accreditation body attesting that the conformity assessment body meets the requirements lai

European Commission
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EU executive body referred to in the procedure
scope note: Consolidates multiple Commission-related extractions under one actor concept to support coherent governance modeling.
related: Notifying authorities
comment: Consolidates multiple Commission-related extractions under one actor concept to support coherent governance modeling.
description: The market surveillance authorities shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the results of the evaluation and of the actions which they have required the economic operator to take.

UN Paris Agreement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: UN Paris Agreement.
scope note: Provides a standalone representation for an international treaty reference that falls outside the immediate regulatory/ecodesign scope, enabling traceability when needed.
comment: Provides a standalone representation for an international treaty reference that falls outside the immediate regulatory/ecodesign scope, enabling traceability when needed.
description: (d) the UN Paris Agreement;

UN Global Compact
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact.
scope note: Isolates an international governance framework as a separate concept, enabling future mappings as appropriate.
comment: Isolates an international governance framework as a separate concept, enabling future mappings as appropriate.
description: (a) the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact;

UNGuidingPrinciples
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
scope note: Keeps high-level governance frameworks separate from ecodesign/regulatory concepts, enabling clear provenance and future mapping.
comment: Keeps high-level governance frameworks separate from ecodesign/regulatory concepts, enabling clear provenance and future mapping.
description: such mechanisms shall be based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy.
scope note: Separates social governance instruments from product/regulatory concepts, enabling explicit provenance.
comment: Separates social governance instruments from product/regulatory concepts, enabling explicit provenance.
description: (d) the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy;

Human rights, labour rights and industrial relations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Social and environmental risk category: human rights and labour rights and industrial relations.
scope note: Provides a clear boundary for social risk concepts separate from ecodesign/regulatory concepts.
comment: Provides a clear boundary for social risk concepts separate from ecodesign/regulatory concepts.
description: (b) human rights, labour rights and industrial relations, including:

Environment, climate and human health
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Social and environmental risk category: environment, climate and human health.
scope note: Encapsulates environmental/climate-health risk as a distinct socio-environmental concept for provenance and mapping.
comment: Encapsulates environmental/climate-health risk as a distinct socio-environmental concept for provenance and mapping.
description: (a) environment, climate and human health, considering direct, induced and cumulative effects, including:

Community life
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Social and environmental risk category: community life, including that of indigenous peoples.
scope note: Allows explicit representation of community-life risk within the ontology boundary.
comment: Allows explicit representation of community-life risk within the ontology boundary.
description: (c) community life, including that of indigenous peoples.

Risk to human health, safety of persons, property or environment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Not present a risk to human health, to the safety of persons, to property or to the environment
scope note: Establishes a boundary for broad risk categories that span health, safety, and environmental risk.
broader: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
subclass of: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
comment: Establishes a boundary for broad risk categories that span health, safety, and environmental risk.
description: not present a risk to human health, to the safety of persons, to property or to the environment.

Waste holders
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Waste holders
related: Spare parts
description: Detailed reporting obligations should be established for all producers, waste management operators and waste holders involved in the collection of waste SLI batteries, waste industrial batteries and waste electric vehicles batteries.

Carbon footprint information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The carbon footprint information referred to in Article 7(1) and (2).
narrower: Sustainability data gathering
narrower: Sustainability Reports
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
related: Life cycle carbon emissions
related: Carbon footprint impact assessment
related: Delegated act establishing methodology for carbon footprint calculation
description: the carbon footprint information referred to in Article 7(1) and (2);

Battery expected lifetime
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The expected lifetime of batteries.
broader: NumberOfFullEquivalentChargeDischargeCycles
subclass of: NumberOfFullEquivalentChargeDischargeCycles
related: Product durability
description: for stationary battery energy storage systems, LMT batteries and electric-vehicle batteries using a battery management system, it should be possible for the end-user or any other third party acting on behalf of that end-user to determine the state of health and expected lifetime of the batteries at any time from the data stored in the battery management system.

SLIBattery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: SLI batteries

Waste SLI batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Category of batteries classified as SLI waste batteries.
related: UsedProduct
description: for waste LMT batteries, waste SLI batteries, waste industrial batteries and waste electric vehicle batteries, at or in the vicinity of the distributor’s retail outlet.

Delegated act establishing methodology for carbon footprint calculation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Delegated act to establish the methodology for calculation and verification of the carbon footprint.
narrower: Measuring methods
description: The Commission shall, by 18 February 2024 for electric vehicle batteries, 18 February 2025 for rechargeable industrial batteries, except those with external storage, 18 February 2027 for LMT batteries and 18 February 2029 for industrial batteries with external storage, adopt: (a) a delegated act in accordance with Article 89 to supplement this Regulation by establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the carbon footprint of the battery referred to in the first subparagra

Harmonisation of carbon footprint calculation rules
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Harmonising the technical rules for calculating the carbon footprint
description: Harmonising the technical rules for calculating the carbon footprint for all rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh, LMT batteries and electric vehicle batteries placed on the Union market is a prerequisite for introducing a requirement for a carbon footprint declaration and subsequently for establishing carbon footprint performance classes that will enable batteries with lower overall carbon footprints to be identified.

EndUserSeparateCollection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The role of end-users in contributing to the separate collection of waste batteries.
narrower: end-of-life stage of batteries
narrower: RoleEndUsersWastePrevention
related: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
description: the role of end-users in contributing to the separate collection of waste batteries in accordance with their obligations under Article 64 to allow their treatment;

Life cycle carbon emissions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Avoided carbon emissions in batteries’ life cycle
broader: life cycle
subclass of: life cycle
narrower: Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
related: Life cycle of a chemical
description: As a result of these requirements, the avoided carbon emissions in batteries’ life cycle, will contribute to the Union’s climate objectives, particularly that of reaching climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest.

Maximum carbon thresholds
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Thresholds for carbon footprint in batteries
description: Therefore, maximum carbon thresholds should be introduced, further to a dedicated impact assessment to determine those values.

Expected lifetime (cycles) and reference test
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Expected battery lifetime expressed in cycles, and reference test used.
description: expected battery lifetime expressed in cycles, and reference test used;

Costs entailed by EPR (financing for battery lifecycle)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Costs to finance collection, treatment and recycling of batteries under EPR.
description: they should finance the costs of collecting, treating and recycling all collected batteries,

end-of-life stage of batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: End-of-life stage of batteries.
broader: Waste electric vehicles batteries
subclass of: Waste electric vehicles batteries
broader: life cycle of the product
subclass of: life cycle of the product
narrower: TreatmentOperationsPreparingForReuse
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
related: Post-consumer textile waste
related: Waste holders
related: UsedProduct
description: Addressing the entire life cycle of all batteries placed on the Union market requires the setting up of harmonised product and marketing requirements, including conformity assessment procedures, as well as requirements to fully address the end-of-life stage of batteries.

Carbon footprint impact assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Life cycle impact assessment method used for carbon footprint.
description: The carbon footprint of the battery shall be calculated using the ‘climate change’ life cycle impact assessment method. The results shall be provided as characterised results without normalisation and weighting.

NumberOfFullEquivalentChargeDischargeCycles
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the number of full equivalent charge-discharge cycles
description: the number of full equivalent charge-discharge cycles.

Carbon footprint requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Carbon footprint requirements
broader: Carbon footprint impact assessment
subclass of: Carbon footprint impact assessment
description: Robust conformity assessment procedures are needed to ensure that batteries comply with the novel and complex carbon footprint and recycled content requirements and due diligence obligations laid down in this Regulation.

Waste electric vehicles batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Waste electric vehicles batteries
description: All waste SLI batteries, waste industrial batteries and waste electric vehicles batteries should be collected.

RoleEndUsersWastePrevention
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The role of end-users in contributing to waste prevention as part of information to be provided.
description: (a) the role of end-users in contributing to waste prevention, including by information on good practices and recom mendations concerning the use of batteries aimed at extending their use phase and the possibilities of re-use, preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing and remanufacturing;

Distributors of SLI batteries, industrial batteries and electric vehicle batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Distributors involved in the battery market.
description: distributors of SLI batteries, industrial batteries and electric vehicle batteries in accordance with Article 62(1);

Stock in the Union
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries placed in stock in the Union by distributors.
description: batteries placed in stock in the Union by distributors, including retailers, wholesalers and sales divisions of manufacturers, before the date of application of relevant requirements of this Regulation do not need to meet those requirements.

StateOfCertifiedEnergy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: state of certified energy (SOCE) for electric vehicle batteries
description: For electric vehicle batteries: state of certified energy (SOCE).

Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for High Specific Energy Rechargeable Batteries for Mobile Applications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Category Rules used for carbon footprint assessment
description: According to the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for High Specific Energy Rechargeable Batteries for Mobile Applications, climate change is the second highest related impact category for batteries after the mining and use of minerals and metals.

State of health information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on the state of health of the battery pursuant to Article 14.
description: information on the state of health of the battery pursuant to Article 14;

First-time market availability: portable and LMT batteries (para1 a)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The amount of portable batteries and LMT batteries made available on the market for the first time in the territory of a Member State (para1 a).
broader: Point A: Amount of batteries first placed on the market (a)
subclass of: Point A: Amount of batteries first placed on the market (a)
narrower: placing on the market
description: the amount of portable batteries and LMT batteries made available on the market for the first time in the territory of a Member State, excluding batteries that have left the territory of that Member State in that year, before being sold to end-users;

BatteryInServiceWithoutPriorMarket
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries that are put into service without being placed on the market beforehand.
related: Not available on market until conformity
description: It is appropriate to provide that the requirements for batteries, which are put into service without being placed on the market beforehand, should be the same as for batteries that are placed on the market before being put into service.

Tailored_state_of_health_information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Tailored information for specific actors such as state of health of batteries
description: specific actors with tailored information such as on the state of health of batteries

Removability_and_replacability_by_independent_professionals
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries should be removable and replaceable by independent professionals
narrower: repairability
related: Independent professional
description: SLI batteries and electric vehicle batteries that are incorporated in motor vehicles should be removable and replaceable by independent professionals.

Software reset function
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A software reset function in the battery management system.
description: The battery management system shall include a software reset function, in case economic operators carrying out preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing need to upload different battery management system software.

Software
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Software related to battery replacement obligations.
description: Software shall not be used to impede the replacement of a portable battery or LMT battery, or of their key components.

Battery concerned
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The battery concerned.
description: Distributors, importers and fulfilment service providers, being close to the market place, should be involved in market surveillance tasks carried out by the national authorities, and should be ready to participate actively, providing those authorities with all necessary information relating to the battery concerned.

Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Method for calculation/verification in line with PEF framework.
narrower: Life cycle carbon emissions
description: The methodology for calculation and verification of the carbon footprint to be provided for by means of the delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 7 shall build on the essential elements included in this Annex, be in compliance with the latest version of the Commission Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method and relevant Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs) and reflect the international agreements and technical/scientific progress in the area of life cycle assessment.

Point A: Amount of batteries first placed on the market (a)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The amount of batteries made available on the market for the first time in a Member State
related: Point A (Paragraph 1)
description: the amount of batteries made available on the market for the first time in a Member State, including those incorporated in appliances, vehicles or industrial products, but excluding batteries that have left the territory of that Member State in that year, before being sold to end-users;

SLI_Batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Starting, lighting and ignition batteries as a category.
description: This Regulation applies to all categories of batteries, namely portable batteries, starting, lighting and ignition batteries (SLI batteries), light means of transport batteries (LMT batteries), electric vehicle batteries and industrial batteries, regardless of their shape, volume, weight, design, material composition, chemistry, use or purpose.

Not available on market until conformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Distributors shall not make the battery available until conformity is achieved
description: the distributor shall not make the battery available on the market until it has been brought into conformity

Producers of SLI batteries, industrial batteries and electric vehicle batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Entities that place SLI batteries, industrial or electric vehicle batteries on the market and are responsible for take-back.
description: Producers of SLI batteries, industrial batteries and electric vehicle batteries or, where appointed in accordance with Article 57(1), producer responsibility organisations, shall take back, free of charge and without an obligation on the end-user to buy a new battery, nor to have bought the battery from them, and shall ensure that all waste SLI batteries, waste industrial batteries and waste electric vehicle batteries regardless of their nature, chemical composition, condition, brand, or origin

First-time market availability: SLI/industrial/EV batteries (para2 a)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The amount of SLI batteries, industrial batteries and electric vehicle batteries made available on the market for the first time (para2 a).
narrower: placing on the market
description: the amount of SLI batteries, industrial batteries and electric vehicle batteries made available on the market for the first time in a Member State, excluding batteries that have left the territory of that Member State in that year, before being sold to end-users;

OnSiteAssemblyAndTesting
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries that, because of their characteristics, can only be assembled and tested on-site in their final destination.
related: Independent professional
related: AuditTesting
description: This concerns for example batteries that the manufacturer uses for its own purposes, or batteries that, because of their characteristics, can only be assembled and tested on-site in their final destination.

StateOfHealthTest
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Testing for state of health of batteries.
description: the battery shall be tested for its state of health and the presence of hazardous substances shall be evaluated;

Battery state of health (SoH)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The state of health of batteries as derived from data stored in a battery management system.
description: for stationary battery energy storage systems, LMT batteries and electric-vehicle batteries using a battery management system, it should be possible for the end-user or any other third party acting on behalf of that end-user to determine the state of health and expected lifetime of the batteries at any time from the data stored in the battery management system.

UNECE data access benchmarks
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: UNECE benchmark for the state of health and expected lifetime of electric vehicle batteries.
description: Technical specifications that originate from the work of the informal UNECE Working Group on Electric Vehicles and the Environment on data access in electric vehicles should be considered to be a benchmark for the state of health and expected lifetime of electric vehicle batteries.

Independent professional
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A professional who may remove/replace batteries under certain derogations.
description: The following products incorporating portable batteries may be designed in such a way as to make the battery removable and replaceable only by independent professionals:

Capacity threshold for exhaustion (EV only)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Capacity threshold for exhaustion (only for electric vehicle batteries).
description: capacity threshold for exhaustion (only for electric vehicle batteries);

Rated capacity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the capacity value of a battery, under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity, and declared by the manufacturer.
description: Rated capacity: the capacity value of a battery, under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity, and declared by the manufacturer.

Electric vehicle battery labeling requirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries shall bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the carbon footprint and the performance class.
narrower: Labelling
description: Electric vehicle batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh and LMT batteries shall bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the carbon footprint of the battery referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, point (d) and declaring the carbon footprint performance class to which the relevant battery model per manufacturing plant corresponds.

Accreditation certificate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Accreditation certificate, where applicable, attesting that the conformity assessment body meets the requirements laid down in Article 25.
related: Organization
related: Authorities designated under Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
description: The application for notification shall be accompanied by a description of the conformity assessment activities, of the conformity assessment module or modules set out in Annex VIII or the procedures set out in Article 48(2) and Article 51, and of the batteries for which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent, as well as by an accreditation certificate, where applicable, issued by a national accreditation body attesting that the conformity assessment body meets the requirements lai

Carbon footprint declaration
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A carbon footprint declaration drawn up for each battery model per manufacturing plant, containing specified information.
related: kg CO2 eq
description: a carbon footprint declaration shall be drawn up for each battery model per manufacturing plant, in accordance with the implementing act referred to in the fourth subparagraph and containing, at least, the following information:

LMT extension assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: feasibility and technical consequences of extending the scope of the definition of ‘LMT battery’ to include batteries powering non-wheeled vehicles
description: By 30 June 2031, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the feasibility and the technical consequences of extending the scope of the definition of ‘LMT battery’ in Article 3, point (11), in particular by including batteries powering non-wheeled vehicles. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal.

Percentage share of cobalt, lithium or nickel present in active materials and recovered from battery manufacturing waste or post-consumer waste
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute: percentage share of cobalt, lithium or nickel in active materials recovered from waste
narrower: environmental impacts
narrower: Documentation_for_recycled_content_information
narrower: Critical Raw Materials (CRM)
related: Restrictions on substances
description: percentage share of cobalt, lithium or nickel that is present in active materials and that has been recovered from battery manufacturing waste or post-consumer waste

Percentage share of lead present in the battery and recovered from waste
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute: percentage share of lead in the battery recovered from waste
narrower: environmental impacts
narrower: Critical Raw Materials (CRM)
related: Report on substances of concern
description: the percentage share of lead that is present in the battery and that has been recovered from waste

Authorized signatory
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Signatory indicating who signed the declaration on behalf of the issuer
description: Signed for and on behalf of: (place and date of issue): (name, function) (signature)

Self-certification by the producer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Producer statement committing to comply with extended producer responsibility requirements.
related: VerifyManufacturerCompliance
description: a self-certification by the producer committing to only offer batteries, including those incorporated in appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, with regard to which the extended producer responsibility requirements referred to in Article 56(1), (2), (3) and (4), Article 57(1) and Article 58(1), (2) and (7) are complied with.

National accreditation body
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: National accreditation body that issues the accreditation certificate.
description: The application for notification shall be accompanied by a description of the conformity assessment activities, of the conformity assessment module or modules set out in Annex VIII or the procedures set out in Article 48(2) and Article 51, and of the batteries for which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent, as well as by an accreditation certificate, where applicable, issued by a national accreditation body attesting that the conformity assessment body meets the requirements lai

Extended producer responsibility
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Policy principle referenced as basis for rules.
broader: New environmental obligations
subclass of: New environmental obligations
narrower: ESPR
description: the environmental performance of batteries and established some common rules and obligations for economic operators, in particular through harmonised rules for the heavy metal content and labelling of batteries and rules and targets for the management of all waste batteries, based on extended producer responsibility.

Batteries subject to carbon footprint declaration
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh, LMT batteries and electric vehicle batteries placed on the Union market
narrower: environmental impacts
narrower: ClimateImpactInfo
narrower: New environmental obligations
narrower: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: Contribution of raw material acquisition and [kgCO2e/kWh]
related: minimum data requirements
related: Labelling
related: Climate change
related: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
description: Rechargeable industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh, LMT batteries and electric vehicle batteries placed on the Union market should therefore be accompanied by a carbon footprint declaration.

CEMarking
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: CE marking affixed to indicate conformity with applicable requirements.
related: Certification requirements
related: EU declaration of conformity
related: Declaration of performance and conformity
related: assessments and verifications
description: Where compliance of a battery with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by the relevant conformity assessment procedure referred to in Article 17, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity in accordance with Article 18 and affix the CE marking in accordance with Articles 19 and 20.

Charge (capacity) retention
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the capacity that a battery can deliver after storage, under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity, for a specific time, without a subsequent recharge and expressed as a percentage of the rated capacity.
description: Charge (capacity) ( 1 ) retention: the capacity that a battery can deliver after storage, under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity, for a specific time, without a subsequent recharge and expressed as a percentage of the rated capacity.

Detailed_technical_and_verification_requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Detailed technical and verification requirements to cease waste status.
description: establishing detailed technical and verification requirements that waste LMT batteries, waste industrial batteries or waste electric vehicle batteries are to fulfil to cease being waste.

Documentation_for_recycled_content_information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: documentation containing information about the percentage share of cobalt, lithium or nickel recovered from waste and the percentage share of lead recovered from waste
broader: Recycled content data point
subclass of: Recycled content data point
narrower: environmental impacts
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: Description of the product or product category covered and its intended use
related: Data quality attributes
related: List of potential data sources
description: From 18 August 2028 or 24 months after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in the third subparagraph, whichever is the latest, industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh, except those with exclusively external storage, electric vehicle batteries and SLI batteries that contain cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel in active materials, shall be accompanied by documentation containing information about the percentage share of cobalt, lithium or nickel that is presen

LMT battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A battery type (LMT battery) whose removability and replaceability obligations apply to both batteries and individual cells.
broader: LMT batteries using a BMS
subclass of: LMT batteries using a BMS
narrower: product families or product categories
description: Any natural or legal person that places on the market products incorporating LMT batteries shall ensure that those batteries, as well as individual battery cells included in the battery pack, are readily removable and replaceable by an independent professional at any time during the lifetime of the product.

Endurance in cycles
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the number of charge and discharge cycles a battery can perform under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity, before the capacity drops below a specified fraction of the rated capacity.
narrower: Durability and reliability indication
related: Functional unit (one kWh)
related: Reliability
description: Endurance in cycles the number of charge and discharge cycles a battery can perform under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity, before the capacity drops below a specified fraction of the rated capacity.

portable battery of general use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of portable battery of general use as a portable battery, whether or not rechargeable, that is specifically designed to be interoperable and that has one of the following common formats 4,5 Volts (3R12), button cell, D, C, AA, AAA, AAAA, A23, 9 Volts (PP3);
narrower: portable battery
description: ‘portable battery of general use’ means a portable battery, whether or not rechargeable, that is specifically designed to be interoperable and that has one of the following common formats 4,5 Volts (3R12), button cell, D, C, AA, AAA, AAAA, A23, 9 Volts (PP3);

Outer casing
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An outer casing that encapsulates batteries or cells.
description: an outer casing

Minimum average duration
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: minimum average time reached by a sample of batteries on discharge when used under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity.
narrower: Durability and reliability indication
description: Minimum average duration: minimum average time reached by a sample of batteries on discharge when used under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity.

Delayed discharge performance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the relative decrease of the minimum average duration, with the initially measured minimum average duration as the reference point, after a defined period and under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity.
description: Delayed discharge performance: the relative decrease of the minimum average duration, with the initially measured minimum average duration as the reference point, after a defined period and under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity.

battery module
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of battery module as any set of battery cells that are connected together or encapsulated within an outer casing to protect the cells against external impact, and which is meant to be used either alone or in combination with other modules;
description: ‘battery module’ means any set of battery cells that are connected together or encapsulated within an outer casing to protect the cells against external impact, and which is meant to be used either alone or in combination with other modules;

Paragraph 4 inclusion clause (Cross-reference)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Clause confirming inclusion of information on batteries in vehicles/appliances, per paragraph 1(a)-(g).
related: Description of the product or product category covered and its intended use
description: The information referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (g), of this Article shall include information on batteries incorporated into vehicles and appliances, and waste batteries removed from vehicles and appliances in accordance with Article 65.

active material
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of active material as a material which reacts chemically to produce electric energy when the battery cell discharges or to store electric energy when the battery is being charged;
broader: Monomer
subclass of: Monomer
broader: Polymer
subclass of: Polymer
description: ‘active material’ means a material which reacts chemically to produce electric energy when the battery cell discharges or to store electric energy when the battery is being charged;

Bill of materials
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: List of materials and quantities needed to manufacture the battery.
broader: Bill of components
subclass of: Bill of components
narrower: Virgin raw materials
related: Elements necessary to demonstrate performance and conformity
related: Life cycle inventory (LCI)
description: ‘bill of materials’ means a list of the raw materials, sub-assemblies, intermediate assemblies, sub-components and parts, and the quantities of each, needed to manufacture the battery;

Natural graphite (battery material)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Natural graphite used as a battery material.
narrower: Critical Raw Materials (CRM)
description: While the social and environmental impacts for natural graphite are less severe, the mining of natural graphite can have serious health and environmental impacts since it is mainly carried out by artisanal and small scale operations, mostly in informal settings.

Detailed composition including cathode/anode/electrolyte
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Detailed composition, including materials used in the cathode, anode and electrolyte.
narrower: Product description
description: detailed composition, including materials used in the cathode, anode and electrolyte;

Battery (as referenced in condition a)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A battery subject to the condition that triggers the manufacturer equivalence for importers/distributors.
description: (a) a battery is placed on the market or put into service under that importer’s or distributor’s own name or trademark;

battery with external storage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of battery with external storage as a battery that is specifically designed to have its energy stored exclusively in one or more attached external devices;
description: ‘battery with external storage’ means a battery that is specifically designed to have its energy stored exclusively in one or more attached external devices;

Battery packs
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery packs are batteries or groups of cells connected or encapsulated within an outer casing to form a complete unit.
description: Products placed on the market as battery packs, which are batteries or groups of cells that are connected or encapsulated within an outer casing to form a complete unit ready for use by end-users or in applications that the end-user is not intended to split up or open and which conform to the definition of batteries, or battery cells that conform to the definition of batteries, should be subject to requirements applicable to batteries.

battery pack
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of battery pack as any set of battery cells or modules that are connected together or encapsulated within an outer casing, to form a complete unit which is not meant to be split up or opened by the end-user;
description: ‘battery pack’ means any set of battery cells or modules that are connected together or encapsulated within an outer casing, to form a complete unit which is not meant to be split up or opened by the end-user;

Cobalt (battery material)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Cobalt used as a battery material.
narrower: Presence of substances in products
narrower: Critical Raw Materials (CRM)
related: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
description: Both cobalt and nickel mining and refining are connected with a large range of social and environmental issues.

Origin_of_materials_information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about the origin of materials used in batteries
narrower: Product description
related: Documentation_for_recycled_content_information
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: InformationOverview
related: MainMaterialsUsed
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
related: Proxy data
description: the origin of the materials used

Battery status information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on the status of the battery, defined as ‘original’, ‘repurposed’, ‘re-used’, ‘remanufactured’ or ‘waste’.
related: Copy_of_health_record
related: Information included for batteries in vehicles/appliances (para4)
related: Personal_data
description: information on the status of the battery, defined as ‘original’, ‘repurposed’, ‘re-used’, ‘remanufactured’ or ‘waste’;

Information included for batteries in vehicles/appliances (para4)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information referred to in paragraph 1(a) to (g) shall include information on batteries incorporated into vehicles and appliances, and waste batteries removed from vehicles and appliances (Article 65).
related: Annex VI procedure
description: The information referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (g), of this Article shall include information on batteries incorporated into vehicles and appliances, and waste batteries removed from vehicles and appliances in accordance with Article 65.

Waste batteries prevention and management information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information regarding the prevention and management of waste batteries laid down in Article 74(1), points (a) to (f).
description: the information regarding the prevention and management of waste batteries laid down in Article 74(1), points (a) to (f).

battery cell
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of battery cell as the basic functional unit in a battery, composed of electrodes, electrolyte, container, terminals and, if applicable, separators, and containing the active materials the reaction of which generates electrical energy;
description: ‘battery cell’ means the basic functional unit in a battery, composed of electrodes, electrolyte, container, terminals and, if applicable, separators, and containing the active materials the reaction of which generates electrical energy;

battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of battery as a device delivering electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy, having internal or external storage, and consisting of one or more non-rechargeable or rechargeable battery cells, modules or of packs of them, and includes a battery that has been subject to preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing.
description: ‘battery’ means any device delivering electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy, having internal or external storage, and consisting of one or more non-rechargeable or rechargeable battery cells, modules or of packs of them, and includes a battery that has been subject to preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing;

IndustrialBatteries_capacity_gt2kWh
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh, except those with exclusively external storage
description: From 18 August 2028 or 24 months after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in the third subparagraph, whichever is the latest, industrial batteries with a capacity greater than 2 kWh, except those with exclusively external storage, electric vehicle batteries and SLI batteries that contain cobalt, lead, lithium or nickel in active materials, shall be accompanied by documentation containing information about the percentage share of cobalt, lithium or nickel that is presen

portable battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of portable battery as a battery that is sealed, weighs 5 kg or less, is not designed specifically for industrial use and is neither an electric vehicle battery, an LMT battery, nor an SLI battery;
narrower: product families or product categories
description: ‘portable battery’ means a battery that is sealed, weighs 5 kg or less, is not designed specifically for industrial use and is neither an electric vehicle battery, an LMT battery, nor an SLI battery;

BatteryModelSpecificInformation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery model specific information regarding proper and environmentally sound treatment of waste batteries.
description: the following battery model specific information regarding the proper and environmentally sound treatment of waste batteries:

Power
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the amount of energy that a battery is capable of providing over a given period under reference conditions.
description: ‘Power’ means the amount of energy that a battery is capable of providing over a given period under reference conditions.

Copy_of_health_record
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Copy of the record confirming the capability of the battery to deliver the performance after preparation.
related: Personal_data
description: in the form of a copy of the record confirming the capability of the battery to deliver the performance relevant for its use following preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing;

Continuity of power supply exemption
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Exemption from removability/replaceability obligations when continuity of power supply is necessary.
description: The obligations laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply where continuity of power supply is necessary and a permanent connection between the product and the respective portable battery is required to ensure the safety of the user and the appliance or, for products that collect and supply data as their main function, for data integrity reasons.

Annex IV
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LMT BATTERIES, INDUSTRIAL BATTERIES WITH A CAPACITY GREATER THAN 2 KWH AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES
related: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
related: Annex VI
related: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories

Obligations of Article 38(1) and Articles 48 to 52; obligation to draw up technical documentation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Obligations that shall not form part of the authorised representative’s mandate.
description: The obligations laid down in Article 38(1) and Articles 48 to 52 and the obligation to draw up technical documentation shall not form part of the authorised representative’s mandate.

Continuity of Availability after cessation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery passport remains available after the economic operator ceases to exist or ceases activity in the Union.
description: the battery passport shall remain available after the economic operator responsible for the fulfilment of the obligations under Article 77(4) or (7) ceases to exist or ceases its activity in the Union;

Back-up battery functional unit
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Functional unit for back-up batteries defined as one kWmin of backup power capability.
description: By way of exception to the first paragraph, for back-up batteries that have as their primary function to ensure continuity of a power source, the functional unit is defined as the ability to provide one kWmin (kilowatt-minute) of backup power capability at any moment over the lifetime of the battery.

Applied discharge rate and charge rate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Applied discharge rate and charge rate.
description: 1. Applied discharge rate and charge rate.

Exceptional alternate functional unit
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Possibility to define a different functional unit in exceptional cases.
related: Functional unit (one kWh)
description: In exceptional cases, such as for batteries for hybrid non -plug-in vehicles, the methodology may define a different functional unit.

Ratio between nominal battery power (W) and battery energy (Wh)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Ratio between nominal battery power (W) and battery energy (Wh).
description: 2. Ratio between nominal battery power (W) and battery energy (Wh).

Exemption_EssentialSecurityEquipment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Exemption for equipment connected with essential security interests.
description: This Regulation does not apply to batteries that are incorporated into or that are specifically designed to be incorporated into: (a) equipment connected with the protection of Member States’ essential security interests, arms, munitions and war material, with the exclusion of products that are not intended for specifically military purposes; and

EvolutionOfSelfDischargingRates
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the evolution of self-discharging rates
description: the evolution of self-discharging rates;

Chapter VI: Obligations of economic operators other than the obligations in Chapters VII and VIII
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chapter VI titled 'Obligations of economic operators other than the obligations in Chapters VII and VIII'
description: Obligations of economic operators other than the obligations in Chapters VII and VIII

Functional unit (one kWh)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Functional unit defined as one kWh of total energy over the service life.
description: The functional unit is defined as one kWh (kilowatt-hour) of the total energy provided by the battery system over the battery’s service life, measured in kWh.

Exemption_SpaceEquipment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Exemption for equipment designed to be sent into space.
description: equipment designed to be sent into space.

Annex VI
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Annex VI of Regulation 2023/1542 specifying labelling, marking and information requirements for batteries.
narrower: Labelling
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: PublicSummary
related: European standard EN 15804
related: Annex VI procedure
related: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
related: ISO 14075, 2024
description: LABELLING, MARKING AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS Part A: General information on batteries Information on the label of a battery shall comprise the following information regarding the battery:

Restrictions on substances
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: batteries shall not contain substances for which Annex I to this Regulation contains a restriction unless the conditions of that restriction are complied with.
broader: Appropriate restrictive measures (example)
subclass of: Appropriate restrictive measures (example)
narrower: Chemical safety
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
related: Hazard assessment tiered approach
description: In addition to the restrictions set out in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and in Article 4(2), point (a), of Directive 2000/53/EC, batteries shall not contain substances for which Annex I to this Regulation contains a restriction unless the conditions of that restriction are complied with.

Identity_of_receiver_operator_and_quantity_and_models
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identity of any economic operator to which they have supplied a battery, as well as the quantity and exact models.
description: (b) the identity of any economic operator to which they have supplied a battery, as well as the quantity and exact models.

Rated capacity (Ah)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Rated capacity expressed in ampere-hours (Ah).
description: rated capacity (in Ah);

TrackingOfHarmfulEvents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the tracking of harmful events, such as the number of deep discharge events, time spent in extreme temperatures, time spent charging in extreme temperatures
description: the tracking of harmful events, such as the number of deep discharge events, time spent in extreme temperatures, time spent charging in extreme temperatures;

EU declaration of conformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The EU declaration of conformity for each battery model; shall identify the battery model; kept with technical documentation; copied to national authorities upon request; kept for 10 years.
related: assessments and verifications
description: The manufacturer shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity for each battery model in accordance with Article 18 and keep it together with the technical documentation at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the last battery belonging to the respective battery model has been placed on the market. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the battery model for which it has been drawn up. A copy of the EU declaration of conformity shall be made available to the natio

Exemption_NuclearChapters
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Exemption relating to Chapters III and VIII for nuclear safety equipment.
description: Chapters III and VIII of this Regulation do not apply to equipment specifically designed for the safety of nuclear installations, as defined in Article 3 of Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom ( 42 ).

Report on substances of concern
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: report on substances of concern, namely substances having an adverse effect on human health or the environment or hampering recycling for safe and high quality secondary raw materials, present in batteries or used in their manufacture
broader: Environmental essential characteristics
subclass of: Environmental essential characteristics
narrower: Chemical safety
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: Certification requirements
related: Restrictions on substances
description: By 31 December 2027, the Commission, assisted by the European Chemicals Agency set up under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (‘the Agency’), shall prepare a report on substances of concern, namely substances having an adverse effect on human health or the environment or hampering recycling for safe and high quality secondary raw materials, present in batteries or used in their manufacture.

Annex III
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Annex containing the electrochemical performance and durability parameters referenced in the regulation.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
narrower: European Assessment Document
related: Cross references including the source information of performance and durability requirements
related: DeclarationOfPerformance
description: Annex III

EnergyThroughput
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the energy throughput
related: ClimateImpactInfo
related: Implementing act establishing the format for the carbon footprint declaration
related: Measuring methods
description: the energy throughput;

Part A: Parameters for non-rechargeable batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part A Parameters for non-rechargeable batteries
narrower: Different battery category
narrower: product family or product category
narrower: SSbD system under study
description: ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY PARAMETERS FOR PORTABLE BATTERIES OF GENERAL USE Part A Parameters for non-rechargeable batteries

UNEP Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: UNEP Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products.
broader: Social and environmental issues (related to cobalt and nickel mining and refining)
subclass of: Social and environmental issues (related to cobalt and nickel mining and refining)
broader: Aggregates
subclass of: Aggregates
broader: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
subclass of: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
narrower: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
related: Sustainable Development Goals
related: life cycle
related: InternationalDueDiligenceInstruments
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
description: (b) the UNEP Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products;

Voltage ranges with temperature ranges
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Minimal, nominal and maximum voltage, with temperature ranges when relevant.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: Battery voltage
related: intended use
description: minimal, nominal and maximum voltage, with temperature ranges when relevant;

Article 38
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The article establishing obligations of manufacturers under which importers/distributors may be treated as manufacturers.
related: Where appropriate, the reference to other Union law providing for the affixing of the CE mark that is applied:
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be subject to the obligations of a manufacturer under Article 38, where any of the following applies:

Annex II reference for life cycle stages
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Life cycle stages and related elements referenced from Annex II.
broader: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
subclass of: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
narrower: life cycle
narrower: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
related: List of tables
description: as described in point 4 of Annex II;

Mercury
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mercury (chemical substance)
narrower: Concentration of substances of concern
narrower: Limit on a specific environmental impact category
narrower: Hazardous substances
narrower: Chemical risks due to leaking or leaching
narrower: Chemical safety
narrower: Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
related: traceability
related: Bill of chemical
related: Particulate matter
related: DNEL
description: Batteries, whether or not incorporated into appliances, light means of transport or other vehicles, shall not contain more CAS No 7439-97-6 than 0,0005 % of mercury (expressed as mercury metal) by EC No 231-106-7 and its compounds weight.

Temperature range when not in use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Temperature range the battery can withstand when not in use.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: Temperature safety limits applicability
description: temperature range the battery can withstand when not in use (reference test);

Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Standards for design and assembly techniques to facilitate maintenance/repair/repurposing of batteries
related: Harmonised standards
description: standards for design and assembly techniques that facilitate the maintenance, repair and repurposing of batteries and battery packs.

importer_or_distributor
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Any importer or distributor that places a battery on the market or puts it into service under the importer’s or distributor’s own name or trademark, or modifies a battery in such a way that compliance with the requirements of this Regulation could be affected or modifies the purpose of a battery that is already placed on the market should be considered to be the manufacturer and should assume the obligations of the manufacturer provided for in this Regulation.
broader: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
subclass of: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
narrower: Distribution of obligations
narrower: Economic operators
related: Identification number of the EU declaration of conformity of the battery

non-rechargeable battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of non-rechargeable battery as a battery that is not designed to be electrically recharged;
broader: Part A: Parameters for non-rechargeable batteries
subclass of: Part A: Parameters for non-rechargeable batteries
narrower: Union-wide products
narrower: Different battery category
description: ‘non-rechargeable battery’ means a battery that is not designed to be electrically recharged;

Original power capability (W) and limits
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Original power capability (in Watts) and limits, with temperature range when relevant.
narrower: Power capability at 80 % and 20 % state of charge
description: original power capability (in Watts) and limits, with temperature range when relevant;

Elements specified in the relevant modules set out in Annex VIII
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Elements specified in the relevant modules set out in Annex VIII.
related: elements set out in paragraph 4
related: List of tables
description: The EU declaration of conformity shall have the model structure set out in Annex IX, shall contain the elements specified in the relevant modules set out in Annex VIII, and shall be kept up to date.

eco-design for sustainable products
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Union law concerning eco-design for sustainable products.
broader: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
subclass of: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
narrower: Ecodesign requirements
related: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
description: Such requirements should be developed hand-in-hand with those for digital product passports required by other Union law concerning eco-design for sustainable products.

Power capability at 80 % and 20 % state of charge
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Power capability at 80 % and 20 % state of charge.
description: 4. Power capability at 80 % and 20 % state of charge.

Initial round trip energy efficiency and at 50% of cycle-life
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Initial round trip energy efficiency and at 50 % of cycle-life.
description: initial round trip energy efficiency and at 50 % of cycle-life;

RemainingRoundTripEfficiency
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the remaining round trip efficiency
description: where possible, the remaining round trip efficiency;

Descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the drawings and schemes referred to in point (b) and the operation of the battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the drawings and schemes referred to in point (b) and the operation of the battery
description: (c) the descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the drawings and schemes referred to in point (b) and the operation of the battery;

Parameters for determining the state of health and expected lifetime of batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Parameters for determining the state of health and expected lifetime of batteries as set out in Annex VII.
description: From 18 August 2024, up-to-date data for the parameters for determining the state of health and expected lifetime of batteries as set out in Annex VII shall be contained in the battery management system of stationary battery energy storage systems, LMT batteries and electric vehicle batteries.

industrial battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of industrial battery as a battery that is specifically designed for industrial uses, intended for industrial uses after having been subject to preparation for repurposing or repurposing, or any other battery that weighs more than 5 kg and that is neither an electric vehicle battery, an LMT battery, nor an SLI battery;
broader: industrial battery (stationary battery energy storage system/other industrial batteries)
subclass of: industrial battery (stationary battery energy storage system/other industrial batteries)
description: ‘industrial battery’ means a battery that is specifically designed for industrial uses, intended for industrial uses after having been subject to preparation for repurposing or repurposing, or any other battery that weighs more than 5 kg and that is neither an electric vehicle battery, an LMT battery, nor an SLI battery;

Conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of components, sub-assemblies and circuits
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of components, sub-assemblies and circuits
description: (b) the conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of components, sub-assemblies and circuits;

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.
broader: Chemical safety
subclass of: Chemical safety
related: MainMaterialsUsed
description: With a view to further restrictions on substances present in batteries or used in their manufacturing, it is appropriate to carry out a mapping of substances of concern, defined in the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability as substances having a chronic effect for human health or the environment, such as substances in the candidate list for eventual inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, but also those which hamper recycling for sa

RemainingCapacity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the remaining capacity
related: RemainingRoundTripEfficiency
description: the remaining capacity;

Different battery category
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Possibility that the battery may fall under a different battery category due to operations
broader: ProductSpecificRequirement
subclass of: ProductSpecificRequirement
broader: product category
subclass of: product category
description: taking into account the fact that, as a result of those operations, the battery might fall under a different battery category.

UNEP Resolution 4/19 on Mineral Resource Governance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: UNEP Resolution 4/19 on Mineral Resource Governance.
related: Critical Raw Materials (CRM)
description: UNEP Resolution 4/19 on Mineral Resource Governance

Social and environmental issues (related to cobalt and nickel mining and refining)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Social and environmental issues related to cobalt and nickel mining and refining.
narrower: Critical Raw Materials (CRM)
description: Both cobalt and nickel mining and refining are connected with a large range of social and environmental issues.

Convention on Biological Diversity guidelines
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Convention on Biological Diversity, Voluntary guidelines on Biodiversity-Inclusive impact assessment.
description: (c) the Convention on Biological Diversity, in particular Decision COP VIII/28 – Voluntary guidelines on Biodi versity-Inclusive impact assessment;

Mine closure plans
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Plans for closing mines after extraction ends.
related: Rehabilitation
description: This, together with the absence of regularly updated mine closure plans and rehabilitation, can result in the destruction of ecosystems and soils.

Internationally recognised due diligence instruments (Annex X point 4)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Instruments listed in Annex X that standards should align with.
broader: Annual due diligence report
subclass of: Annual due diligence report
related: Exchange_economic_operators
description: the internationally recognised due diligence instruments listed in point 4 of Annex X

Contract_for_sale_or_transfer_of_battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Contract for the sale or transfer of ownership of the battery.
description: further use of the battery that has been subject to preparation for re-use or preparation for repurposing, is documented by means of an invoice or a contract for the sale or transfer of ownership of the battery;

Artisanal and small-scale mining operations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mining operations carried out by artisanal and small-scale operators.
broader: mining sector
subclass of: mining sector
related: InternationalDueDiligenceInstruments
description: While the social and environmental impacts for natural graphite are less severe, the mining of natural graphite can have serious health and environmental impacts since it is mainly carried out by artisanal and small scale operations, mostly in informal settings.

Other international environmental conventions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Any other international environmental conventions binding upon the Union or its Member States.
description: (f) any other international environmental conventions that are binding upon the Union or its Member States;

the list of international instruments
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the list of international instruments

Identification and mitigation of social and environmental risks associated with raw materials used in battery manufacturing
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process of identifying and mitigating social and environmental risks in raw materials used in battery manufacturing.
description: the identification and mitigation of social and environmental risks associated with raw materials used in battery manufacturing

Absence of regularly updated mine closure plans and rehabilitation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Absence of regularly updated mine closure plans and rehabilitation.
description: This, together with the absence of regularly updated mine closure plans and rehabilitation, can result in the destruction of ecosystems and soils.

mining sector
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The mining sector.
broader: industrial battery
subclass of: industrial battery
description: the mining sector

InternationalDueDiligenceInstruments
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: internationally recognised due diligence instruments
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: adopting risk management measures that are consistent with the internationally recognised due diligence instruments listed in point 4 of Annex X, considering its ability to influence, and where necessary take steps to exert pressure on, suppliers, including their subsidiaries and subcontractors, who can most effectively prevent or mitigate the identified risk;

Scope: per battery model per year and per manufacturing plant
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Scope: per battery model, per year and per manufacturing plant
description: for each battery model per year and per manufacturing plant.

Pressure on extraction and refining operations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Increased pressure on extraction and refining due to lithium demand.
description: The expected increase in the use of lithium in battery manufacturing is likely to put additional pressure on extraction and refining operations.

2030 Agenda
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
broader: Sustainable Development Goals
subclass of: Sustainable Development Goals
description: the 2030 Agenda

Evidence_of_transport_protection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Evidence of protection against damage during transportation, including packaging/stacking.
description: evidence of appropriate protection against damage during transportation, loading and unloading, including through sufficient packaging and appropriate stacking of the load.

Reutilisation of materials within battery manufacturing process
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Materials reutilisation excluded from the methodology
description: The reutilisation of materials, such as rework, regrind or scrap generated in the battery manufacturing process, which can be reclaimed within the same process that generated the material, should be excluded from that methodology.

Rehabilitation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Rehabilitation activities post-mining.
description: This, together with the absence of regularly updated mine closure plans and rehabilitation, can result in the destruction of ecosystems and soils.

Sustainable Development Goals
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
related: 2030 Agenda
description: the Sustainable Development Goals.

Geographic location of the battery manufacturing plant
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about the geographic location of the battery manufacturing plant.
description: information about the geographic location of the battery manufacturing plant;

Copy of the mandate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A copy of the mandate provided to the market surveillance authority.
description: The authorised representative shall provide a copy of the mandate to the market surveillance authority, upon request, in a Union language determined by that authority.

Distribution of obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A clear and proportionate distribution of obligations which corresponds to the role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain.
description: It is necessary to provide for a clear and proportionate distribution of obligations which corresponds to the role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain.

Access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters related to raw materials in batteries.
description: That report shall also cover, where relevant, access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environ mental matters in relation to the sourcing, processing and trading of the raw materials present in batteries.

Consultation on national measures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process of consultation with Member States and the relevant economic operator or operators regarding national measures.
description: The Commission shall without delay enter into consultation with the Member States and the relevant economic operator or operators and shall evaluate the national measures taken.

Implementing act establishing the format for the carbon footprint declaration
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Implementing act establishing the format for the carbon footprint declaration referred to in the first subparagraph.
description: an implementing act establishing the format for the carbon footprint declaration referred to in the first subparagraph.

Checks on undertakings and gather information from stakeholders
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Checks on undertakings and gathering information from stakeholders as part of verification.
description: where relevant, include checks on undertakings and gather information from stakeholders;

Market surveillance authorities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Authorities empowered to prescribe a reasonable period for corrective measures and oversee market actions related to risk-bearing batteries.
related: Notified bodies
description: Where, having carried out an evaluation under Article 79(1), a Member State finds that although a battery is in compliance with Articles 6 to 10 and Articles 12, 13 and 14, it presents a risk to the human health or safety of persons, to the protection of property or to the environment (‘compliant battery which presents a risk’), it shall without delay require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures, within a reasonable period prescribed by the market surveillance authorit

Social media campaigns
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Digital information channel via social media.
related: PubliclyAccessible
related: websites_platforms_or_portals_by_member_states
description: through social media campaigns,

Draft corrective action plan
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Preliminary plan submitted by the producer or PRO outlining corrective actions to achieve collection targets.
description: Without prejudice to the self-control mechanism referred to in Article 58(5), the producer or, where appointed in accordance with Article 57(1), producer responsibility organisation shall present a draft corrective action plan to the competent authority within three months of the request by the competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article.

Results of the evaluation and required actions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The results of the evaluation and the actions required of the economic operator
description: The market surveillance authorities shall inform the Commission and the other Member States of the results of the evaluation and of the actions which they have required the economic operator to take.

Posters
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A classical information channel (posters).
description: such as outdoor advertising, posters,

Activities, processes and systems used by economic operators to fulfil their due diligence obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: All activities, processes and systems used by economic operators to fulfil their due diligence obligations.
description: cover all activities, processes and systems used by economic operators to fulfil their due diligence obligations in accordance with Articles 49, 50 and 52;

Reporting within six months (para7)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Producers or, where appointed, producer responsibility organisations, waste management operators and waste holders shall report within six months of the end of the reporting year.
description: Producers or, where appointed in accordance with Article 57(1), producer responsibility organisations, waste management operators and waste holders referred to in this Article shall report within six months of the end of the end of the reporting year for which the data are collected. The first reporting period shall concern the first full calendar year after the entry into force of the implementing act that establishes the format for reporting to the Commission, in accordance with Article 76(5).

Stakeholders consulted
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Stakeholders include suppliers, government authorities, civil society and affected third parties.
description: If the economic operator referred to in Article 48(1) pursues risk mitigation efforts while continuing trade or temporarily suspending trade, it shall consult with suppliers and with the stakeholders concerned, including local and national government authorities, international or civil society organisations and affected third parties such as local communities, before establishing a strategy for measurable risk mitigation in the risk management plan referred to in paragraph 1, point (b)(iii), of

Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The competent authorities shall establish electronic systems through which data shall be reported to them and specify the formats to be used.
broader: Electronic notification tool
subclass of: Electronic notification tool
related: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
related: ChainOfCustodySystem
related: Electronic means
related: IT application
related: Digital product passport system

Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain.
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: EconomicOperator
description: It is necessary to provide for a clear and proportionate distribution of obligations which corresponds to the role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain.

Fulfilment service provider
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the roles included in the definition of an economic operator.
description: For the purposes of this Regulation the term ‘economic operator’ should be understood to cover the manufacturer, the authorised representative, the importer, the distributor, the fulfilment service provider or any other natural or legal person who is subject to obligations in relation to the manufacture of batteries, making them available or placing them on the market or putting them into service.

Implementing acts (paragraph 5)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Implementing acts laying down the format for the data and information to be reported to the Commission
narrower: Immediately applicable implementing act
description: The Commission shall, by 18 August 2025, adopt implementing acts laying down the format for the data and information to be reported to the Commission, as well as assessment methods and operational conditions related to collection and treatment of waste batteries, for the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 4 of this Article.

Outdoor advertising
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A classical information channel (outdoor advertising).
related: Data carriers
description: such as outdoor advertising, posters,

ConsultationWithStakeholders
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: consult with suppliers and stakeholders before establishing a strategy for measurable risk mitigation
description: If the economic operator referred to in Article 48(1) pursues risk mitigation efforts while continuing trade or temporarily suspending trade, it shall consult with suppliers and with the stakeholders concerned, including local and national government authorities, international or civil society organisations and affected third parties such as local communities, before establishing a strategy for measurable risk mitigation in the risk management plan referred to in paragraph 1, point (b)(iii), of

Innovative information channels
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Innovative means of information delivery (e.g., electronic access to websites).
description: or by more innovative means, such as electronic access to websites provided by QR codes affixed to the battery.

The information channels
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Means of information dissemination (classical and innovative).
broader: Websites
subclass of: Websites
related: Data carriers
description: The information should be provided either by classical means, such as outdoor advertising, posters, through social media campaigns, or by more innovative means, such as electronic access to websites provided by QR codes affixed to the battery.

Monitoring of conformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process of ongoing conformity monitoring after approval decision.
related: ConformityStandards
related: Assessment and verification of the product’s compliance with applicable product requirements
related: Verification
related: Declaration of performance and conformity
related: MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES
description: Where, in the course of the monitoring of conformity following the issue of an approval decision, a notified body finds that there is no longer compliance, it shall require the manufacturer or the economic operator referred to in Article 48(1) as applicable, to take appropriate corrective action and shall suspend or withdraw the approval decision, if necessary.

Recycling efficiency and material recovery data (para5 c)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data on recycling efficiency for waste batteries, recovery of materials from waste batteries and the destination and yield of the final output fractions.
related: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: Protection of the environment, including climate
related: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
description: data on recycling efficiency for waste batteries, recovery of materials from waste batteries and the destination and yield of the final output fractions.

DismantlingProcess
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Processes for the dismantling of light means of transport, vehicles and appliances to remove incorporated batteries.
narrower: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
related: Joining_fastening_and_sealing_elements
description: the processes for the dismantling of light means of transport, vehicles and appliances in a way that allows the removal of incorporated batteries;

Body referred to in paragraph 3
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The non-governmental body to which the assessment, notification or monitoring referred to in paragraph 1 is delegated.
related: Notifying authorities
description: that body shall be a legal entity, comply mutatis mutandis with the requirements laid down in Article 23 and have arrangements to cover liabilities arising from its activities.

Liability exclusion for original battery manufacturer regarding BMS software uploaded after market
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Original battery manufacturer shall not be held liable for any breach attributed to BMS software uploaded after market.
narrower: Liability
description: If the software reset function is used, the original battery manufacturer shall not be held liable for any breach of the safety or functionality of the battery that could be attributed to battery management system software uploaded after that battery was placed on the market.

Data availability deadline
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: 18-month deadline for making data publicly available after end of the reporting year
narrower: Accessibility period after market
narrower: Information obligations
narrower: Public availability of information
related: UpdateInterval
related: Data quality attributes
related: Data integrity reasons
description: Member States shall make those data available within 18 months of the end of the reporting year for which the data are collected.

CostDisclosureAtPointOfSale
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Disclosures of producer costs at the point of sale.
description: The costs covered by the producer under Article 56(4), points (a) to (d), shall be shown separately to the end-user at the point of sale of a new battery.

Article 27
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Article 27 (subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies) referenced in the context of conformity assessment.
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: Certificates Issued in Accordance with Union Product Legislation
related: Annex VI procedure
description: Member States shall designate a notifying authority that shall be responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity assessment bodies and the monitoring of notified bodies, including compliance with Article 27.

Format for the technical documentation on those percentage shares
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Format for the technical documentation on those percentage shares
narrower: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
narrower: Templates to be used
description: the format for the technical documentation on those percentage shares, for each battery model per year and per manufacturing plant.

Recycled content information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Recycled content information as contained in the documentation referred to in Article 8(1).
narrower: Recycled content shares
narrower: Sustainability requirements
related: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
related: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
description: recycled content information as contained in the documentation referred to in Article 8(1);

Share of renewable content
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The share of renewable content.
narrower: Sustainability requirements
narrower: EU policy objectives
related: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
description: the share of renewable content;

Three months
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Time period mentioned for objections
related: First reporting period
description: Where, within three months of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 4, second subparagraph, no objection has been raised by either a Member State or the Commission in respect of a provisional measure taken by market surveillance authorities, that measure shall be deemed justified.

First reporting period
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The first reporting period after the implementing act format is established
related: Annual reporting of non-personal in-use data
description: The first reporting period shall concern the first full calendar year after the entry into force of the implementing act that establishes the format for reporting to the Commission, in accordance with paragraph 5.

State of health
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Aspect of health criteria referenced for distinguishing shipment types; mentioned as a focus of delegated rules.
related: Battery passport for EV batteries using a BMS
related: Health and safety
related: Human toxicity, cancer effects
description: The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 89, supplementing the minimum requirements set out in Annex XIV, in particular on the state of health, to distinguish between the shipment of used batteries and waste batteries.

End_of_life_treatment_recycling_information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on treatment, recycling and recovery processes at end of lifetime
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
narrower: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
related: Recycled content information
related: Recycling coverage
description: the treatment, recycling and recovery processes to which the batteries could be subject to at the end of their lifetime.

common specifications adopted by the Commission
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Common specifications adopted by the Commission as a fall-back option for technical specifications.
narrower: Binding_Union_requirements
related: HarmonisedStandard
description: Technical specifications, for which the Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility principles for the eDelivery Network should be considered, should be established to ensure the effective implementation of those essential requirements, either in the form of harmonised standards for which the references are published in the Official Journal of the European Union or, as a fall-back option, in the form of common specifications adopted by the Commission.

Harmonised charger assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: assessment of harmonised standards for a common charger as described
narrower: HarmonisedStandard
narrower: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
related: Harmonised application of calculation methods
related: European standard EN 15804
description: By 1 January 2025, the Commission shall assess how best to introduce harmonised standards for a common charger for, respectively, rechargeable batteries designed for light means of transport, as well as for rechargeable batteries incorporated into specific categories of electrical and electronic equipment covered by Directive 2012/19/EU. Charging devices for categories and classes of radio equipment under Article 3(4) of Directive 2014/53/EU shall be excluded from the scope of that assessment.

ThirdPartyVerification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: third party verifications of its own due diligence chains via a notified body in accordance with Article 51
narrower: Verification
related: Competent national authority
related: DownstreamOperatorsAccessToReports
related: Reference to certificates or validation reports
related: Expert judgment
related: Pedigree Matrix concept
description: The economic operator shall carry out third party verifications of its own due diligence chains via a notified body in accordance with Article 51.

Usage data and environmental conditions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information and data resulting from its use, including the number of charging and discharging cycles and negative events, such as accidents, as well as periodically recorded information on the operating environme
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: Dynamic temperature information
description: information and data resulting from its use, including the number of charging and discharging cycles and negative events, such as accidents, as well as periodically recorded information on the operating environme

Charge (capacity) recovery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the capacity that a battery can deliver with a subsequent recharge after storage, under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity, for a specific time and expressed as percentage of the rated capacity.
related: Durability and reliability indication
description: Charge (capacity) recovery: the capacity that a battery can deliver with a subsequent recharge after storage, under specific conditions, such as temperature and relative humidity, for a specific time and expressed as percentage of the rated capacity.

Tasks performed by the body referred to in paragraph 3
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Tasks performed by the body referred to in paragraph 3.
description: The notifying authority shall take full responsibility for the tasks performed by the body referred to in paragraph 3.

No default activity data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: No default activity data shall be used; activity data must be specific to the battery model and plant.
description: In particular, all activity data related to the battery’s anode, cathode, electrolyte, separator and cell-casing shall refer to a specific battery model produced in a specific production plant. Accordingly, no default activity data shall be used.

Labeling exceptions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Cases where the size of the battery is too small for that information or where opening packaging would be required.
related: VerifyCEAndLabelling
description: Exceptions should be provided for cases where the size of the battery is too small for that information to be affixed to it or where the importer would have to open the packaging in order to affix the importer's name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the other contact details.

Evaluation aspect e
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the measures regarding management of waste batteries laid down in Chapter VIII, including the possibility of introducing two sub-categories of portable batteries namely rechargeable and non-rechargeable portable batteries, with separate collection targets, and of introducing a separate collection target for portable batteries of general use
description: the measures regarding management of waste batteries laid down in Chapter VIII, including the possibility of introducing two sub-categories of portable batteries namely rechargeable and non-rechargeable portable batteries, with separate collection targets, and of introducing a separate collection target for portable batteries of general use;

Smart charging functions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Smart charging functions such as vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-load, vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-powerbank and vehicle-to-building charging.
description: and inter alia, smart charging functions such as vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-load, vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-powerbank and vehicle-to-building charging.

Methodology for calculation and verification of percentage shares
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Methodology for calculating and verifying percentage shares of cobalt, lithium or nickel and lead recovered from waste
description: establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage share of cobalt, lithium or nickel that is present in active materials and that has been recovered from battery manufacturing waste or post-consumer waste and the percentage share of lead that is present in the battery and that has been recovered from waste and the format for the technical documentation on those percentage shares, for each battery model per year and per manufacturing plant.

Design calculations and examinations results
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the results of design calculations made and the examinations carried out, and the technical or documentary evidence used
description: (g) the results of design calculations made and the examinations carried out, and the technical or documentary evidence used;

DownstreamOperatorsAccessToReports
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Downstream operators of the supply chain have access to third-party verification reports via suppliers.
related: ProductOfferInformation
related: Access by actors
related: Notifying authorities
related: Copies of declarations of performance and conformity
related: assessments and verifications
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: Third party verification reports referred to in point (e) of the first subparagraph shall be made available by suppliers as referred to in Article 50(3) to the downstream operators of the supply chain.

Company-specific data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Site-specific primary data directly measured or collected.
description: ‘company-specific data’ means data that are directly measured or collected from one or multiple facilities (site-specific data) that are representative of the activities of the company, such data are also known as ‘primary data’;

Compositional survey
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process to determine the share of waste portable batteries and waste LMT batteries in collected waste.
related: Compositional surveys of mixed collected municipal waste
description: By 1 January 2026 and every five years thereafter, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste and waste electrical and electronic equipment streams for the preceding calendar year to determine the share of waste portable batteries and waste LMT batteries therein.

RegulationToPortableBatteriesRelation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Relation indicating regulation applies to portable batteries.
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: life cycle regulations (identifiers etc.) to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
related: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
description: This Regulation applies to all categories of batteries, namely portable batteries, starting, lighting and ignition batteries (SLI batteries), light means of transport batteries (LMT batteries), electric vehicle batteries and industrial batteries, regardless of their shape, volume, weight, design, material composition, chemistry, use or purpose.

Costs of analyses, inspections and storage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Costs for analyses, inspections and storage may be charged to the producers or others involved in the shipment.
description: the costs of appropriate analyses, inspections and storage of the used batteries suspected to be waste may be charged to the producers of the relevant category of batteries, to third parties acting on their behalf or to other persons arranging the shipment.

Regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: This Regulation (the regulation being supplemented)
broader: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
subclass of: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
description: In order to ensure that the calculations and verifications of the percentage share of cobalt, lead, lithium and nickel recovered are accurate and reliable and ensure that there is greater legal certainty, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage share of cobalt, lithium or nickel that is present in active materials and that

Derogation a (water-exposed appliances)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Derogation for appliances designed for exposure to water, removable/replaceable only by independent professionals.
related: Exemption
related: RegulationToPortableBatteriesRelation
related: Derogation b (medical devices)
related: Exemption from digital product passport obligation
description: appliances specifically designed to operate primarily in an environment that is regularly subject to splashing water, water streams or water immersion, and that are intended to be washable or rinseable;

Enforcement rules
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Enforcement rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2022/2065
related: Infringement notification
description: enforcement rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2022/2065.

ChainOfCustodySystem
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A chain of custody or traceability system identifying upstream actors in the supply chain.
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
description: establish and operate a system of controls and transparency regarding the supply chain, including a chain of custody or traceability system, identifying upstream actors in the supply chain;

IllegalShipment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Shipment deemed illegal under Regulation 1013/2006 when evidence is lacking.
related: Infringement notification
description: In the absence of proof that an object is a used battery, and not a waste battery, in the form of the appropriate documentation required in points 1, 2 and 3 and of appropriate protection against damage during transportation, loading and unloading, in particular through sufficient packaging and appropriate stacking of the load, which are the obligations of the holder that arranges the transport, the object shall be considered waste and it shall be presumed that the load comprises an illegal ship

Derogation b (medical devices)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Derogation for professional medical imaging and radiotherapy devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices.
related: Derogation a (water-exposed appliances)
description: The following products incorporating portable batteries may be designed in such a way as to make the battery removable and replaceable only by independent professionals: professional medical imaging and radiotherapy devices, as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2017/745, and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2017/746.

Secondary data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data not directly collected or measured, sourced from third-party LCI databases or other sources.
description: ‘secondary data’ means data that are not directly collected or measured from a specific process within the supply-chain of the company or estimated by that company, but that are sourced from a third party LCI database or other sources; such data include industry average data, for example from published production data, government statistics, and industry associations, as well as literature studies, engineering studies and patents, and can also be based on financial data, and contain proxy data a

Compositional surveys of mixed collected municipal waste
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Surveys of material composition in mixed collected municipal waste.
related: Compositional survey
related: Monomer
related: Polymer
description: carrying out compositional surveys of mixed collected municipal waste,

Any calculations performed with the measured parameters, if applicable
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Any calculations performed with the measured parameters, if applicable.
description: 5. Any calculations performed with the measured parameters, if applicable.

Resistance to leakage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: resistance to unplanned escape of electrolyte, gas or other material.
related: OhmicResistance
description: Resistance to leakage: resistance to unplanned escape of electrolyte, gas or other material.

Joining_fastening_and_sealing_elements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Joining, fastening and sealing elements related to battery disassembly
related: DismantlingProcess
description: including as regards joining, fastening and sealing elements.

Data integrity reasons
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reason for exemption where products collect and supply data as their main function.
description: The obligations laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply ... or, for products that collect and supply data as their main function, for data integrity reasons.

R&D exemption
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: exemption for product and process orientated research and development
description: Where a restriction adopted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article does not apply to product and process orientated research and development, as defined in Article 3, point (22), of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, that exemption, as well as the maximum quantity of the substance exempted, shall be specified in Annex I to this Regulation.

Evaluation aspect b
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the sustainability and safety requirements laid down in Chapter II, including the possible need to introduce an export ban on batteries which are non-compliant with the restrictions set out in Annex I;

OhmicResistance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the ohmic resistance
broader: Internal cell and pack resistance
subclass of: Internal cell and pack resistance
description: where possible, the ohmic resistance.

Internal cell and pack resistance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Internal battery cell and pack resistance.
description: internal battery cell and pack resistance;

Immediately applicable implementing act
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An implementing act adopted on duly justified imperative grounds of urgency.
description: On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency relating to the protection of human health and the safety of persons, and to the protection of property or the environment, the Commission shall adopt an immediately applicable implementing act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 90(4).

AvoidDemonstratingComplianceTwice
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Text describing avoidance of demonstrating compliance twice for the same product.
description: However, to avoid the need to demonstrate compliance twice for the same product, batteries that are placed on the market should not be subject to the same requirements when they are put into service.

EconomicOperator
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Economic operators performing preparation for re-use, repurposing, remanufacturing and placed on the market or into service are considered manufacturers.
broader: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
subclass of: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: DownstreamOperatorsAccessToReports
description: Economic operators that carry out preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing or remanufacturing, and place on the market or put into service a battery that has undergone any of those operations, shall be considered to be manufacturers for the purposes of this Regulation.

Vehicle manufacturer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: vehicle manufacturer
description: Once the battery is placed on the market it might, in certain cases, be more practical for another legal person, such as a vehicle manufacturer, to update information in the passport.

Implementing powers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: implementing powers
broader: Implementing_Acts
subclass of: Implementing_Acts
description: In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the battery passport, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission.

ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The eight fundamental ILO Conventions as defined under the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
description: (e) the eight fundamental ILO Conventions as defined under the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work;

On_board_diagnostic_information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Vehicle on-board diagnostic information
narrower: InformationRequirements
narrower: MaintenanceOperations
related: data carrier
related: Reported as measured
related: Vehicle_repair_and_maintenance_information
related: OperationAndMaintenanceSafe
related: Data carriers
related: Documentation and information
related: Exposure data
description: the relevant vehicle on-board diagnostic information and vehicle repair and maintenance information

OECD audit principles
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Independence, competence and accountability in audits.
broader: Independence (independent of organisation/product)
subclass of: Independence (independent of organisation/product)
description: respect the audit principles of independence, competence and accountability, as set out in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.

Packaging symbol size alternative
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: If the separate collection symbol would be smaller than a given size, packaging may bear a symbol of alternative size.
narrower: Labelling
related: EU Ecolabel usage for compliance
related: Public availability of information
description: Where the size of the battery is such that the separate collection symbol would be smaller than 0,47 × 0,47 cm, the battery does not need to be marked with that symbol. Instead, a separate collection symbol measuring at least 1 × 1 cm shall be printed on the packaging.

Five years spare parts availability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Minimum duration (five years) that spare parts must be available.
narrower: Description of the product or product category covered and its intended use
narrower: Spare parts availability period
narrower: Supply chain vulnerabilities
related: Part numbers for components and replacement spares contacts
related: Warranty period for calendar life
related: Spare parts price fairness
related: Documentation and information
description: for a minimum of five years after placing the last unit of the equipment model on the market

Vehicle_categories_M_N_O
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Vehicles of categories M, N and O
narrower: ProductGroup
narrower: Description of the product or product category covered and its intended use
narrower: product families or product categories
related: battery category
description: categories M, N and O

Register
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A register established and managed by the competent authority in each Member State to monitor fulfilment of producers' obligations regarding waste treatment of batteries.
related: INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
related: competent national authorities
related: National system registration
description: it is necessary that a register be established and managed by the competent authority in each Member State.

Test reports proving compliance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Results of test reports proving compliance with the requirements laid down in this Regulation or any delegated or implementing act adopted pursuant to this Regulation.
related: Non-compliant products
related: Assessment and verification system (AVS) set out in Annex IX
description: — results of test reports proving compliance with the requirements laid down in this Regulation or any delegated or implementing act adopted pursuant to this Regulation.

GrievanceMechanism
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Grievance mechanism including an early-warning risk-awareness system and a remediation mechanism.
related: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
description: establish a grievance mechanism, including an early-warning risk-awareness system and a remediation mechanism, or provide for such mechanisms through collaborative agreements with other economic operators or organisations or by facilitating recourse to an external expert or body, such as an ombudsman; such mechanisms shall be based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Operator
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: operator
broader: distributor
subclass of: distributor
description: The economic operator that places the battery on the market should therefore be allowed to give written authorisation to any other operator to act on its behalf.

Part numbers for components and replacement spares contacts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part numbers for components and contact details of sources for replacement spares.
narrower: Description of the product or product category covered and its intended use
narrower: Supply chain vulnerabilities
related: Issuing agency for unique identifiers and data carriers
related: Five years spare parts availability
related: Documentation and information
description: part numbers for components and contact details of sources for replacement spares;

Warranty period for calendar life
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Period for which the commercial warranty for the calendar life applies.
narrower: Description of the product or product category covered and its intended use
related: DurabilityAndReliability
description: period for which the commercial warranty for the calendar life applies;

Reference flow
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Measure of the outputs from processes required to fulfil the function expressed by the functional unit.
narrower: life cycle of the product
narrower: Functional unit
related: Description of the product or product category covered and its intended use
description: ‘reference flow’ means the measure of the outputs from processes in a given product system required to fulfil the function expressed by the functional unit (based on ISO 14040:2006 or an equivalent standard);

International Bill of Human Rights
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: International Bill of Human Rights, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
related: ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
related: OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
description: (h) the International Bill of Human Rights, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Recalculation trigger (BOM/energy mix change)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Trigger for recalculating carbon footprint when BOM or energy mix changes.
narrower: Energy mix modelling
related: AssessmentMethod
related: One-year software update requirement
related: Characterisation factors
related: European standard EN 15804
related: Life Cycle Assessment
description: Where there is a change in the bill of materials or energy mix used to produce a battery model, the carbon footprint for that battery model shall be recalculated.

Vehicle_repair_and_maintenance_information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Vehicle repair and maintenance information
related: User manual or documentation
related: OperationAndMaintenanceSafe
related: Documentation and information
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: the relevant vehicle on-board diagnostic information and vehicle repair and maintenance information

Decision rules and uncertainty aspects
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Decision rules and uncertainty aspects for the later stage of the evaluation.
description: Moreover, whenever possible, during this phase the SSbD practitioner may also define decision rules and uncertainty aspects for the later stage of the evaluation.

Functional unit
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Functional unit defined in LCA used for analysis.
broader: Functional unit (one kWh)
subclass of: Functional unit (one kWh)
related: Weight of product
description: In particular, the same functional unit (i.e. the function/service provided by the chemical/material) defined in the LCA can be used in this analysis, while the system boundaries should be adapted and simplified to consider only the phases of the value chain that are relevant from the socio-economic point of view.

Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chemical compounds based on the raw materials listed in points (a) to (d) for manufacturing of the active materials of batteries.
narrower: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 information
narrower: MainMaterialsUsed
narrower: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
related: HarmonisedTechnicalSpecifications
description: (e) chemical compounds based on the raw materials listed in points (a) to (d), which are necessary for the manu facturing of the active materials of batteries.

DelegatedSmartLabels
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Delegated acts to provide for alternative smart labels besides the QR code.
narrower: Figure 2
narrower: Labelling
related: data carrier
related: Recipient of the digital product passport
related: Websites
related: Info_communication_system_71
related: SSbD system under study
description: The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 89 to amend this Regulation to provide for alternative types of smart labels for use instead of or in addition to the QR code, in view of technical and scientific progress.

Dashboard (Figure 31)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Example of the dashboard for scoping analysis
description: Example of the dashboard: scoping analysis.

Expert judgment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Expert assessment used in data quality approaches.
description: In SSbD, this may involve data for emerging technologies or innovative chemistries, which often necessitate proxy data and expert judgment.

Reference for the environmental sustainability assessment along the innovation of the
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption text following Figure 24
description: Figure 24. Reference for the environmental sustainability assessment along the innovation of the

Data quality attributes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The set of data quality attributes such as reliability, temporal correlation, geographical correlation, etc.
broader: Data points
subclass of: Data points
related: Data
description: data quality attributes: reliability, temporal correlation, geographical correlation, etc.

Precision/uncertainty
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Consideration of confidence, variability, and uncertainty in data.
description: Precision/uncertainty: SSbD decisions often face high uncertainty, particularly in early-stage assessments.

Reliability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Trustworthiness of data sources (reliability attribute).
description: Reliability of data sources: this aspect evaluates the trustworthiness of the data source, including its transparency, methodological soundness, and review status.

Destruction of ecosystems and soils
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Destruction of ecosystems and soils as an environmental impact.
narrower: Protection of the environment, including climate
narrower: Environmental sustainability assessment
related: CircularityImpact
related: Emissions into the outdoor environment of construction works
related: New environmental obligations
description: This, together with the absence of regularly updated mine closure plans and rehabilitation, can result in the destruction of ecosystems and soils.

Life cycle assessment (LCA)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Life cycle assessment context in which data quality approaches are adapted.
broader: Product, processes and facilities static data collection activity
subclass of: Product, processes and facilities static data collection activity
broader: Life cycle inventory (LCI)
subclass of: Life cycle inventory (LCI)
description: Its adaptation to the LCA area comprises data quality attributes: reliability, temporal correlation, geographical correlation, etc.

Legal entity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A body that shall be a legal entity when not governmental.
related: Economic operators
description: that body shall be a legal entity, comply mutatis mutandis with the requirements laid down in Article 23 and have arrangements to cover liabilities arising from its activities.

Collection targets Article 59(3) first subparagraph points (a)-(c)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Collection targets laid down in Article 59(3), first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c).
description: collection targets laid down in Article 59(3), first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c)

Geographical correlation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Geographic relevance of data (geographical representativeness).
related: Data quality attributes
description: data quality attributes: reliability, temporal correlation, geographical correlation, etc.

Dashboard (Figure 32)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Example of the dashboard: safety assessment
description: Example of the dashboard: safety assessment.

Life Cycle Assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) used for defining system boundaries and functional units.
broader: Assessment study document
subclass of: Assessment study document
broader: PEFStudyDocument
subclass of: PEFStudyDocument
broader: Characterisation factors
subclass of: Characterisation factors
broader: European standard EN 15804
subclass of: European standard EN 15804
description: This step is closely linked to previous steps through shared methodological foundations—particularly the use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for defining system boundaries and functional units.

TurnoverThreshold40M
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Turnover threshold of EUR 40 million used to determine Chapter applicability.
description: Scope of this Chapter This Chapter does not apply to economic operators that had a net turnover of less than EUR 40 million in the financial year preceding the last financial year, and that are not part of a group, consisting of parent and subsidiary undertakings, which, on a consolidated basis, exceeds the limit of EUR 40 million.

Flow chart (Figure 9)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Flow chart illustrating scoping analysis relationship to definition
description: Flow chart illustrating how the outcomes of the scoping analysis feed into the definition of the

Life cycle inventory (LCI)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: LCI data related to life cycle assessment.
broader: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
subclass of: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
related: sustainability data
description: Technological representativeness ensures, for instance, that life cycle inventory (LCI) and exposure or hazard data correspond to the specific materials, technologies, or functions being evaluated.

Temporal correlation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Temporal relevance of data (time-related representativeness).
description: data quality attributes: reliability, temporal correlation, geographical correlation, etc.

Safety assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Safety assessment concept
broader: Safety during normal operation and use
subclass of: Safety during normal operation and use
related: Safety of construction products
description: Example of the dashboard: safety assessment.

scoping analysis (Figure 31)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Scoping analysis concept for figure 31
description: Example of the dashboard: scoping analysis.

Environmental sustainability assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Environmental sustainability assessment concept
broader: LCA methodologies (PEF)
subclass of: LCA methodologies (PEF)
broader: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
subclass of: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: eco-design for sustainable products
related: environmental sustainability labelling requirements
description: Example of the dashboard: Environmental sustainability assessment.

Reference scale for the assessment of skill shortages risk
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 17. Example of reference scale for the assessment of “skill shortages risk” with company level qualitative data.

Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 23 refers to stakeholder engagement with checklist and recording.
description: Table 23 is an example of specific tables for stakeholder engagement checklist and recording.

SSbD system under study
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of the SSbD system under study includes the chemicals/materials, processes and products under study, and their related life cycles according to the intended innovation.
related: Traceability model
related: Traceable product
description: The definition of the SSbD system under study includes the chemicals/materials, processes and products under study, and their related life cycles according to the intended innovation (Box 1).

Scoping analysis elements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Main elements of the scoping analysis referenced in Table 21.
description: Table 21. Summary table examples with the main elements of the scoping analysis, the results of the safety and sustainability assessment.

Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Aspects to be considered for hazard identification and exposure assessment
related: Hazard assessment tiered approach
description: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment

Hazard assessment tiered approach
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Hazard assessment tiered approach concept
description: Hazard assessment tiered approach.

Engagement with actors along the life cycle
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Engagement with the actors along the life cycle to obtain a complete set of information on the SSbD system.
related: Systematic_exchange
description: Engagement with the actors along the life cycle to obtain a complete set of information on the SSbD system (6.4).

Iterative approach
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Iterative approach: At each innovation iteration SSbD is applied to the level of detail that can be achieved with the data and information available at that point in time.

Technological representativeness
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: SSbD assessments require data that accurately reflect the processes, technologies, and product systems under study.
description: Technological representativeness: SSbD assessments require data that accurately reflect the processes, technologies, and product systems under study.

Addressing safety and sustainability from the process perspective.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process-perspective framing
description: Example of the dashboard: Addressing safety and sustainability from the process perspective.

Emerging technologies or innovative chemistries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Technologies that may require proxy data and expert judgment within SSbD data quality approaches.
description: In SSbD, this may involve data for emerging technologies or innovative chemistries, which often necessitate proxy data and expert judgment.

Completeness
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Extent to which the SSbD evaluation covers all relevant life cycle stages and impacts.
description: Completeness: A complete SSbD evaluation requires full coverage of the life cycle stages relevant to the material or product, including potential toxicological, ecotoxicological, and social impacts.

SSbD system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: SSbD system: skeleton of the system under assessment, including chemicals/materials, processes, and products and their related life cycles according to the intended innovation.

Process safety scheme
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process safety scheme concept
related: Safety assessment
description: Process safety scheme.

Exposure data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data related to exposure in the LCI context.
related: sustainability data
description: Technological representativeness ensures, for instance, that life cycle inventory (LCI) and exposure or hazard data correspond to the specific materials, technologies, or functions being evaluated.

Maturity of the innovation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Maturity of the innovation: will be defined and evaluated by the SSbD practitioner according to the used approach, for example Cooper stage-gate, Technological Readiness Level (TRL), low-medium-high or regulatory readiness level.

ISO 14075, 2024
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Standard cited for Reference Scale Assessment.
narrower: LCA methodologies (PEF)
related: UNECE product data recommendations
description: ISO 14075, 2024

SSbD scenario
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: SSbD scenario: the specific and real set of conditions (scoping analysis elements) that define the context in which the SSbD assessment is carried out.

Reference Scale Assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reference Scale Assessment used for social risk/opportunity assessment.
description: Assessment of social risks and opportunities along the value chains using a Reference Scale Assessment (ISO 14075, 2024.)

Scoping exercise
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part of what is documented in the SSbD documentation.
description: After each iteration, the SSbD practitioner should document the results of the evaluation, including the scoping exercise, the results of the safety and sustainability assessment as well as the fulfilment of the SSbD framework principles.

Exposure scenario
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Set of conditions, including operational conditions and risk management measures, describing how a substance is manufactured or used during its life cycle and how exposures are controlled.
description: Exposure scenario: means the set of conditions, including operational conditions and risk management measures, that describe how the substance is manufactured or used during its life cycle and how controls exposures to humans and the environment are controlled. These exposure scenarios may cover one specific process or use or several processes or uses as appropriate.

Exposure patterns for human population and environment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 8. Overview of exposure patterns for human population and environment.
description: Table 8. Overview of exposure patterns for human population and environment. ..................................... 42

Health and safety
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part of Social fairness pillar: health and safety.
scope note: Introduce a dedicated health-and-safety concept to affirm its importance within the SSbD/social fairness cluster. This avoids forcing it into unrelated regulatory or ecodesign nodes and provides a clear boundary for future mappings.
related: social-fairness 12-1
related: SafetyInstructionsLithium
related: General product information and safety information
comment: Introduce a dedicated health-and-safety concept to affirm its importance within the SSbD/social fairness cluster. This avoids forcing it into unrelated regulatory or ecodesign nodes and provides a clear boundary for future mappings.
description: 1. Social fairness: the socio-economic analysis should strive to steer innovation towards producing societal benefits, while ensuring equal opportunities, health and safety, fair working conditions and respect of human rights.

Respect of human rights
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part of Social fairness pillar: respect of human rights.
scope note: Add a distinct concept for HR respect to capture its normative significance without forcing it into a regulatory-only space.
related: social-fairness 12-1
comment: Add a distinct concept for HR respect to capture its normative significance without forcing it into a regulatory-only space.
description: 1. Social fairness: the socio-economic analysis should strive to steer innovation towards producing societal benefits, while ensuring equal opportunities, health and safety, fair working conditions and respect of human rights.

Equal opportunities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part of Social fairness pillar: equal opportunities.
scope note: Represent equal opportunities as a standalone concept to maintain boundary clarity from other social-fairness topics and enable targeted mappings.
related: social-fairness 12-1
comment: Represent equal opportunities as a standalone concept to maintain boundary clarity from other social-fairness topics and enable targeted mappings.
description: 1. Social fairness: the socio-economic analysis should strive to steer innovation towards producing societal benefits, while ensuring equal opportunities, health and safety, fair working conditions and respect of human rights.

Fair working conditions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part of Social fairness pillar: fair working conditions.
scope note: Provide a distinct concept for fair working conditions to keep social fairness boundaries explicit and to support precise mappings.
related: social-fairness 12-1
comment: Provide a distinct concept for fair working conditions to keep social fairness boundaries explicit and to support precise mappings.
description: 1. Social fairness: the socio-economic analysis should strive to steer innovation towards producing societal benefits, while ensuring equal opportunities, health and safety, fair working conditions and respect of human rights.

Socio-economic sustainability assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Within SSbD, the socio-economic sustainability assessment aims at complementing the safety and environmental sustainability assessments with the identification and, where possible, quantification of socio-economic risks and opportunities in the innovation process.
scope note: Place the socio-economic sustainability assessment as a distinct SSbD facet, with planned mappings to sustainability-requirements and measuring-methods. This keeps SSbD assessments separable from purely ecological or regulatory nodes.
broader: Sustainability requirements
subclass of: Sustainability requirements
related: Measuring methods
comment: Place the socio-economic sustainability assessment as a distinct SSbD facet, with planned mappings to sustainability-requirements and measuring-methods. This keeps SSbD assessments separable from purely ecological or regulatory nodes.
hasPart: Step 2

Maturity of SSbD
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Maturity of SSbD: While the maturity of the innovation will be defined and described by the SSbD practitioner according to different criteria, the maturity of the SSbD implementation reflects the completeness of the fulfilment of the SSbD principles:
scope note: Add a maturity dimension for SSbD as a separate concept to support lifecycle and assessment maturity discussions.
broader: Sustainability requirements
subclass of: Sustainability requirements
related: Measuring methods
comment: Add a maturity dimension for SSbD as a separate concept to support lifecycle and assessment maturity discussions.

Supply chain vulnerabilities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Risk area addressed under Competitiveness: supply chain vulnerabilities.
scope note: Introduce a dedicated concept for supply-chain vulnerabilities to enable precise mappings to measuring-methods and sustainability concepts without conflating with other risk areas.
broader: Sustainability requirements
subclass of: Sustainability requirements
related: Measuring methods
related: Supply chain governance
related: Immediate downstream purchasers
comment: Introduce a dedicated concept for supply-chain vulnerabilities to enable precise mappings to measuring-methods and sustainability concepts without conflating with other risk areas.
description: 2. Competitiveness: the socio-economic analysis should ensure that supply chain vulnerabilities are considered, improving preparedness and risk management and ensuring economic and financial security.

Economic and financial security
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part of Competitiveness pillar: economic and financial security.
scope note: Create to explicitly represent economic/financial security as a facet of governance/competitiveness, with mappings to sustainability-requirements and measuring-methods.
broader: Sustainability requirements
subclass of: Sustainability requirements
related: Measuring methods
comment: Create to explicitly represent economic/financial security as a facet of governance/competitiveness, with mappings to sustainability-requirements and measuring-methods.
description: 2. Competitiveness: the socio-economic analysis should ensure that supply chain vulnerabilities are considered, improving preparedness and risk management and ensuring economic and financial security.

Step 2
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Second step in the three complementary steps of the socio-economic assessment.
scope note: Provide a concrete step-2 concept to anchor procedural descriptions within socio-economic assessment in the ecodesign/regulatory context, with related mappings to eco-design requirements.
related: eco-design-requirements
related: Ecodesign requirements
comment: Provide a concrete step-2 concept to anchor procedural descriptions within socio-economic assessment in the ecodesign/regulatory context, with related mappings to eco-design requirements.
description: Identification of Critical Raw Materials (CRM) along the life cycle: this phase implies the use of Life Cycle inventories developed in LCA and the flagging of the CRMs used as inputs in the production processes, including the upstream phases of the value chain (i.e., including intermediate products and raw materials used as precursors).

EcoReport tool
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Simplified EcoReport tool used in Eco-design context to facilitate assessment.
scope note: Add an explicit EcoReport tool concept to facilitate mappings with eco-design assessment tooling and measuring-methods.
related: eco-design-requirements
related: Measuring methods
comment: Add an explicit EcoReport tool concept to facilitate mappings with eco-design assessment tooling and measuring-methods.
description: The use of a simplified EcoReport tool used in the context of Eco-design (Gama Caldas et al., 2024) can facilitate the assessment.
appliesTo: Socio-economic sustainability assessment

Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Energy efficiency indicator (%)
scope note: Represent energy efficiency as a distinct indicator concept with a broad mapping to measuring-methods for coherence with other metrics.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
comment: Represent energy efficiency as a distinct indicator concept with a broad mapping to measuring-methods for coherence with other metrics.
description: - Energy efficiency (%)

Indicator_Energy_Consumption
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Energy consumption indicator (kWh/kg or MJ/kg)
scope note: Anchor energy consumption metrics as a standalone indicator to support precise mappings with measuring-methods.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: billOfEnergy
comment: Anchor energy consumption metrics as a standalone indicator to support precise mappings with measuring-methods.
description: - Energy consumption (kWh/kg or MJ/kg)

Indicator_Heat_of_Vaporisation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Heat of vaporisation indicator (MJ/kg)
scope note: Treat as a dedicated indicator concept with a relation to measuring-methods for broader interpretability.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
comment: Treat as a dedicated indicator concept with a relation to measuring-methods for broader interpretability.
description: - Heat of vaporisation (MJ/kg)

Indicator_Boiling_Temperature
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Boiling temperature indicator (°C)
scope note: Place Boiling Temperature as a distinct indicator with measuring-methods linkage to support precise mappings.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
comment: Place Boiling Temperature as a distinct indicator with measuring-methods linkage to support precise mappings.
description: - Boiling temperature (°C)

Indicator_Reaction_Yield
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reaction Yield indicator
scope note: Model Reaction Yield as its own indicator concept with a measuring-methods linkage to enable cross-domain mappings.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
comment: Model Reaction Yield as its own indicator concept with a measuring-methods linkage to enable cross-domain mappings.
description: Reaction Yield

Indicator_Material_Intensity_index
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Material Intensity index indicator
scope note: Treat as a discrete indicator with measuring-methods linkage to support precise sustainability assessments.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
comment: Treat as a discrete indicator with measuring-methods linkage to support precise sustainability assessments.
description: Material Intensity index

Indicator_Atom_Economy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Atom Economy indicator
scope note: Model Atom Economy as a distinct indicator concept, with measuring-methods relations to enable cross-domain mappings.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
comment: Model Atom Economy as a distinct indicator concept, with measuring-methods relations to enable cross-domain mappings.
description: Atom Economy

Indicator_Recycled_Content
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Recycled content indicator
scope note: Represent Recycled Content as a standalone indicator with measuring-methods linkage to support lifecycle assessments.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
comment: Represent Recycled Content as a standalone indicator with measuring-methods linkage to support lifecycle assessments.
description: - Recycled content (%)

Ozone depletion
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicator for ozone depletion impacts.
scope note: Add an explicit environmental impact indicator to the measuring-methods ecosystem with potential broader ties to sustainability-requirements.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: Destruction of ecosystems and soils
comment: Add an explicit environmental impact indicator to the measuring-methods ecosystem with potential broader ties to sustainability-requirements.
description: The potential impacts of all relevant substances for ozone depletion are converted to their equivalent of kilograms of trichlorofluoromethane (also called Freon-11 and R-11), hence the unit of measurement is in kilogram of CFC-11 eq.

Acidification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicator for acidification impacts.
scope note: Model Acidification as a dedicated indicator concept tied to measuring-methods for coherent mapping.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
narrower: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
comment: Model Acidification as a dedicated indicator concept tied to measuring-methods for coherent mapping.
description: The potential impact of substances contributing to acidification is converted to the equivalent of moles of hydron (general name for a cationic form of atomic hydrogen, mol H+ eq).
hasAttribute: mol H+ eq

Eutrophication, terrestrial
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicator for terrestrial eutrophication.
scope note: Anchor terrestrial eutrophication as a discrete indicator concept and relate to measuring-methods for cross-domain interoperability.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
narrower: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
comment: Anchor terrestrial eutrophication as a discrete indicator concept and relate to measuring-methods for cross-domain interoperability.
description: The potential impact of substances contributing to terrestrial eutrophication is converted to the equivalent of moles of nitrogen (mol N eq).
hasAttribute: mol N eq

mol N eq
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Moles of nitrogen equivalents, unit for terrestrial eutrophication.
scope note: Represent moles of nitrogen equivalents as a discrete measurement concept with measuring-methods linkage.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
comment: Represent moles of nitrogen equivalents as a discrete measurement concept with measuring-methods linkage.
description: The potential impact of substances contributing to terrestrial eutrophication is converted to the equivalent of moles of nitrogen (mol N eq).

mol H+ eq
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Moles of hydron equivalents, unit for acidification.
scope note: Capture hydron-equivalents as a specific indicator with measuring-methods linkage for coherence across domains.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
comment: Capture hydron-equivalents as a specific indicator with measuring-methods linkage for coherence across domains.
description: The potential impact of substances contributing to acidification is converted to the equivalent of moles of hydron (general name for a cationic form of atomic hydrogen, mol H+ eq).

kg NMVOC eq
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Kilograms of NMVOC equivalent, unit of measurement for photochemical ozone formation.
scope note: Create a dedicated NMVOC eq concept to anchor the unit of measurement within the ecodesign/product-parameter domain. The mappings anchor it to the broader measurement/technical-documentation context to enable coherent scoping with related indicators (e.g., photochemical ozone formation) while preserving its unit-focused boundary.
broader: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
subclass of: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
narrower: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
related: Photochemical ozone formation
related: Climate change
comment: Create a dedicated NMVOC eq concept to anchor the unit of measurement within the ecodesign/product-parameter domain. The mappings anchor it to the broader measurement/technical-documentation context to enable coherent scoping with related indicators (e.g., photochemical ozone formation) while preserving its unit-focused boundary.
description: The potential impact of substances contributing to photochemical ozone formation is converted into the equivalent of kilograms of Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (e.g. alcohols, aromatics, etc.; kg NMVOC eq).

kg CFC-11 eq
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Kilogram of CFC-11 equivalent, unit of measurement for ozone depletion.
scope note: Introduce a dedicated CFC-11 eq unit concept and tether it to measuring-methods and ozone-related indicators, providing a precise anchor for regulatory assessments while allowing linkage to ozone-formation discussions.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
broader: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
subclass of: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
narrower: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
related: Photochemical ozone formation
related: Climate change
comment: Introduce a dedicated CFC-11 eq unit concept and tether it to measuring-methods and ozone-related indicators, providing a precise anchor for regulatory assessments while allowing linkage to ozone-formation discussions.
description: The potential impacts of all relevant substances for ozone depletion are converted to their equivalent of kilograms of trichlorofluoromethane (also called Freon-11 and R-11), hence the unit of measurement is in kilogram of CFC-11 eq.

kg CO2 eq
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Kilogram of carbon dioxide equivalent, unit of measurement for GHG emissions.
scope note: Create a CO2-equivalent unit concept anchored to measuring-methods and climate indicators, with links to climate-change and fossil-based concepts to support cross-domain traceability.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
broader: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
subclass of: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
narrower: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
related: Climate change
related: Fossil based
related: EmissionsLifecycle
related: Web link to public carbon footprint study
comment: Create a CO2-equivalent unit concept anchored to measuring-methods and climate indicators, with links to climate-change and fossil-based concepts to support cross-domain traceability.
description: The global warming potential of all GHG emissions is measured in kilogram of carbon dioxide equivalent (kg CO2 eq), namely all GHG are compared to the amount of the global warming potential of 1 kg of CO2.

kg 235U eq
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Kilobequerels of Uranium 235 equivalent, unit of measurement.
scope note: Introduce a uranium-235 activity unit concept linked to ionising radiation indicators and measuring-methods, enabling explicit provenance to radiation-health assessments.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: Ionising radiation
related: Human toxicity, cancer effects
comment: Introduce a uranium-235 activity unit concept linked to ionising radiation indicators and measuring-methods, enabling explicit provenance to radiation-health assessments.
description: The potential impact on human health of different ionising radiations is converted to the equivalent of kilobequerels of Uranium 235 (kg 235U eq).

CTUh
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Comparative Toxic Unit for humans, unit of measurement.
scope note: Create a CTUh concept to anchor toxicology-related measurements and relate it to human-toxicity-cancer-effects and measuring-methods for coherent risk assessment.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: Human toxicity, cancer effects
comment: Create a CTUh concept to anchor toxicology-related measurements and relate it to human-toxicity-cancer-effects and measuring-methods for coherent risk assessment.
description: The unit of measurement is Comparative Toxic Unit for humans (CTUh). This is based on a USEtox model.

Human toxicity, cancer effects
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicator for human health impacts (cancer effects) from substances.
scope note: Establish a distinct human-toxicity-cancer-effects concept to anchor health impact indicators and connect them to CTUh and related health measures.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: CTUh
related: Ionising radiation
comment: Establish a distinct human-toxicity-cancer-effects concept to anchor health impact indicators and connect them to CTUh and related health measures.
description: The unit of measurement is Comparative Toxic Unit for humans (CTUh). This is based on a USEtox model.
hasAttribute: CTUh

Ionising radiation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicator for health impacts from ionising radiation.
scope note: Create an ionising-radiation concept anchored to measuring-methods and health risk indicators, enabling explicit linkage to uranium/radiation units and health outcomes.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: Photochemical ozone formation
related: Particulate matter
comment: Create an ionising-radiation concept anchored to measuring-methods and health risk indicators, enabling explicit linkage to uranium/radiation units and health outcomes.
description: The potential impact on human health of different ionising radiations is converted to the equivalent of kilobequerels of Uranium 235 (kg 235U eq).
hasAttribute: kg 235U eq

Climate change
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicator for climate-related impacts due to GHG emissions.
scope note: Introduce the climate-change concept to anchor GHG/CO2-related measurements and connect to CO2-eq and fossil-based concepts for cross-domain regulation.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
narrower: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
related: kg-co2-eq
related: Fossil based
comment: Introduce the climate-change concept to anchor GHG/CO2-related measurements and connect to CO2-eq and fossil-based concepts for cross-domain regulation.
description: The global warming potential of all GHG emissions is measured in kilogram of carbon dioxide equivalent (kg CO2 eq), namely all GHG are compared to the amount of the global warming potential of 1 kg of CO2.
hasAttribute: kg CO2 eq

Photochemical ozone formation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicator for formation of ground-level ozone from VOC precursors.
scope note: Create a dedicated photochemical-ozone-formation concept anchored to NMVOC/CFC-based indicators and measuring-methods, to enable cross-linking with nmvoc-eq and cosmeasures.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: kg NMVOC eq
related: kg CFC-11 eq
related: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
comment: Create a dedicated photochemical-ozone-formation concept anchored to NMVOC/CFC-based indicators and measuring-methods, to enable cross-linking with nmvoc-eq and cosmeasures.
description: The potential impact of substances contributing to photochemical ozone formation is converted into the equivalent of kilograms of Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds (e.g. alcohols, aromatics, etc.; kg NMVOC eq).
hasAttribute: kg NMVOC eq

Fossil based
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on precursors for Chemical A.
scope note: Create a fossil-based concept to capture precursor/energy-source contexts and connect it to climate-change, kg-CO2-eq, and chemical-a mappings.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: Climate change
related: Chemical A
related: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
comment: Create a fossil-based concept to capture precursor/energy-source contexts and connect it to climate-change, kg-CO2-eq, and chemical-a mappings.
description: Fossil based

Chemical A
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A chemical listed in the scoping analysis table.
scope note: Create a chemical-a concept to anchor the substance context, linking to fossil-based, packaging applications, and measuring-methods for traceability.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: Fossil based
related: Several, such as packaging, etc.
related: Chemical Recycling
comment: Create a chemical-a concept to anchor the substance context, linking to fossil-based, packaging applications, and measuring-methods for traceability.
description: Chemical A
appliesTo: Downstream manufacturers
hasAttribute: plasticiser
hasAttribute: Fossil based
hasAttribute: insulation

Not defined yet
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Selected application for Chemical A.
scope note: Establish a provisional placeholder concept to support scoping-tracking, with potential future refinement as domain concepts emerge.
comment: Establish a provisional placeholder concept to support scoping-tracking, with potential future refinement as domain concepts emerge.
description: Not defined yet

Several, such as packaging, etc.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Known application(s) for Chemical A.
scope note: Create a concept for known packaging/applications to enable linkage to chemical-a and downstream lifecycle concepts.
broader: Chemical A
subclass of: Chemical A
related: marking indicating a special risk or use
comment: Create a concept for known packaging/applications to enable linkage to chemical-a and downstream lifecycle concepts.
description: Several, such as packaging, etc.

Several but not defined
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Known application(s) for Material A.
scope note: Add a placeholder concept for generic multiple-applications not yet defined to enable future domain-specific linking.
comment: Add a placeholder concept for generic multiple-applications not yet defined to enable future domain-specific linking.
description: Several but not defined

insulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Function of Material A.
scope note: Create an insulation concept with a broader link to energy-use to reflect material properties affecting energy efficiency.
broader: Energy use
subclass of: Energy use
comment: Create an insulation concept with a broader link to energy-use to reflect material properties affecting energy efficiency.
description: insulation

plasticiser
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Function of Chemical A.
scope note: Introduce a plasticiser concept anchored to chemical-safety and lifecycle considerations, enabling linkages to chemical-a and packaging contexts.
broader: Chemical safety
subclass of: Chemical safety
related: Chemical A
comment: Introduce a plasticiser concept anchored to chemical-safety and lifecycle considerations, enabling linkages to chemical-a and packaging contexts.
description: plasticiser

Downstream manufacturers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Downstream manufacturers as an actor using the chemical/material.
scope note: Create a downstream-manufacturers concept to anchor this actor in supply-chain/regulatory mappings and connect to downstream-user and packaging concepts.
broader: Economic operators
subclass of: Economic operators
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
narrower: Supply chain actors
related: Downstream user
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: End-user role information
comment: Create a downstream-manufacturers concept to anchor this actor in supply-chain/regulatory mappings and connect to downstream-user and packaging concepts.
description: Downstream manufacturers

Downstream user
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Natural or legal person who uses a substance in industrial or professional activities; distributors or consumers are not downstream users.
scope note: Create a downstream-user concept to capture lifecycle-use phase actors and support alignment with downstream-manufacturers and life-cycle downstream processes.
narrower: Supply chain actors
related: Downstream manufacturers
related: marking indicating a special risk or use
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
comment: Create a downstream-user concept to capture lifecycle-use phase actors and support alignment with downstream-manufacturers and life-cycle downstream processes.
description: Downstream user: means any natural or legal person who uses a substance, either on its own or in a mixture, during his industrial or professional activities. A distributor or a consumer is not a downstream user.

Life cycle option (downstream processes)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Life cycle option of a chemical/material according to its downstream processes, i.e. final
scope note: Anchor downstream-life-cycle options as a dedicated concept connected to life-cycle-related measurements and SSbD practice.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
broader: TreatmentOperationsPreparingForReuse
subclass of: TreatmentOperationsPreparingForReuse
related: Life cycle consideration level
related: Life cycle of a chemical
comment: Anchor downstream-life-cycle options as a dedicated concept connected to life-cycle-related measurements and SSbD practice.

Life cycle consideration level
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 6. Level of application of considering the life cycle of a chemical/material.
scope note: Introduce a dedicated lifecycle consideration level concept to anchor lifecycle assessment metadata and link to downstream processes.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
related: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
comment: Introduce a dedicated lifecycle consideration level concept to anchor lifecycle assessment metadata and link to downstream processes.
description: Table 6. Level of application of considering the life cycle of a chemical/material. .................................... 40

Screening assessment methodology for chemical/material
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 13. Possible methodology for the screening assessment of chemical/material.
scope note: Create a screening-assessment-methodology concept to anchor risk assessment workflows and link to measuring-methods and SSbD concepts.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
broader: Potential standards for battery chemistry reporting
subclass of: Potential standards for battery chemistry reporting
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
comment: Create a screening-assessment-methodology concept to anchor risk assessment workflows and link to measuring-methods and SSbD concepts.

SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Minimise hazardous chemicals/materials in manufacturing processes
scope note: Create an SSbD hazard-reduction concept to anchor risk-reduction strategies within ecodesign and tie it to screening methodologies.
broader: Screening assessment methodology for chemical/material
subclass of: Screening assessment methodology for chemical/material
related: marking indicating a special risk or use
related: Non-quantitative requirements
related: Safety measures
related: extinguishing agent category
related: Safety of construction products
comment: Create an SSbD hazard-reduction concept to anchor risk-reduction strategies within ecodesign and tie it to screening methodologies.
description: - Minimise hazard ous chemical/materials in manufacturing processes - Eliminate hazardous chemical/materials in final products (GC3, SC1, GR1, GC4, GC5)

SSbD1_Material_efficiency
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Material efficiency
scope note: Create an SSbD material-efficiency concept to ground material-use optimization within ecodesign and link to measuring-methods.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
narrower: Minimum or maximum levels of performance
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
related: Product durability
comment: Create an SSbD material-efficiency concept to ground material-use optimization within ecodesign and link to measuring-methods.
description: SSbD1 Material Pursuing the incorporation to reduce chemical/material consumed (kg per kg of chemicals/materials used)

SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Design for energy efficiency
scope note: Create an SSbD energy-efficiency concept to centralize energy-use considerations and connect to measuring-methods and other SSbD concepts.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
narrower: Minimum or maximum levels of performance
related: SSbD1_Material_efficiency
related: Lifecycle stage contributions
related: Outdoor climatic conditions
comment: Create an SSbD energy-efficiency concept to centralize energy-use considerations and connect to measuring-methods and other SSbD concepts.
description: - Minimise the overall energy used to produce a chemical/material in the manufacturing process

Goals of innovation, type of innovation, and nature of the (re)design
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Goals of innovation, type of innovation, and nature of the (re)design.
scope note: This concept represents a boundary topic not present in the current ecodesign/regulatory ontologies. Creating it as a standalone concept allows cross-community linking later and avoids forcing an ill-fitting existing node to carry its meaning. It can later be connected to broader concepts like sustainability or regulatory requirements as mapping opportunities emerge.
comment: This concept represents a boundary topic not present in the current ecodesign/regulatory ontologies. Creating it as a standalone concept allows cross-community linking later and avoids forcing an ill-fitting existing node to carry its meaning. It can later be connected to broader concepts like sustainability or regulatory requirements as mapping opportunities emerge.
description: The description of the innovation includes information such as the goal(s) of innovation, the type of innovation (see chapter 5), and the nature of the (re)design.

Intended innovation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Intended innovation as framed in the scoping analysis.
scope note: Introduce Intended Innovation as a dedicated concept aligned with scoping analysis contexts in the regulator's vocabulary. This avoids conflating it with other DoP/DoC or ecodesign parameters and supports later linkage to related concepts via SKOS mappings.
related: Ecodesign requirements
comment: Introduce Intended Innovation as a dedicated concept aligned with scoping analysis contexts in the regulator's vocabulary. This avoids conflating it with other DoP/DoC or ecodesign parameters and supports later linkage to related concepts via SKOS mappings.
description: The scoping analysis contextualises the intended innovation to which the SSbD framework will be applied.
hasAttribute: Goals of innovation, type of innovation, and nature of the (re)design

Summary
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A summary of milestones, iterations and conclusions in the documentation.
scope note: A Summary concept enables consistent tagging of milestones, iterations, and conclusions in documentation across regimes. It provides a stable anchor for referencing meta-documentation while avoiding forced alignment with other domain concepts.
comment: A Summary concept enables consistent tagging of milestones, iterations, and conclusions in documentation across regimes. It provides a stable anchor for referencing meta-documentation while avoiding forced alignment with other domain concepts.
description: A summary stating the important milestones in the innovation, the iterations and conclusion.

Iterative and tiered LCA approach characteristics
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 14. Summary of the main applicability and characteristics of the iterative and tiered approach of LCA along the innovation.
scope note: This keeps life-cycle assessment methodology distinct from regulator-specific concepts, allowing later SKOS mappings to broader LCA or sustainability frameworks as needed.
comment: This keeps life-cycle assessment methodology distinct from regulator-specific concepts, allowing later SKOS mappings to broader LCA or sustainability frameworks as needed.

Possible approach to perform the interpretation of the LCA results, combining both the analysis of
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Possible interpretation approach for LCA results
scope note: Isolating interpretation approaches as a separate concept prevents conflation with DoP/DoC or ecodesign parameters and supports future mapping to related LCA concepts.
comment: Isolating interpretation approaches as a separate concept prevents conflation with DoP/DoC or ecodesign parameters and supports future mapping to related LCA concepts.
description: Possible approach to perform the interpretation of the LCA results, combining both the analysis of

Pedigree Matrix concept
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Pedigree Matrix concept as used in data quality approaches within LCA.
scope note: Pedigree Matrix as a standalone concept provides a clear boundary for data-quality discussions without diluting more domain-specific ontologies. It can be related to measuring-methods or information-obligations via SKOS mappings later.
comment: Pedigree Matrix as a standalone concept provides a clear boundary for data-quality discussions without diluting more domain-specific ontologies. It can be related to measuring-methods or information-obligations via SKOS mappings later.
description: Most of these approaches are inspired on the Pedigree Matrix concept from Funtowicz and Ravetz (1990), as proposed by Weidema and Wesnæs (1996).

Control banding Risk Matrix
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Control banding Risk Matrix.
scope note: A standalone Control Banding Risk Matrix clarifies its role as a risk-assessment tool within regulatory contexts and supports future mappings to governance concepts.
comment: A standalone Control Banding Risk Matrix clarifies its role as a risk-assessment tool within regulatory contexts and supports future mappings to governance concepts.

Critical Raw Materials (CRM)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identification of Critical Raw Materials along the life cycle.
scope note: CRM is a distinct domain topic with cross-cutting relevance to material life cycles and risk assessment. Creating a dedicated concept enables future linking to CRM-related concepts and lifecycle contexts.
comment: CRM is a distinct domain topic with cross-cutting relevance to material life cycles and risk assessment. Creating a dedicated concept enables future linking to CRM-related concepts and lifecycle contexts.
description: Identification of Critical Raw Materials (CRM) along the life cycle: this phase implies the use of Life Cycle inventories developed in LCA and the flagging of the CRMs used as inputs in the production processes, including the upstream phases of the value chain (i.e., including intermediate products and raw materials used as precursors).

Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Life Cycle inventories used for flagging CRMs.
scope note: Distinct CRM-context inventories can be linked to CRM concepts and lifecycle analyses, enabling targeted mappings within sustainability workflows.
comment: Distinct CRM-context inventories can be linked to CRM concepts and lifecycle analyses, enabling targeted mappings within sustainability workflows.
description: Life Cycle inventories developed in LCA

Types of actors involved along the life cycle
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Types of actors involved along the life cycle.
scope note: Actor typologies are a common boundary concept in lifecycle governance. A dedicated concept supports explicit mappings to participating entities and responsibilities.
comment: Actor typologies are a common boundary concept in lifecycle governance. A dedicated concept supports explicit mappings to participating entities and responsibilities.

Life cycle costs
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Costs assessed over the life cycle, including societal costs and externalities.
scope note: Lifecycle costs are a fundamental dimension of sustainability assessment and risk evaluation. Isolating them as a concept enables clear mappings to economic indicators and lifecycle analyses.
comment: Lifecycle costs are a fundamental dimension of sustainability assessment and risk evaluation. Isolating them as a concept enables clear mappings to economic indicators and lifecycle analyses.
description: Assessment of life cycle costs, including societal costs20: where a comparison between different alternatives is to be made, this analysis allows the identification of the cost-optimal option over the lifetime of a chemical/material, including the consideration of externalities.

Environmental Footprint 3.1 Impact Categories
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Annex describing Environmental Footprint 3.1 Impact Categories.
scope note: Environmental footprint categories often require explicit encoding; a dedicated concept enables precise mappings to EF-related standards and labelling.
comment: Environmental footprint categories often require explicit encoding; a dedicated concept enables precise mappings to EF-related standards and labelling.
description: Description of the Environmental Footprint 3.1 Impact Categories

Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
scope note: EF impact categories are central to sustainability labeling and assessment; a dedicated node enables precise SKOS mappings to related EF concepts.
comment: EF impact categories are central to sustainability labeling and assessment; a dedicated node enables precise SKOS mappings to related EF concepts.
description: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories, and their link to key issues considered in the

Ranges of impact for CPs (16 impact categories)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 12. Ranges of impact for the 16 impact categories that to define the classes of performances (CPs), against which the impact result for the production of 1 kg of the chemical under assessment should be compared.
scope note: Having a dedicated concept for ranges of impact supports consistent categorization and later mapping to EF/CP ontologies.
comment: Having a dedicated concept for ranges of impact supports consistent categorization and later mapping to EF/CP ontologies.

Qualitative example of the classes of performance (“CP”) and related score
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Qualitative example of the classes of performance (“CP”) and related score
scope note: Separating qualitative performance classes from other measurement concepts prevents conflation with quantitative scales and supports clear mappings to performance scoring.
comment: Separating qualitative performance classes from other measurement concepts prevents conflation with quantitative scales and supports clear mappings to performance scoring.
description: Qualitative example of the classes of performance (“CP”) and related score for the assigned

1-5 semi-quantitative scale
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Ordinal scale used to rate data quality attributes (1-5 semi-quantitative).
scope note: Separating semi-quantitative scales from other data-quality concepts supports precise mapping to data quality attributes and ensures consistency across regimes.
comment: Separating semi-quantitative scales from other data-quality concepts supports precise mapping to data quality attributes and ensures consistency across regimes.
description: Data quality is typically assessed on a 1-5 “semi-quantitative” (i.e. ordinal) scale on each of these attributes.
hasPart: Excellent
hasPart: Poor

Excellent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Scale label indicating highest quality within the 1-5 scale.
scope note: Having a standalone concept for scale labels like Excellent avoids ad-hoc usage of adjectives and enables explicit mappings to other scales.
comment: Having a standalone concept for scale labels like Excellent avoids ad-hoc usage of adjectives and enables explicit mappings to other scales.
description: (1«Excellent, 2«Very Good, 3«Good, 4«Fair, 5«Poor)

Poor
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Scale label indicating lowest quality within the 1-5 scale.
scope note: Similar rationale to Excellent; dedicated scale-label concepts permit reliable SKOS mappings and avoid label ambiguity.
comment: Similar rationale to Excellent; dedicated scale-label concepts permit reliable SKOS mappings and avoid label ambiguity.
description: (1«Excellent, 2«Very Good, 3«Good, 4«Fair, 5«Poor)

Right to strike (ordinal scale)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Right to strike (ordinal scale)
scope note: Isolating ordinal scales for labor rights as standalone concepts allows precise linkage to governance-related dimensions and avoids conflation with other scales.
comment: Isolating ordinal scales for labor rights as standalone concepts allows precise linkage to governance-related dimensions and avoids conflation with other scales.

Right of association (ordinal scale)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Right of association (ordinal scale)
scope note: Dedicated rights-scale concepts support clear mappings to governance and labor relations concepts.
comment: Dedicated rights-scale concepts support clear mappings to governance and labor relations concepts.

Right of collective bargaining
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Right of collective bargaining
scope note: A dedicated concept clarifies links to labor governance and regulatory obligations and supports precise mappings.
comment: A dedicated concept clarifies links to labor governance and regulatory obligations and supports precise mappings.

Trade union density (% of employees organized in trade unions)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Trade union density (% of employees organized in trade unions)
scope note: Provides a stable node for labor-market indicators and enables SKOS mappings to governance-related concepts.
comment: Provides a stable node for labor-market indicators and enables SKOS mappings to governance-related concepts.

Gender wage gap (%)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Gender wage gap (%)
scope note: A dedicated gender wage gap concept supports accurate mappings to socio-economic indicators and governance metrics.
comment: A dedicated gender wage gap concept supports accurate mappings to socio-economic indicators and governance metrics.

Salary/Living wage ratio
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Salary/Living wage ratio
scope note: Treating wage-related metrics as a separate concept enables precise mappings to economic indicators and labor governance contexts.
comment: Treating wage-related metrics as a separate concept enables precise mappings to economic indicators and labor governance contexts.
description: y, ratio Salary/Living wage

Hydrophilicity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A measure of affinity for water (hydrophilicity).
description: A chemical's octanol−water partition coefficient (Kow) represents a measure of its hydrophilicity/lipophilicity.

Tiered approach
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Tiered approach: approach built on a gradually increasing amount and quality of data generated and collected as the innovation progresses in the SSbD implementation.

Article
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of an object given a special shape, surface or design that determines its function beyond its chemical composition.
description: Article: an object which during production is given a special shape, surface or design which determines its function to a greater degree than does its chemical composition.

Living wage, per month
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Living wage, per month

List of tables
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: List of tables

SSbD4_Use_feedstock
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Use feedstock in SSbD4
narrower: IncorporationUsedComponents
description: SSbD4 Use conservation, either via feedstocks that: - are renewables or secondary - Recycled content (%)

PNEC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Predicted No-Effect Concentration: environmental concentration below which adverse effects are not expected.
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
description: PNEC (Predicted No-Effect Concentration): For the environment, it represents the concentration of a substance below which adverse effects on the environment are not expected.

Life cycle of a chemical
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: All stages from creation to ultimate disposal, including production/manufacturing, storage, transformation, transportation, use, and disposal.
broader: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
subclass of: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
related: EmissionsLifecycle
related: Lifecycle stage contributions
related: End-of-use phase
related: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
description: Life cycle of a chemical: encompasses all stages from its creation to its ultimate disposal, including production/manufacturing, storage, transformation, transportation, use, and disposal. The use of chemicals for production is one part of the “use” of a chemical.

Lipophilicity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A measure of affinity for lipids (lipophilicity).
narrower: Chemical safety
related: Presence of substances in products
related: health_and_safety_concerns
related: Chemical safety assessments by the relevant Union bodies
related: Detailed composition information
related: DNEL
related: 3.1.4.1 chemical content
related: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
description: A chemical's octanol−water partition coefficient (Kow) represents a measure of its hydrophilicity/lipophilicity.

Table 30: Monetary valuation coefficients
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 30. Set of monetary valuation coefficients as proposed in Gama Caldas et al. (2024).
related: environmental sustainability objectives
related: EU green public procurement criteria
related: Contribution of raw material acquisition and [kgCO2e/kWh]
description: Table 30. Set of monetary valuation coefficients as proposed in Gama Caldas et al. (2024). ........ 135

Monomer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Substance capable of forming covalent bonds with monomer units to form polymers under polymer-forming reactions.
narrower: Presence of substances in products
narrower: SubstancesUnderArticle2_27_d
narrower: feedstock
narrower: 3.1.1.3 fibre composition
narrower: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
narrower: Bill of materials
narrower: Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
related: Quantities of a given material incorporated in the product
related: feedstock request process
related: Compositional survey
related: ProductRequirements
description: Monomer: means a substance which is capable of forming covalent bonds with a sequence of additional like or unlike molecules under the conditions of the relevant polymer-forming reaction used for the particular process.

Definition Criteria
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition Criteria: Set of values (e.g. reference or class performance) on which a decision may be based.
broader: Test methods and reference conditions
subclass of: Test methods and reference conditions
related: Proof of conformity
related: CompletenessOfSetOfInformation
related: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
related: Documentary evidence
related: Format for the technical documentation on those percentage shares
related: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques

LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 10. Criteria and scores to be applied to the LCA result of the chemical under assessment for each impact category, according to the reference identified.
broader: Contribution of raw material acquisition and [kgCO2e/kWh]
subclass of: Contribution of raw material acquisition and [kgCO2e/kWh]
broader: Battery carbon footprint per Functional Unit
subclass of: Battery carbon footprint per Functional Unit
broader: Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method
subclass of: Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method
narrower: life cycle of the product
narrower: EnergyConsumed
narrower: Assessment and verification system (AVS) set out in Annex IX
related: Circularity Assessment
related: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
related: Reference flow

Proxy data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data used as a substitute when direct data are not available.
narrower: Secondary data
related: InformationRequirements
related: Access to data attributes
related: Reported as measured
related: Carbon footprint information
related: Permalinks or data carriers
description: In SSbD, this may involve data for emerging technologies or innovative chemistries, which often necessitate proxy data and expert judgment.

Polymer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Substance consisting of molecules with the sequence of one or more types of monomer units; distribution over molecular weights due to monomer unit count.
broader: Textile Fibre
subclass of: Textile Fibre
narrower: Presence of substances in products
narrower: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
narrower: Bill of materials
narrower: Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
related: TRCProductAttributes
related: Compositional survey
related: ProductFamily
description: Polymer: means a substance consisting of molecules characterised by the sequence of one or more types of monomer units. Such molecules must be distributed over a range of molecular weights wherein differences in the molecular weight are primarily attributable to differences in the number of monomer units.

disease incidence per kg PM2.5 emitted
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Unit describing disease incidence per kilogram of PM2.5 emitted.
narrower: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
related: DNEL
description: The potential impact of is measured as the change in mortality due to PM emissions, expressed as disease incidence per kg of PM2.5 emitted.

No data -> main sources of data are databases, literature review + the remaining data assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data sources for assessment.
description: No data -> main sources of data are databases, literature review + the remaining data assessment

Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 15. Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators.
broader: Normalisation by capacity
subclass of: Normalisation by capacity
related: TRCProductAttributes
related: Methods and criteria

End of Life (EoL)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: End of Life (EoL)
broader: ExpectedGenerationOfWaste
subclass of: ExpectedGenerationOfWaste
broader: WasteGenerated
subclass of: WasteGenerated
broader: RecoveryOfMaterials
subclass of: RecoveryOfMaterials
broader: Decontamination and recovery
subclass of: Decontamination and recovery
broader: Disposal_operations
subclass of: Disposal_operations
broader: Circularity information
subclass of: Circularity information
broader: StatusWaste
subclass of: StatusWaste
broader: recycling process
subclass of: recycling process
broader: Remanufacturing
subclass of: Remanufacturing
broader: Preparation for repurposing
subclass of: Preparation for repurposing
broader: Preparation for re-use
subclass of: Preparation for re-use
broader: end-of-life stage of batteries
subclass of: end-of-life stage of batteries
broader: Collection targets Article 59(3) first subparagraph points (a)-(c)
subclass of: Collection targets Article 59(3) first subparagraph points (a)-(c)
broader: UsedProduct
subclass of: UsedProduct
broader: Destruction of surplus or unsold products
subclass of: Destruction of surplus or unsold products
broader: Deposit-refund systems
subclass of: Deposit-refund systems
broader: Date and place of latest deinstallation
subclass of: Date and place of latest deinstallation
narrower: life cycle of the product
narrower: Information on battery collection, preparation for second life and treatment at end of life
narrower: TreatmentOperationsPreparingForReuse
narrower: Incineration
narrower: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
related: remanufactured products
related: second-hand products
related: second-hand sector
related: DesignForRecycling
related: repairability
related: Packaging minimisation
related: MaintenanceAndRefurbishment
related: Refurbishment_and_remanufacturing
related: UpgradingRemanufacturing
related: Table 9 — Role of end-users in waste prevention and collection — data attributes
related: Partial cycles aggregation
related: Battery status
related: PESCO-UP data model for recycling
related: Cease_being_waste
related: Take-back and collection systems
related: SeparateCollectionTakeBackPoints
related: Batteries_and_battery_packs
related: Life cycle carbon emissions
related: Warranty period for calendar life
related: Waste batteries prevention and management information
related: Inherent product safety risks
related: Rehabilitation
related: Spare parts availability period
related: Product withdrawals or recalls
related: life cycle regulations (identifiers etc.) to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
description: End of Life (EoL).

EU policy objectives
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EU policy objectives
broader: Battery Regulation
subclass of: Battery Regulation
broader: Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
subclass of: Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
broader: European standards
subclass of: European standards
broader: eco-design for sustainable products
subclass of: eco-design for sustainable products
broader: EU Ecolabel usage for compliance
subclass of: EU Ecolabel usage for compliance
related: Sectoral roadmaps (Regulation (EU) 2021/1119)
related: OJEU
related: OECD five-step framework
related: Textile Exchange guidelines
description: Hazard-based SSbD criteria and considerations in alignment with the EU policy objectives.

List of potential data sources
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 18. List of potential data sources.
broader: InformationOnSparePartsPostalEmailWebsite
subclass of: InformationOnSparePartsPostalEmailWebsite
broader: No data -> main sources of data are databases, literature review + the remaining data assessment
subclass of: No data -> main sources of data are databases, literature review + the remaining data assessment
related: Data carriers

Data from our responsibility +
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data availability statement.
related: General battery and manufacturer information
description: Data from our responsibility +

DNEL
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Derived No-Effect Level: the level of exposure below which humans are not expected to experience adverse effects.
narrower: Chemical safety
narrower: Presence of substances in products
narrower: health_and_safety_concerns
narrower: Detailed composition information
narrower: Analysing risks
narrower: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 information
related: Risk management
related: HealthSafetyInformation
related: SafetyMeasures
related: Risk management obligations
related: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
related: Restrictions on substances
related: Safety of construction products
related: State of health
related: Health and safety of persons
description: DNEL (Derived No-Effect Level): For human health, it represents the level of exposure below which humans are not expected to experience adverse effects.

Traceability and transparency
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Interoperable and scalable traceability and transparency concepts mentioned as critical for enabling responsible production and consumption.
related: InformationRequirements
related: Symbols, labels and documentation of conformity
description: Interoperable and scalable traceability and transparency are critical for enabling responsible production and consumption; standardisation, interoperability and scalability are necessary to allow seamless data collection through many different organisations at a reasonable cost.

Interoperable traceability reporting
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reporting mechanism to transfer traceability data between organizations/systems.
broader: eBIZ specifications (CEN CWA eBIZ)
subclass of: eBIZ specifications (CEN CWA eBIZ)
broader: Documentation_accompanying_battery
subclass of: Documentation_accompanying_battery
narrower: Information management and verification tools
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
related: Documentation and information
related: assessment and verification system
related: LogisticDocumentation
description: a) interoperable traceability reporting from one organization/system to another one; the transfer of a summary of the traceability data about a batch or item of component or product should be facilitated so that the customer is able to recollect all the past history of its product and related components even if collected through different systems/platforms (in this way potential solutions lock-in can be averted);

open data model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: open data model
narrower: Information management and verification tools
narrower: DPP_DataModelAndInteroperability
description: To evaluate the practical applications of the TRICK solution, including its open data model, two pilots were conducted.

Incremental approach to data gathering
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Incremental approach to gathering data across the supply chain and documents.
description: The cross-cutting aspects proposed in the following are designed to support some of the needs identified in clause 4.2: in particular, data confidentiality, data disclosure policies and incremental approach to data gathering.

sustainability management platform
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: platform dedicated to sustainability data collection, management and reporting
narrower: Information management and verification tools
related: REFIT platform
description: sustainability management platform platform dedicated to sustainability data collection, management and reporting

Upstream processes (Data collection from the suppliers)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Collaborative process for collecting data from suppliers in upstream data gathering.
broader: Aggregates
subclass of: Aggregates
narrower: Supply chain
narrower: Supply chain management
related: Suppliers
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: Upstream processes (Data collection from the suppliers)

DPP data platform
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A platform to collect, store and manage traceability and sustainability data for DPP
broader: Battery_passport
subclass of: Battery_passport
narrower: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: Information management and verification tools
narrower: Electronic data-processing system
narrower: decentralised data system
related: Interoperability with other platforms
related: Standardization work for Digital Product Passport (DPP) in CEN/CLC/JTC 24
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
related: Register
related: life cycle regulations (identifiers etc.) to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
related: SSbD system under study
description: developing a platform able to collect, storage and manage traceability and sustainability data needed by the six business services, to obtain certifications (SA8000), to assess circularity and healthiness of the materials along the productive process, to comply with authority’s procedures (PCO) and LCA methodologies (PEF);

DPP_DataReuseAndInteroperability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data reuse and semantic interoperability across organizations
narrower: Information management and verification tools
description: These structures should enable data reuse for multiple purposes and facilitate sharing across different organizations and systems, thereby ensuring semantic interoperability among heterogeneous environments.

Data entered into the platform
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data entered into the platform
related: Documentation and information
description: in fact, it involves all stakeholders in collecting data relating to the traceable asset, in a system in which each stakeholder is responsible for the data entered into the platform.

event-based open data model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An event-based open data model presented in this CEN CWA process.
description: An event-based open data model presented in this CEN CWA process,

Incremental data collection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Traceability and Transparency reports built to be filled with an incremental approach.
description: The Traceability report and the Transparency and Sustainability report are built to be filled with an incremental approach (see clause 5.6.3.1 and 5.6.3.2

data responsible for the inserted data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: data responsible for the inserted data
description: In the project pilots in general each actor was responsible for its own data, but there were some situations where, for example, the customer has inserted data in the platform on behalf of one of its subcontractors (the apparel producer for its “cut and sew” and the fabric producer for its dyer); in this case the customer is the data responsible for the inserted data.

Supporting documentation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documentation related to the traceability information.
description: Figure 6 shows the relationships among the most relevant traceability entities: it can be observed that the Event plays a central role in the schema, putting in relation information related to the Product and its Component, the Traceable Asset, the Process Step and its Location, and the related Supporting documentation, if any.

Transfer of a summary of the traceability data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Transfer of a summary of traceability data accompanying the interoperable reporting.
description: the transfer of a summary of the traceability data about a batch or item of component or product should be facilitated so that the customer is able to recollect all the past history of its product and related components even if collected through different systems/platforms (in this way potential solutions lock-in can be averted);

DPP_DataOwnershipAndSubcontracting
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data ownership and responsibility mechanisms including subcontracting arrangements
narrower: Data ownership and responsibility
related: Legal entity
related: OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
description: It is essential that the structures also incorporate mechanisms for clearly defining data ownership and responsibility throughout the data gathering process. This is particularly relevant in complex supply chains, where, for instance, a subcontracting organization may enter data on behalf of subcontracted entities.

CEN CWA eBIZ Upstream model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Model used as the basis for inter-company collaborative processes in upstream data collection.
narrower: eBIZ framework
narrower: eBIZ specification
related: event-based open data model
description: The representation of the inter-company collaborative processes proposed in the following is based on the most recent draft of CEN CWA eBIZ Upstream model, developed during the TRICK project.

Traceability reports
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Traceability reports generated from data modelling and history documentation.
narrower: Documentation
related: Verification report
related: LogisticDocumentation
description: Traceability reports were generated by modelling the collected data and documenting the product's history.

Platform able to collect, storage and manage traceability and sustainability data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Platform capability to handle traceability and sustainability data for multiple services.
description: developing a platform able to collect, storage and manage traceability and sustainability data needed by the six business services, to obtain certifications (SA8000), to assess circularity and healthiness of the materials along the productive process, to comply with authority’s procedures (PCO) and LCA methodologies (PEF);

Data ownership and responsibility
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data ownership and responsibility mechanisms throughout the data gathering process.
related: Checks on undertakings and gather information from stakeholders
related: Documentation and information
related: Personal_data
description: It is essential that the structures also incorporate mechanisms for clearly defining data ownership and responsibility throughout the data gathering process.

traceability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Interoperable and scalable traceability and transparency are critical for enabling responsible production and consumption; standardisation, interoperability and scalability are necessary to allow seamless data collection through many different organisations at a reasonable cost.
broader: Traceability of traders obligations
subclass of: Traceability of traders obligations
broader: New battery passport
subclass of: New battery passport
broader: decentralised data system
subclass of: decentralised data system
related: Origin_of_materials_information
related: Documentation and information
related: Traceable asset flows
related: Data quality attributes

Data responsibility
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Key concept related to responsible data management in data exchange.
related: GrievanceMechanism
description: Data confidentiality and responsibility are key requirements to facilitate data exchange along the supply chain.

Customer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Customer actor mentioned as data repository/owner.
related: Operator
description: In the project pilots in general each actor was responsible for its own data, but there were some situations where, for example, the customer has inserted data in the platform on behalf of one of its subcontractors (the apparel producer for its “cut and sew” and the fabric producer for its dyer); in this case the customer is the data responsible for the inserted data.

DPP_DataModelAndInteroperability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data structures for DPP data collection supporting regulatory requirements and interoperability
broader: Information to be included
subclass of: Information to be included
narrower: digital product passports
narrower: Information management and verification tools
related: Documentation_accompanying_battery
related: Description of the product or product category covered and its intended use
description: The data structures defined in the data model proposed by this CWA had been thought to comply with the specifications and needs identified in clause 4.2 and support the transmission of extensive and detailed information collected from the various actors of the supply chain.

TRICKPlatform
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The TRICK platform.
description: led to the definition of the interfaces between the roles, highlighting the ones covered by TRICK project partners, the ones covered by external supply chain’s subcontractors (i.e. partners’ subcontractors), and the TRICK platform.

Raw material extraction
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Category: raw material extraction in the value chain.
broader: battery chemistry
subclass of: battery chemistry
broader: Tier 4 - Raw material extraction
subclass of: Tier 4 - Raw material extraction
description: Raw material extraction,

Reuse, repair, repurpose
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Value chain characteristic item for reuse/repair/repurpose.
broader: remanufactured products
subclass of: remanufactured products
description: Reuse, repair, repurpose,

API for massive automatic data input (product/events)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Technological features for data ecosystem integration item listed under TRICK platform
description: API for massive automatic data input (product/events),

Interoperability with other platforms
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Interoperability of TRICK platform with other platforms
related: Harmonised standards or common specifications referred to in Articles 41 and 42
related: Information technology
related: common specifications adopted by the Commission
related: Connection to data carriers
description: The TRICK platform is designed to be interoperable with other platforms: for example, interfaces have been developed and tested to allow data exchange with the Italian Custom system AIDA.

Consumer use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Value chain characteristic item representing consumer use phase.
description: Consumer use,

End-of-use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Lifecycle stage: end-of-use
narrower: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
related: end-of-life stage of batteries
related: Warranty period for calendar life
related: End of Life (EoL)
description: end-of-use

Retail and usage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Lifecycle stage 'Retail and usage'.
description: Retail and usage

End-to-end circular retail platform
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: End-to-end circular retail platform; one of the exit points of TRICK.
description: The exit points of TRICK traceability system depend on the use scenario. They are: ... on an end-to-end circular retail platform,

Supply chain management
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Functional characteristics item listed under TRICK platform
related: Distribution of obligations
description: Supply chain management,

collected data on the TRICK platform
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data collected on the TRICK platform used for assessment studies
description: All these services are based on a “consultancy pattern”: they require the intervention of a human Expert or Reviewer, that should have access to the collected data on the TRICK platform to perform or evaluate assessment studies, according to well defined disclosure policies among the involved actors.

MaterialCircularity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Aspect of sustainability assessment focusing on material circularity.
narrower: CircularityAssessment
narrower: SSbD1_Material_efficiency
description: (PEF, material circularity, S-LCA, Health protection)

Finished production assembly
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Value chain characteristic item indicating production stage.
description: Finished production assembly,

Material production
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Category: material production in the value chain.
related: Description of the product or product category covered and its intended use
description: Material production,

Circularity Assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Circularity Assessment mentioned in TRICK sustainability data gathering.
narrower: Environmental sustainability assessment
related: Environmental Footprint 3.1 Impact Categories
description: In the framework of TRICK project, the data gathering along the pilots’ supply chains is designed and implemented to support the topics of specific business services: Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), Circularity Assessment (based on MCI indicator), Health Protection Assessment, S-LCA assessment (SA8000).

Circularity assessment services
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Circularity assessment services
description: Some business services, like PEF and Circularity assessment services, need data from almost each main manufacturing operation (fibre production, yarn production, fabric production, garment production, etc) with a deep level of data granularity.

Blockchain data notarization
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Technological features for data ecosystem integration item listed under TRICK platform
related: Electronic notification tool
description: Blockchain data notarization,

Waste management collection and sorting
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Value chain characteristic item for waste collection and sorting.
related: Collection targets Article 59(3) first subparagraph points (a)-(c)
description: Waste management collection and sorting,

Office, retail, distribution center
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Value chain characteristic item representing office/retail/distribution center stage.
description: Office, retail, distribution center,

TRICK platform
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The TRICK platform mentioned as part of interfaces.
narrower: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: eBIZ framework
related: Online platforms
related: REFIT platform
description: The deep analysis of the TRICK pilots’ scenarios, with the identification of the role covered by each partner in the pilots’ supply chain, led to the definition of the interfaces between the roles, highlighting the ones covered by TRICK project partners, the ones covered by external supply chain’s subcontractors (i.e. partners’ subcontractors), and the TRICK platform.

Tier 4 - Raw material extraction
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Value chain characteristics item listed under TRICK platform
related: InitialBatch
related: Upstream processes (Data collection from the suppliers)
description: Tier 4 - Raw material extraction,

End-of-use phase
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: End-of-use phase; one of the exit points of TRICK.
description: The exit points of TRICK traceability system depend on the use scenario. They are: ... at the end-of-use phase in the technical pilot.

CircularityAssessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Circularity Assessment (based on MCI indicator).
related: MaterialCircularity
related: assessments and verifications
description: Circularity Assessment (based on MCI indicator)

Certifications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Certifications used as evidence for traceability events.
description: primary data, secondary data, certifications, logistic documentation, etc.

Traceable asset flows
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Flows of traceable assets within the system
related: LogisticDocumentation
description: Traceability model (mass balance/segregation) applied to the traceable asset flows

LogisticDocumentation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Logistic documentation used as evidence for traceability events.
related: Test reports proving compliance
description: primary data, secondary data, certifications, logistic documentation, etc.

Logistic units containing the traceable assets
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Logistic units that contain traceable assets in transit or storage.
description: Logistic units containing the traceable assets

Traceability system elements (TRICK)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Elements necessary for the setup of the traceability system as described by TRICK.
narrower: Information management and verification tools
description: The following Table A.3 reports a summary of the TRICK project choices for each element necessary for the setup of the traceability system.

eBIZ framework
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: eBIZ as a framework referenced among the standards used by the data model.
broader: eBIZ specifications (CEN CWA eBIZ)
subclass of: eBIZ specifications (CEN CWA eBIZ)
related: Information technology
related: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
description: These include GS1 standards, circular.fashion's circularity.ID, EON, the Open Apparel Registry, UNECE product data recommendations, the HIGG Index, Textile Exchange guidelines, eBIZ framework, and Reverse Resources.

InitialBatch
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A batch of the initial goods that contributed to final transformed goods.
description: When a transformation happens (for example from Yarn into Fabric) it is mandatory to be able to retrieve the batches of the initial goods (for example yarn bobbins) that contributed to the final transformed goods (for example fabric pieces).

TRICK project
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: 3.5-year Horizon 2020 project providing a platform to support the adoption, tracing, and demonstration of sustainable and circular approaches, secured by blockchain.
description: This CWA was initiated within the framework of the TRICK project, a 3,5-year project funded under the Horizon 2020 program (Grant Agreement No. 958352), ended in 2024.

Mass balance model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mass balance model used when not all manufacturing organisations can monitor per-batch movements.
related: Calculation requirements
related: Interconnection
related: Life cycle inventory (LCI)
description: in this case it is important that a mass balance model is operated taking into account what is entering within the plant and what is leaving the plant.

eBIZ specification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: eBIZ specification referenced as the basis for data exchange rules.
description: Data granularity level The proposed data structure is able to manage information at different levels, thanks to the approach based on eBIZ specification, which rules message exchange between the different actors of the supply chain

TRICK choices
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Choices made by the TRICK project about the traceability system setup.
description: Table A.3 — TRICK choices about traceability system set up

eBIZ specifications (CEN CWA eBIZ)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: eBIZ specifications used to support standardization in the TRICK project.
narrower: eBIZ specification
description: The approach to the standardization was based on the improvement of the capacity of the eBIZ specifications (CEN CWA eBIZ and following54) in order to support the project objectives with a mixed model including both the classical usual business transactions (EDI approach55, i.e. GS1 EANCOM56, UBL57, eBIZ58 and others) as well as the most recent event-based approaches (GS1 EPCIS 1.259).

TraceableAsset
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A traceable asset within the supply chain context.
narrower: Traceability model
narrower: Battery passport scope
related: Battery Passport Data Points
related: decentralised data system
related: ChainOfCustodySystem
related: Supply chain
description: Once the supply chain has been analyzed and the traceable asset, the objectives, the actors, and the most relevant manufacturing steps have been identified, it is necessary to define the Events to be traced for each step and determine the related evidence to be collected (primary data, secondary data, certifications, logistic documentation, etc.).

InitialGoods
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Initial goods in the TRICK traceability context.
description: batches of the initial goods (for example yarn bobbins)

Updated eBIZ documents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Examples of the updated eBIZ documents developed to support traceability and transparency processes designed in the TRICK project
related: Electronic means
related: Websites
description: Examples of the updated eBIZ documents developed in order to support traceability and transparency processes designed in the TRICK project can be found following the QR Code in Figure C.3:

eBIZ
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A framework that covers processes and documents used in commercial exchanges; described as covering the process from raw material up to the finished product and supporting subcontracting relationships.
related: Contract_for_sale_or_transfer_of_battery
related: Innovative information channels
related: Economic_operator
description: eBIZ covers the process from raw material up to the finished product and also supporting the subcontracting relationships; while technical sheets are supported on the purpose of commercial exchanges, the aspects related to traceability and sustainability were not fully supported.

TRICK dictionary
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Dictionary referenced by the TRICK data model.
related: MeaningLabelsSymbols
related: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
description: Regarding the collaboration between both data models, a first conclusion is that the TRICK dictionary could be revised to include some new terms and groups in the feedstock request process, that has happened with the last updates of the dictionary and data structures.

material circularity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Circularity of materials emphasized in the data model topics.
broader: Recycled content shares
subclass of: Recycled content shares
broader: Remanufacturing
subclass of: Remanufacturing
related: MainMaterialsUsed
related: New environmental obligations
related: environmental sustainability labelling requirements
description: During the entire TRICK project a total update of eBIZ specification was done, introducing the management of the main topics of the project: traceability and sustainability, environmental impacts, social and ethical assessment, health protection, material circularity.

Defined by TRICK management system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identifiers defined by the TRICK management system.
description: Defined by TRICK management system

circular.fashion's circularity.ID
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A standard referenced as part of the data model's referenced standards.
related: Circularity information
related: Adoption of a standardized data model.
description: These include GS1 standards, circular.fashion's circularity.ID, EON, the Open Apparel Registry, UNECE product data recommendations, the HIGG Index, Textile Exchange guidelines, eBIZ framework, and Reverse Resources.

Mass balance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mass balance approach for traceability model.
narrower: Supply chain
narrower: Traceability model
related: Recycling coverage
related: RecordsRetention10Years
related: Annex II reference for life cycle stages
related: Reference flow
related: life cycle
related: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
related: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
description: Traceability model (mass balance/segregation) applied to the traceable asset flows

GS1 standards
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A standard referenced as part of the data model's referenced standards.
related: Interoperable format
related: Harmonisation of carbon footprint calculation rules
related: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
related: European standards
related: Data carriers
related: EU policy objectives
description: These include GS1 standards, circular.fashion's circularity.ID, EON, the Open Apparel Registry, UNECE product data recommendations, the HIGG Index, Textile Exchange guidelines, eBIZ framework, and Reverse Resources.

EON
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A standard referenced as part of the data model's referenced standards.
related: EU policy objectives
description: These include GS1 standards, circular.fashion's circularity.ID, EON, the Open Apparel Registry, UNECE product data recommendations, the HIGG Index, Textile Exchange guidelines, eBIZ framework, and Reverse Resources.

Traceability model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Model applied to the traceable asset flows (e.g., mass balance or segregation).
narrower: Battery passport scope
related: Battery Passport Data Points
related: Information technology
related: decentralised data system
related: ChainOfCustodySystem
related: assessment and verification system
description: Traceability model (mass balance/segregation) applied to the traceable asset flows

Product identification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identifiers for goods to be transported
broader: BatteryItem
subclass of: BatteryItem
broader: Battery_passport
subclass of: Battery_passport
broader: Unique identifiers
subclass of: Unique identifiers
broader: Data carrier (including a permalink)
subclass of: Data carrier (including a permalink)
narrower: Product description
related: battery batch
related: Article
description: the list of goods to be transported (product identification and quantity, at least).

Indicators declaration
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicators declaration presents sustainability assessment results including indicators and references
related: EUDeclarationOfConformity
related: Test results
description: The document Indicators declaration (≤SRVIndicatorsDeclaration≤) is designed to present the results of a kind of sustainability assessment (PEF, material circularity, S-LCA, Health protection); it contains a public summary of the assessment study, a list of calculated indicators, possibly publishable, and the references (footprint) to the study itself.

Identifiers management system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identifiers management system, for product, location, batch, serial,
related: AVS_System

List of calculated indicators
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: List of calculated indicators from the sustainability assessment.
related: ValidationCalculationInfo_Unit46
description: it contains a public summary of the assessment study, a list of calculated indicators, possibly publishable, and the references (footprint) to the study itself.

SustainabilityIndicators
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Element <sustainabilityIndicators> referenced for sustainability indicators.
broader: Recycled content shares
subclass of: Recycled content shares
broader: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
subclass of: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
narrower: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
related: Sustainable Development Goals
related: Share of renewable content
related: Elements necessary to demonstrate performance and conformity
related: environmental sustainability labelling requirements
description: It is based on the elements <sustainabilityIndicatorsGroup> and <sustainabilityIndicators> presented in clauses 5.6.2.13 and 5.6.2.14.

sustainabilityIndicator
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data structure representing a set of data related to a sustainability indicator.
narrower: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
related: Recycled content information
related: Acidification
related: kg CO2 eq
description: The element ≤sustainabilityIndicator≥ presents the set of data related to a sustainability indicator.

Quantity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Quantity of goods to be transported
description: the list of goods to be transported (product identification and quantity, at least).

sustainability data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data related to sustainability metrics of materials or processes
broader: Proxy data
subclass of: Proxy data
related: Battery carbon footprint per Functional Unit
related: Usage data and environmental conditions
description: developing a platform able to collect, storage and manage traceability and sustainability data needed by the six business services, to obtain certifications (SA8000), to assess circularity and healthiness of the materials along the productive process, to comply with authority’s procedures (PCO) and LCA methodologies (PEF);

Product, place, batch and serial identifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product, place, batch and serial identifier defined by TRICK management system
description: Product, place, batch and serial identifier

productReferenceQty
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Net reference quantity of the product
description: When filled, all the quantities indicated in <productComponent> are relative to the realization of this quantity of product.

sustainabilityIndicatorsGroup
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Group that contains sustainability indicators (elements) from the same study or activity.
broader: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
subclass of: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
narrower: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
description: The element ≤sustainabilityIndicatorsGroup≥ groups sustainability indicators (≤sustainabilityIndicator≥) resulting from the same study or activity.

SustainabilityData
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data related to sustainability that is collected and organized.
broader: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
subclass of: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
narrower: Lifecycle stage contributions
related: Data collection on batteries and waste batteries (Article 75)
related: Carbon footprint information
description: A relevant instrument to collect and organize the gathered sustainability data is the Transparency and Sustainability Report, which structure and functions are detailed in Clause 5.6.3.2.

Product quantities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Different product quantities to which sustainability data can refer (e.g., product functional identified for PEF study).
related: General product information and safety information
description: Thanks to the ≤ReferenceProductQuantity≥ element it is possible to manage the aggregation level of sustainability data in a flexible way: the collected information can be related to different product quantities, for example the product functional identified for PEF study (i.e., a coat).

Indicators declaration document
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Document SRVIndicatorsDeclaration presenting sustainability assessment results.
related: Test reports proving compliance
related: Making information available (Article 76)
related: Declaration of performance and conformity
related: Assessment study document
related: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
description: The document Indicators declaration (≤SRVIndicatorsDeclaration≥) is designed to present the results of a kind of sustainability assessment (PEF, material circularity, S-LCA, Health protection); it contains a public summary of the assessment study, a list of calculated indicators, possibly publishable, and the references (footprint) to the study itself.

Product identification and quantity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: product identification and quantity (at least)
description: (product identification and quantity, at least)

Aggregation level of sustainability data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The level at which sustainability data are aggregated and can be related to different product quantities.
description: Thanks to the ≤ReferenceProductQuantity≥ element it is possible to manage the aggregation level of sustainability data in a flexible way: the collected information can be related to different product quantities, for example the product functional identified for PEF study (i.e., a coat).

SustainabilityAssessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A type of assessment referenced by the Indicators declaration.
related: UNEP Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products
related: assessmentStudyDocument
description: The document Indicators declaration (≤SRVIndicatorsDeclaration≥) is designed to present the results of a kind of sustainability assessment (PEF, material circularity, S-LCA, Health protection);

Product_and_batch_identification_approach
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Self-explicative and robust product and batch identification approach (requiring minimal changes in companies’ internal ERP systems).
broader: Product Passport
subclass of: Product Passport
broader: Part numbers for components and replacement spares contacts
subclass of: Part numbers for components and replacement spares contacts
narrower: Product description
related: Identity_of_receiver_operator_and_quantity_and_models
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: Self-explicative and robust product and batch identification approach (requiring minimal changes in companies’ internal ERP systems); the existence of a unique global number like GTIN, although

List of goods to be transported
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the list of goods to be transported (product identification and quantity, at least).
description: - the list of goods to be transported (product identification and quantity, at least).

ReferenceProductQuantity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Element used to manage the aggregation level of sustainability data.
description: Thanks to the ≤ReferenceProductQuantity≥ element it is possible to manage the aggregation level of sustainability data in a flexible way: the collected information can be related to different product quantities, for example the product functional identified for PEF study (i.e., a coat).

ProductQuantity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: product quantities to which sustainability data can be related
description: the collected information can be related to different product quantities, for example the product functional identified for PEF study (i.e., a coat).

DPP_Category_ManufacturingInfo
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about manufacturing facilities and manufacturers
broader: Producer’s registration number
subclass of: Producer’s registration number
narrower: DPP_DataCollectionInLineWithRegulations
related: manufacturers
description: information about its manufacturing (facilities and manufacturers);

assessmentStudyDocument
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Resulting study document (e.g. an LCA study). It can be related to a component or a product. It can be a dataset (in any format) or a report according to @isStudyDataset attribute. In the case of PEF study, prefer <PEFStudyDocument> if possible.
broader: PEFStudyDocument
subclass of: PEFStudyDocument
related: European Assessment Document
description: assessmentStudyDocument Resulting study document (e.g. an LCA study). It can be related to a component or a product. It can be a dataset (in any format) or a report according to @isStudyDataset attribute. In the case of PEF study, pref er <PEFStudyDocument> if possible.

PEFStudyDocument
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: PEF study document. It could be both the dataset saved by an analysis tool and the resulting report drawn up by an expert, it depends on the @isStudyDataset attribute.
related: European assessment documents
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation

A.4 Step 4: Sustainability data gathering
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Sustainability data gathering step in TRICK project.
description: A.4 Step 4: Sustainability data gathering

CompanyInformation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about the company and its facilities.
description: S-LCA(SA800) service: product origin, product or factory certification, information about the company and its facilities, etc.

Step 6
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data model for traceability and sustainability data gathering.
description: Step 6: Data model for traceability and sustainability data gathering.

Documentation about usage, maintenance, etc.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documentation about usage and maintenance of the product
description: - documentation about usage, maintenance, etc.;

4.3 Steps for setting up the data gathering
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Section 4.3 outlining steps for setting up data gathering.
description: 4.3 Steps for setting up the data gathering

List of Facilities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An item listing facilities involved in the data collection.
narrower: Manufacturing information (facilities and manufacturers)
description: List of Facilities

Process step list (scope) - Organization
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process step list (scope)

Process step list
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: List of process steps used in the data gathering.
description: Process step list

Process step list (Table 6)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process step list as a data attribute in product-level sustainability data.
description: Process step list

Assessment study document
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Assessment study document in the data gathering process.
description: Assessment study document

5.5 Step 5: Reference collaborative processes for data gathering
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Step 5: reference collaborative processes for data gathering.
description: 5.5 Step 5: Reference collaborative processes for data gathering

Adoption of a standardized data model.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mitigation action proposed for data traceability barriers.
related: Information management and verification tools
description: Adoption of a standardized data model.

study document
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: study document

Manufacturing information (facilities and manufacturers)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about the product's manufacturing, including facilities and manufacturers
description: - information about its manufacturing (facilities and manufacturers);

General data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: General data associated with facilities/organizations.
description: General data

DPP_Category_UsageMaintenance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documentation about usage, maintenance, etc.
related: Information requirements for consumers and interested operators
description: documentation about usage, maintenance, etc.;

Assessment study document (Table 6)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Assessment study document as a data attribute in product-level sustainability data.
description: Assessment study document

listOfFacilities
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: List of facilities of the organisation.
description: listOfFacilities List of facilities of the organisation

Identification of data sources and linkage to product batches.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mitigation proposed to address data source identification and linkage to batches.
narrower: List of potential data sources
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
description: Identification of data sources and linkage to product batches.

Information requirements for consumers and interested operators
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information requirements defined for consumers and interested operators; IT support by DPP
related: Article_18_2_information
description: The regulation provides for the adoption of eco-design requirements for consumer products, with minimum performance requirements (qualitative and quantitative) to be guaranteed, as well as information requirements for consumers and interested operators (the Digital Product Passport is the IT support for this requirement).

disclosureLevel
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicates the level of disclosure permitted for the information it is associated with.
description: disclosureLevel Optional Indicates the level of disclosure permitted for the information it is associated with

fully confidential
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: disclosure level option fully confidential
description: • fully confidential.

DPP_DataCollectionInLineWithRegulations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Provision of information necessary for DPP data collection in line with regulatory requirements
broader: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
subclass of: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
narrower: Adoption of a standardized data model.
related: Information requirements for consumers and interested operators
related: Internationally recognised due diligence instruments (Annex X point 4)
related: Information management and verification tools
description: the provision of information necessary for Digital Product Passport (DPP) data collection, in line with emerging regulatory and industry requirements.

Granularity level of the DPP
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Granularity level of the Digital Product Passport per product category
broader: digital product passports
subclass of: digital product passports
broader: New battery passport
subclass of: New battery passport
narrower: DPP_DataCollectionInLineWithRegulations
narrower: Information management and verification tools
related: disclosureLevel
related: Digital product passport system
description: These delegated acts will define, among other aspects, the granularity level of the DPP for each product category: it can be associated to the model, or to each product batch or to a single item.

Product traceability in the DPP
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Traceability information related to products that may be included in the DPP
narrower: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Information on the quantities of a product
related: Battery Passport Data Points
description: Product traceability can be explicitly required in the DPP (for example - the identifiers of the facilities of the whole or part of the supply chain) or not; in fact, the delegated acts are expected to leave such information out of the scope of the DPP for the textile and textile product sector.

DPP
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Digital Product Passport referenced in supply chain context.
broader: digital copy of the data carrier or the unique product identifier
subclass of: digital copy of the data carrier or the unique product identifier
broader: persistent unique product identifier
subclass of: persistent unique product identifier
broader: New battery passport
subclass of: New battery passport
broader: Original battery passport
subclass of: Original battery passport
broader: TRICK data model
subclass of: TRICK data model
broader: Recipient of the digital product passport
subclass of: Recipient of the digital product passport
broader: Unique identifiers
subclass of: Unique identifiers
broader: Product type reference in DPP
subclass of: Product type reference in DPP
broader: product family or product category
subclass of: product family or product category
narrower: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: Battery Passport Data Points
narrower: Standardization work for Digital Product Passport (DPP) in CEN/CLC/JTC 24
narrower: Format of the unique identifiers
narrower: Information management and verification tools
related: digital product passport service provider
related: decentralised data system
related: traceability data
related: EU policy objectives
related: Data model for traceability and sustainability data gathering
description: 4 Needs and approach to traceability and sustainability data collection along the supply chain towards the DPP

disclosed to any commercial partner(s)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: disclosure level option to any commercial partner
related: clients
related: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
description: • disclosed to any commercial partner(s),

Data disclosure policies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Policies governing disclosure of collected sustainability data.
related: documentation demonstrating compliance with the due diligence obligations to Member States’ market surveillance or national authorities including
related: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
related: GrievanceMechanism
related: Public availability of information
description: The cross-cutting aspects proposed in the following are designed to support some of the needs identified in clause 4.2: in particular, data confidentiality, data disclosure policies and incremental approach to data gathering.

clear and formalised information disclosure policies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mitigation related to information disclosure policies.
description: clear and formalised information disclosure policies

public
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: disclosure level option public
related: disclosed upon an explicit authorisation
description: • public,

Organization
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An organization referenced in the context of sustainability reporting.
description: The Transparency and Sustainability Report is a general structured document used to collect or to report on all the information about the production process, the facilities and the organization that are necessary to describe the sustainability characteristics of a product, enabling transparency within the supply chains and activating traceability.

CustomizableDataDisclosurePolicy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Customizable data disclosure policy for traceability data.
narrower: Data disclosure policies
narrower: Public availability of information
related: BatteryDueDiligencePolicy
description: Customizable data disclosure policy,

DataDisclosurePolicy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Policies governing data disclosure, defined in TRICK platform.
description: To manage the issue of data confidentiality, the functionality of definition of data disclosure policies at very detailed level was provided by the TRICK platform.

disclosed upon an explicit authorisation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: disclosure level option upon explicit authorisation
description: • disclosed upon an explicit authorisation,

Confidentiality levels
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Policies to apply to the data at different granularity levels; includes disclosure-related statements.
narrower: Personal_data
related: Personal data protection compliance
related: Data disclosure policies
description: Confidentiality levels The proposed data structure allows specific statements to declare the policies to apply to the data at different granularity levels. These statements concern operational instructions for storage, disclosure, and data interpretation. For example, the "diclosureLevel" statement indicates the disclosure policy for each block of information; the "limitedByDisclosureIndicator" statement indicates whether the content has been restricted by the enforcement of accessibility rights

Digital_Product_Passport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Digital Product Passport (DPP) statements should be based on information gathered across the supply chain.
broader: StandardizationRequest
subclass of: StandardizationRequest
broader: Public access to information
subclass of: Public access to information
broader: traceability data
subclass of: traceability data
broader: DelegatedSmartLabels
subclass of: DelegatedSmartLabels
narrower: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: detailed arrangements for updating digital product passport information
related: digital product passport service provider
related: Access to registry
related: DPP_TraceabilityRole
description: The primary purpose of this CWA is to assist companies in gathering information across the supply chain, on which the statements to be published on the Digital Product Passport (DPP) should be based.

disclosure policies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Policies governing disclosure among involved actors
related: Union_data_protection_rules
related: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
description: All these services are based on a “consultancy pattern”: they require the intervention of a human Expert or Reviewer, that should have access to the collected data on the TRICK platform to perform or evaluate assessment studies, according to well defined disclosure policies among the involved actors.

Facility
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A facility referenced in the context of sustainability reporting.
description: The Transparency and Sustainability Report is a general structured document used to collect or to report on all the information about the production process, the facilities and the organization that are necessary to describe the sustainability characteristics of a product, enabling transparency within the supply chains and activating traceability.

Sustainability Reports
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Public sustainability reporting document
broader: Reporting on batteries and waste batteries
subclass of: Reporting on batteries and waste batteries
narrower: Public availability of information
related: Results of test reports proving compliance
related: Annual due diligence report
related: Audit report
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: InformationOverview
related: Documentation and information
related: Environmental sustainability assessment
description: for example, Sustainability Reports39 and Due Diligence40).

Disclosure level options
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Options for the disclosure level of information.
broader: Public access to information
subclass of: Public access to information
related: The information channels
related: Accessibility period after market
related: Public availability of information
description: Through the attribute @disclosureLevel, it is possible to declare the disclosure level of each group of information, when requested, according to the following options: public, disclosed to any commercial partner(s), disclosed to specific category of partner, disclosed upon an explicit authorisation, fully confidential.

DisclosureLevelOption_SpecificCategory
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Disclosed to specific category of partner
description: disclosed to specific category of partner,

Standardized_data_collection_for_traceability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Standardized and circular approach to data collection to enhance traceability, transparency and sustainability along the supply chains.
narrower: open standards
narrower: TRICK data model
narrower: Common specifications
related: Harmonised standards or common specifications referred to in Articles 41 and 42
related: Harmonised application of calculation methods
related: common specifications adopted by the Commission
description: One of the objectives of TRICK project was to set up a standardized and circular approach to data collection to enhance traceability, transparency and sustainability along the supply chains.

Shared data resource
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A data store (such as a distributed database, a cloud database or a blockchain) used to register traceability information.
narrower: decentralised data system
narrower: TRICK infrastructure
related: List of potential data sources
description: "registered in a shared data resource (such as a distributed database, a cloud database or a blockchain) at each processing and transfer point (called an “event”) in order to implement traceability:"

Step 2: Implementation method/systems to be used
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Second step in the Generic Traceability Process
related: PAS procedure
related: Step 2
description: 2. Implementation method/systems to be used,

Guidelines for traceability and sustainability data gathering
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Section within the TRICK document addressing data gathering guidelines for traceability and sustainability.
broader: Format for data reporting
subclass of: Format for data reporting
broader: TRICK data model
subclass of: TRICK data model
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
related: TRICK Technical pilot
related: assessments and verifications
related: Documentation and information
related: Definition Criteria
description: Guidelines for traceability and sustainability data gathering

4.2 Role of traceability and sustainability data for the creation of the DPP and consequent needs
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Section 4.2 addressing the role of data for the DPP.
related: traceability data
description: 4.2 Role of traceability and sustainability data for the creation of the DPP and consequent needs

Figure 3
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Figure caption for Battery passport information by battery categories and access groups.
related: Annex VI
description: Figure 3 — Battery passport information by battery categories and access groups

Step 1: Decide claims and verification method to be supported
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: First step in the Generic Traceability Process
description: 1. Decide claims and verification method to be supported,

DPP_TraceabilityInDPP
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Traceability in the DPP - whether explicit requirement or not
narrower: traceability data
description: Product traceability can be explicitly required in the DPP (for example - the identifiers of the facilities of the whole or part of the supply chain) or not; in fact, the delegated acts are expected to leave such information out of the scope of the DPP for the textile and textile product sector.

Data model for traceability and sustainability data gathering
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A data model defined to support transmission of extensive information across the supply chain for traceability and sustainability.
broader: TRICK data model
subclass of: TRICK data model
broader: Format for data reporting
subclass of: Format for data reporting
broader: traceability data
subclass of: traceability data
broader: Origin_of_materials_information
subclass of: Origin_of_materials_information
narrower: Data attributes regarding the recycled and renewable content
narrower: Shared data resource
related: Electronic accessibility via data carrier
related: Data from our responsibility +
related: Life Cycle Assessment
related: Life cycle inventory (LCI)
description: The data structures defined in the data model proposed by this CWA had been thought to comply with the specifications and needs identified in clause 4.2 and support the transmission of extensive and detailed information collected from the various actors of the supply chain.

Standardized and circular data collection approach
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A standardized and circular approach to data collection to enhance traceability, transparency and sustainability along the supply chains.
description: One of the objectives of TRICK project was to set up a standardized and circular approach to data collection to enhance traceability, transparency and sustainability along the supply chains.

TransparencyAndSustainabilityReport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: General structured document used to collect or report on information about production, facilities and organization to describe sustainability characteristics.
related: Aggregated datasets
related: PublicInformationProvision
related: EU policy objectives
related: Dashboard (Figure 31)
description: The Transparency and Sustainability Report is a general structured document used to collect or to report on all the information about the production process, the facilities and the organization that are necessary to describe the sustainability characteristics of a product, enabling transparency within the supply chains and activating traceability.

Generic Traceability Process
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A process model related to generic traceability
narrower: Traceability across the value chain
related: Scoping exercise
description: According to the methodology proposed by UNECE to set up a traceability system the steps 1, 2 and 3 of the Generic Business Process Model related to a Generic Traceability Process have been implemented in the first phases of the TRICK project:

Supply chain traceability map
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Map of the actors involved in the supply chain (supply chain traceability).
broader: traceability data
subclass of: traceability data
narrower: decentralised data system
related: Reference flow
related: Supply chain vulnerabilities
description: the map of the actors involved in the supply chain (supply chain traceability);

Location
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A location associated with a process step or product in the traceability schema.
related: Location of temperature sensors
related: Geographical correlation
description: Figure 6 shows the relationships among the most relevant traceability entities: it can be observed that the Event plays a central role in the schema, putting in relation information related to the Product and its Component, the Traceable Asset, the Process Step and its Location, and the related Supporting documentation, if any.

Generic Traceability Process steps 1-3
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Steps 1-3 of the Generic Traceability Process as per UNECE methodology.
description: the steps 1, 2 and 3 of the Generic Business Process Model related to a Generic Traceability Process have been implemented in the first phases of the TRICK project:

Step 3: Process assets and traceability entry points
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Third step in the Generic Traceability Process
description: 3. Process assets and traceability entry points.

Needs and approach to traceability and sustainability data collection along the supply chain towards the DPP
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Section heading describing the needs and approach for data collection along the supply chain towards the DPP.
description: Needs and approach to traceability and sustainability data collection along the supply chain towards the DPP

Data storage actions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Cross-cutting data model section describing how data storage actions are handled for the Transparency and Sustainability Report.
broader: Shared data resource
subclass of: Shared data resource
description: Data storage actions An example of the Transparency and Sustainability Report can be found following the QR Code in Figure 19. ≤TRCTRNReport≥ is the element that represents the Transparency and Sustainability Report on the eBIZ document factory.

TRICK data model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A data model built in the TRICK project, which uses eBIZ as a basis and adds features related to traceability and sustainability.
narrower: decentralised data system
related: Interface between roles in TRICK project
description: The eBIZ specification framework was chosen as a basis for building the TRICK data model, improving its “eBIZ Document Factory”69 through its customization and the development of additional features.

5.3 Step 3: Setting up of the Traceability system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Step 3 setting up the Traceability system.
related: Scoping exercise
description: 5.3 Step 3: Setting up of the Traceability system

DPP_TraceabilityRole
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Traceability as a tool to ensure compliance at product batch level
related: Product traceability in the DPP
description: In both cases, traceability is the tool available to companies to ensure control over the compliance at product batch level of the real supply chain and production processes (operations) with what is declared to calculate sustainability indicators.

Process Step
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A step in the production or processing process referenced in traceability data.
description: Figure 6 shows the relationships among the most relevant traceability entities: it can be observed that the Event plays a central role in the schema, putting in relation information related to the Product and its Component, the Traceable Asset, the Process Step and its Location, and the related Supporting documentation, if any.

ProductionProcess
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: information about the production process (as part of the information collected in the Transparency and Sustainability Report).
broader: MassOrSerialNatureOfProductionProcess
subclass of: MassOrSerialNatureOfProductionProcess
description: The Transparency and Sustainability Report of a list of events of the requested traceable asset plus events of the components (according to the level of authorization of the requester and purpose of the request for the report).

Product traceability data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The complete set of the product traceability data.
narrower: traceability data
description: It is a structured document (for example XML or JSON) that transfers in a structured way the complete set of the product traceability data.

traceability data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data used to trace the supply chain
description: developing a platform able to collect, storage and manage traceability and sustainability data needed by the six business services, to obtain certifications (SA8000), to assess circularity and healthiness of the materials along the productive process, to comply with authority’s procedures (PCO) and LCA methodologies (PEF);

TRICK Technical pilot
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Pilot labeled as TRICK Technical pilot in Figure A.2.
description: Figure A.2 — TRICK Technical pilot

Interface between roles in TRICK project
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An interface definition between roles in the TRICK project for data exchange.
description: Figure A.6 — Example of interface definition in TRICK project with data to be exchanged among the involved actors

Traceability for Sustainability process
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The main reference process for tracing and sustainability data gathering in a supply chain.
related: traceability data
related: MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES
description: The main reference process “Traceability for Sustainability” is presented together with its activities in the following tables and figures.

Recyclable share
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Portion of textiles intended for recycling.
related: environmental sustainability labelling requirements
description: For the recyclable share, fibre sorting and pre-treatment are crucial steps to ensure the materials meet recyclers’ specifications.

post-consumer textile value chain
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Value chain focus area for post-consumer textiles addressed by the data model.
description: The data model developed within the PESCO-UP project originates from TEXroad's extensive expertise gained over the past four years in addressing data needs for the post-consumer textile value chain.

linear_textile_value_chain
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Linear textile value chain as referenced in Figure 1.
description: Figure 1 provides a general representation of the main tiers of the linear textile value chain, while Figure 2 shows a declination of the previous image in the context of circular textile supply chains.

Recycle content
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Recycle content (recycled fibre, non- virgin fibre)
description: 3.1.1.11 recycled fibre, non- virgin fibre

InterfacesBetweenRoles
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The interfaces between the roles identified in the TRICK pilots’ supply chain.
description: The deep analysis of the TRICK pilots’ scenarios, with the identification of the role covered by each partner in the pilots’ supply chain, led to the definition of the interfaces between the roles, highlighting the ones covered by TRICK project partners, the ones covered by external supply chain’s subcontractors (i.e. partners’ subcontractors), and the TRICK platform.

Sustainability data gathering
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data gathering along the pilots’ supply chains designed to support sustainability topics.
broader: EmissionsLifecycle
subclass of: EmissionsLifecycle
related: UNEP Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products
description: In the framework of TRICK project, the data gathering along the pilots’ supply chains is designed and implemented to support the topics of specific business services: Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), Circularity Assessment (based on MCI indicator), Health Protection Assessment, S-LCA assessment (SA8000).

TRICKPilotsSupplyChains
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The TRICK pilots’ supply chains.
description: The deep analysis of the TRICK pilots’ scenarios, with the identification of the role covered by each partner in the pilots’ supply chain,

circular_textile_supply_chains
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Circular textile supply chains mentioned in Figure 2.
narrower: Ecodesign requirements
description: Figure 1 provides a general representation of the main tiers of the linear textile value chain, while Figure 2 shows a declination of the previous image in the context of circular textile supply chains.

Interface between actors
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Interfaces between the various actors functional for the purposes of collecting traceability data.
description: Once the supply chain has been analyzed and all the previous steps defined, it is necessary to identify the interfaces between the various actors, that is, those interactions between the various actors functional for the purposes of collecting traceability data.

Textile value chains
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Two textile value chains described in figures
related: Supply chain vulnerabilities
description: Figure A.1 and Figure A.2 show simplified schemas of the two textile value chains and the main actors, including the liner and circular routes.

TRICK infrastructure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Infrastructure of TRICK providing a framework for data flows between actors.
related: TRICK data model
related: decentralised data system
related: Shared data resource
description: On the other side the infrastructure of TRICK could provide the PESCO-UP project with a well-documented and structured framework for data flows between the actors, with a hierarchical and multilevel data structure that could support the exchange of the same information foreseen for PESCO-UP.

Traceability on textiles
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Traceability of textiles in the supply chain.
related: decentralised data system
related: traceability data
description: that could give traceability validations taking advantage of the benefits of blockchain to promote traceability on textiles.

Finished product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Finished product; one of the exit points of the traceability system.
related: Contract_for_sale_or_transfer_of_battery
related: placing on the market
description: The exit points of TRICK traceability system depend on the use scenario. They are: at the end of the production process, when considering the point of view of the finished product,

Entry and exit points from the system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Points of entry and exit in the traceability system.
description: Entry and exit points from the system

Post-consumer textile waste
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Textile waste that is post-consumer (after use) and subject to downstream processing.
narrower: WasteGenerated
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
related: Waste batteries prevention and management information
description: The following diagram illustrates the downstream processes for post-consumer textile waste, beginning when a finished product is disposed of and collected.

textile_value_chain
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The textile value chain can be categorized into different tiers, as outlined by the World Resources Institute, representing the various actors involved in the industry (see Figure 1).

TRICK solution
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The TRICK solution.
description: To evaluate the practical applications of the TRICK solution, including its open data model, two pilots were conducted.

Mechanical recycling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Channel for post-consumer textile waste involving mechanical recycling.
description: The current version of the tool focuses on the major channelling routes: reuse (including repair), dismantling, mechanical recycling and chemical recycling (depolymerization to monomers or oligomers).

Recycle method
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Method of recycling for textiles
description: 3.2.6.5 chemical recycling, loop, Mechanical recycling

Recycled fibre
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product of transforming textile waste in the recycling process.
related: Recycled content data point
related: Environmental essential characteristics
description: The Brand/Yarn Producer requests a quantity of recycled fibre from the Recycler.

Reuse (including repair)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Major channelling route including reuse and repair for post-consumer textile waste.
scope note: Create a dedicated concept for 'Reuse (including repair)' to clearly bound circular economy reuse pathways in textiles; allows later linking to remanufactured/second-hand concepts via SKOS mappings. This boundary supports traceability and circularity indicators without conflating with other data-centric attributes.
broader: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
subclass of: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
related: used products
comment: Create a dedicated concept for 'Reuse (including repair)' to clearly bound circular economy reuse pathways in textiles; allows later linking to remanufactured/second-hand concepts via SKOS mappings. This boundary supports traceability and circularity indicators without conflating with other data-centric attributes.
description: The current version of the tool focuses on the major channelling routes: reuse (including repair), dismantling, mechanical recycling and chemical recycling (depolymerization to monomers or oligomers).

From importer of fibres up to the end-of-use and the recyclers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Scope of entry/exit points spanning the supply chain from fibre importer to end-of-use and recyclers.
scope note: Capture the traceability-system scope across fibre supply chain as a distinct concept to enable provenance/documentation workflows and downstream linking to technical documentation units.
narrower: Supply chain
related: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
related: Distribution of obligations
related: Supply chain due diligence
comment: Capture the traceability-system scope across fibre supply chain as a distinct concept to enable provenance/documentation workflows and downstream linking to technical documentation units.
description: From importer of fibres up to the end-of-use and the recyclers

Importer of fibres
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actor: importer of fibres in the traceability path
scope note: Represent the actor 'Importer of fibres' as a distinct concept so traceability and supply-chain documentation can reference actor roles consistently.
narrower: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
narrower: Economic_operator
related: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
related: Importer
related: ImporterContactInfo
comment: Represent the actor 'Importer of fibres' as a distinct concept so traceability and supply-chain documentation can reference actor roles consistently.
description: From importer of fibres up to the end-of-use and the recyclers

Importer of wool
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A supply chain actor listed as 'Importer of wool'.
scope note: Provide an explicit actor concept for 'Importer of wool' to support actor-level traceability analyses within technical/documentation contexts.
narrower: economic operators across the Union
narrower: importer_or_distributor
narrower: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
narrower: Economic operators
narrower: Economic_operator
related: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
related: ImporterContactInfo
comment: Provide an explicit actor concept for 'Importer of wool' to support actor-level traceability analyses within technical/documentation contexts.
description: Importer of wool and

Brand/Yarn Producer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An actor in the textile supply chain that initiates requests for recycled fibre.
scope note: Establish an actor node for Brand/Yarn Producer so downstream recycling requests and documentation can refer to actors consistently.
narrower: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
narrower: Economic operators
narrower: Economic_operator
related: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
comment: Establish an actor node for Brand/Yarn Producer so downstream recycling requests and documentation can refer to actors consistently.
description: The Brand/Yarn Producer requests a quantity of recycled fibre from the Recycler.

Recycled fibre request
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Transaction: request for recycled fibre from Brand/Yarn Producer to Recycler.
scope note: Provide a dedicated concept for recycled fibre requests to anchor transactional data points in sustainability/documentation workflows.
related: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
comment: Provide a dedicated concept for recycled fibre requests to anchor transactional data points in sustainability/documentation workflows.
description: 1. Recycled fibre request

information of the recycled fibre
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about the recycled fibre that is transmitted to the Yarn Producer.
scope note: Capture information transfer details about recycled fibre as a distinct data-phenomenon in the documentation model.
related: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
related: Info_communication_system_71
comment: Capture information transfer details about recycled fibre as a distinct data-phenomenon in the documentation model.
description: If the Brand is not the Yarn Producer, then the Recycler should send a dispatching advice and the information of the recycled fiber also to the Yarn Producer.

Full fibre composition data point
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data point for recycling detailing fibre composition.
scope note: Isolate a detailed fibre composition data point to support granular reporting in technical documentation.
related: fiber-composition
related: Data and information on steps taken to comply with Articles 49 and 50
related: Definition Criteria
comment: Isolate a detailed fibre composition data point to support granular reporting in technical documentation.
description: Key data points include full fibre composition, recycled content, and textile finishing; the details are essential to support the scalability and efficiency of textile recycling systems.

Condition
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Datapoint labeled 'Condition' in Table 16.
scope note: Formalize 'Condition' as a product-data concept to anchor condition-related attributes in sustainability/product documentation.
related: fiber-composition
comment: Formalize 'Condition' as a product-data concept to anchor condition-related attributes in sustainability/product documentation.
description: Condition

Product construction
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Datapoint labeled 'Product construction' in Table 16.
scope note: Provide a dedicated boundary for product construction within sustainability/documentation contexts. data attribute indicating product construction
related: fiber-composition
comment: Provide a dedicated boundary for product construction within sustainability/documentation contexts.
description: Product construction

Data points
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data points relevant to sorting textile waste and recycling.
broader: Static data
subclass of: Static data
related: Information specified in Part A of Annex VI
related: Data collection on batteries and waste batteries (Article 75)
related: Technical details necessary for implementation of the assessment and verification systems
description: Having access to relevant data points when sorting textile waste can ensure high-quality output for reuse as well as for recycling.

3.1.1.7 mono material textile
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Code reference for mono material textile
description: 3.1.1.7 mono material textile

multi material textile
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: textiles made of textile fibres (3.1.1.12) or materials made from more than one chemical composition
description: multi material textile textiles made of textile fibres (3.1.1.12) or materials made from more than one chemical composition

collection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: process of gathering and transporting used textile products or waste materials to a sorting facility for further processing such as reuse, repair, remanufacturing
broader: EndUserSeparateCollection
subclass of: EndUserSeparateCollection
related: Collection targets Article 59(3) first subparagraph points (a)-(c)
description: collection process of gathering and transporting used textile products or waste materials to a sorting facility for further processing such as reuse, repair, remanufacturing

textile product – product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: product made mainly of textile fibres, yarns and/or fabrics and intended to be used, as such or in conjunction with other textile or non-textile elements
narrower: ProductType
narrower: Definition of product
description: product made mainly of textile fibres, yarns and/or fabrics and intended to be used, as such or in conjunction with other textile or non-textile elements. Note 1 to entry: These articles can contain non-textile parts, such as plastics (e.g. buttons and membrane or coatings) or metals.

recycling process
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A process in which sorted textiles are recycled, mentioned as context for data point relevance.
description: For example, for a recycling process, data point such as fibre composition, tolerance levels of elastane content or fibre blends and in some cases dyeing processes is important.

Mono Material Textile
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A textile classified as mono material (term from CISUTAC/ISO-5157).
narrower: MainMaterialsUsed
narrower: product category
description: 3.1.1.7 mono material textile

Fibre mechanical
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: fibre mechanical

garment production
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Main manufacturing operation: garment production
description: Some business services, like PEF and Circularity assessment services, need data from almost each main manufacturing operation (fibre production, yarn production, fabric production, garment production, etc) with a deep level of data granularity.

3.1.1.3 fibre composition
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Code reference for fibre composition
description: 3.1.1.3 fibre composition

Multi material
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Material consisting of multiple materials (phrase from CISUTAC/ISO-5157).
description: 3.1.1.9 multi material (mono material textiles product and

Fabric
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Fabric (textile fabric)
description: Fabric

Fibre composition
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Fibre composition of the textile
narrower: materials used
narrower: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 information
narrower: MainMaterialsUsed
related: Battery_composition_information
description: 3.1.1.3 fibre composition

3.1.4.1 chemical content
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Code reference for chemical content
narrower: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 information
related: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
related: Chemical risks due to leaking or leaching
related: Chemical A
description: 3.1.4.1 chemical content

fibre production
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Main manufacturing operation: fibre production
narrower: Polymer
description: Some business services, like PEF and Circularity assessment services, need data from almost each main manufacturing operation (fibre production, yarn production, fabric production, garment production, etc) with a deep level of data granularity.

Textile Fibre
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Textile fibre reference
description: 3.1.1.12 textile fibre

Recycled content data point
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data point for recycling detailing recycled content.
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: PEF
related: Destruction of ecosystems and soils
related: LCA methodologies (PEF)
description: Key data points include full fibre composition, recycled content, and textile finishing; the details are essential to support the scalability and efficiency of textile recycling systems.

3.1.1.11 recycled fibre, non- virgin fibre
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Code reference for recycled fibre
description: 3.1.1.11 recycled fibre, non- virgin fibre

mono material textiles product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: textile product (3.1.1.13) made of textile fibres (3.1.1.12) and other components, which is only composed of single type of chemical composition
description: mono material textiles product textile product (3.1.1.13) made of textile fibres (3.1.1.12) and other components, which is only composed of single type of chemical composition

3.2.2.15 repairability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Code reference for repairability
related: Reuse (including repair)
related: Waste treatment reporting: preparation for re-use/repurposing (para5 b)
related: Spare parts
related: Spare parts availability period
related: Definition Criteria
description: 3.2.2.15 repairability

3.2.2.8 durability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Code reference for durability
related: SoH
related: Annex III
description: 3.2.2.8 durability

garmentCode
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Codification of the garment product
scope note: Introduce a dedicated 'garment-code' concept to capture garment product codification, with clear ties to information requirements and product parameters to support traceability.
broader: InformationRequirements
subclass of: InformationRequirements
related: ProductParameters
comment: Introduce a dedicated 'garment-code' concept to capture garment product codification, with clear ties to information requirements and product parameters to support traceability.
description: garmentCode Codification of the garment product

TransportDocumentation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Transport documentation attached to the Traceability Despatch Advice.
broader: Documentation and information
subclass of: Documentation and information
related: Documentation_accompanying_battery
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
related: Evidence_of_transport_protection
related: Documents accompanying the battery
related: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
description: in the attachment has transport documentation and different kinds of certificates (this part is expanded to allow, for example, the importer of a good to include all the documentation he received from the origin).

Synchronizing APP for Consumer [Unit9]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption text for Table 12
description: Synchronizing APP for Consumer

Component
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A component related to the product in traceability information.
description: Figure 6 shows the relationships among the most relevant traceability entities: it can be observed that the Event plays a central role in the schema, putting in relation information related to the Product and its Component, the Traceable Asset, the Process Step and its Location, and the related Supporting documentation, if any.

Outsourcing of processing to Subcontractor [Unit2]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption text for Figure 11
description: Outsourcing of processing to Subcontractor

Consumer APP
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Consumer application used in relation to product traceability data.
related: DelegatedSmartLabels
description: The traceability and sustainability data relating to a product are synchronized between the eService platform and the Consumer APP

Unique ID for product/batch/logistics unit
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An identifier used to uniquely identify the traceable product, its batch, and/or logistics unit.
narrower: Battery Passport Data Points
narrower: ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014; 15459-2:2015; 15459-3:2014; 15459-4:2014; 15459-5:2014; 15459-6:2014
narrower: Data carrier (including a permalink)
narrower: Digital product passport system
related: Information management and verification tools
related: Electronic data-processing system
description: unique ID for each product, batch and/or logistics (shipping) unit

PCO procedures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Authority procedures referenced in the TRICK objectives
related: bodies-authorised-to-carry-out-third-party-tasks-in-the-assessment-and-verificat
description: developing a platform able to collect, storage and manage traceability and sustainability data needed by the six business services, to obtain certifications (SA8000), to assess circularity and healthiness of the materials along the productive process, to comply with authority’s procedures (PCO) and LCA methodologies (PEF);

PEF service
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Service execution related to Product Environmental Footprint
related: Ecodesign requirements
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: ProductParameters
related: PEF
description: Figure A.7 shows the data flows defined for the PEF service execution on the TRICK platform.

Packing List
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Packing list included in the Traceability Despatch Advice (actualPackageUnit).
related: Documentation_accompanying_battery
related: The information channels
description: The Traceability Despatch Advice can also contain a packing list (<actualPackageUnit>), item list (single product units ids) or batch list.

PCO service
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: PCO service mentioned as part of TRICK objectives
related: Conformity assessment body
description: to comply with authority’s procedures (PCO) and LCA methodologies (PEF);

LCA methodologies (PEF)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Life Cycle Assessment methodologies referenced in TRICK objectives.
narrower: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
related: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
description: to comply with authority’s procedures (PCO) and LCA methodologies (PEF);

Synchronizing APP for Consumer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process of synchronizing traceability and sustainability data between platforms.
description: Process Synchronizing APP for Consumer activity

Figure 13
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Figure 13 caption
description: Figure 13 — “Supply of component or product” activity diagram

PEF LCA methodologies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: LCA methodologies referenced (PEF)
narrower: AssessmentMethod
description: developing a platform able to collect, storage and manage traceability and sustainability data needed by the six business services, to obtain certifications (SA8000), to assess circularity and healthiness of the materials along the productive process, to comply with authority’s procedures (PCO) and LCA methodologies (PEF);

Subcontracted activity notification [Unit4]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption text for Table 10
description: Subcontracted activity notification

Item List
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Item list included in the Traceability Despatch Advice (single product units ids).
description: The Traceability Despatch Advice can also contain a packing list (<actualPackageUnit>), item list (single product units ids) or batch list.

PEF
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A specific sustainability assessment methodology mentioned in the text.
broader: LCA methodologies (PEF)
subclass of: LCA methodologies (PEF)
narrower: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
related: Note 3 note about application
related: New environmental obligations
description: The collection of sustainability data related to a product is often driven by the need to meet certification requirements or conduct assessments based on specific methodologies, such as PEF or LCA.

TraceableProductRecord
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Record capturing traceability identifiers and related data for a product/batch/logistics unit
narrower: Traceable product
related: Unique ID for product/batch/logistics unit
related: Register
related: TransportDocumentation
related: Info_communication_system_71
description: The traceable product, identified using a unique ID for each product, batch and/or logistics (shipping) unit

PCO
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: PCO service (authority procedures) mentioned as a requirement.
description: to comply with authority’s procedures (PCO) and LCA methodologies (PEF);

Traceable product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A product that is tracked in the value chain using a unique identifier for itself and related units.
narrower: Supply chain
related: Electronic data-processing system
related: TraceableProductRecord
related: Unique ID for product/batch/logistics unit
related: product families or product categories
description: The traceable product, identified using a unique ID for each product, batch and/or logistics (shipping) unit

ProductFunctionalPEFStudy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: product functional identified for PEF study
scope note: Gives a clear boundary for PEF-study related functionality and enables linking to measuring-methods, ecodesign requirements, and parameter sets in future iterations.
related: Ecodesign requirements
related: ProductParameters
related: Measuring methods
related: PEF LCA methodologies
comment: Gives a clear boundary for PEF-study related functionality and enables linking to measuring-methods, ecodesign requirements, and parameter sets in future iterations.
description: the product functional identified for PEF study (i.e., a coat).
hasPart: Coat

Coat
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product functional identified for PEF study (an example: coat).
scope note: Makes Coat a distinct concept boundary (item-level product function) that can be related to measuring-methods and product-parameter discussions as needed.
related: Measuring methods
related: ProductParameters
related: Product description
comment: Makes Coat a distinct concept boundary (item-level product function) that can be related to measuring-methods and product-parameter discussions as needed.
description: Thanks to the ≤ReferenceProductQuantity≥ element it is possible to manage the aggregation level of sustainability data in a flexible way: the collected information can be related to different product quantities, for example the product functional identified for PEF study (i.e., a coat).

billOfEnergy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An element representing energy-related bill data within the bill-of-something data model.
scope note: Isolates energy-bill data as its own concept to enable targeted mappings to information requirements and ecodesign contexts.
related: InformationRequirements
related: Ecodesign requirements
related: Recalculation trigger (BOM/energy mix change)
comment: Isolates energy-bill data as its own concept to enable targeted mappings to information requirements and ecodesign contexts.
description: ≤billOfEnergy≥

billOfWaste
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An element representing waste bill data within the bill-of-something data model.
scope note: Provides a dedicated node for waste-bill data to support information-obligations linkage.
related: InformationRequirements
related: Ecodesign requirements
comment: Provides a dedicated node for waste-bill data to support information-obligations linkage.
description: ≤billOfWaste≥
hasAttribute: wasteDescriptor

billOfUsedWater
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An element representing used water bill data within the bill-of-something data model.
scope note: Encapsulates used-water billing as a distinct concept to enable precise mappings to information requirements.
related: InformationRequirements
related: Ecodesign requirements
comment: Encapsulates used-water billing as a distinct concept to enable precise mappings to information requirements.
description: ≤billOfUsedWater≥

Bill of direct emissions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Lifecycle data attribute: direct emissions billed.
scope note: Isolates direct-emissions billing as a distinct node to support domain-specific mappings to regulation and information requirements.
related: InformationRequirements
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Implementing act establishing the format for the carbon footprint declaration
comment: Isolates direct-emissions billing as a distinct node to support domain-specific mappings to regulation and information requirements.
description: Bill of direct emissions

Bill of direct emissions (Facility)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Bill of direct emissions
scope note: Enables a clear boundary between general direct-emissions and facility-specific contexts; supports a broader/narrower relationship with the parent direct-emissions concept.
broader: Bill of direct emissions
subclass of: Bill of direct emissions
narrower: Life cycle carbon emissions
comment: Enables a clear boundary between general direct-emissions and facility-specific contexts; supports a broader/narrower relationship with the parent direct-emissions concept.

Bill of waste (Facility)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Bill of waste
scope note: Allows facility-level waste considerations to be related to the broader bill-of-waste concept via a broader/narrower link.
broader: billOfWaste
subclass of: billOfWaste
comment: Allows facility-level waste considerations to be related to the broader bill-of-waste concept via a broader/narrower link.

Bill of chemical
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Bill of chemical
scope note: Introduces a dedicated node for chemical billings enabling targeted mappings to information requirements.
broader: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
subclass of: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
narrower: Monomer
related: Ecodesign requirements
related: InformationRequirements
related: European Chemicals Agency
related: Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
related: Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
related: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
related: Chemical safety
related: Chemical A
comment: Introduces a dedicated node for chemical billings enabling targeted mappings to information requirements.

chemicalItem
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: field example for billOfChemicals (chemicalItem)
scope note: Captures chemical-field item in a dedicated node to enable precise later mappings to related descriptors.
related: dyesDescriptor
related: Bill of chemical
comment: Captures chemical-field item in a dedicated node to enable precise later mappings to related descriptors.
description: for example, <dyesDescriptor> and <chemicalItem> for the <billOfChemicals>, or <wasteDescriptor> for the <billOfWaste>.

dyesDescriptor
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: field example for billOfChemicals (dyesDescriptor)
scope note: Provides a descriptor node to relate to chemical items and bill-of-chemical concepts, enabling granular mappings.
related: chemicalItem
related: Chemical safety
related: Lipophilicity
comment: Provides a descriptor node to relate to chemical items and bill-of-chemical concepts, enabling granular mappings.
description: for example, <dyesDescriptor> and <chemicalItem> for the <billOfChemicals>, or <wasteDescriptor> for the <billOfWaste>.

wasteDescriptor
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: field example for billOfWaste (wasteDescriptor)
scope note: Creates a dedicated waste descriptor to support linkages to bill-of-waste and related information requirements.
related: billOfWaste
comment: Creates a dedicated waste descriptor to support linkages to bill-of-waste and related information requirements.
description: for example, <dyesDescriptor> and <chemicalItem> for the <billOfChemicals>, or <wasteDescriptor> for the <billOfWaste>.

BillOfSomethingAttributes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: <bill of something> attributes
scope note: Establishes a node for attributes of a BillOfSomething data structure to support future mappings.
related: billOfComponent
comment: Establishes a node for attributes of a BillOfSomething data structure to support future mappings.

billOfComponent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 25 — <billOfComponent> attributes
scope note: Treat BillOfComponent as a separate data-structure concept to anchor table 25 references and related components.
related: BillOfSomethingAttributes
related: Table 24
comment: Treat BillOfComponent as a separate data-structure concept to anchor table 25 references and related components.

Table 24
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 24 describing the <billOfComponents> data structure
scope note: Creates a node for the data-structure reference Table 24 to support mapping to bill components/data-structures.
narrower: data structures
related: billOfComponent
related: BillOfSomethingAttributes
comment: Creates a node for the data-structure reference Table 24 to support mapping to bill components/data-structures.
description: Table 24 — <billOfComponents> data structure

<billOfComponents> data structure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: <billOfComponents> data structure
scope note: Provides a dedicated node to represent the data-structure for billOfComponents and to link to related components/tables.
related: billOfComponent
related: Table 24
comment: Provides a dedicated node to represent the data-structure for billOfComponents and to link to related components/tables.
appliesTo: Table 24

Poor quality data (reliability, and source verification).
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Barrier relating to data reliability and verification.
narrower: Data quality attributes
related: OECD audit principles
related: Verification by authorities
related: Proxy data
related: minimum data requirements
description: Poor quality data (reliability, and source verification).

Actor
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Main actors in the supply chain.
broader: Economic operators
subclass of: Economic operators
broader: Economic_operator
subclass of: Economic_operator
related: Importer
related: EconomicOperators
related: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: Figure A.1 and Figure A.2 show simplified schemas of the two textile value chains and the main actors, including the liner and circular routes.

waste managers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actor role in the data model context (waste managers).
narrower: Economic operators
related: Waste treatment reporting by waste management operators (para5 a)
description: grouping technical operations under the roles of entities such as waste managers and recyclers.

Composition
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute related to the first level set of product or organization data.
broader: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
subclass of: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
narrower: ProductParameters
description: When registering data related to the first level set of product or organization data (for example Composition, Bill of Treatments, Facility, etc.), it is possible to indicate how to insert the information

Bill of Treatments
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute related to the first level set of product or organization data.
description: When registering data related to the first level set of product or organization data (for example Composition, Bill of Treatments, Facility, etc.), it is possible to indicate how to insert the information

Data owners
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Persons or entities responsible for data within the supply chain traceability system.
narrower: Economic operators
related: EconomicOperators
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
related: economic operators across the Union
related: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
description: The data owners should be clearly identified and enabled to define data disclosure policies applied to their own data.

Waster manager
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Listed as a key stakeholder across the value chain.
description: The identified key stakeholders across the value chain are: Manufacturer, Consumer, Retailer, Researcher, Authority, Service Provider Waster manager and Recycler [4].

composition of a product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product composition data item
narrower: General product information and safety information
description: For example, the composition of a product or the bill of chemicals can be useful for different services dealing with health and circularity or PEF.

Traceability system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: System within which data ownership is positioned as a pillar for controlling data flows and sources.
broader: Battery_passport
subclass of: Battery_passport
broader: Digital product passport system
subclass of: Digital product passport system
related: traceability platform
related: traceability topology
related: Traceability of traders obligations
description: The data ownership is a pillar of the traceability system, to always take under control the data flows and related data sources.

DataOwner
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The actor responsible for its own data.
description: In the project pilots in general each actor was responsible for its own data, but there were some situations where, for example, the customer has inserted data in the platform on behalf of one of its subcontractors (the apparel producer for its “cut and sew” and the fabric producer for its dyer); in this case the customer is the data responsible for the inserted data.

Recollection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Lifecycle stage 'Recollection'.
description: Recollection

Producer managed supply chain data gathering
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Approach where the actor responsible for production identifies and interacts with each actor of the supply chain to be traced.
narrower: Supply chain
related: Manufacturer obligations
related: List of potential data sources
description: Producer managed supply chain data gathering: the actor responsible for the production or placing on the market (producer or Responsible Economic Operator, in the case of DPP) identifies and has a relationship with each actor of the supply chain to be traced (can be it has a subcontracting relationship with many of them).

recyclers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actor role in the data model context (recyclers).
narrower: Economic operators
narrower: Economic_operator
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: PESCO-UP data model for recycling
description: grouping technical operations under the roles of entities such as waste managers and recyclers, and modelling the exchange of information between them.

Confidentiality challenges.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Barrier relating to confidentiality of data.
related: Confidentiality_obligations
description: Confidentiality challenges.

Lack of integration between systems, data interoperability, and data portability for enhanced circularity.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Barrier related to lack of integration, interoperability and portability across systems.
description: Lack of integration between systems, data interoperability, and data portability for enhanced circularity.

Bill of components
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Bill of components data attribute.
description: Bill of components

Lack of traceability data from suppliers.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Barrier to data collection along the supply chain for manufacturers.
narrower: Due diligence obligations
narrower: Completeness
description: Lack of traceability data from suppliers.

Reliable product composition data available at end-of-life to optimize sorting through various services.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Barrier/mitigation item concerning product composition data availability at end-of-life.
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
description: Reliable product composition data available at end-of-life to optimize sorting through various services.

Consumer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actor in textile value chain (stakeholder).
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: The identified key stakeholders across the value chain are: Manufacturer, Consumer, Retailer, Researcher, Authority, Service Provider Waster manager and Recycler [4].

Plurality of actors
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data model to manage several manufacturing party roles.
description: Plurality of actors The data model is thought to manage several manufacturing party roles (as shown in the eBIZ T310 decoding table28)

Main actors
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Main actors in the textile value chains
description: Figure A.1 and Figure A.2 show simplified schemas of the two textile value chains and the main actors, including the liner and circular routes.

Affordable storage solutions for confidential data with small granularity disclosure policies and access for authorized bodies.
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Barrier/mitigation related to storage and disclosure policies for confidential data.
description: Affordable storage solutions for confidential data with small granularity disclosure policies and access for authorized bodies.

TRCTRNReport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The element that represents the Transparency and Sustainability Report on the eBIZ document factory.
related: TRCTRAReport
description: ≤TRCTRNReport≥ is the element that represents the Transparency and Sustainability Report on the eBIZ document factory.

ObjectEvent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the event model elements (ObjectEvent).
broader: TRCObjectEvent
subclass of: TRCObjectEvent
description: (ObjectEvent, TransformationEvent, AggregationEvent, TransactionEvent)

eBIZ Document Factory
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Component of the eBIZ framework referenced in TRICK data model context.
description: The eBIZ specification framework was chosen as a basis for building the TRICK data model, improving its “eBIZ Document Factory”69 through its customization and the development of additional features.

Certification requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements that sustainability data collection may aim to meet.
description: The collection of sustainability data related to a product is often driven by the need to meet certification requirements or conduct assessments based on specific methodologies, such as PEF or LCA.

TRCTRAReport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: ≤TRCTRAReport≥ is the element that represents the Traceability Report on the eBIZ Document Factory.

TRCEventList
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The element ≤TRCEventList≥ represents the list of the traceability events occurred to a traceable asset.

AggregationEvent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the event model elements (AggregationEvent).
narrower: TRCAggregationEvent
description: (ObjectEvent, TransformationEvent, AggregationEvent, TransactionEvent)

data structures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Defined data structures reused by the platform
broader: Holistic Data Model
subclass of: Holistic Data Model
description: the platform approach is based on its traceability system, with the objective of reusing the defined data structures as much as possible and for different purposes.

Object
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The object that an Event happens to (a product, a logistic unit, a batch of product, etc.).
description: The key element of such schema is the concept of ‘Event’ that happens to an object (a product, a logistic unit, a batch of product, etc.) and is registered on a common infrastructure that allows sharing such information between the involved actors.

Data granularity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Level of detail of the sustainability data, should align with assessment goals.
description: Data granularity should align with the intended goal of the assessment.

Data model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data model referenced in data validation and mapping
broader: Interoperable format
subclass of: Interoperable format
broader: Holistic Data Model
subclass of: Holistic Data Model
description: This was followed by data validation and mapping to the data model to facilitate its refinement.

traceability topology
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Furthermore, the traceability topology adopted is multi-platform.
related: traceability platform
related: Interconnection

TRCTransformationEvent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about an event regarding the transformation of one or more components to obtain one or more new physical or digital objects declared at the item or event level. For example, weaving of yarn to obtain fabric.
narrower: TransformationEvent
description: TRCTransformationEvent. Information about an event regarding the transformation of one or more components to obtain one or more new physical or digital objects declared at the item or event level. For example, weaving of yarn to obtain fabric.

Data mapping
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mapping of data to the data model.
related: Interoperable format
description: This was followed by data validation and mapping to the data model to facilitate its refinement.

Data granularity level
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Ability to manage information at different granularity levels.
description: Data granularity level The proposed data structure is able to manage information at different levels, thanks to the approach based on eBIZ specification, which rules message exchange between the different actors of the supply chain

TransformationEvent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One of the event model elements (TransformationEvent).
narrower: TRCTransformationEvent
description: (ObjectEvent, TransformationEvent, AggregationEvent, TransactionEvent)

TRCTransactionEvent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on an event that associates /disassociates one or more physical or digital objects - at level of <TRCTransactionEvent> or <TRCTraRepItem> - to a <TradeTransaction>. For example, a batch of products associated with an order confirmation or an invoice.
description: TRCTransactionEvent Information on an event that associates / disassociates one or more physical or digital objects - at level of <TRCTransactionEvent> or <TRCTraRepItem> - to a <TradeTransaction>. For example, a batch of products associated with an order confirmation or an invoice.

tracedObject
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The element <tracedObject> represents the traceable asset (product instance or batch).
narrower: Object
description: The element <tracedObject> represents the traceable asset (product instance or batch). Typically, a production bath is homogeneous, meaning it’s made up of identical items.

Mono-platform topology
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mono-platform topology
narrower: traceability topology

Holistic Data Model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The data model is designed to be holistic and reusable for different purposes.
broader: Data model
subclass of: Data model
description: The proposed data model has been designed to be holistic. It manages traceability and sustainability data gathering structured to be reused for different purposes (PEF, circularity assessment, S-LCA, health protection assessment, PCO).

TRCObjectEvent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about an event concerning one or more physical or digital objects declared at item or event level.
narrower: ObjectEvent
description: TRCObjectEvent. Information about an event concerning one or more physical or digital objects declared at item or event level. The object identifiers do not change due to this event.

Granularity of the traced asset (model, batch, serial, logistic unit)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Technological feature.
description: Granularity of the traced asset (model, batch, serial, logistic unit),

minimum data requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Defined minimum data requirements referenced by the data model.
description: Instead, it is designed to focus on defining minimum data requirements and enhancing interoperability to meet the unique challenges of the textile recycling value chain.

traceability platform
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: platform dedicated to traceability services
broader: digital product passports
subclass of: digital product passports
related: Regulation 2024/1781
description: traceability platform platform dedicated to traceability services

TRCAggregationEvent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on an event concerning the aggregation/disaggregation of one or more components into one or more new physical or digital objects declared at the item or event level. For example, the assembly of a garment or the creation of a batch.
narrower: AggregationEvent
description: TRCAggregationEvent. Information on an event concerning the aggregation/disaggregation of one or more components into one or more new physical or digital objects declared at the item or event level. For example, the assembly of a garment or the creation of a batch.

PESCO-UP data model for recycling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: dedicated data model aiming to improve the efficiency of textile-to-textile recycling
description: The PESCO-UP project has developed a dedicated data model aiming to improve the efficiency of textile-to-textile recycling. Its purpose is to define harmonized way of presenting information on non-reusable post-consumer textiles, excluding shoes and accessories, that go through a series of processes including sorting, feedstock preparation and recycling.

CISUTAC 22 data points for reuse, repair and recycling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: CISUTAC 22 data points for reuse, repair and recycling

CISUTAC website
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: CISUTAC website hosting the solution for post-consumer textile waste management.
related: Innovative information channels
description: The tool, integrated into an excel workbook with open access, is available through the CISUTAC website (Solution for post-consumer textile waste management — CISUTAC , and visualises prioritised data points and main channelling routes.

Total data points identified by CISUTAC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The CISUTAC tool identified 22 data points in total.
description: The Cisutac tool identified 22 data points in total.

UNECE
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: UNECE referenced as part of the models implementing the supply chain Event concept.
related: European standardisation organisation
description: The concept of supply chain Event is very relevant in a traceability system: it was defined at first by GS1 EPCIS specification (see Annex E, clause E.3 for more details), then implemented by ISO (ISO/IEC 19987:2024), UNECE and eBIZ in their models.

Excel workbook
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The CISUTAC tool is integrated into an Excel workbook with open access.
related: Unamendable electronic format
description: The tool, integrated into an excel workbook with open access, is available through the CISUTAC website (Solution for post-consumer textile waste management — CISUTAC , and visualises prioritised data points and main channelling routes.

Object event: fabric receiving
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An object event related to fabric receiving.
related: Supply chain Event
description: Object event: fabric receiving

UNCEFACT_Event_models
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Event models from UNCEFACT.
related: Information technology
related: Supply chain Event
description: Event models from UNCEFACT

EPCIS and UNECE models
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EPCIS’ and UNECE’s event models referenced for mapping purposes.
related: Supply chain Event
description: This class is specialized in four kinds of events that quite easily could be mapped into the EPCIS and UNECE models, as also shown in Figure A.5:

CISUTAC - multi-layer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Laminated and coated materials made from more than one distinct layer used in products also commonly constructed with taped seams.

Object event: fabric treatment/finishing
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An object event related to fabric treatment/finishing.
description: Object event: fabric treatment/finishing

PESCO-UP project
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Project referenced as origin of the data model within the Textile recycling context.
description: The data model developed within the PESCO-UP project originates from TEXroad's extensive expertise gained over the past four years in addressing data needs for the post-consumer textile value chain.

CISUTAC tool
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A tool that emphasizes standardized data formats and vocabularies to facilitate information exchange among stakeholders.
related: CertificationManagementSupport
related: Interoperable format
related: Systematic_exchange
description: The CISUTAC tool emphasizes standardized data formats (classification and semantically clear sectoral vocabularies) to facilitate consistent input, use, and exchange of information among stakeholders.

Multilayer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Multilayer textile construction (coating or membrane)
description: 3.1.1.6 mono material textile, Multilayer (coating or membrane)

CISUTAC - Mono Material
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: CISUTAC label for Mono Material
description: CISUTAC - Mono Material

PESCO-UP data model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data model used by the PESCO-UP project in the TRICK context.
description: In the context of the TRICK project, the PESCO-UP data model was mapped against the TRICK data model to explore complementarities and potential synergies.

LCA
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A specific sustainability assessment methodology mentioned in the text.
broader: Batteries subject to carbon footprint declaration
subclass of: Batteries subject to carbon footprint declaration
broader: Life cycle carbon emissions
subclass of: Life cycle carbon emissions
broader: Annex II reference for life cycle stages
subclass of: Annex II reference for life cycle stages
related: S-LCA
related: Declaration accessibility via QR code
related: Destruction of ecosystems and soils
related: European standard EN 15804
related: life cycle regulations (identifiers etc.) to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: Life cycle of a chemical
description: The collection of sustainability data related to a product is often driven by the need to meet certification requirements or conduct assessments based on specific methodologies, such as PEF or LCA.

BPA methodology for Sustainability and Circularity in supply chains
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: BPA methodology referenced as part of UNECE approach
related: OECD audit principles
description: The approach of TRICK was based on the UNECE methodology developed in the project “Enhancing Traceability and Transparency for Sustainable Value Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector”, based on the Business Process Analysis (BPA) methodology for Sustainability and Circularity in supply chains43.

Batches of yarn, greige fabric, finished fabric, single item
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batches of yarn, greige fabric, finished fabric, single item
narrower: ProductType

Woven, knitted, non-woven
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Fabric construction types
narrower: ProductType
description: Woven, knitted, non-woven

Event models: ObjectEvent; TransformationEvent; AggregationEvent; TransactionEvent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Common elements of event models proposed by EPCIS and UNCEFACT.
related: Supply chain Event
related: Main groups of information to be exchanged
description: EPCIS from GS1 (ISO/IEC 19987:2024) and Event models from UNCEFACT were examined and compared to assess differences and the common elements, focusing on the common elements of the event models (ObjectEvent, TransformationEvent, AggregationEvent, TransactionEvent) proposed by the two frameworks.

CISUTAC decision tool for post-consumer textile waste
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A decision tool used to visualize vocabulary/terms and data points for post-consumer textile waste.
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
description: In the CISUTAC decision tool for post-consumer textile waste the vocabulary and terms have followed ISO 5157 as much as possible.

Social Lifecycle Assessment (SLCA) service
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The Social Lifecycle Assessment (SLCA) service.
related: Reference Scale Assessment
description: The Social Lifecycle Assessment (SLCA) service;

S-LCA
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Social Life Cycle Assessment indicator
related: Reference Scale Assessment
description: The document Indicators declaration (≤SRVIndicatorsDeclaration≥) is designed to present the results of a kind of sustainability assessment (PEF, material circularity, S-LCA, Health protection);

Event aggregation: fabric and accessories into garment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Event aggregating fabric and accessories into a garment.
description: Event aggregation: fabric and accessories into garment

processStep
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A ≤processStep≥ is the single manufacturing operation needed to produce the product. It is detailed by the progressive number of the step in the sequence of a production phase (@progr); in fact, the insertion in the correct sequence is recommended. Moreover, it is possible to specify if the operation is carried out internally of the organization and not at a subcontractor or other subject facility (@internallyPerformed).

Legal framework
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Legal framework defining the level of legal credibility of collected data related to use scenarios.
broader: Binding_Union_requirements
subclass of: Binding_Union_requirements
related: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Article 38
related: International Bill of Human Rights
related: competent national authorities
description: A legal framework was implemented in a dedicated project deliverable [12] defining the level of legal credibility of collected data related to the use scenarios:

Business services
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: six business services (including traceability).
description: these pilots aimed to demonstrate the solution's potential in collecting and managing data for six business services, including traceability.

Verification criteria
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Verification criteria (e.g., SA8000 certification or GRS certification).
broader: GRS_certification
subclass of: GRS_certification
broader: SA8000 certification
subclass of: SA8000 certification
narrower: assessments and verifications
description: Verification criteria (i.e. SA8000 certification or GRS certification),

Production method ID
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identifier for the production method used.
description: An ID for the production method used and/or an ID for the underlying commercial contract (such as an invoice number)

productComponent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The element ≤productComponent≥ is the descriptor of one of the elements (one raw material, or one yarn or textile product, or one fashion article or part of it) used to create the product. It indicates the codes of the component, the quantity for final product unit, the supplier and any documentation.

SA8000 certification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Certification mentioned as a goal of data collection
narrower: assessments and verifications
narrower: CertificationManagementSupport
related: GRS_certification
related: ThirdPartyVerification
related: Verification
description: developing a platform able to collect, storage and manage traceability and sustainability data needed by the six business services, to obtain certifications (SA8000), to assess circularity and healthiness of the materials along the productive process, to comply with authority’s procedures (PCO) and LCA methodologies (PEF);

DPP_Category_ProductParametersEcoDesign
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product parameters relating to eco-design information (durability, energy and water consumption for production, recycled content, etc.)
narrower: eco-design for sustainable products
narrower: ProductRequirements
description: product parameters (article 7(2)16 and Annex I of ESPR17), namely eco-design information (like, for example, durability, energy and water consumption for the production, recycled content, etc).

Policy claim
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The statement companies want to support with the traceability system.
related: EU policy objectives
description: Policy claim18 (the statement companies want to support with the traceability system),

CertificationManagementSupport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Support for managing certifications within the traceability system.
description: Certification management support.

Product parameters (eco-design information)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Product parameters including eco-design information
narrower: ProductParameters
narrower: DPP_Category_ProductParametersEcoDesign
narrower: ProductRequirements
description: - product parameters (article 7(2)16 and Annex I of ESPR17), namely eco-design information (like, for example, durability, energy and water consumption for the production, recycled content, etc).

GRS_certification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: GRS certification mentioned as one of the possible verifications.
narrower: assessments and verifications
narrower: CertificationManagementSupport
related: ThirdPartyVerification
related: Verification
description: (i.e. SA8000 certification or GRS

sustainabilityCharacteristicT
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Text describing a single sustainability characteristic (e.g., a claim).
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: Protection of the environment, including climate
description: Text that describes a single sustainability ext characteristic (for example a claim). The content of the element should be unique.

DPP_SustainabilityDataMandatory
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Sustainability data should be mandatory in the DPP (subset of data about product sustainability)
broader: productSustainabilityCharacteristics
subclass of: productSustainabilityCharacteristics
broader: essential characteristics declared by manufacturers
subclass of: essential characteristics declared by manufacturers
narrower: Obligations_of_economic_operators
related: Data quality
related: Main groups of information to be exchanged
description: At least a subset of data about product sustainability - should be mandatory in the DPP; thus the creation of a channel for collecting trustable primary sustainability data on core activities is necessary (on the other side primary data specifically allow companies to monitor and fuel their sustainability policies);

productSustainabilityCharacteristics
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The elements ≤productSustainabilityCharacteristics≥ and ≤facilitySustainabilityCharacteristics≥ have been modelled to collect all the information that describes the transparency and the sustainability features of a product or a facility.

billOfComponents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The element ≤billOfComponents≥ represents the list of components used to create the product, detailed with the code of each component, the quantity for final product unity, the supplier and related documentation if any (certificate, self-assertion, etc.).
narrower: Product description
related: Part numbers for components and replacement spares contacts

six business services
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Group of services needing data for DPP
narrower: Portfolio of Business Services
description: developing a platform able to collect, storage and manage traceability and sustainability data needed by the six business services, to obtain certifications (SA8000), to assess circularity and healthiness of the materials along the productive process, to comply with authority’s procedures (PCO) and LCA methodologies (PEF);

Portfolio of Business Services
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A portfolio comprising six key services to address diverse industry requirements.
description: The Portfolio of Business Services comprising six key services to address diverse industry requirements, including:

Facility Sustainability Characteristics
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Facility Sustainability Characteristics

billOfChemical
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Sub-element describing the chemicals used in the production processes.
related: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
description: - the chemicals used in the production processes (<billOfChemical>)

Step 1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identification of objectives and of legal value of data to be gathered and definition of a strategy for supply chain involvement.
broader: processStep
subclass of: processStep
description: Step 1: Identification of objectives and of legal value of data to be gathered and definition of a strategy for supply chain involvement;

manufacturing steps
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: manufacturing steps
description: Some business services, like PEF and Circularity assessment services, need data from almost each main manufacturing operation (fibre production, yarn production, fabric production, garment production, etc) with a deep level of data granularity.

Manufacturing Step
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A step in manufacturing for which Events are traced.
description: at least one Event for each selected manufacturing step, and in any case, at least those involving a transformation of the product;

Non-exhaustive information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Non-exhaustive information: the list contains just some elements.
description: non-exhaustive (the list contains just some elements).

Supply chain Event
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An event in the supply chain that is traced in a traceability system.
description: The concept of supply chain Event is very relevant in a traceability system: it was defined at first by GS1 EPCIS specification (see Annex E, clause E.3 for more details), then implemented by ISO (ISO/IEC 19987:2024), UNECE and eBIZ in their models.

exhaustive
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: completeness option exhaustive
description: • exhaust ive (all the elements of the list are mentioned, with the only limitations due to the access rights);

Document/information types exchanged
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The types of documents or information that are exchanged between parties.
broader: Documents accompanying the battery
subclass of: Documents accompanying the battery
related: Format for data reporting
description: For each of the interfaces, it is necessary to identify the types of documents or information that are exchanged between the parties, indicating who sends the activation messages to the other party.

DPP_EnergyWaterConsumptionConsiderations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Consideration of energy and water consumption figures from various phases of production
broader: Indicator_Energy_Consumption
subclass of: Indicator_Energy_Consumption
narrower: energy consumption
related: Minimisation of drinking/service water use
description: cannot be evaluated without considering the contribution of many different phases of the manufacturing process, performed by different manufacturers in the supply chain (in case of energy or water consumption figures from dyers, spinners, etc. should be considered).

Data quality
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Quality attributes of the sustainability data (e.g., primary/secondary, measured/estimated, complete/partial).
description: Particular attention should be paid to the quality of the data (primary vs. secondary, measured vs. estimated, complete vs partial) and the method used to obtain and validate it.

exhaustiveInformation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicates that the provided information is guaranteed as exhaustive or non-exhaustive.
description: exhaustiveInformation Required Indicates that the provided information is guaranteed as exhaustive (all the information is mentioned, with the only limitations due to the access rights) or non-exhaustive (the list contains just some foreseen elements):

Main groups of information to be exchanged
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the main groups of information document that should be exchanged.
related: Documentation and information
description: For each identified interface the main groups of information document that should be exchanged have been identified, refined and finalized.

Completeness of the set of information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Attribute describing the completeness of the information set and its relation to storage actions.
description: Completeness of the set of information which it refers into an archive, also specifying what should happen to the pre-existing information, according to @storageAction attribute code list:

energy consumption
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Energy consumption data item
broader: DPP_EnergyWaterConsumptionConsiderations
subclass of: DPP_EnergyWaterConsumptionConsiderations
narrower: Energy consumption per kilogram
description: For example, the composition of a product or the bill of chemicals can be useful for different services dealing with health and circularity or PEF.

Energy consumption per kilogram
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An example of sustainability primary data attribute.
narrower: energy consumption
narrower: DPP_EnergyWaterConsumptionConsiderations
description: a sustainability primary data, like energy consumption per kilogram, can be measured on site, estimated by an expert or simply found on literature; in all these cases the value can be valid but with different capabilities to represent the reality of the product).

ExhaustiveInformationOption_Exhaustive
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Exhaustive information option
description: exhaustive (all the elements of the list are mentioned, with the only limitations due to the access rights);

CrossCuttingAspects
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Cross-cutting aspects of the different types of documents.
related: Main groups of information to be exchanged
description: The cross-cutting aspects proposed in the following are designed to support some of the needs identified in clause 4.2: in particular, data confidentiality, data disclosure policies and incremental approach to data gathering.

Information to exchange
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The list of information to be exchanged among the roles and the platform.
broader: Information on the quantities of a product
subclass of: Information on the quantities of a product
broader: Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties
subclass of: Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties
narrower: Label information
narrower: Systematic_exchange
narrower: Mixed data exchange model
narrower: Article_18_2_information
related: Format for data reporting
description: Figure A.6 shows an example of the analysed interfaces, the Material incoming, with the list of information to exchange among the roles and the platform.

EnergyConsumed
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: measurement of energy consumed as a sustainability data attribute
narrower: Environmental essential characteristics
narrower: ValidationCalculationInfo_Unit46
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: Data attributes regarding round trip energy efficiency
related: Declaration accessibility via QR code
related: Power
related: Carbon footprint information
related: Life cycle carbon emissions
description: For example, a measurement of energy consumed can refer to the company's entire annual production or to a certain quantity of product by weight.

CompletenessOfSetOfInformation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Completeness of the set of information; refers to what should happen to pre-existing information according to storage action codes.
related: RecordsRetention10Years
related: Completeness
description: Completeness of the set of information which it refers into an archive, also specifying what should happen to the pre-existing information, according to @storageAction attribute code list:

Event
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An entity that plays a central role in the traceability schema, putting in relation information related to the Product and its Component, the Traceable Asset, the Process Step and its Location, and the related Supporting documentation, if any.
description: Figure 6 shows the relationships among the most relevant traceability entities: it can be observed that the Event plays a central role in the schema, putting in relation information related to the Product and its Component, the Traceable Asset, the Process Step and its Location, and the related Supporting documentation, if any.

The most relevant traceability entities and their relationships [Unit11]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption text for Figure 6
description: The most relevant traceability entities and their relationships

PESCO-UP minimum data requirements [Unit16]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption text for Figure 18
related: Table 16 datapoints (Table 16)
description: PESCO-UP minimum data requirements

Exhaustive information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Exhaustive information: all elements of the list are mentioned.
narrower: InformationOverview
description: exhaustive (all the elements of the list are mentioned, with the only limitations due to the access rights);

Events
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Events/activities that involve traceable assets and generate data relevant to the traceability system.
description: Events, activities that involve traceable assets and generate data relevant to the traceability system

DPP requirement vs this CWA data structures [Unit17]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption text for Table 46
broader: Regulation 2024/1781
subclass of: Regulation 2024/1781
related: Product type reference in DPP
description: DPP requirement vs this CWA data structures

TRICKSystemBoundaries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: System boundaries in TRICK, from fibres receiving up to an end-to-end circular retail platform, including pre-consumer waste recycling.
description: The system boundaries in TRICK come from the fibres receiving up to an end-to-end circular retail platform, including a pre-consumer waste recycling process.

TraceabilityReport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The core data structure for traceability in the TRICK project; a standardized data flow for traceability.
narrower: Systematic_exchange
related: Battery passport for EV batteries using a BMS
description: The Traceability Report is the most relevant data structure proposed by the TRICK project, defined to be the core of any standardized data flow for traceability.

TRICK - Guidelines on data collection from Textile supply chains for the Digital Product Passport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Guideline document for data collection in textile supply chains to support a Digital Product Passport.
narrower: DigitalPassports
related: Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties
related: Product type reference in DPP
related: Recipient of the digital product passport
related: Ability to introduce or update information
description: TRICK - Guidelines on data collection from Textile supply chains for the Digital Product Passport

Traceable assets (TRICK)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The traceable assets supporting the identified claims are the batches of fibres/raw materials, yarns, fabric and accessories and components of the final product.
broader: BatteryItem
subclass of: BatteryItem
related: ChainOfCustodySystem
related: product families or product categories
related: Economic operators
description: In the framework of the TRICK project, the traceable assets supporting the identified claims are the batches of fibres/raw materials, yarns, fabric and accessories and components of the final product.

indicatorStatusCode
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Status code indicating the indicator status (e.g., issued, expired, pending).
related: Visible sign indicating non-compliance
description: The element ≤sustainabilityIndicator≥ presents the set of data related to a sustainability indicator. It can have an issuer and a reviewer, and it is characterized by a status (@indicatorStatusCode) that highlights if the indicator is for example issued or expired or pending.

TraceabilitySystemBoundary
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Boundaries of the traceability system from fibres receiving up to an end-to-end circular retail platform, including a pre-consumer waste recycling process.
narrower: ChainOfCustodySystem
narrower: SSbD system under study
related: EcodesignScope
related: System set out in Annex IX
related: Harmonised zone
description: The system boundaries in TRICK come from the fibres receiving up to an end-to-end circular retail platform, including a pre-consumer waste recycling process.

Textile Exchange guidelines
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Textile Exchange guidelines referenced by the data model standards list.
related: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
description: These include GS1 standards, circular.fashion's circularity.ID, EON, the Open Apparel Registry, UNECE product data recommendations, the HIGG Index, Textile Exchange guidelines, eBIZ framework, and Reverse Resources.

Transparency and Sustainability Report
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The Transparency and Sustainability Report of a list of events of the requested traceable asset plus events of the components (according to the level of authorization of the requester and purpose of the request for the report).
related: Public availability of information
related: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics

externalRefDoc
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: External document, used to refer generic office documents (like pdf, docx, xls, for example shop window instructions).
related: Documents accompanying the battery
related: Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures
related: Original and signed documents
related: List of potential data sources

TraceabilityDespatchAdvice
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Traceability Despatch Advice document, potentially containing lists and attachments for transport traceability.
narrower: EDI_approach
description: The Traceability Despatch Advice can also contain a packing list (<actualPackageUnit>), item list (single product units ids) or batch list.

AssetHistory
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: History and references to a single traceable asset and its components/raw materials as reported by the Traceability Report.
description: It reports all the traceability information collected by the system related to a single traceable asset (batch, single item, etc.) and its history and references to its components/raw materials.

refDoc
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identification of a document and of an item thereof, to which the message makes reference
related: Original and signed documents
description: refDoc Identification of a document and of an item thereof, to which the message makes reference

Material traceability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: History of all traceable assets involved, including batches of raw material and components and final product.
narrower: RMIS – Raw Materials Information System
description: the history of all the traceable assets involved, like batches of raw material and components and final product (material traceability, at batch level).

Traceability Report
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The Traceability Report is the most relevant data structure proposed by the TRICK project, defined to be the core of any standardized data flow for traceability. It represents the data structure of the traceability system, approaching the traceability data collection through an enriched event-based model as response to the requirements emerged from the pilot supply chains to overcome the barriers, criticalities and needs highlighted by industrial partners involved in the project.
narrower: DigitalPassports
related: Figure 1
related: EPCIS

Supply chain governance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Adopted approach to govern traceability activities including where and how to collect operational data and supporting evidence.
broader: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
subclass of: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
related: Distribution of obligations
related: Governance standards in supplier countries
description: Identification of the adopted supply chain governance (where and how to collect operational data, where and how to collect supporting evidence)

OrganizationEORIIdentifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Organization EORI identifier: IT01606600029
narrower: EORI
narrower: EconomicOperator
related: ImporterContactInfo

Organization_IT01606600029
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Organization identified in TRICK with EORI IT01606600029.
related: EconomicOperator
related: EORI
description: Organization EORI identifier: IT01606600029

EDI_approach
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Electronic data interchange (EDI) as a class of classical usual business transactions.
narrower: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
related: IT application
description: classical usual business transactions (EDI approach55, i.e. GS1 EANCOM56, UBL57, eBIZ58 and others) as well as the most recent event-based approaches (GS1 EPCIS 1.259).

FacilityCode_IT01606600029_HEADQUARTER
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Facility code IT01606600029$HEADQUARTER for organization IT01606600029.
description: Facility <organisationID>$<internal coding> IT01606600029$HEADQUARTER

GS1_EANCOM
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: GS1 EANCOM standard referenced as part of EDI approaches.
narrower: EDI_approach
related: UBL
description: GS1 EANCOM56

EORI_code_IT01606600029
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EORI code IT01606600029.
narrower: EORI
related: EconomicOperator
description: Organization EORI identifier: IT01606600029

EPCIS from GS1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EPCIS standard referenced for event data exchange.
narrower: EPCIS
related: ISO_IEC_19987_2024
description: EPCIS from GS1 (ISO/IEC 19987:2024) and Event models from UNCEFACT were examined and compared to assess differences and the common elements, focusing on the common elements of the event models (ObjectEvent, TransformationEvent, AggregationEvent, TransactionEvent) proposed by the two frameworks.

Mixed data exchange model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mixed model including classical usual business transactions and event-based approaches.
description: The approach to the standardization was based on the improvement of the capacity of the eBIZ specifications (CEN CWA eBIZ and following54) in order to support the project objectives with a mixed model including both the classical usual business transactions (EDI approach55, i.e. GS1 EANCOM56, UBL57, eBIZ58 and others) as well as the most recent event-based approaches (GS1 EPCIS 1.259).

ISO_IEC_19987_2024
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: ISO/IEC 19987:2024 standard referenced in relation to EPCIS.
description: (ISO/IEC 19987:2024)

ISOIEC19987_2024
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: ISO/IEC 19987:2024 standard referenced for traceability models.
description: The concept of supply chain Event is very relevant in a traceability system: it was defined at first by GS1 EPCIS specification (see Annex E, clause E.3 for more details), then implemented by ISO (ISO/IEC 19987:2024), UNECE and eBIZ in their models.

ECOSYSTEX TG5 Circular Textile Data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: ECOSYSTEX working group TG5 Circular Textile Data.
description: The result of this comparison will be used to complement the work of the ECOSYSTEX working group TG5 Circular Textile Data, which first results will be publicly available by 2026.

PrimaryData
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Primary data used as evidence for traceability events.
broader: Original and signed documents
subclass of: Original and signed documents
narrower: Evidence files or footprints
description: primary data, secondary data, certifications, logistic documentation, etc.

GS1_EPCIS_1_259
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: GS1 EPCIS Release 1.2 (EPCIS 1.259) referenced as part of the approaches.
description: GS1 EPCIS 1.259

Customs inspections
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Customs inspections related data/document requirements.
related: Market surveillance
related: Identification number of the EU declaration of conformity of the battery
related: Original and signed documents
related: NotifiedBodiesActivities
related: Notifying authorities
description: for example, for PCO service original and signed documents are needed in case of Customs inspections

Photo
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Photo with time reference and geolocalization as traceability evidence.
narrower: Georeferenced and timestamped photos
description: A photo (with time reference and geolocalization).

EORI
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Economic Operator Registration and Identification.
narrower: Economic operators
related: Obligation_cooperate_with_authorities
related: EconomicOperator
related: Economic_operator
related: ImporterContactInfo
description: 50 Economic Operator Registration and Identification, assigned by European Commission to the economic operators and used by Customs, it is mandatory for each customs procedure.

Georeferenced and timestamped photos
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Georeferenced and timestamped photos as evidence formats.
description: georeferenced and timestamped photos (EXIFF, ECW, GeoTIFF, JP2).

real files or footprint
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: real files (of the evidence and of the traceability information) or their footprint
description: The real files (of the evidence and of the traceability information) or their footprint are what it is necessary to TRICK when an efficient archive of such documents is in place.

ISO/IEC 19987:201714
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: ISO/IEC 19987:201714
description: EPCIS, promoted by EPCGlobal with the support of GS1, (for our purposes we consider both GS1 EPCIS 1.213, published in 2016 and formalized as ISO/IEC 19987:201714, as well EPCIS 2.015 approved in 2022) is an event-based model proposed to model the traceability data collection.

Evidence files or footprints
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Real files or footprints of evidence and traceability information for archival
related: Original and signed documents
related: Test reports
description: For this purpose, both the real files (of the evidence and of the traceability information) or their footprint are what it is necessary to TRICK when an efficient archive of such documents is in place.

UBL
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: UBL standard referenced as part of EDI approaches.
narrower: EDI_approach
description: UBL57

BatchTR400
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batch identifier IT01606600029$TR400
description: IT01606600029$TR400

Original and signed documents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Original and signed documents required for Customs inspections.
description: for example, for PCO service original and signed documents are needed in case of Customs inspections

EPCIS
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EPCIS is an event-based model promoted to model the traceability data collection.
broader: EPCIS from GS1
subclass of: EPCIS from GS1
related: Harmonised standards or common specifications referred to in Articles 41 and 42
related: Battery model
description: EPCIS, promoted by EPCGlobal with the support of GS1, (for our purposes we consider both GS1 EPCIS 1.213, published in 2016 and formalized as ISO/IEC 19987:201714, as well EPCIS 2.015 approved in 2022) is an event-based model proposed to model the traceability data collection.

ISO 5157
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Textile Environmental aspects Vocabulary standard ISO 5157, prepared by ISO/TC 38/WG 3560.
related: ConformityStandards
related: Environmental sustainability assessment
description: In the CISUTAC decision tool for post-consumer textile waste the vocabulary and terms have followed ISO 5157 as much as possible.

Disruptors
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Datapoint labeled 'Disruptors' in Table 16.
description: Disruptors

Thermomechanical Recycling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Thermomechanical recycling
related: Indicator_Recycled_Content

Future datapoints
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Additional 5 data points are good to have for future improvements.

Production year
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute indicating production year of a textile item.
narrower: year
related: Manufacturing plant
related: Year 2031
related: First-time market availability: portable and LMT batteries (para1 a)
related: First-time market availability: SLI/industrial/EV batteries (para2 a)
related: Temporal correlation
description: Production year, Product type, Brand, Price, Product gender, Disruptor, Fabric weight, Fabric Colour

Incineration
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Waste disposal pathway via incineration.
related: manufacturing waste
description: Once disposed, the first sorting stage determines whether the product can be reintroduced into the reuse value chain or directed to recycling, landfill, or incineration.

Supply of recycled fiber activity diagram
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Activity diagram for supply of recycled fiber
description: “Supply of recycled fiber” activity diagram

feedstock
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Input material used by Recycler to produce recycled fibre.
description: The Recycler requests the feedstock from the Sorter.

Table 16 datapoints (Table 16)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 16 — Recommended 17 datapoints for scaling - Reuse, Repair, Recycling
related: Table 5
related: Format for the technical documentation on those percentage shares

year
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reference year
narrower: Production year
description: year Reference year.

Price data point
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data point representing price information relevant to reuse and repair stages.
description: For reuse and repair, access to data like price and brand that can enhance the sector's ability to respond to market dynamics and shifting trends.

Twenty-two data points
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Up to 22 data points that have potential to improve and accelerate post-consumer textile waste transition into reuse, repair, and recycling markets.
description: In fact, up to 22 specific data points have the potential to improve and accelerate the transition of post-consumer textile waste into reuse, repair, and recycling markets (see Table 15 below).

Potential datapoints count
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Up to 17 specific data points have the potential to significantly improve and accelerate the transition of post-consumer textile waste into reuse, repair, and recycling markets.
narrower: Measuring methods
related: Table 45

End-of-life, Downcycle, incineration, landfield
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Value chain stage: end-of-life processes including downcycle and incineration/landfill.
broader: Disposal_operations
subclass of: Disposal_operations
narrower: Directive 2008/98/EC
narrower: used products
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
related: ExpectedGenerationOfWaste
description: End-of-life, Downcycle, incineration, landfield.

Chemical Recycling
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chemical recycling

Thermo- Chemical Incineration
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: thermo- chemical incineration

Chemical recycling (depolymerization to monomers or oligomers)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Channel for post-consumer textile waste involving chemical recycling (depolymerization to monomers or oligomers).
description: The current version of the tool focuses on the major channelling routes: reuse (including repair), dismantling, mechanical recycling and chemical recycling (depolymerization to monomers or oligomers).

Disruptor
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute indicating any disruptive factor related to the textile item.
related: Risk management obligations
description: Production year, Product type, Brand, Price, Product gender, Disruptor, Fabric weight, Fabric Colour

Figure 16: Supply of selected waste
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Figure 16 caption for the supply of selected waste activity diagram.
description: Figure 16 — “Supply of selected waste” activity diagram

Product gender
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute indicating gender category of a textile product.
description: Production year, Product type, Brand, Price, Product gender, Disruptor, Fabric weight, Fabric Colour

ArticleW90
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Article identifier IT01606600029$W90
narrower: Unique identifiers
related: Product type reference in DPP
description: IT01606600029$W90

Brand, Price
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A datapoint covering brand and price information.
description: Brand, Price

DataCollectionProcess
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The process that includes iterative data collection steps for submission to a third party.
narrower: assessments and verifications
related: Documentation and information
description: The process includes iterative data collection steps for submission to the third party.

Wind jacket recycling data points requirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data point requirement for wind jacket recyclability.
related: TechnicalDocumentation_Performance
related: EPCIS 2.015
related: Documentation and information
related: Data quality attributes
description: To determine if a wind jacket is suitable for recycling, a recycler would need at least 8 specific data points to sort it correctly.

iterative process
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Iterative process for data collection and validation
description: An iterative process is then initiated, allowing the Expert to collect and validate the required data.

Water
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Water

treatment plant
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data element: treatment plant
description: treatment plant

facilityLocation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data relating to a place of a facility (it indicates at least element location or address, city and country)
description: facilityLocation Data relating to a place of a facility (it indicates at least element location or address, city and country).

Water (Facility)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Water

Secondary raw materials
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Secondary raw materials produced from recycling.
description: The resulting secondary raw materials, which included a percentage of recycled content, were then used to produce garments of the same model, whose characteristics were subsequently analyzed.

Internal wastewater treatment plant
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Internal wastewater treatment plant

required data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data required during the iterative process
description: An iterative process is then initiated, allowing the Expert to collect and validate the required data.

Data collection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Collection of initial data from internal systems.
narrower: EPCIS 2.015
related: Calculation requirements
related: Data quality attributes
related: List of potential data sources
description: The pilots followed a systematic process starting with the collection of initial data from the industrial users' internal systems.

transport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: transport

Internal systems
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Industrial users' internal systems from which data is collected.
description: The pilots followed a systematic process starting with the collection of initial data from the industrial users' internal systems.

feedstocks
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Feedstocks supplied to recyclers (batch-level information related).
description: transmission of batch-level information on sorted and prepared feedstocks supplied to recyclers.

facilityDescriptor
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The element ≤facilityDescriptor≥ is thought to collect the information of a specific facility. Certificates and self-assertions can be associated to the whole organization but also to its facilities, as the list of the manufacturing operations carried out in each one of them.
related: CertificateAttributes

8 data points
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Number of data points required for wind jacket sorting.
related: TestPlan
description: To determine if a wind jacket is suitable for recycling, a recycler would need at least 8 specific data points to sort it correctly.

Means of transport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: means of transport (optional, but with the possibility to declare the type of propulsion, the route length)
description: the means of transport (optional, but with the possibility to declare the type of propulsion, the route length),

Internal wastewater
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data element: internal wastewater
description: Internal wastewater

Propulsion type
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Type of propulsion used by the transport means
description: the means of transport (optional, but with the possibility to declare the type of propulsion, the route length)

certificate (Facility)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: certificate
related: Accreditation certificate
related: Certification body
related: Conformity assessment body

Recyclers’ specifications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Specifications required by recyclers for materials to be recycled.
narrower: Common specifications
related: Ecodesign requirements
description: For the recyclable share, fibre sorting and pre-treatment are crucial steps to ensure the materials meet recyclers’ specifications.

First sorting stage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Initial sorting step that determines the downstream path for a disposed product.
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
description: Once disposed, the first sorting stage determines whether the product can be reintroduced into the reuse value chain or directed to recycling, landfill, or incineration.

Circular value chains
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Value chains designed to keep textiles in circulation as long as possible.
broader: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
subclass of: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
narrower: Extended producer responsibility
narrower: eco-design for sustainable products
narrower: Supply chain
narrower: Sustainability requirements
related: EmissionsLifecycle
related: Life cycle carbon emissions
related: GreenPublicProcurement
description: Circular value chains aim to keep textiles in circulation for as long as possible, in line with the waste hierarchy.

3.2.4.3 certification body
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Code reference for certification body
description: 3.2.4.3 certification body

sorter
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: person or a system that categorizes discarded textile materials by their fibre composition, color, and condition to determine their potential for reuse, repair, or recycling
related: Table 43
description: sorter person or a system that categorizes discarded textile materials by their fibre composition, color, and condition to determine their potential for reuse, repair, or recycling

3.2.6.9 disassembly
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Code reference for disassembly
description: 3.2.6.9 disassembly

OrganisationDescriptor
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information used to describe an organization through the element ≤organisationDescriptor≥ are the usual ones (identifier, legal name, address, contact person). Certificates and self-assertions can be associated with the whole organization.
related: Registration

textile collector
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: actor involved in separate collection of textiles
narrower: Economic_operator
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: EconomicOperator
related: EconomicOperators
related: Public authorities or third parties carrying out waste management on their behalf
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: textile collector actor involved in separate collection of textiles

confidentiality_needs
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Confidentiality needs mentioned in the representations of the textile supply chain.
description: This CWA assumes that each of them should be considered as equal in a community and addresses both the consensus-building and confidentiality needs necessary to initiate a fruitful partnership in supply chains.

Reuse value chain
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Value chain pathway for reusing products after sorting.
narrower: Extended producer responsibility
narrower: Circular value chains
description: Once disposed, the first sorting stage determines whether the product can be reintroduced into the reuse value chain or directed to recycling, landfill, or incineration.

Non-reusable post-consumer textiles (excluding shoes and accessories)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: non-reusable post-consumer textiles, excluding shoes and accessories

facilityDescriptor_description
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Free text description of the facility; content should be unique per language.
description: description Free text description. The content of the element should be unique, it can be translated and repeated into more languages (thus no more than one instance for each language).

Virgin raw materials
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Virgin raw materials used at the start of production.
broader: Monomer
subclass of: Monomer
narrower: MainMaterialsUsed
related: Data attributes regarding the recycled and renewable content
related: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
description: The process began with the production of goods using virgin raw materials.

consensus_building
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Consensus-building needs mentioned in the representations of the textile supply chain.
description: This CWA assumes that each of them should be considered as equal in a community and addresses both the consensus-building and confidentiality needs necessary to initiate a fruitful partnership in supply chains.

Preferential Certificate of Origin (PCO)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The Preferential Certificate of Origin (PCO).
description: The Preferential Certificate of Origin (PCO), co-developed with the Italian Customs Agency (ADM);

Certification body
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Certification body term
related: Notified body
related: Independence (independent of organisation/product)
description: 3.2.4.3 certification body

Fibre sorting
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Sorting of fibres as part of recycling preparation.
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
related: Collection schemes
related: Table 43
related: Screening assessment methodology for chemical/material
description: For the recyclable share, fibre sorting and pre-treatment are crucial steps to ensure the materials meet recyclers’ specifications.

Table 45
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 45 — Traceability requirements potentially evaluated by the regulation and involvement
related: assessments and verifications
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle

Table 3
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 3 — Overview of battery passport data attributes for symbols, labels and documentation of conformity
narrower: List of tables
related: Format for data reporting
related: Annex VI

Supply of component or product activity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Activity of supplying a component or product
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: “Supply of component or product” activity

DisclosedSuppliersData
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data of disclosed suppliers accessible after activation phase.
related: Identity_of_receiver_operator_and_quantity_and_models
related: Checks on undertakings and gather information from stakeholders
related: Supplier activation phase
description: Expert is allowed to access disclosed suppliers’ data only after that Supplier activation phase happens.

Deliverable D2.1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Deliverable 'Requirements for Imaging and Data Technologies'.
description: they will be made available in the project deliverable D2.1 “Requirements for Imaging and Data Technologies.

Table 11
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 11 describing the "Supply of component or product" activity
related: Table 45
description: Table 11 — “Supply of component or product” activity

Regulation UE 2024/1781
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation (UE) 2024/1781 referenced as final ESPR regulation
narrower: Extended producer responsibility
narrower: Regulation 2023/1542
narrower: eco-design for sustainable products
related: Table 43
related: Regulation 2024/3110
related: Binding_Union_requirements
related: EU policy objectives
description: as Regulation (UE) 2024/1781).

CertificateAttributes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: <certificate> attributes

Table 44
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 44 — Obligations and involvement of supply chain stakeholders related to Identification
narrower: Regulation UE 2024/1781
narrower: life cycle regulations (identifiers etc.) to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures
related: MeaningLabelsSymbols
related: Information management and verification tools
related: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)

Supplier activation phase
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Phase during which supplier activation occurs, affecting data disclosure.
narrower: Authorisation of producers and producer responsibility organisations (Article 58)
related: ConsultationWithStakeholders
description: as a consequence of the supplier activation phase (see Figure 3).

ProductComponentAttributes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: <productComponent> attributes

Activation messages
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Messages indicating activation in the communication between parties.
description: For each of the interfaces, it is necessary to identify the types of documents or information that are exchanged between the parties, indicating who sends the activation messages to the other party.

Table 43
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 43 — Ecodesign requirements and involvement of supply chain stakeholders
narrower: ProductRequirements
related: Regulation UE 2024/1781

EPCIS 2.015
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EPCIS 2.015 approved in 2022
narrower: Interoperable format
related: decentralised data system
related: On_board_diagnostic_information
related: Traceability of traders obligations
related: IT application
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: EPCIS, promoted by EPCGlobal with the support of GS1, (for our purposes we consider both GS1 EPCIS 1.213, published in 2016 and formalized as ISO/IEC 19987:201714, as well EPCIS 2.015 approved in 2022) is an event-based model proposed to model the traceability data collection.

(scope) certificate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Scope certificate data attribute.
description: (scope) certificate

issuer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Role that can issue sustainability indicator data.
description: The element ≤sustainabilityIndicator≥ presents the set of data related to a sustainability indicator. It can have an issuer and a reviewer, and it is characterized by a status (@indicatorStatusCode) that highlights if the indicator is for example issued or expired or pending.

ESPR
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
broader: Battery Regulation
subclass of: Battery Regulation
broader: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
subclass of: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
narrower: environmental sustainability objectives
related: life cycle regulations (identifiers etc.) to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
related: Unique identifiers
description: It is governed by the “Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation” (ESPR) (proposed on 30 March 2022, approved in its final version in April 2024 and published in the Official Journal of the European Union in force from 18 July 2024 as Regulation (UE) 2024/1781).

ticketing system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Ticketing system enabling data requests and service activation
description: The data request mechanism is supported by a ticketing system, which enables the activation of the service by the Expert.

TRCProductAttributes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: <TRCProduct> attributes
broader: Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties
subclass of: Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties
broader: MainMaterialsUsed
subclass of: MainMaterialsUsed
related: materials used

Deliverable D7.8
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Deliverable 'Relation and exchange with other projects'.
description: The outcomes of this mapping exercise are publicly available in the Deliverable D7.8 “Relation and exchange with other projects” [9].

Dialogues between suppliers/subcontractors and (B2B) customers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Dialogues enabling selective data disclosure between suppliers and customers.
related: Stakeholders consulted
related: Information obligations
description: b) dialogues between suppliers/subcontractors and (B2B) customers; on one side suppliers should be requested to provide data about supplied products; on the other side they should be able to authorize or acknowledge their customers for selective data disclosure, as a consequence of the supplier activation phase (see Figure 3).

supplier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Details of the Supplier (party that supplies the good or service that is object of the current collaborative process). It is the supplier of the entire component when @internallyPerformed=FALSE
narrower: Economic_operator
related: Operator
description: supplier Details of the Supplier (party that supplies the good or service that is object of the current collaborative process) It is the supplier of the entire component when @internallyPerformed=FALSE

Disassembly
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Disassembly
description: 3.2.6.9 disassembly

data request mechanism
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mechanism for handling data requests
related: conformity assessment activities
related: Checks on undertakings and gather information from stakeholders
related: Electronic accessibility via data carrier
description: The data request mechanism is supported by a ticketing system, which enables the activation of the service by the Expert.

Traceability Receiving Advice document
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Enriched variant of the usual receiving advice for traceability.
related: LogisticalTransfer
related: Traceability of traders obligations
related: Traceability Despatch Advice
related: Documentation delivery deadline
description: The Traceability Despatch Advice (≤TRCDesAdvise≥) and the Traceability Receiving Advise (≤TRCRecAdvise≥) are enriched variants of the usual dispatch advice and receiving advice.

Batch List
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batch list included in the Traceability Despatch Advice.
description: The Traceability Despatch Advice can also contain a packing list (<actualPackageUnit>), item list (single product units ids) or batch list.

ProcessStepDataStructure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: <processStep> data structure

PublicSummary
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Public summary of the assessment study.
narrower: Documentation and information
related: StudiesAndAnalysesPublication
related: Description of conformity assessment activities
related: Summary report of the third-party verifications carried out in accordance with Article 51, including the name of the notified body
related: Posters
related: Dashboard (Figure 32)
description: it contains a public summary of the assessment study, a list of calculated indicators, possibly publishable, and the references (footprint) to the study itself.

Assessment (Organization)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Assessment

Assessment (Facility)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Assessment

HealthProtection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Health protection aspect of the sustainability assessment.
related: Impact of substances on environment, health, safety, persons
related: Provision_of_health_information_to_end_users_and_third_parties
related: Health Protection service
related: ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
related: DNEL
description: (PEF, material circularity, S-LCA, Health protection)

AssessmentStudy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An assessment study produced by data collection under the consultancy pattern.
description: Figure 7 illustrates an application scenario of the consultancy pattern for data collection aimed at producing an assessment study, involving both an Expert and a Reviewer.

Dispatching advice
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Advice regarding dispatching of feedstock and recycled fibre among supply chain actors.
description: If the Brand is not the Yarn Producer, then the Recycler should send a dispatching advice and the information of the recycled fiber also to the Yarn Producer.

Traceability Despatch Advice
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An enriched variant of the usual dispatch advice for dispatching goods between different parties.
narrower: LogisticalTransfer
related: Traceability of traders obligations
description: The Traceability Despatch Advice (≤TRCDesAdvise≥) and the Traceability Receiving Advise (≤TRCRecAdvise≥) are enriched variants of the usual dispatch advice and receiving advice.

ProcessStepList
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The element ≤processStepsList≥ provides the list of manufacturing operations required to produce the product.

processStepsList
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: List of manufacturing operations required to produce the product. Activities performed in the facility
description: processStepsList List of manufacturing operations required to produce the product

Sender
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The entity that issues the Traceability Despatch Advice.
description: It is issued by the sender of the goods and in the attachment has transport documentation and different kinds of certificates (this part is expanded to allow, for example, the importer of a good to include all the documentation he received from the origin).

Expert
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Human Expert involved in assessment services
description: All these services are based on a “consultancy pattern”: they require the intervention of a human Expert or Reviewer, that should have access to the collected data on the TRICK platform to perform or evaluate assessment studies, according to well defined disclosure policies among the involved actors.

Note
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Note as free text or structured note with optional structuring attributes.
description: note Free text or structured (computer processing) note. For note structuring use the attributes @noteLabel and @codelist

API for massive automatic data retrieval and/or consultation (system)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Technological feature.
narrower: Electronic data-processing system
narrower: data request mechanism
description: API for massive automatic data retrieval and/or consultation (system),

feedstock request process
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process for feedstock-related requests within the data models.
description: Regarding the collaboration between both data models, a first conclusion is that the TRICK dictionary could be revised to include some new terms and groups in the feedstock request process, that has happened with the last updates of the dictionary and data structures.

ConsultancyPattern
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The pattern used for data collection in the consultancy scenario.
description: Figure 7 illustrates an application scenario of the consultancy pattern for data collection aimed at producing an assessment study, involving both an Expert and a Reviewer.

ProcessStepListAttributes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: <processStepList> attributes

consultancy pattern
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Pattern of services that rely on human Expert/Reviewer intervention
description: All these services are based on a “consultancy pattern”: they require the intervention of a human Expert or Reviewer, that should have access to the collected data on the TRICK platform to perform or evaluate assessment studies, according to well defined disclosure policies among the involved actors.

HealthProtectionAssessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Health Protection Assessment.
related: Module D1 – Quality assurance of the production process
related: Health Protection service
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
description: Health Protection Assessment

Reverse Resources
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reverse Resources referenced among the standards used by the data model.
description: These include GS1 standards, circular.fashion's circularity.ID, EON, the Open Apparel Registry, UNECE product data recommendations, the HIGG Index, Textile Exchange guidelines, eBIZ framework, and Reverse Resources.

Proprietary scanning device
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Proprietary scanning device required for traceability.
description: Proprietary scanning device required.

UNECE product data recommendations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: UNECE product data recommendations referenced by the data model.
broader: Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties
subclass of: Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties
narrower: the list of international instruments
related: data request mechanism
related: Reference flow
related: Language for product information
description: These include GS1 standards, circular.fashion's circularity.ID, EON, the Open Apparel Registry, UNECE product data recommendations, the HIGG Index, Textile Exchange guidelines, eBIZ framework, and Reverse Resources.

Technical workwear pilot
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Pilot focused on technical workwear sector
description: One of the two pilots was focused on the fashion sector, the other one on the technical workwear sector.

product's history
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the product's history
related: ProductWeight
description: Traceability reports were generated by modelling the collected data and documenting the product's history.

Weight of product
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The weight of product should be expressed to make comparable the data associated with it.
narrower: Information on the quantities of a product

gate network
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A network of worldwide distributed gates used to track goods.
related: LogisticalTransfer
related: decentralised data system
related: Data carriers
related: Data carrier (including a permalink)
related: Info_communication_system_71
description: The most common applicative scenario foresees a network of worldwide distributed gates that allow to track when goods pass-through a gate and their RFID identifiers are registered.

health protection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Health protection topics included in the data model topics.
description: During the entire TRICK project a total update of eBIZ specification was done, introducing the management of the main topics of the project: traceability and sustainability, environmental impacts, social and ethical assessment, health protection, material circularity.

HIGG Index
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: HIGG Index referenced by the data model standards list.
narrower: sustainability
narrower: UNEP Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products
description: These include GS1 standards, circular.fashion's circularity.ID, EON, the Open Apparel Registry, UNECE product data recommendations, the HIGG Index, Textile Exchange guidelines, eBIZ framework, and Reverse Resources.

LogisticalTransfer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A transfer of goods between companies in the supply chain.
description: Once the supply chain has been analyzed and the traceable asset, the objectives, the actors, and the most relevant manufacturing steps have been identified, it is necessary to define the Events to be traced for each step and determine the related evidence to be collected (primary data, secondary data, certifications, logistic documentation, etc.).

Fashion sector
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: One pilot focused on the fashion sector.
narrower: ProductGroupDefinition
description: One of the two pilots was focused on the fashion sector, the other one on the technical workwear sector.

Open Apparel Registry
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A standard/reference registry included among the data model standards.
related: ProductIdentifier
related: BatteryIdentifier
related: Information management and verification tools
related: Register
related: Recipient of the digital product passport
related: Permalinks or data carriers
related: Public availability of information
description: These include GS1 standards, circular.fashion's circularity.ID, EON, the Open Apparel Registry, UNECE product data recommendations, the HIGG Index, Textile Exchange guidelines, eBIZ framework, and Reverse Resources.

social and ethical assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Social and ethical evaluation topics included in the data model topics.
description: During the entire TRICK project a total update of eBIZ specification was done, introducing the management of the main topics of the project: traceability and sustainability, environmental impacts, social and ethical assessment, health protection, material circularity.

RFID identifiers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identifiers used at gates to track goods in a network.
narrower: Information technology
narrower: life cycle rules (identifiers, data carriers, digital credentials, and digital product passport registry)
related: OperatorIdentifier
description: The most common applicative scenario foresees a network of worldwide distributed gates that allow to track when goods pass-through a gate and their RFID identifiers are registered.

sustainability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Focus on environmental and social aspects of products and processes.
broader: Environmental analysis
subclass of: Environmental analysis
broader: Absolute battery carbon footprint
subclass of: Absolute battery carbon footprint
broader: environmental impacts
subclass of: environmental impacts
broader: Destruction of ecosystems and soils
subclass of: Destruction of ecosystems and soils
broader: Sustainable Development Goals
subclass of: Sustainable Development Goals
broader: New environmental obligations
subclass of: New environmental obligations
broader: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
subclass of: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
broader: Environmental sustainability assessment
subclass of: Environmental sustainability assessment
broader: Environmental Footprint 3.1 Impact Categories
subclass of: Environmental Footprint 3.1 Impact Categories
narrower: EU policy objectives
related: health protection
description: During the entire TRICK project a total update of eBIZ specification was done, introducing the management of the main topics of the project: traceability and sustainability, environmental impacts, social and ethical assessment, health protection, material circularity.

ProductWeight
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: weight of product
description: The weight of product should be expressed to make comparable the data associated with it.

Anti-Counterfeiting service
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An Anti-Counterfeiting service.

5.2 Step 2: Description of the actual supply chain with actors and roles
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Step 2 detailing the supply chain with actors and roles.
description: 5.2 Step 2: Description of the actual supply chain with actors and roles

environmental impacts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Environmental considerations included in the data model topics.
broader: Environmental footprint
subclass of: Environmental footprint
broader: EmissionsLifecycle
subclass of: EmissionsLifecycle
broader: sustainability
subclass of: sustainability
broader: Sustainability requirements
subclass of: Sustainability requirements
broader: Environmental Footprint 3.1 Impact Categories
subclass of: Environmental Footprint 3.1 Impact Categories
narrower: Protection of the environment, including climate
related: Particulate matter
description: During the entire TRICK project a total update of eBIZ specification was done, introducing the management of the main topics of the project: traceability and sustainability, environmental impacts, social and ethical assessment, health protection, material circularity.

NFC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Near Field Communication tag as a physical traceability feature.
narrower: Information technology
description: NFC,

Health Protection service
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Health Protection service
description: On the contrary, a deep level of detail is needed for Health Protection service, where for example it is relevant to understand which kind of finishing activities have been carried out (like printing).

Two pilots
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Two pilots were conducted
description: To evaluate the practical applications of the TRICK solution, including its open data model, two pilots were conducted.

Spinner
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A supply chain actor labeled 'Spinner'.
description: Spinner

<actualPackageUnit>
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Package unit quantity placeholder in packaging data
description: <actualPackageUnit>

eBIZ supports ordinary technical sheets and catalogues
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: eBIZ supports ordinary technical sheets and catalogues, business operations (supplying, subcontracting, etc.).

yarn producer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: company or company function that produces yarns from raw material; it has mainly Fabric and Knitwear producers as customers (Apparel Producers sometimes)
narrower: economic operators across the Union
description: yarn producer company or company function that produces yarns from raw material; it has mainly Fabric and Knitwear producers as customers (Apparel Producers sometimes)

Example of consultancy pattern scenario [Unit1]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption text for Figure 7
description: Example of consultancy pattern scenario

subcontractor
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: company or company function that performs activities as a sub-contractor (for example cutting/sewing operations but also dyeing)
related: Operator
description: subcontractor company or company function that performs activities as a sub-contractor (for example cutting/sewing operations but also dyeing)

billOfDirectEmissions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Bill of direct emissions generated to make the product, excluding wastewater, relating to quantities of the reference product or to yearly data of a facility/plant
narrower: EmissionsLifecycle
related: New environmental obligations
related: kg CO2 eq

involved actors
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Actors involved in the consultancy pattern
broader: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
subclass of: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
related: Manufacturer obligations
related: distributor
description: All these services are based on a “consultancy pattern”: they require the intervention of a human Expert or Reviewer, that should have access to the collected data on the TRICK platform to perform or evaluate assessment studies, according to well defined disclosure policies among the involved actors.

Recycled fibre from waste supply process
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process that occurs after the Use phase, transforming textile waste into recycled fibre through supply chain activities.
narrower: Environmental essential characteristics
narrower: Sustainability requirements
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
related: End_of_life_treatment_recycling_information
related: Rules and targets for the management of all waste batteries
related: Open-Loop Regranulation
related: Reutilisation of materials within battery manufacturing process
related: UsedProduct
related: Indicator_Recycled_Content
description: This is the process that occurs after the Use phase. It has been modelled with two activities involving the actors of the supply chain involved in transforming textile waste into recycled fibre.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EPR systems referenced as stakeholders in the data model context.
broader: Costs entailed by EPR (financing for battery lifecycle)
subclass of: Costs entailed by EPR (financing for battery lifecycle)
broader: Manufacturer obligations
subclass of: Manufacturer obligations
narrower: Extended producer responsibility
narrower: Socio-economic sustainability assessment
description: The data model aligns with TEXroad's commitment ... includes insights from multiple projects and stakeholders, including those engaged in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems and textile detection technologies.

CWA_Textiles_Data_Collection_Scope
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) establishes guidelines for data collection along textile and textile products supply chains to support the collection of validated information both for the purpose of traceability of goods as well as of transparency and sustainability claims.
broader: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
subclass of: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
related: Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures
related: DataFlows
related: List of potential data sources
description: This CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) establishes a set of guidelines for data collection along textile and textile products supply chains to support the collection of validated information both for the purpose of traceability of goods as well as of transparency and sustainability claims.

Administrative step
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Administrative step evidence such as order or invoice.
broader: Two-step administrative procedure
subclass of: Two-step administrative procedure
related: AdditionalInformationRequirements
related: Documentation under other Union law
description: An administrative step (order, invoice)

qty
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Net quantity of the article or object correlated, qualified by the function of the document (ordering, delivering, ...) and by the context. This value is referred to the unit of measure of the product declared in the <billOfComponents>
description: qty Net quantity of the article or object correlated, qualified by the function of the document (ordering, deliv- ering, ...) and by the context. This value is referred to the unit of measure of the product declared in the <billOfComponents>

Management of tier subcontractor
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Category: management of tier subcontractor in the value chain.
description: Management of tier subcontractor,

Identification of technical and organizational characteristics for supporting tools (IT systems, procedures, etc.)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identification of technical and organizational characteristics for supporting tools (IT systems, procedures, etc.)
related: eService platform
description: The characteristics of the tools to consider for the setting up of a traceability system supporting the data collection for the DPP are strictly related to the objectives, the topology of the supply chain, and the level of digitization of the actors involved.

Digitally signed documents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documents that can be digitally signed and issued.
narrower: Authorized signatory
related: Third-party verification
related: QR Code
description: The documents can be digitally signed, registered with issuer, or scanned with manual signature.

An example of a complex textile product is one where a sorter would need at least [Unit15]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption text for Figure 17
description: An example of a complex textile product is one where a sorter would need at least

apparel producer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: company or company function that organizes manufacturing and material supplying to obtain finished garments from fabrics. It is a client of Fabric Producer and partially of Yarn Producer
narrower: Operator
description: apparel producer company or company function that organizes manufacturing and material supplying to obtain finished garments from fabrics. It is a client of Fabric Producer and partially of Yarn Producer

PDF copies of energy or water bills
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: PDF copies of energy or water bills used for assessment under PEF.
related: Documentation under other Union law
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
related: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
related: Indicator_Energy_Consumption
description: for PEF service pdf copies of energy or water bills can be enough to perform the assessment

textile supply chain
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The textile supply chain is characterized by its fragmentation, opaqueness, and complexity due to the number of actors involved in the whole textile processes.
broader: Manufacturer obligations
subclass of: Manufacturer obligations
broader: Supply chain vulnerabilities
subclass of: Supply chain vulnerabilities
narrower: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
related: Commercial contract ID
related: product families or product categories
related: Value-chain partner’s unique ID
related: List of potential data sources

Example of a hierarchical taxonomy of manufacturing operation types in textiles24 [Unit14]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption text for Table 5
description: Example of a hierarchical taxonomy of manufacturing operation types in textiles24

Electronic documents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Administrative structured electronic documents such as eCMR and electronic invoice.
broader: EU declaration of conformity
subclass of: EU declaration of conformity
broader: Documents accompanying the battery
subclass of: Documents accompanying the battery
broader: Declaration of performance and conformity
subclass of: Declaration of performance and conformity
related: ComplianceDocs_E
related: EU declaration conformity document
related: Electronic accessibility via data carrier
related: Digital product passport system
related: Websites
description: administrative structured documents (eCMR, electronic invoice)

Due Diligence
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Due diligence public document
broader: Self-certification by the producer
subclass of: Self-certification by the producer
related: ConsultationWithStakeholders
related: Regulatory review obligation
description: for example, Sustainability Reports39 and Due Diligence40).

Waste match making
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Functional characteristic.
related: EndUserSeparateCollection
related: Take-back and collection systems
description: Waste match making.

Product, processes and facilities static data collection activity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 7 activity describing static data collection for product, processes and facilities.
description: Table 7 — “Product, processes and facilities static data collection” activity

Data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A data item in the TRICK platform related to the data ownership.
related: Interoperable format
description: In the project pilots in general each actor was responsible for its own data, but there were some situations where, for example, the customer has inserted data in the platform on behalf of one of its subcontractors (the apparel producer for its “cut and sew” and the fabric producer for its dyer); in this case the customer is the data responsible for the inserted data.

Value-chain partner’s unique ID
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Unique identifier for a value-chain partner (e.g., GLN or REX) used in traceability.
narrower: Unique identifiers
related: ManufacturerInfo_G
related: EconomicOperatorInfo_K
related: Identification number of the EU declaration of conformity of the battery
related: GTIN compliance
related: Product description
description: The value-chain partner’s unique ID (for example a GLN identifier or REX identifier often based on country ID with a national VAT number, depending on the country), and, if relevant, that of the facility

Material incoming
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Figure A.6 shows an example of the analysed interfaces, the Material incoming, with the list of information to exchange among the roles and the platform.

Batch
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A production batch is the result of transformation steps that occurs without changing machine settings.
narrower: DPP_GranularityLevelOptions
description: A production batch is intended as the result of transformation steps that occurs without changing machine settings.

MaterialIncoming
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An example of the analysed interfaces, the Material incoming, with the list of information to exchange among the roles and the platform.
related: Company-specific data
related: Origin_of_materials_information
related: Place of transformation or production
related: MainMaterialsUsed
description: Figure A.6 shows an example of the analysed interfaces, the Material incoming, with the list of information to exchange among the roles and the platform.

ProductInternalCode
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Internal code used to identify a product within the TRICK identification schema.
narrower: Product description
narrower: Unique identifiers
related: Product type reference in DPP
description: Article <organisationID>$<internal article code> IT01606600029$W90

facilityYearlyProductionMass
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Rough volume of production (by product type and not s by single article) in a specific facility, usually expressed as weight.
description: facilityYearlyProductionMas Rough volume of production (by product type and not s by single article) in a specific facility, usually expressed as weight.

M2N_Relationship
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A M-2-N relationship between initial and final batches as described.
description: Thus, the batches of the initial goods are linked with the batches of final goods by a relationship that can a M-2-N relationship: one or a set of batches are used to produce a batch of final goods; but it may happen that each batch of the initial goods is used to produce more than one batch of final goods.

Identification, classification and contact information about the product and the economic operators involved in its design, production and deployment or importing on the market
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identification, classification and contact information about the product and the economic operators involved in its design, production and deployment or importing on the market
description: - identification, classification and contact information about the product and the economic operators involved in its design, production and deployment or importing on the market;

eService platform
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Platform used for data handling in relation to the product’s lifecycle.
narrower: Information technology
related: websites_platforms_or_portals_by_member_states
related: On_board_diagnostic_information
related: Systematic_exchange
related: Electronic accessibility via data carrier
related: Recipient of the digital product passport
related: Dashboard (Figure 31)
description: The traceability and sustainability data relating to a product are synchronized between the eService platform and the Consumer APP

FacilityID
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Facility identifier associated with the value chain data, if relevant
description: The value-chain partner’s unique ID (for example a GLN identifier or REX identifier often based on country ID with a national VAT number, depending on the country), and, if relevant, that of the facility

DataFlows
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data flows as described in section A.3.6.2.
related: Data collection on batteries and waste batteries (Article 75)
related: Flow chart (Figure 9)
description: A.3.6.2 Data flows

Place of transformation or production
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Location where transformation or production occurs.
narrower: Geographic location of the battery manufacturing plant
related: Place of business
description: WHERE? The place of transformation or production

Commercial contract ID
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identifier for the underlying commercial contract (e.g., invoice number).
description: An ID for the production method used and/or an ID for the underlying commercial contract (such as an invoice number)

Consumer engagement (basic/evolute25)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Functional characteristic.
description: Consumer engagement (basic/evolute25),

StorageActionCode_AD
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: AD code for storage action: add only lacking elements
description: AD: add only lacking elements (no updates on pre-existing elements are allowed);

StorageActionCode_DW
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: DW code for storage action: deleting existing elements and writing new data
description: DW: deleting existing elements (the non-explicitly mentioned ones) and writing new data (for example when within the organisation a facility is replaced by another one);

StorageActionCode_NA
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: NA code for storage action: no action required
description: NA: no action required.

StorageActionCode_WU
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: WU code for storage action: add new data and update without deleting existing
description: WU: simply add new data and update, if necessary, the existing ones, without deleting the non-explicitly mentioned ones (for example when adding more information about chemicals or changing the @disclosureLevel of something);

DPP_LargestPartDataRelatedToModelAndSuppliers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Largest part of the required data will be related to the model and its components and suppliers
broader: DPP_GranularityLevelOptions
subclass of: DPP_GranularityLevelOptions
narrower: Battery_passport
narrower: DigitalPassports
related: Accessibility before contract
related: DPP_SustainabilityDataFlowModelLevel
related: decentralised data system
related: Information management and verification tools
description: the largest part of the required data will be related to the model and its components and suppliers;

Disclosure level of data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Through the attribute @disclosureLevel, it is possible to declare the disclosure level of each group of information, when requested, according to the following options:
related: Labelling
related: Always declare essential characteristics

NA
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: no action required
description: NA: no action required.

DPP_ModelLevelDataFulfilment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Flow from supply chain to fulfil DPP declarations at model level
related: Reference flow
description: a flow from the supply chain of updated primary data, jointly with secondary data from literature or data banks, allows companies to safely fulfil the DPP declarations at model level.

publishing sharable indicators declarations mechanism
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mechanism to publish sharable indicators declarations
description: Moreover, as the last step of the process, a mechanism of publishing sharable indicators declarations is foreseen.

DPP_SustainabilityDataFlowModelLevel
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Flow of updated primary data from supply chain and secondary data to fulfil DPP declarations at model level
narrower: DataFlows
narrower: digital product passports
narrower: Sustainability requirements
related: InformationRequirements
related: DPP_ModelLevelDataFulfilment
related: Information management and verification tools
description: a flow from the supply chain of updated primary data, jointly with secondary data from literature or data banks, allows companies to safely fulfil the DPP declarations at model level.

TRCTRAreport_ReferencexTest.xml
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Complete TRCTRAreport XML reference
description: The complete link is the following: https://www.ebiz.enea.it/moda-ml/repository/istanze/trick/EN/TRCTRAreport_ReferencexTest.xml

limitedByDisclosureIndicator
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Indicates whether the content has been restricted by the enforcement of accessibility rights.
description: limitedByDisclosureIndicator Optional Indicates whether the content has been restricted by the enforcement of accessibility rights (i.e. it may not be complete):

E.9 Product construction
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Section describing product construction terms in CISUTAC/ISO 5157 mapping
related: ProductType
description: E.9 Product construction

list of treatments
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: List of treatments data item
description: For example, the composition of a product or the bill of chemicals can be useful for different services dealing with health and circularity or PEF.

WU
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: add new data and update existing ones without deleting non-explicitly mentioned ones
description: WU: simply add new data and update, if necessary, the existing ones, without deleting the non-explicitly mentioned ones (for example when adding more information about chemicals or changing the @disclosureLevel of something);

DW
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: deleting existing elements and writing new data (for example when within the organisation a facility is replaced by another one)
description: DW: deleting existing elements (the non-explicitly mentioned ones) and writing new data (for example when within the organisation a facility is replaced by another one);

Four attributes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the four attributes introduced are associated to several sets of information included in the Transparency and Sustainability Report and are modeled to manage the modality of data storage, their disclosure level and to point out their level of completeness.
related: Making information available (Article 76)

DPP_GranularityLevelOptions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Granularity level options for the DPP (model, product batch, or single item)
narrower: ManufacturersInformationRequirements
related: Four attributes
description: These delegated acts will define, among other aspects, the granularity level of the DPP for each product category: it can be associated to the model, or to each product batch or to a single item.

E.9.1 General
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Subsection of E.9 General
description: E.9.1 General

AD
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: add only lacking elements (no updates on pre-existing elements are allowed)
description: AD: add only lacking elements (no updates on pre-existing elements are allowed);

single type of chemical composition
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: single type of chemical composition
broader: CadmiumSymbolCd
subclass of: CadmiumSymbolCd
narrower: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 information
related: Chemical A

Italian Custom system AIDA
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Italian Custom system AIDA
description: The TRICK platform is designed to be interoperable with other platforms: for example, interfaces have been developed and tested to allow data exchange with the Italian Custom system AIDA.

objectTypeCode
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Code that identifies the type of object
description: objectTypeCode Code that identifies the type of object

Open Loop
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Open loop
broader: Open-Loop Regranulation
subclass of: Open-Loop Regranulation
related: End_of_life_treatment_recycling_information

Near Infrared (NIR) technology
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Near Infrared technology used to determine material composition; has limitations.
narrower: Measuring methods
description: Today, NIR (Near Infrared) technology is sometimes used to remedy this problem, but this technology has limitations as well.

Segregation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Segregation approach for traceability model.
description: Traceability model (mass balance/segregation) applied to the traceable asset flows

Open-Loop Regranulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: open-loop regranulation
narrower: Open Loop
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
narrower: Emerging technologies or innovative chemistries
related: Recycling coverage
related: Recycling efficiency and material recovery data (para5 c)
related: Remanufacturing

printing
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Printing as an example of finishing activity
broader: Printed label on packaging
subclass of: Printed label on packaging
broader: Labelling of batteries
subclass of: Labelling of batteries
narrower: ProductRequirements
related: Content of the label
related: Label information
related: Packaging
related: OnSiteAssemblyAndTesting
related: Posters
related: Packaging symbol size alternative
related: Labelling
related: Guidelines for general product information, instructions for use and safety information
related: AssemblyAndConnection
related: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
related: Process safety scheme
description: On the contrary, a deep level of detail is needed for Health Protection service, where for example it is relevant to understand which kind of finishing activities have been carried out (like printing).

Object event: top sending
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An object event involving sending the top.
broader: Supply chain
subclass of: Supply chain
related: Battery status change update
related: Distance contracts
related: Identity_of_receiver_operator_and_quantity_and_models
related: Evidence_of_transport_protection
related: Transaction event: garment associated with an invoice
related: Access_to_systems_events
related: Data carrier (including a permalink)
related: placing on the market
related: Economic operator placing the product on the market
related: Exposure scenario
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
description: Object event: top sending

more than one chemical composition
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: more than one chemical composition
broader: cobalt share
subclass of: cobalt share
broader: Detailed composition including cathode/anode/electrolyte
subclass of: Detailed composition including cathode/anode/electrolyte
broader: Compositional survey
subclass of: Compositional survey
broader: Format for the technical documentation on those percentage shares
subclass of: Format for the technical documentation on those percentage shares
broader: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
subclass of: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
narrower: Presence of substances in products
narrower: Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
narrower: ProductRequirements
related: Chemical safety
related: Tracking of substances
related: Quantities of a given material incorporated in the product
related: Cadmium
related: Protection against adverse hygiene and health impacts
related: The risk of unbalanced composition in terms of substances resulting in flawed, safety-relevant functioning of products
related: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
related: Not defined yet
related: Definition Criteria

Object event: top preparation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An object event related to top preparation.
broader: Supply chain
subclass of: Supply chain
related: Preparation for repurposing
related: Information included for batteries in vehicles/appliances (para4)
related: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
related: Documentation and information
related: General product information and safety information
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: Object event: top preparation

On-board machine detection
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Transformation evidence via on-board machine detection.
narrower: assessments and verifications
narrower: Measuring methods
related: OnSiteAssemblyAndTesting
related: Usage data and environmental conditions
related: Operational means/equipment
related: Verification
related: Electronic signature
related: Monomer
description: Transformation (on-board machine detection)

AIDAInterface
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Italian Custom system AIDA data exchange interface.
narrower: open interoperable data exchange network
narrower: EU Single Window Environment for Customs
narrower: DigitalContentIntegratedInPhysicalProduct
narrower: Interoperable format
narrower: Information management and verification tools
narrower: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
narrower: SSbD system under study
related: ProductOfferInformation
related: digital product passport service provider
related: Standards for unique identifiers
related: unique product identifier
related: data carrier
related: Open dialogue with international partners
related: Machine readable translation
related: StandardizationRequest
related: Electronic access to websites
related: ChainOfCustodySystem
related: importer_or_distributor
related: Systematic_exchange
related: Electronic means
related: detailed arrangements for updating digital product passport information
related: Recipient of the digital product passport
related: Ability to introduce or update information
related: Websites
related: Unamendable electronic format
related: List of potential data sources
description: interfaces have been developed and tested to allow data exchange with the Italian Custom system AIDA.

Transaction event: garment associated with an invoice
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A transaction event related to invoicing for a garment.
broader: Traceability of traders obligations
subclass of: Traceability of traders obligations
narrower: TransactionInformation
related: Product
related: Economic_operators_unit1
related: Invoice_documenting_further_use
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
related: Exchange_economic_operators
related: Documentation and information
related: ProvideInformationToDemonstrateConformity
related: Economic_operator
related: ImporterContactInfo
related: Economic and financial security
related: Life cycle costs
related: Control banding Risk Matrix
related: EU policy objectives
description: Transaction event: garment associated with an invoice

Closed Loop System
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: closed loop system
broader: RecoveryOfMaterials
subclass of: RecoveryOfMaterials
broader: life cycle of the product
subclass of: life cycle of the product
broader: Collection schemes
subclass of: Collection schemes
broader: recycling markets for batteries
subclass of: recycling markets for batteries
broader: end-of-life stage of batteries
subclass of: end-of-life stage of batteries
broader: UsedProduct
subclass of: UsedProduct
broader: End of Life (EoL)
subclass of: End of Life (EoL)
narrower: eco-design for sustainable products
narrower: Sustainability requirements
narrower: Protection of the environment, including climate
narrower: life cycle
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
narrower: Life cycle option (downstream processes)
related: second-hand sector
related: EnvironmentalFootprint
related: Disposal_operations
related: Recycling coverage
related: Waste treatment
related: Supply chain
related: Waste batteries prevention and management information
related: Recycling efficiency and material recovery data (para5 c)
related: End_of_life_treatment_recycling_information
related: Destruction of ecosystems and soils
related: used products
related: System set out in Annex IX

Data retention period
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data retention period not specified, expected to be regulated by sectorial delegated acts.
broader: Three months period
subclass of: Three months period
broader: Information management and verification tools
subclass of: Information management and verification tools
broader: Data availability deadline
subclass of: Data availability deadline
broader: Reporting within six months (para7)
subclass of: Reporting within six months (para7)
broader: Documentation and information
subclass of: Documentation and information
related: Data criterion c
related: Annual reporting of non-personal in-use data
related: UpdateInterval
related: Reported as measured
related: decentralised data system
related: Data collection on batteries and waste batteries (Article 75)
related: Waste treatment reporting by waste management operators (para5 a)
related: Obligations of Article 38(1) and Articles 48 to 52; obligation to draw up technical documentation
related: Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures
related: Test reports proving compliance
related: INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
related: Documentation delivery deadline
related: Documentation under other Union law
related: Data quality attributes
related: Data from our responsibility +
description: The previous list does not consider the need about data retention period as it is expected to be regulated in specific sectorial delegated acts.

Object event: yarn sending
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An object event involving sending the yarn.
broader: Supply chain
subclass of: Supply chain
related: Distance contracts
related: Origin_of_materials_information
related: Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures
related: Evidence_of_transport_protection
related: Transaction event: garment associated with an invoice
related: Access_to_systems_events
related: Economic_operator
related: Exposure scenario
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: Object event: yarn sending

Request Acceptance/refusal advice
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Transaction: advice regarding acceptance or refusal of requests.
related: Written authorisation
related: Authorized signatory
related: Regulatory review obligation
related: ConsultationWithStakeholders
related: Draft corrective action plan
related: GrievanceMechanism
related: Advisory procedure
related: Information obligations
related: Verification by authorities
related: Decision rules and uncertainty aspects
description: 2. Request Acceptance/refusal advice

BatteryIdentifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery identifier.
narrower: ProductIdentifier
narrower: Product identification
related: Data granularity
related: RFID identifiers
related: Identity_of_receiver_operator_and_quantity_and_models
description: The BattReg (Annex XIII (1a), Annex VI, Part A (2)) states that the battery identifier must relate to the battery model.

BatteryRegulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The battery regulation referenced by the requirements.
narrower: Regulation
related: Regulation 2023/1542
related: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
description: A battery passport must include the test report results that can prove the compliance with the requirements stated in the battery regulation.

Battery voltage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute related to battery voltage
description: Table 10 contains an overview of the battery passport data attributes related to battery capacity, energy and voltage.

EV
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Electric Vehicle
description: EV

Temperature information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute regarding temperature within the battery passport.
related: Condition
description: The battery passport must include periodically recorded information on the operating environmental con\nditions, including temperature.

Information about the battery model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute: Information about the battery model.
related: Battery model
description: Information about the battery model;

BatteryModel
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery model to which hazard information applies.
description: c) The information on hazardous substances must relate to the battery model.

EV battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Electric vehicle battery (scope of the data attribute).
related: TraceableAsset
description: a) The battery passport must include information about the capacity threshold for exhaustion, only for EV batteries.

Battery passport data attributes related to the battery carbon footprint
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery passport data attributes related to the battery carbon footprint
narrower: carbon footprint
narrower: sustainability data
narrower: Data
narrower: Battery carbon footprint
narrower: Implementing act establishing the format for the carbon footprint declaration
narrower: kg CO2 eq
narrower: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
related: Labelling
related: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
description: Table 4 provides an overview of the battery passport data attributes related to the battery carbon footprint.

Impact of substances information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on the impact of substances present in batteries as part of the battery passport.
related: CircularityImpact
description: The battery passport must contain information on the impact of substances, in particular hazardous sub stances, present in batteries.

Manufacturer identifier and information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute requiring information identifying the manufacturer, included in battery passport and on the battery label.
narrower: ProductIdentifier
narrower: Manufacturing information (facilities and manufacturers)
narrower: Legal entity
narrower: Information obligations
related: involved actors
related: EconomicOperator
related: Economic operators
related: Signed for and on behalf of the manufacturer
description: a) A battery passport must include information identifying the manufacturer.

Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Overview of the battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties.
broader: Data model
subclass of: Data model
related: AIDAInterface
related: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
description: Table 2 contains an overview of the battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties.

HazardousSubstancesInfo
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on hazardous substances to be disclosed for the battery.
broader: Cadmium
subclass of: Cadmium
broader: LeadSymbolPb
subclass of: LeadSymbolPb
broader: Mercury
subclass of: Mercury
narrower: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 information
narrower: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
related: Such methods to assess the ecodesign requirements
related: Due Diligence
related: HealthProtection
related: HazardousSubstancesImpact
related: Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
related: Inherent product safety risks
related: Protection against adverse hygiene and health impacts
related: PNEC
related: Human toxicity, cancer effects
related: Ionising radiation
related: DNEL
description: The information on hazardous substances must also be provided on the battery label (see 5.3).

Battery model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The relevant battery model per manufacturing plant referenced in the labeling rule.
description: a) EV batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries > 2 kWh and LMT batteries must bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the carbon footprint and declaring the carbon footprint performance class to which the relevant battery model per manufacturing plant corresponds.

Manufacturing plant
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The manufacturing facility associated with battery production, per the labeling rule.
narrower: Manufacturing information (facilities and manufacturers)
narrower: Place of transformation or production
narrower: manufacturers
related: garment production
related: Geographic location of the battery manufacturing plant
description: a) EV batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries > 2 kWh and LMT batteries must bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the carbon footprint and declaring the carbon footprint performance class to which the relevant battery model per manufacturing plant corresponds.

BatteryLabel
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Label applied to battery containing information on hazardous substances.
narrower: Labelling
related: Label
related: MeaningLabelsSymbols
related: Certificate of conformity
related: Labeling exceptions
description: The information on hazardous substances must also be provided on the battery label (see 5.3).

Battery energy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery energy is determined in reference conditions to be defined.
related: billOfEnergy
related: Indicator_Energy_Consumption
description: The nominal battery power is the suitable approximate value of the power capability used to designate or identify the battery, while the battery energy is determined in reference conditions to be defined.

Labels
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Labels related to battery passport data attributes
narrower: Labelling
description: Table 3 contains an overview of the battery passport data attributes related to the symbols and labels of the battery.

Article 77
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Article 77 of the EU Battery Regulation
broader: BattReg Article 77(1)
subclass of: BattReg Article 77(1)
description: The EU Battery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) includes a comprehensive set of information in Arti cle 77 and Annex XIII about which data attributes must be made available in the battery passport.

Internal resistance increase
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The internal resistance increase means the increase over time and upon usage of internal resistance expressed in percent.
description: The internal resistance means the increase over time and upon usage of internal resistance in %.

BattReg Article 77(1)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: BattReg Article 77(1) clause referenced for battery passports
related: Article 38
related: Article 59
description: BattReg Article 77(1) states that from 18 February 2027, each LMT battery, each industrial battery > 2 kWh and each electric vehicle (EV) battery placed on the market or put into service must have an electronic record, called the battery passport.

Initial internal resistance of battery cell and pack (module recommended) – battery cell
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Initial internal resistance for battery cell (module recommended)
description: The internal resistance is “a quotient of change of voltage of a battery by the corresponding change in discharge current under specified conditions” (IEV 482-03-36).

BattReg Article 3, 1(51)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Article 3, 1(51) referenced by BattReg.
description: The Battery Regulation defines pre-consumer waste or “battery manufacturing waste” as “the materials or objects rejected during the battery manufacturing process, which cannot be re-used as an integral part in the same process and need to be recycled” (see BattReg Article 3, 1(51)).

Battery passport information on internal resistance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The battery passport must include information about the internal resistance.
related: means and equipment for assessment

Enforcement measures under BattReg Article 83
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Measures to end non-compliance or restrict/prohibit operator from market; recalls.
related: Market surveillance authorities
related: Restrictive measures
related: Verification by authorities
description: In case of non-compliance with the due-diligence obligations, BattReg Article 83 states that Member States require the economic operator to end the non-compliance or otherwise, the Member States take measures to restrict or prohibit the economic operator from making the batteries available on the market; or even recalling or withdrawing the batteries from the market.

Internal resistance at battery cell level
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Internal resistance information on battery cell level
description: the battery passport must include information about the internal resistance on both battery cell and pack level.

Battery Regulation wording
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Wording of the Battery Regulation used to derive access.
broader: Electric vehicle battery labeling requirement
subclass of: Electric vehicle battery labeling requirement
related: Adoption of a standardized data model.
description: Access is derived from the respective wording of the Battery Regulation or categorised analogously to similar parameters, if added by the consortium.

BattRegArticle14
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: BattReg Article 14
narrower: Article
description: The battery passport must, where possible, contain information on the remaining power capability as information on the state of health of the battery pursuant to BattReg Article 14 for stationary BESS and LMT batteries using a BMS.

BatteryPassportInformationAccess
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Access to battery passport information
narrower: Traceability model
narrower: DigitalPassports
related: TraceableProductRecord
related: Access groups
related: Electronic access to websites
related: Websites

original power capability and limits
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Original power capability and limits information to be included in the battery passport.
description: The battery passport must include information about the original power capability and limits, with tem perature range when relevant.

Internal resistance increase (cell level)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Internal resistance increase information at the cell level.
description: The battery passport can include additional information about the internal resistance increase on battery cell and battery module level, if available.

Battery pack level
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Pack level information for internal resistance requirements.
description: b) The battery passport must include information about the internal resistance on both battery cell and pack level.

Operator information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information about the operator responsible for the battery passport.
description: The operator information should include: — name; — registered trade name or registered trademark; — postal address, indicating a single contact point; — web address, if available; and — e-mail address, if available.

Internal resistance increase of pack (cell and module recommended)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Internal resistance increase of pack value over time
description: The internal resistance means the increase over time and upon usage of internal resistance in %.

Figure 1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery passport information flow in the Battery Regulation
related: Digital_Product_Passport
description: Figure 1 — Battery passport information flow in the Battery Regulation

Battery Regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: EU Battery Regulation governing recycled content in batteries.
narrower: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: Ecodesign requirements
narrower: Legal framework
narrower: EU policy objectives
related: eBIZ framework
related: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) systems
related: Regulation 2024/3110
related: Regulation (EU) 2024/2747
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
related: SSbD system under study
description: The Battery Regulation defines pre-consumer waste or “battery manufacturing waste” as “the materials or objects rejected during the battery manufacturing process, which cannot be re-used as an integral part in the same process and need to be recycled” (see BattReg Article 3, 1(51)).

Access groups
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Category of groups with access rights to information in Battery Passport
narrower: Plurality of actors
related: Consumer APP
related: six business services
related: EndUserSeparateCollection
related: Distribution of obligations
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
related: Stakeholder engagement checklist and recording
description: BattReg Article 77(2) distinguishes between the following access groups:

BattReg
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: BattReg (Annex XIII (1a), Annex VI, Part A (2)) reference.
broader: Electric vehicle battery labeling requirement
subclass of: Electric vehicle battery labeling requirement
related: Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
related: life cycle regulations (identifiers etc.) to Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
related: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
description: The BattReg (Annex XIII (1a), Annex VI, Part A (2)) states that the battery identifier must relate to the battery model.

manufacturing waste
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Term used in the EU Battery Regulation.
description: thus corresponding to the term “manufacturing waste” used in the EU Battery Regulation.

Figure 2
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Delegated & Implementing Acts scheduled by the Battery Regulation
description: Figure 2 — Delegated & Implementing Acts scheduled by the Battery Regulation

Information on battery collection, preparation for second life and treatment at end of life
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
narrower: Closed Loop System
related: Process step list
description: 6.6.3.4 Information on battery collection, preparation for secon Link to PDF S M —

Battery carbon footprint (Unit 3)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery carbon footprint.
narrower: sustainability data
description: A battery passport must include the contribution of the lifecycle stage “Main product production” in the battery carbon footprint.

Battery identifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The battery identifier is a unique string of characters for the identification of batteries that also enables a link to the battery passport.
broader: ProductIdentification
subclass of: ProductIdentification

Warnings
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: warnings if risk of damaging parts exist
related: Visible sign indicating non-compliance
description: — warnings if risk of damaging parts exist and

MachineReadableSymbolText
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Symbol should be translated into text to ensure machine readability of the battery passport.
narrower: Machine-readable representation
related: GS1 standards
related: On-board machine detection
related: ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014; 15459-2:2015; 15459-3:2014; 15459-4:2014; 15459-5:2014; 15459-6:2014
related: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
related: Electronic form
related: Unamendable electronic format
description: g) The symbol should be translated into text to ensure machine readability of the battery passport.

Machine-readable representation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Machine-readable form (text/numbers) of the carbon footprint label for the battery passport.
related: GS1 standards
related: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
description: The label should be translated into text/numbers to ensure machine readability of the battery passport.

EU declaration conformity document
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The document that declares compliance with the EU requirements and assumes responsibility.
related: Indicators declaration document
related: Verification criteria
related: Monitoring of conformity
related: EU declaration conformity ID
description: d) The document that declares compliance with the EU requirements and assumes responsibility should be uploaded into the battery passport.

Two manuals above
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The two manuals above where spare parts information should be provided.
related: Annex VI procedure
description: The information on spare parts should be provided within the two manuals above.

EU declaration conformity ID
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The identifier of the EU declaration of conformity.
narrower: EU declaration conformity document
related: GRS_certification
related: EUDeclarationOfConformity
description: e) The ID of the EU declaration of conformity should also be displayed in addition to the document.

Serialisation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The battery identifier should be serialised, i.e., identifying each battery via a serial number.
narrower: Data granularity
narrower: Unique ID for product/batch/logistics unit
related: DPP_TraceabilityInDPP
related: Persistent unique battery identifier

Battery carbon footprint
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Content cluster: information related to the battery's carbon footprint.
narrower: carbon footprint
narrower: sustainability data
narrower: PEF
narrower: LCA
narrower: environmental impacts
narrower: environmental sustainability labelling requirements
narrower: ClimateImpactInfo
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
narrower: kg CO2 eq
narrower: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
related: Bill of direct emissions
related: Closed Loop System
related: Recycling efficiency and material recovery data (para5 c)
related: Recalculation trigger (BOM/energy mix change)
related: Implementing act establishing the format for the carbon footprint declaration
related: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
description: — battery carbon footprint;

Link to the PDF uploaded to the company website
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A link to the PDF uploaded to the company website for the battery passport.
description: For the battery passport, a link to the PDF uploaded to the company website should be made available.

LinkToBatteryPassport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A link from the QR code to the battery passport
related: Link to the PDF uploaded to the company website
related: BatteryPassportInformationAccess
description: The QR code must enable a link to the battery passport.

Persistent unique battery identifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A persistent unique battery identifier that the QR code links to.
narrower: unique product identifier
narrower: Product identification
narrower: Unique identifiers
description: The battery passport must be acces sible through the QR code which links to a persistent unique battery identifier.

Label
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A label on which the carbon footprint performance class is provided.
related: Packaging symbol size alternative
description: The carbon footprint performance class shall be provided on a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label (see 6.2.4 on labels).

Carbon footprint performance class
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The classification of carbon footprint performance for a battery model.
broader: Recalculation trigger (BOM/energy mix change)
subclass of: Recalculation trigger (BOM/energy mix change)
broader: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
subclass of: Life cycle assessment (LCA)
narrower: EmissionsLifecycle
narrower: environmental impacts
related: RegulationEU2024/1726
related: PEF
related: End-of-life, Downcycle, incineration, landfield
related: Bill of direct emissions
related: Sustainability Reports
related: MaterialCircularity
related: Implementing act establishing the format for the carbon footprint declaration
related: New environmental obligations
related: the most environmentally friendly products
related: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
related: kg CO2 eq
description: a) EV batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries > 2 kWh and LMT batteries must bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the carbon footprint and declaring the carbon footprint performance class to which the relevant battery model per manufacturing plant corresponds.

MachineReadableRemovalDisassembly
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Manuals should be machine-readable whenever possible
narrower: Disassembly
description: The manual for the removal of the battery pack and the manual for disassembly of the battery pack should be machine-readable whenever possible.

Identification number of the EU declaration of conformity of the battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute: EU declaration of conformity identification number for the battery.
narrower: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
narrower: Unique identifiers
narrower: Documentation and information
related: Competent national authority
related: Traceability system
related: (scope) certificate
related: Certifications
related: Test reports proving compliance
related: assessments and verifications
description: Identification number of the EU declaration of conformity of the battery.

Machine readable translation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Symbol translated into text for machine readability.
narrower: InformationRequirements
related: NFC
description: The symbol should be translated into text to ensure machine readability.

Stationary BESS and LMT batteries using a BMS
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries for which capacity throughput information is required (stationary BESS and LMT using a BMS).
description: The battery passport must contain information on the capacity throughput for stationary BESS and LMT batteries using a BMS.

Chemical symbol for cadmium and lead
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chemical symbol to be used for cadmium and lead when thresholds are met.
description: From 18 February 2024 all batteries containing more than 0,002 % cadmium or more than 0,004 % lead, must be marked with the chemical symbol for the metal concerned.

Table 6 — Battery passport data attributes related to battery materials and composition
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table describing battery passport data attributes related to battery materials and composition.
broader: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
subclass of: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
narrower: ProductParameters
narrower: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: Data model for traceability and sustainability data gathering
narrower: single type of chemical composition
narrower: Material traceability
narrower: DPP_DataModelAndInteroperability
narrower: DigitalPassports
narrower: materials used
related: Product description
related: detailed arrangements for updating digital product passport information
related: Data quality attributes
related: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
description: Table 6 — Battery passport data attributes related to battery materials and composition

DateCodeFormatExample
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Example formats for the date code.
description: YYYY-MM or YYYYMM

CE marking pictogram
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: CE marking pictogram.
related: Verification criteria
description: f) The CE marking pictogram should be included in the battery passport.

Month and year
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Temporal granularity of the manufacturing date.
description: The manufacturing date must consist of the month and year of the date of manufacture.

rechargeable industrial batteries > 2 kWh
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Rechargeable industrial batteries with energy capacity greater than 2 kWh referenced in the labeling rule.
narrower: Battery passport scope
description: a) EV batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries > 2 kWh and LMT batteries must bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the carbon footprint and declaring the carbon footprint performance class to which the relevant battery model per manufacturing plant corresponds.

stationary battery energy storage systems
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: stationary battery energy storage systems (stationary BESS) mentioned in the state of health parameter set
description: This data attribute forms part of the state of health combination of parameters for LMT and stationary battery energy storage systems (stationary BESS).

ConformityStandards
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Conformity standards referenced in CE marking context
narrower: GRS_certification
related: Certification requirements
related: Generic Traceability Process
related: Records and correspondence relating to the conformity assessment procedures
related: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
description: Rules can be established for the removal of the CE marking if treatments result in the battery no longer meeting conformity standards.

Temperature information (6.7.7.2)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The battery passport must include periodically recorded information on the operating environmental conditions, including temperature.
narrower: Dynamic temperature information
description: a) The battery passport must include periodically recorded information on the operating environmental con ditions, including temperature.

Manufacturing date
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Date of manufacture (month and year) included in passport and label; relates to the battery model.
description: A battery passport must include the date of manufacture (month and year).

Battery passport for EV batteries using a BMS
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The battery passport for EV batteries using a BMS only must include information on the SOCE as information on the state of health of the battery pursuant to BattReg Article 14 for individual batteries.
narrower: Digital_Product_Passport
narrower: Information requirements for EV batteries
narrower: Permalinks or data carriers
narrower: Digital product passport system
narrower: Product type reference in DPP
related: On_board_diagnostic_information
related: assessments and verifications
related: End of Life (EoL)

CE mark on label
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Proof of conformity shown through CE mark on label
related: Certification requirements
related: ESPR
related: Certificate of conformity
related: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
related: Electronic accessibility via data carrier
description: Proof of conformity shown through CE mark on label.

industrial battery (stationary battery energy storage system/other industrial batteries)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A type of battery categorized by its intended use (industrial battery including stationary energy storage or other industrial batteries).
description: The battery category must be categorised by its intended use in: — LMT battery; — electric vehicle battery; or — industrial battery (stationary battery energy storage system/other industrial batteries).

Battery passport (minimum voltage information)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The battery passport must include information on the minimal voltage, with temperature ranges when relevant.
narrower: minimum data requirements

CadmiumContentThreshold
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries containing more than 0,002 % cadmium or more than 0,004 % lead, must be marked with the chemical symbol for the metal concerned: Cd or Pb.
narrower: Batteries (certain categories)
narrower: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
narrower: Environmental essential characteristics
narrower: Chemical safety
related: CdSymbol
related: HealthProtection
related: Mercury
related: DNEL
related: PNEC

Date code
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A code representing the date, which should comply with ISO standards.
description: The date code should comply with DIN ISO 8601-1:2020-12 and ISO 8601-2:2019.

CdSymbol
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chemical symbol Cd.
related: chemicalItem
description: Batteries containing more than 0,002 % cadmium or more than 0,004 % lead, must be marked with the chemical symbol for the metal concerned: Cd or Pb.

Table 2
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption for Table 2 in the battery passport data attributes document.
description: Table 2 — Battery passport data attributes related to identifiers and to general battery properties

Date format example
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Date format example for the manufacturing date (YYYY-MM or YYYYMM).
description: EXAMPLE YYYY-MM or YYYYMM

Battery passport scope
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Batteries within battery passport scope: Industrial (> 2 kWh), LMT and EV batteries; BESS: Battery energy storage systems.
broader: End of Life (EoL)
subclass of: End of Life (EoL)
narrower: EcodesignScope
narrower: Regulation 2024/1781
narrower: traceability platform
narrower: Digital_Product_Passport
narrower: UNECE product data recommendations
narrower: DPP data platform
narrower: Digital product passport system
narrower: product families or product categories
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
narrower: SSbD system under study
related: Circular value chains
related: Closed Loop System
related: Batteries in conformity with this Regulation
related: eco-design for sustainable products
related: product family
related: Life cycle option (downstream processes)

Stationary BESS
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems referenced in data attributes.
description: a) The battery passport must include information on the tracking of harmful events, such as the number of deep discharge events for stationary BESS and LMT batteries using a BMS.

nickel share
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: nickel share
narrower: Recycled content shares

Table 1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 1 — Information displayed on the battery label.
description: Table 1 contains the information to be applied to the battery label.

Resting period between charge and discharge
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Resting period between charge and discharge included in test method.
description: The test method and reference conditions for measurement should include, among others, the battery charge and discharge rate, the resting period between charge and discharge as well as the operating tem perature.

lead share
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: lead share
narrower: Recycled content shares

recycled lithium share
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: recycled lithium share
narrower: Recycled content shares

battery item level
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: level at which data attributes are defined (battery item level).
related: Part numbers for components and replacement spares contacts
description: The BattReg lists evolution of self-discharge as mandatory data attribute on battery item level.

Maximum permitted battery power
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute describing the maximum power a battery is permitted and relevant for power limits.
description: This data point describes the value of maximum permitted power the battery is rated for and reflects the data relevant for power limits.

cobalt share
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: cobalt share
narrower: Mandatory recycled content targets
narrower: Recycled content shares

Label information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Column header indicating label-related information and how X marks relate to the battery label.
narrower: Information to be included
description: In column “Label information”, “X” means the information must also be provided on the battery label.

PowerCapabilityDataAttribute
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: data attributes regarding power capability
description: Table 11 shows the data attributes regarding power capability.

Expected lifetime: Number of charge-discharge cycles
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Lifetime expressed as the number of charge-discharge cycles.
description: “Expected lifetime: Number of charge-discharge cycles”

Test method and reference conditions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Test method and reference conditions for measurement related to rated capacity.
broader: Measuring methods
subclass of: Measuring methods
narrower: assessment method
description: The test method and reference conditions for measurement should include, among others, the battery charge and discharge rate, the resting period between charge and discharge as well as the operating tem perature.

Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled cobalt, lithium, nickel, and lead share
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Share of cobalt, lithium, nickel, and lead recycled content from pre-consumer and post-consumer sources.
narrower: Mandatory recycled content targets
description: 6.6.2.2 Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled cobalt, lithium, nickel, and lead share

BatteryItem
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A battery item to which the date information relates.
description: The information on the date of putting the battery into service must relate to the battery item.

Power capability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 11 shows the data attributes regarding power capability.
related: PowerCapabilityDataAttribute

RemainingPowerCapability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An attribute representing the remaining power capability of a battery.
description: b) The remaining power capability must relate to the battery item.

Pre-consumer recycled nickel share
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Share of nickel recycled from pre-consumer sources.
narrower: Mandatory recycled content targets
description: Pre-consumer recycled nickel share

Recycled content shares
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The percentage shares of cobalt, lithium or nickel, and lead, recovered from waste, to be included for each battery model/year/manufacturing plant.
narrower: environmental sustainability labelling requirements
related: Mandatory recycled content targets
related: PESCO-UP data model for recycling
related: Recycle content
related: Pre-consumer recycled nickel share
related: Set of proposed categories, aspects, methods, and indicators (Table 15)
description: the content information must include the percentage share of cobalt, lithium or nickel that is present in active materials and that has been recovered from battery manufacturing waste or post-consumer waste, and the percentage share of lead that is present in the battery and that has been recovered from waste, for each battery model per year and per manufacturing plant.

ReferenceConditions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reference conditions for measuring power capability.
description: Power capability shall be measured at reference conditions, which, among others, must include the measurement at 80 % and 20 % SoC.

Battery charge and discharge rate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Charge and discharge rate included in test method/reference conditions.
description: The test method and reference conditions for measurement should include, among others, the battery charge and discharge rate, the resting period between charge and discharge as well as the operating tem perature.

Number of full charging and discharging cycles
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute representing the full number of charging and discharging cycles
description: The battery passport must include information on the full number of charging and discharging cycles.

Energy round trip efficiency fade
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The decrease of round trip energy efficiency as percentage.
narrower: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
related: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
description: Energy round trip efficiency fade is the decrease of round trip energy efficiency as percentage.

UpdateInterval
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Update interval for remaining power capability data.
description: The mandatory required update interval for remaining power capability is subject to further elaboration by the European Commission, potentially as part of a delegated act (see BattReg Article 77(2)).

Mandatory recycled content targets
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Targets for recycled content of battery materials as listed in Annex C, Table C.1.
broader: DPP_SustainabilityDataMandatory
subclass of: DPP_SustainabilityDataMandatory
broader: Recycled content shares
subclass of: Recycled content shares
narrower: Sustainability requirements
description: Annex C, Table C.1 lists the mandatory recycled content targets for battery materials according to the EU Battery Regulation.

Dynamic SoC information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information on SoC shall be dynamic.
related: Data granularity level

Recycling coverage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Recycling processes are covered as allocated via the recycled content.
broader: Life cycle inventory (LCI)
subclass of: Life cycle inventory (LCI)
related: Waste treatment
related: End of Life (EoL)

Data attributes regarding round trip energy efficiency
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attributes regarding round trip energy efficiency
narrower: SSbD3_Energy_Efficiency
related: Recalculation trigger (BOM/energy mix change)
related: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment
description: Table 12 — Data attributes regarding round trip energy efficiency

RTE(x)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The round trip energy efficiency at aging parameter x.
narrower: RemainingRoundTripEfficiency
description: RTE(𝑥) is the round trip energy efficiency at aging parameter 𝑥;

Dynamic temperature information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Temperature information is dynamic.
related: Outdoor climatic conditions
description: The information on temperature shall be dynamic.

Dynamic update
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information on remaining round trip energy efficiency shall be dynamic.

Battery status change update
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Update triggered by a change in battery status (new market placement).
description: f) The internal resistance increase must be updated upon change of the battery status, which is associated with a new placement on market and described in 6.1.3.7.

Cobalt_2031_Percent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: 2031 recycled content target for cobalt.
description: 16 %

Change of battery status
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Change in the battery status triggers updates to capacity fade information.
description: e) The capacity fade must be updated upon change of the battery status, which is described in 6.1.3.7.

Percent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Unit of measurement for remaining round trip energy efficiency (percentage).
description: The unit should be %.

RTEBOL
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The round trip energy efficiency at begin of life.
narrower: EnergyUseAndEnergyEfficiency
narrower: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
related: RTE fade formula
description: RTEBOL is the round trip energy efficiency at begin of life.

Update interval for remaining capacity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mandatory update interval for remaining capacity; subject to regulatory elaboration.
description: The mandatory required update interval for remaining capacity is subject to further elaboration by the European Commission, potentially as part of a delegated act (see BattReg Article 77(2)).

Dynamic
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Dynamic status of the capacity throughput information.
description: The information on capacity throughput shall be dynamic.

Data attributes regarding the recycled and renewable content
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attributes regarding the recycled and renewable content
broader: Renewable content share
subclass of: Renewable content share
broader: Recycled content
subclass of: Recycled content
broader: Recycled content data point
subclass of: Recycled content data point
broader: Recycled fibre from waste supply process
subclass of: Recycled fibre from waste supply process
broader: Recycled content information
subclass of: Recycled content information
broader: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
subclass of: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
broader: Indicator_Recycled_Content
subclass of: Indicator_Recycled_Content
related: Material traceability
related: Detailed composition information
related: Contribution of raw material acquisition and [kgCO2e/kWh]
description: Table 8 shows the data attributes regarding the recycled and renewable content.

Update upon change of battery status
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The internal resistance increase must be updated upon change of the battery status (new market placement as described in 6.1.3.7).
description: The internal resistance increase must be updated upon change of the battery status, which is associated with a new placement on market and described in 6.1.3.7.

Year 2031
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Year associated with the 2031 recycled content targets.
description: 18 August 2031

Update interval for deep discharge events
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mandatory update interval for deep discharge events.
description: The mandatory required update interval for deep discharge events is subject to further elaboration by the European Commission, potentially as part of a delegated act (see BattReg Article 77(2)).

Update interval for current self-discharge rate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An update interval for the current self-discharge rate upon change of battery status.
description: An update interval for the current self-discharge rate upon change of battery status should be specified and be aligned with the update interval of the evolution of self-discharge rates (see 6.7.4.7).

RTE fade formula
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Formula for calculating energy round trip efficiency fade.
description: f) Energy round trip efficiency fade should be calculated using the initial round trip energy efficiency and remaining round trip energy efficiency following the formula below:

Figure 5
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Figure caption indicating cross references including the source information of performance and durability requirements
description: Figure 5 — Cross references including the source information of performance and durability requirements

report_on_the_two_above_mentioned_obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A report on the two above mentioned obligations along with related documents.
description: — a report on the two above mentioned obligations, a summary third-party verification report, and an elaboration on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice to the public (including on the internet) (see BattReg Article 52(3)).

Table 5
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table caption indicating mandatory and suggested supply chain due diligence information to be made available via
description: Table 5 — Mandatory and suggested supply chain due diligence information to be made available via

Current annual due diligence report
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The current annual due diligence report valid for the specific battery at the time of placing it on the market.
description: Only the current annual due diligence report valid for the specific battery at the time of placing it on the market should be linked.

ISO 12405-4:2018
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Standard used for calculating capacity fade.
narrower: Standardisation Request M/579
related: ISO/IEC 15459 series compliance
related: Test methods and reference conditions (M/579)
description: Capacity fade should be calculated in accordance with ISO 12405-4:2018, using the formula below:

due_diligence_report
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The due diligence report referenced as mandatory to be included in the battery passport.
description: NOTE 2 Of those disclosures, only the information indicated under BattReg Article 52(3), the due diligence report, is stated in BattReg Annex XIII (1) as mandatory to be included in the battery passport.

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation referenced as influencing the battery regulation framework
broader: Ecodesign requirements
subclass of: Ecodesign requirements
related: EU Battery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542)
description: In addition to the requirements mandated by the EU Battery Regulation, this document builds on the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation and further regulatory requirements to highlight the harmonisation need.

Supply chain due diligence policy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Policy describing steps to comply with Article 49.
broader: Supply chain due diligence
subclass of: Supply chain due diligence
related: Due diligence policy
description: Supply chain due diligence policy: steps taken by the economic operator to comply with the requi rements of Article 49.

guidelines regarding the application of the due diligence requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Guidelines regarding the application of the due diligence requirements.
description: BattReg Article 48(5) states that by 18 February 2025, the Commission must publish guidelines regards the application of the due diligence requirements.

StandardizationRequest
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A standardization request regarding battery passport access harmonization
description: The harmonization of battery passport access is subject of a standardization request and treated by CEN/CLC/JTC 24.

available evidence of compliance with a due diligence scheme recognised by the Commission
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Evidence of compliance with a due diligence scheme recognised by the Commission.
description: — available evidence of compliance with a due diligence scheme recognised by the Commission (see BattReg Article 52(1));

due diligence schemes recognized under this Regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Due diligence schemes that are recognized under this Regulation.
description: Economic Operators may “for the purposes of compliance […] collaborate with other actors, including through due diligence schemes recognized under this Regulation” (see Article 48 (4)).

audit reports of the notified body
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Audit reports of the notified body related to due diligence compliance.
related: OECD audit principles
related: Article 27
description: — the audit reports of the notified body (see BattReg Article 52(1));

Due diligence policy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Policy requirement under Battery Regulation to incorporate internationally recognised standards listed in Annex X (3a).
narrower: Supply chain due diligence policy
related: Supply chain due diligence
related: guidelines regarding the application of the due diligence requirements
description: The Battery Regulation specifies that the due diligence policy should incorporate internationally recognised standards listed in Annex X (3a), being:

Standardisation Request M/579
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Standardisation request framework for batteries and digital product passport
description: European standards are currently developed and drafted in the framework of the standardisation requests M/579 on performance, safety and sustainability requirements for batteries and on the digital product passport system.

Power fade update interval
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Update interval for the power fade attribute (timing when data should be updated).
description: The update interval must be upon placement on the market and upon change of the battery status, which is described in 6.1.3.7.

summary_third_party_verification_report
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A summary third-party verification report mentioned in the obligations report.
related: third-party verification report of the supply chain due diligence policies
description: — a summary third-party verification report, and an elaboration on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice to the public (including on the internet) (see BattReg Article 52(3)).

Mandatory and suggested supply chain due diligence information to be made available via
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mandatory and suggested supply chain due diligence information to be made available via
description: Table 5 — Mandatory and suggested supply chain due diligence information to be made available via

Battery model12
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information must relate to the battery model12 (see standardiza tion request M/579).
narrower: ProductGroup
related: CEN/CENELEC standardization process M/579
description: c) The information must relate to the battery model12 (see standardiza tion request M/579).

Battery model10
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery model to which capacity fade information must relate.
related: Test methods and reference conditions (M/579)
description: The information on capacity fade must relate to the battery model10 (see standardization request M/579).

EU Battery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulatory framework governing data attributes for battery passport.
related: Regulation 2024/3110
related: Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
description: The EU Battery Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2023/1542) includes a comprehensive set of information in Arti cle 77 and Annex XIII about which data attributes must be made available in the battery passport.

third-party verification report of the supply chain due diligence policies
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A third-party verification report of the supply chain due diligence policies.
related: Verification
description: — a third-party verification report of the supply chain due diligence policies (see BattReg Arti cle 48(2); 51);

relevant information on due diligence policies to immediate downstream purchasers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Relevant information on due diligence policies provided to immediate downstream purchasers.
description: — relevant information on due diligence policies to immediate downstream purchasers (see BattReg Arti cle 52(2));

Supply chain due diligence
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Content cluster: due diligence in the supply chain for batteries.
related: Sustainability data gathering
related: Traceability model
description: — supply chain due diligence;

Cross references including the source information of performance and durability requirements
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Cross references including the source information of performance and durability requirements
related: Indicators declaration document
related: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
description: Figure 5 — Cross references including the source information of performance and durability requirements

Detailed composition information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on the detailed composition of the battery.
broader: more than one chemical composition
subclass of: more than one chemical composition
broader: Elements specified in the relevant modules set out in Annex VIII
subclass of: Elements specified in the relevant modules set out in Annex VIII
narrower: Monomer
narrower: Polymer
narrower: Chemical safety
related: Manufacturing information (facilities and manufacturers)
description: The battery passport must contain information on the detailed composition of the battery.

Manufacturer name
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Name field within manufacturer information.
description: The manufacturer information must include: — name; — registered trade name or registered trademark; — postal address, indicating a single contact point; — web address, if available; and — e-mail address, if available.

Maximum voltage relates to battery model
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information on maximum voltage must relate to the battery model.
related: ProductType

In-use battery temperature measurement detail
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Details required for temperature measurement on an in-use battery.
description: Any temperature measurement on an in-use battery should be defined in more detail.

Temperature range (°C)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Temperature range for the voltage measurement expressed in degrees Celsius.
description: The temperature range, in which the provided maximum voltage applies, should be provided in the unit °C.

Administrative information about the manufacturer
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute: Administrative information about the manufacturer.
description: Administrative information about the manufacturer;

Temperature range idle state upper boundary information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information on temperature range idle state (upper boundary) must relate to the battery model.

Sources for spare parts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Sources for spare parts (suppliers of spare parts) referenced in the battery passport.
related: PartNumbersForComponents
description: A battery passport must include contact details of sources for spare parts (replacement spares).

Source contact details for spare parts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Postal address, e-mail address and web address of the sources for spare parts.
description: d) The part numbers for components should be provided together with the postal address, e-mail address and web address of the sources for spare parts.

GTIN compliance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Compliance with Global Trade Identification Number as part of the manufacturer identifier standards.
related: GS1_EANCOM
related: garmentCode
description: h) The unique manufacturer identifier must comply with the Global Trade Identification Number as provided for in standard ISO/IEC 15459-6 or equivalent European or international standards until referenced harmonised standards are listed in the OJEU.

Reference conditions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reference conditions used for determining the value.
related: Test methods and reference conditions (M/579)
description: The number of full charging and discharging cycles should be determined considering reference conditions.

Manufacturer information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information identifying the manufacturer, and its required disclosure on label/packaging.
broader: Manufacturer name
subclass of: Manufacturer name
description: The manufacturer information must also be provided on the battery label. Where it is not possible to indicate the required information on the battery, it must be provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the battery.

Reference test
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Test accompanying the temperature range information.
description: The battery passport must include information about the temperature range the battery can withstand when not in use and a reference test must be provided.

Temperature range idle state upper boundary
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The temperature refers to the upper boundary of the surrounding temperature range.

ISO/IEC 15459 series compliance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Compliance with ISO/IEC 15459 family or equivalent standards for the manufacturer identifier.
narrower: ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014
related: Identifiers management system
related: GTIN compliance
related: ISO 14075, 2024
description: g) The unique manufacturer identifier must comply with ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014, ISO/IEC 15459-2:2015, ISO/IEC 15459-3:2014, ISO/IEC 15459-4:2014, ISO/IEC 15459-5:2014, ISO/IEC 15459-6:2014, or equivalent European or international standards until referenced harmonised standards are listed in the OJEU.

Operating temperature
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Operating temperature relevant to measurement of remaining capacity.
related: Temperature range (°C)
description: g) The test method and reference conditions for measurement should include, among others, the battery charge and discharge rate in terms of rated capacity (C-rate), the resting period in between charge and discharge as well as the operating temperature.

Test methods and reference conditions (M/579)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Test methods and reference conditions subject to standardization process M/579.
description: Test methods and reference conditions are subject to the ongoing standardization process at CEN/CEN ELEC relating to standardization request M/579.

Specifications about which material is involved and its content
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirements detailing which material is involved and its content when renewable content proportion > 0.
description: If the proportion of renewable content is greater than zero, specifications about which material is involved and its content shall be determined.

Temperature range for maximum voltage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The temperature range, in which the provided maximum voltage applies, should be reported in °C.

ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Unique identification — Part 1: Individual transport units
narrower: ISO/IEC 15459 series compliance
description: ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques — Unique identification — Part 1: Individual transport units

CEN/CENELEC standardization process M/579
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Standardization process at CEN/CENELEC relating to standardization request M/579.
description: Test methods and reference conditions are subject to the ongoing standardization process at CEN/CENELEC relating to standardization request M/579.

Table 9 — Role of end-users in waste prevention and collection — data attributes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption: Table 9 — Role of end-users in waste prevention and collection — data attributes
description: Table 9 — Role of end-users in waste prevention and collection — data attributes

PartNumbersForComponents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Part numbers for components
related: GTIN compliance
related: ProductType

Renewable content share
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
description: 6.6.2.11 Renewable content share % S M —

Contribution of raw material acquisition and [kgCO2e/kWh]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
related: Batteries subject to carbon footprint declaration
description: 6.3.3 Contribution of raw material acquisition and [kgCO2e/kWh] S M —

Operator identifier and information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
description: 6.1.2.3 Operator identifier and information ID S R —

Re-use
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Process of using the battery again after initial use.
broader: Reuse value chain
subclass of: Reuse value chain
broader: Waste prevention
subclass of: Waste prevention
narrower: Closed Loop System
related: Recycled fibre from waste supply process
description: re-use

Results of test reports proving compliance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
narrower: Documentary evidence
related: (scope) certificate
related: Proxy data
description: 6.2.8 Results of test reports proving compliance PDF S M —

Web link to public carbon footprint study
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
related: LCA
related: ClimateImpactInfo
description: 6.3.8 Web link to public carbon footprint study Link to PDF S M —

Supply chain indices
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
narrower: Upstream processes (Data collection from the suppliers)
related: Supply of component or product activity
description: 6.4.4 Supply chain indices — S R —

UN GTR No 22
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: UN GTR No 22.
related: Generic Traceability Process
related: UNECE
related: UNECE product data recommendations
description: The SOCE shall be reported based on the conditions laid out in the UN GTR No 22.

Lifecycle stage contributions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Differentiation of the battery carbon footprint by lifecycle stages.
narrower: LCA
narrower: life cycle
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
related: InformationOverview
related: Environmental essential characteristics
related: Life cycle of a chemical
description: The carbon footprint of the battery shall also be differentiated as contribution of the lifecycle stages to the battery carbon footprint (see 6.3.3 to 6.3.6).

Third-party assurances (e.g., certifications) of recognised schemes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
broader: Verification criteria
subclass of: Verification criteria
related: IndependentThirdParty
related: Certification body
related: notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission
description: 6.4.3 Third-party assurances (e.g., certifications) of — S R — recognised schemes

Safety measures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
related: Product safety requirements
description: 6.6.1.5 Safety measures Link to PDF S M —

Information of due diligence report in the PDF
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
related: DueCareObligation
description: 6.4.2 Information of due diligence report in the PDF S M —

Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled cobalt share
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
description: 6.6.2.2 Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled % S M —

Waste prevention
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Efforts aimed at reducing the generation of waste during the battery lifecycle.
broader: Reuse (including repair)
subclass of: Reuse (including repair)
narrower: Waste hierarchy
related: End-of-life, Downcycle, incineration, landfield
related: Waste match making
related: Closed Loop System
related: End_of_life_treatment_recycling_information
related: Sustainability requirements
related: End of Life (EoL)
description: waste prevention

Part numbers for components
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
narrower: Model identification number in reports
narrower: ProductComponentAttributes
narrower: Part numbers for components and replacement spares contacts
narrower: Identifiers and product data
description: 6.6.1.3 Part numbers for components URL S M —

End-user role information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information content about the end-users' role in contributing to the separate collection of waste batteries.
related: Consumer APP
related: textile collector
related: Role of each economic operator in the supply and distribution chain
related: InformationOverview
related: ImporterContactInfo
related: Language easily understood by end users
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: a battery passport must include information on the role of end-users in contributing to the separate collection of waste batteries.

Contribution of main product production/manufacturing lifecycle stage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
description: 6.3.4 Contribution of main product [kgCO2e/kWh] S M — production/manufacturing lifecycle stage

UN GTR No 22 procedure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Procedure referenced in the text for determining remaining usable battery energy.
related: UNECE product data recommendations
related: Chapter X: Union market surveillance and Union safeguard procedures
description: the procedure in the UN GTR No 22.

Negative Events
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Category of data attributes regarding negative events in the battery passport context.
narrower: sustainabilityIndicator
narrower: Table 16 — Data attributes regarding negative events
related: GrievanceMechanism
related: Inherent product safety risks
description: Table 16 shows the data attributes regarding negative events.

Access for Persons with Legitimate Interest
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Accessibility for persons with legitimate interest
description: c) The information on certified usable battery energy should be accessible to persons with a legitimate inte rest.

Post-consumer material
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Post-consumer material definition.
narrower: Closed Loop System
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
description: Post-consumer material9 is defined in DIN EN ISO 14021 as the “material generated by households or by commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities in their role as end-users of the product, which can no longer be used for its intended purpose. This includes returns of material from the distribution chain.”

pre-consumer material
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Term defined by DIN EN ISO 14021:2021-10: pre-consumer material.
narrower: Closed Loop System
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
related: PESCO-UP data model for recycling
description: DIN EN ISO 14021:2021-10 defines pre-consumer material as “material diverted from the waste stream during a manufacturing process. Excluded is reutilisation of materials such as rework, regrind or scrap generated in a process and capable of being reclaimed within the same process that generated it” ,

Annex A, Table A.1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Annex containing a more detailed overview of all data attributes.
description: Annex A, Table A.1, contains a more detailed overview of all data attributes.

Accessibility by legitimate interest
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Accessibility of temperature information to persons with legitimate interest.
description: The information on temperature must be accessible to persons with legitimate interest.

Tracking of harmful events information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Information on tracking harmful events within the battery passport.
description: The battery passport must include information on the tracking of harmful events, such as the number of deep discharge events for stationary BESS and LMT batteries using a BMS.

DIN EN ISO 14021
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: International standard defining post-consumer materials.
narrower: Closed Loop System
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
related: Guidelines for traceability and sustainability data gathering
related: Recycled fibre from waste supply process
related: Recycled content information
related: European standard EN 15804
description: Post-consumer material9 is defined in DIN EN ISO 14021 as the “material generated by households or by commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities in their role as end-users of the product, which can no longer be used for its intended purpose. This includes returns of material from the distribution chain.”

LegitimateInterest
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Legitimate interest (access restriction)
description: The information on the battery status must be accessible only to persons with a legitimate interest.

Public access to information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Public availability of battery data attributes.
narrower: The information channels
narrower: Websites
related: general public
related: Electronic documents
related: Data retention period
related: PublicInformationProvision
description: The information must be accessible to the public.

Legitimate interest
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information must be accessible only to persons with a legitimate interest.

elaboration_on_access_to_information_public_participation_access_justice_including_internet
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Elaboration on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice to the public (including on the internet).
description: — a report on the two above mentioned obligations, a summary third-party verification report, and an elaboration on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice to the public (including on the internet) (see BattReg Article 52(3)).

6.7.5.1 Overview
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Overview attribute 6.7.5.1
description: Table 13 shows the data attributes regarding internal resistance and electrochemical impedance.

Public accessibility (maximum voltage information)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The information on maximum voltage must be accessible to the public.
related: Low voltage

AccessibleAudience_NotifiedBodies_MSA_Commission
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission as the audience with access to test report results.
description: The results must be accessible only to notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission: results of test reports proving compliance with the requirements laid down in the BattReg or any delegated or implementing act adopted pursuant to the BattReg.

Table 15 — Data attributes regarding temperature conditions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 15 — Data attributes regarding temperature conditions
narrower: Usage data and environmental conditions
related: Wind jacket recycling data points requirement
related: General product information and safety information
related: LCA result criteria and scoring for chemical under assessment

notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An access group comprising notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission
related: Conformity assessment activities within scope of notification and cross-border activities
related: Certification body
related: Body referred to in paragraph 3
related: Market_surveillance_support
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: — notified bodies, market surveillance authorities and the Commission; and

DIN ISO 8601-1:2020-12
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: DIN ISO 8601-1:2020-12 standard.
related: Date and place of latest deinstallation
description: The date code should comply with DIN ISO 8601-1:2020-12 and ISO 8601-2:2019.

general public
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The general public as an access group
description: — the general public;

Table 16 — Data attributes regarding negative events
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption: Data attributes regarding negative events
related: Disruptor
related: General product information and safety information
description: Table 16 — Data attributes regarding negative events

documentation demonstrating compliance with the due diligence obligations to Member States’ market surveillance or national authorities including
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Documentation demonstrating compliance with the due diligence obligations to Member States’ market surveillance or national authorities including.
related: Market surveillance authorities
related: List of potential data sources
description: — documentation demonstrating compliance with the due diligence obligations to Member States’ market surveillance or national authorities including:

Kilogram
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Unit of mass used to specify the battery mass.
narrower: Mass
narrower: MassReportingUnits
description: e) The battery mass should be specified in kg as defined per technical documentation referred to in Batt Reg Annex VIII.

Dismantling information: Manuals for the removal and the disassembly of the battery pack
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute longlist item
narrower: accompanying documents
narrower: MaintenanceOperations
narrower: End of Life (EoL)
related: Exploded diagrams
related: Standards_for_design_and_assembly_techniques
description: 6.6.1.2 Dismantling information: Manuals for the removal and the disassembly of the battery pack Link to PDF S M —

Risk management plan
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Plan describing steps to comply with Article 50 and findings of significant adverse impacts.
description: Risk management plan: steps taken by the economic operator to comply with the requirements of Article 50, including findings of significant adverse impacts.

Battery weight
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Alternative term used in Battery Regulation for the quantity; defined as the quantity used is 'mass'.
description: The Battery Regulation requires the “battery weight”, the physically correct quantity and therefore used in this docu ment is “mass” (DIN EN ISO 80000-4:2020-01, 4-1 vs. 4-9.2).

ManualForRemovalAndDisassembly
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Manuals for the removal and the disassembly of the battery pack
description: e) The dismantling information required by the EU Battery Regulation should be integrated into two separate manuals, a manual for the removal of the battery pack and a manual for the disassembly of the battery pack.

management system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A management system required for compliance with due diligence obligations (see BattReg Article 49).
description: — a management system (see BattReg Article 49);

As-built battery
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery assembled as-built for reporting materials
description: g) Materials should be reported for the as-built battery.

ToolsRequired
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Tools required for disassembly
description: — tools required for disassembly;

MassReportingUnits
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Units for reporting mass of hazardous substances (kg and weight %).
narrower: Format for the technical documentation on those percentage shares
related: Traceability reports
related: qty
related: Mass
description: The mass can be reported in terms of kg of a material and in terms of the concentration of weight by weight % in the entire battery, as defined per technical documentation referred to in Annex VIII.

Concentration threshold 1% weight by weight
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Threshold for reporting materials based on mass concentration (1% w/w).
narrower: threshold levels established in accordance with Article 5(5)
description: Materials in the battery should be reported above a concentration of 1 % weight by weight.

Annex VI Part A(10)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulatory sub-clause that specifies reporting threshold for CRMs.
narrower: Methodology for calculation and verification of percentage shares
narrower: Critical Raw Materials (CRM)
related: Definition Criteria
description: e) Per Annex VI, Part A(10), critical raw materials must be reported if present in the battery in a concentration of more than 0,1 % weight by weight.

Mass of materials used
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Mass of the materials used in the battery model.
narrower: Mass
narrower: Product description
narrower: materials used
related: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
description: The mass of the materials used should be reported for a battery model.

Threshold_0_1_percent_w_w
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Threshold for SVHC reporting (0.1% weight by weight).
description: exceeding a threshold of 0,1 % weight by weight.

Mass
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Physically correct quantity used for battery mass as per Battery Regulation.
broader: MassReportingUnits
subclass of: MassReportingUnits
narrower: Quantity
narrower: Product description
related: Mass balance model
related: facilityYearlyProductionMass
description: The Battery Regulation requires the “battery weight”, the physically correct quantity and therefore used in this docu ment is “mass” (DIN EN ISO 80000-4:2020-01, 4-1 vs. 4-9.2).

FasteningTechniques
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: type and number of fastening techniques to be unlocked
description: — type and number of fastening techniques to be unlocked;

Identifiers and product data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Content cluster: data attributes related to identifiers and product data.
broader: Model identification number in reports
subclass of: Model identification number in reports
broader: Unique ID for product/batch/logistics unit
subclass of: Unique ID for product/batch/logistics unit
broader: ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014; 15459-2:2015; 15459-3:2014; 15459-4:2014; 15459-5:2014; 15459-6:2014
subclass of: ISO/IEC 15459-1:2014; 15459-2:2015; 15459-3:2014; 15459-4:2014; 15459-5:2014; 15459-6:2014
description: — identifiers and product data;

H and P statements per CLP Regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Hazard (H) and precautionary (P) statements as per CLP.
narrower: CLP Regulation
related: 3.1.4.1 chemical content
related: more than one chemical composition
related: REACH Regulation
related: General product information and safety information
description: e) The impact should be described by using commonly used statements, which can be reported by hazard (H) phrases and precautionary (P) statements as per Regulation EC No 1272/2008 (“CLP Regulation”).

REACH Regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation EC No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation) concerning substances of very high concern.
related: H and P statements per CLP Regulation
related: 3.1.4.1 chemical content
related: Regulation UE 2024/1781
related: more than one chemical composition
related: Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 on construction products
related: CLP Regulation
related: DNEL
description: Hazardous substances also being substances of very high concern, as defined under the Regulation EC No 1907/2006 (“REACH Regulation”) should be reported on if exceeding a threshold of 0,1 % weight by weight.

PDF link
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Link to a PDF containing general information and good practices.
narrower: Websites
description: e) General information on the role of the end-users in waste prevention and information on good practices and recommendations concerning the use of batteries aiming at extending their use-phase should be provided as link to PDF.

LMT batteries using a BMS
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: LMT batteries using a Battery Management System.
narrower: Batteries for energy storage
narrower: LMT battery
description: The battery passport must include information on the remaining capacity as information on the state of health of the battery pursuant to BattReg Article 14 for stationary BESS and LMT batteries using a BMS.

Exploded diagrams
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Exploded diagrams of the battery system/pack showing the location of battery cells
description: — exploded diagrams of the battery system/pack showing the location of battery cells;

Explanation of labels and symbols
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Explanations detailing the meaning of all symbols and labels on the battery or in the battery passport.
description: The meaning of all symbols and labels on the battery or/and in the battery passport should be explained.

Proof of conformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Conformity proof referenced in battery passport labeling
narrower: (scope) certificate
narrower: assessments and verifications
related: Certification requirements
related: CertificateAttributes
related: Monitoring of conformity
description: Proof of conformity shown through CE mark on label.

CLP Regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Regulation EC No 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation).
broader: H and P statements per CLP Regulation
subclass of: H and P statements per CLP Regulation
description: The definition of hazardous substances in Regulation EC No 1272/2008 (“CLP Regulation”) should be used and physical, health, environmental, and additional hazards reported on.

Explanatory texts
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Explanatory texts accompanying the meaning of labels and symbols.
description: The explanatory texts should be agreed on across industry to ease the implementation and ensure comprehensibility for the public.

SCIPGuidance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: SCIP guidance for concentration ranges.
narrower: Harmonised standards or common specifications referred to in Articles 41 and 42
narrower: Chemical safety
related: more than one chemical composition
related: Hazardous substances
description: The SCIP guidance for concentration ranges should be used.

Modules and Cells
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The mass of the modules and cells should also be specified.
description: f) The mass of the modules and cells should also be specified.

Impact of substances on environment, health, safety, persons
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute describing the impact of substances on environment, health, safety, and persons.
broader: DNEL
subclass of: DNEL
broader: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
subclass of: Environmental Footprint (EF) impact categories
related: Guidelines for traceability and sustainability data gathering
related: more than one chemical composition
related: HealthProtectionAssessment
description: Impact of substances on environment, health, safety, persons

Symbols, labels and documentation of conformity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Content cluster: symbols, labels and documentation of conformity.
broader: Labelling
subclass of: Labelling
related: CertificateAttributes
related: printing
related: PublicSummary
related: EU declaration of conformity
related: CEMarking
related: Monitoring of conformity
related: placing on the market
description: — symbols, labels and documentation of conformity;

Access to data attributes
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Access to data attributes is described by regulatory wording.
related: Data collection
related: Immediate downstream purchasers
description: Access is derived from the respective wording of the Battery Regulation or categorised analogously to similar parameters, if added by the consortium.

Instruction manual
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Manual used to provide safety measures via a URL linking to PDF.
description: d) The safety measures should be provided via the instruction manual as URL linking to PDF.

SCIP
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Substances of Concern In Products
related: more than one chemical composition
related: ISO 5157
related: ESPR
related: 3.1.4.1 chemical content
related: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
related: SCIPGuidance
related: Systematic_exchange
related: New environmental obligations
related: Hazardous substances
description: SCIP

General battery and manufacturer information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Section describing general battery and manufacturer information to be included in the battery passport.
broader: Product description
subclass of: Product description
narrower: Battery model per manufacturing plant
narrower: Holistic Data Model
narrower: General product information and safety information
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: General battery and manufacturer information

Hazardous substances
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Substances classified as hazardous under CLP.
broader: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
subclass of: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
narrower: Traceability system
narrower: Chemical safety
related: Chemical Recycling
related: more than one chemical composition
related: ISO 5157
related: health protection
related: Chemical risks due to leaking or leaching
related: Impact of substances on environment, health, safety, persons
related: Lipophilicity
related: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
description: d) The classification for “hazardous substances” should be defined as per Regulation EC No 1272/2008 (“CLP Regulation”).

Battery Management System (BMS)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery management system.
description: The battery passport must contain information on the energy throughput over the battery lifetime for stationary BESS and LMT batteries using a BMS.

Battery mass
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The mass attribute of a battery that must be included in the battery passport and on the label; information must relate to the battery model, be publicly accessible, and may be specified in kilograms.
broader: QuantitiesRawMaterialInBattery
subclass of: QuantitiesRawMaterialInBattery
narrower: Information on the quantities of a product
narrower: composition of a product
narrower: Product description
related: materials used
description: A battery passport must include the battery mass5.

Across industry
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Industry-wide scope for agreeing on explanatory texts.
broader: Union-wide products
subclass of: Union-wide products
related: From importer of fibres up to the end-of-use and the recyclers
related: Horizontal work
related: Scoping exercise
description: The explanatory texts should be agreed on across industry to ease the implementation and ensure comprehensibility for the public.

LMT batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: LMT batteries referenced in the labeling rule.
related: LMT extension assessment
description: a) EV batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries > 2 kWh and LMT batteries must bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the carbon footprint and declaring the carbon footprint performance class to which the relevant battery model per manufacturing plant corresponds.

PDF link requirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Location of collection points and related information must be provided as a link to PDF.
related: PDF
related: Excel workbook
related: Deliverable D2.1
related: Electronic format
related: Documentation under other Union law
related: PDFs
description: The location of collection points, a description of the take-back process, preparation for re-use, preparation for repurposing and treatment available should be provided as link to PDF.

PDFs
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: PDF format for the due diligence reports.
narrower: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
description: The due diligence reports should be made available as PDFs.

C-rate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Battery charge/discharge rate expressed relative to rated capacity.
broader: C-rate of relevant cycle-life test
subclass of: C-rate of relevant cycle-life test
narrower: Test methods and reference conditions
related: energy consumption
description: g) The test method and reference conditions for measurement should include, among others, the battery charge and discharge rate in terms of rated capacity (C-rate), the resting period in between charge and discharge as well as the operating temperature.

Ah (ampere-hour)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Unit for capacity throughput.
narrower: Decimal [A/Ah]
description: The unit should be Ah.

Decimal [years]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Decimal [years]

SoC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: State of Charge
description: SoC

Decimal [V]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data type Decimal [V]
description: Decimal [V]

State of certified energy
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: State of certified energy

SoC_80_percent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: State of charge at 80 percent.
description: Power capability shall be measured at reference conditions, which, among others, must include the measurement at 80 % and 20 % SoC.

GBA
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Global Battery Alliance
narrower: Across industry
related: ECOSYSTEX TG5 Circular Textile Data
related: Open Apparel Registry
related: Engagement with actors along the life cycle
description: GBA

Charge C-rate
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: C-rate information for charging (to be provided separately if applicable).
related: C-rate of relevant cycle-life test
description: f) The C-rate should be provided separately for both the charge and discharge of the battery, if applicable.

Decimal
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Decimal data type
description: Decimal

Initial state of charge
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Initial state of charge referenced in the energy efficiency definition.
description: The initial state of charge, referred to in the definition above, should correspond to a fully charged state.

Decimal [A/Ah]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Decimal [A/Ah]

Battery Passport Data Points
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 5 shows Battery Passport Data Points on Due Diligence Obligations.
broader: Elements necessary to demonstrate performance and conformity
subclass of: Elements necessary to demonstrate performance and conformity
narrower: DPP_DataModelAndInteroperability
narrower: Traceability system
narrower: TRICK - Guidelines on data collection from Textile supply chains for the Digital Product Passport
narrower: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
narrower: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
narrower: DigitalPassports
narrower: Digital product passport system
narrower: Digital Infrastructure
related: consensus_building
related: AIDAInterface
related: Traceability Receiving Advice document
related: TraceableProductRecord
related: Format for data reporting
related: Documentation demonstrating fulfilment
related: Recipient of the digital product passport

SOCE expressed as percentage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: SOCE shall be expressed as a percentage of the certified usable battery energy.
related: TransparencyAndSustainabilityReport
description: SOCE shall be expressed as a percentage of the certified usable battery energy (see 6.7.2.5).

Decimal [kWh]
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Decimal [kWh]

SOCE
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: State of charge-related term used in defining the threshold.
related: Indicator_Energy_Efficiency
description: d) The capacity threshold for exhaustion should be defined as the percentage of SOCE (see 6.7.2.7), above which the battery is still considered operational as EV battery in its current life, as provided by the econo mic operator.

Unit: A/Ah
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Measurement unit for C-rate; the unit should be A/Ah.
description: e) The unit should be A/Ah.

PDF
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data type: PDF
related: Deliverable D2.1
description: PDF

Digital Infrastructure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Medium enabling data management in the battery passport context
broader: TRICK infrastructure
subclass of: TRICK infrastructure
broader: CISUTAC tool
subclass of: CISUTAC tool
broader: AIDAInterface
subclass of: AIDAInterface
broader: TraceableProductRecord
subclass of: TraceableProductRecord
broader: Electronic means
subclass of: Electronic means
narrower: DPP data platform
narrower: Digital product passport system
related: API for massive automatic data retrieval and/or consultation (system)
description: It introduces a battery passport as a core instrument for documenting and exchanging a comprehensive set of data along the entire battery value chain through a digital infrastructure.

kilowatt-hour (kWh)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Unit for energy (kWh)
related: EnergyThroughput
description: a) The certified usable battery energy should be stated in kWh.

State of certified energy (SOCE)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The state of certified energy SOCE is defined as the measured or on-board usable battery energy performance at a specific point in its lifetime, expressed as a percentage of the certified usable battery energy.

battery category
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: description of the scope of application of a battery in terms of its use, regardless of its design, chemical composition, and regardless of whether it is incorporated in, added to or designed for incorporation in other products
broader: ProductFamily
subclass of: ProductFamily
narrower: product family
narrower: product category
related: construction product
description: battery category description of the scope of application of a battery in terms of its use, regardless of its design, chemical compo sition, and regardless of whether it is incorporated in, added to or designed for incorporation in other products

Non-cycle applications
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Non-cycle applications mentioned in 6.7.6.3.
related: Non-cycle applications exception
related: Exposure scenario
description: The exception for non-cycle applications as mentioned in 6.7.6.3 should apply to this data attribute as well.

Absolute battery carbon footprint
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The data attribute representing the battery carbon footprint in absolute terms.
narrower: LCA
narrower: Bill of direct emissions
narrower: Carbon footprint information
narrower: environmental sustainability labelling requirements
narrower: Protection of the environment, including climate
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
related: kgCO2e/kWh
related: environmental impacts
related: Tons of carbon dioxide equivalents
description: a) The absolute battery carbon footprint should be stated in tons of carbon dioxide equivalents.

Graphic
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data type: Graphic
description: Data type Graphic Graphic Graphic

Circularity information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Table 7 shows the data attributes regarding circularity information.
broader: circular_textile_supply_chains
subclass of: circular_textile_supply_chains
broader: Closed Loop System
subclass of: Closed Loop System
broader: Thermomechanical Recycling
subclass of: Thermomechanical Recycling
broader: Recycled content information
subclass of: Recycled content information
narrower: Circular value chains
related: MaterialCircularity
related: ECOSYSTEX TG5 Circular Textile Data

Economic operators carbon footprint declaration requirement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirement for economic operators to perform a carbon footprint declaration for specified battery categories.
broader: Binding_Union_requirements
subclass of: Binding_Union_requirements
narrower: Data disclosure policies
narrower: Actor
narrower: Economic operators
narrower: New environmental obligations
narrower: Obligations_of_economic_operators
narrower: Sustainability requirements
related: AIDAInterface
related: Supply chain governance
related: PEF service
related: Implementing act establishing the format for the carbon footprint declaration
related: Types of actors involved along the life cycle
description: Economic operators must perform a carbon footprint declaration for EV batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries > 2 kWh and light means of transport (LMT) batteries for each battery model per manufacturing plant.

Figure1
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Figure 1
description: Figure 1 — Battery passport information flow in the Battery Regulation

kgCO2e/kWh
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Unit for battery carbon footprint data attribute
narrower: Carbon footprint information
related: environmental impacts
description: [kgCO2e/kWh]

C-rate of relevant cycle-life test
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Measurement parameter describing the applied charge/discharge rate for the relevant cycle-life reference test (C-rate).
description: Applied charge and discharge rate in terms of rated capacity (C-rate) of relevant cycle-life reference test (see above).

Data type: tCO2e
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data type for battery carbon footprint attribute
description: Data type [tCO2e]

Battery model per manufacturing plant
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Scope to which the absolute carbon footprint information relates (per battery model and manufacturing plant).
narrower: traceability topology
related: facilityDescriptor
description: b) The information should relate to the battery model per manufacturing plant.

Expected lifetime in calendar years
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute representing the expected lifetime in calendar years
description: This data attribute refers to “the expected life-time under the reference conditions for which they have been designed in terms of cycles, except for non-cycle applications, and calendar years.”

String
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data type: String
description: String

Test methods and reference conditions
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Test methods and reference conditions should separately consider non-cycle applications and batteries with very long cycle-life.
narrower: minimum data requirements

Tons of carbon dioxide equivalents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Unit for stating the absolute carbon footprint (tonnes CO2e).
narrower: Carbon footprint information
description: a) The absolute battery carbon footprint should be stated in tons of carbon dioxide equivalents.

battery batch
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: consistently manufactured groups of batteries of a battery model, identifiable by their batch identification code
related: Batch List

Battery carbon footprint per Functional Unit
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute specifying the battery's carbon footprint per functional unit.
narrower: Bill of direct emissions
narrower: environmental impacts
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
related: Transparency and Sustainability Report
related: Tons of carbon dioxide equivalents
related: kgCO2e/kWh
description: Battery carbon footprint per Functional Unit

Data type
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data type label used in the table
description: Data type

Table 6
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Caption for Table 6.
description: Table 6 — Battery passport data attributes related to battery materials and composition

Non-cycle applications exception
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Exception for non-cycle applications as mentioned in 6.7.6.3 should apply to this data attribute.
related: Labeling exceptions
description: The exception for non-cycle applications as mentioned in 6.7.6.3 should apply to this data attribute as well.

Test method and reference conditions for measurement
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Test method and reference conditions for measuring remaining capacity, including C-rate and temperature.
description: g) The test method and reference conditions for measurement should include, among others, the battery charge and discharge rate in terms of rated capacity (C-rate), the resting period in between charge and discharge as well as the operating temperature.

Warranty context
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Context in which the capacity threshold data attribute may be understood, related to warranty.
description: This data attribute can serve as indicator for a necessary end of current life as EV and could be understood in the context of warranty.

Carbon footprint label
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A label indicating the carbon footprint and declaring the carbon footprint performance class for battery models per manufacturing plant.
related: printing
related: PEF
related: Economic operators carbon footprint declaration requirement
description: a) EV batteries, rechargeable industrial batteries > 2 kWh and LMT batteries must bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the carbon footprint and declaring the carbon footprint performance class to which the relevant battery model per manufacturing plant corresponds.

battery chemistry
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: battery composition in general terms, as indication for battery differences, defined as active materials in cathode, anode, and electrolyte
broader: 3.1.4.1 chemical content
subclass of: 3.1.4.1 chemical content
broader: single type of chemical composition
subclass of: single type of chemical composition
related: more than one chemical composition
related: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment

chemical compounds based on these raw materials
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Chemical compounds based on cobalt, natural graphite, lithium or nickel listed in BattReg Annex X (1).
narrower: Raw material extraction
narrower: more than one chemical composition
related: Chemical A
description: The scope shall include those materials listed in BattReg Annex X (1), being: cobalt, natural graphite, lithium, nickel, and chemical compounds based on these raw materials being necessary for manufacturing battery active materials.

Symbol area coverage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Symbol area coverage requirement for general case: at least 3% of largest side with max 5x5 cm2.
narrower: Physical labels for consumers
narrower: Printed label on packaging
related: Table 44
related: printing
related: Label marking requirement for separate collection symbol
description: The separate collection symbol must cover at least 3 % of the area of the largest side of the battery with a maximum size of (5 × 5) cm2.

IUPAC/CAS nomenclature
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Nomenclature referencing IUPAC or CAS identifiers.
related: chemicalItem
related: Functional unit
description: which refers e.g. to the nomenclature of IUPAC or related identifiers such as the CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) number.

All batteries
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: All batteries must be marked on the label with the symbol for separate collection from 18 August 2025.
broader: EBikesEscooters
subclass of: EBikesEscooters

Cathode, anode and electrolyte naming
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Naming of cathode, anode and electrolyte associated with the battery chemistry.
narrower: battery chemistry
related: Composition
related: IUPAC/CAS nomenclature
description: The battery chemistry should relate to the naming of the cathode, anode, and electrolyte of the battery.

Internal resistance (BattReg definition)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: BattReg Annex IV (5) states that ‘Internal resistance’ means the opposition to the flow of current within a cell or a battery under reference conditions, that is, the sum of electronic resistance and ionic resistance to the contribution to total effective resistance including inductive/capacitive properties.

area of application
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: area of application
broader: TraceabilitySystemBoundary
subclass of: TraceabilitySystemBoundary
description: their possible area of application

Symbol area coverage for cylindrical cells
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Symbol area coverage for cylindrical battery cells.
narrower: Symbol area coverage (general)
description: For Cylindrical battery cells: The symbol must cover at least 1,5 % of the surface area of the battery and with a maximum size of (5 × 5) cm2.

Figure 4
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Figure 4 — Separate collection symbol (see BattReg Annex VI Part B).
description: Figure 4 — Separate collection symbol (see BattReg Annex VI Part B)

Label marking requirement for separate collection symbol
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Requirement that all batteries be marked on the label with the separate collection symbol.
description: All batteries must be marked on the label with the symbol for separate collection from 18 August 2025.

Normalisation by capacity
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Normalisation by capacity may add a useful value for comparability among battery sizes.
narrower: Functional unit
description: In addition, the nor malisation by capacity may add a further useful value that ensures comparability among battery sizes.

cobalt
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Material listed in BattReg Annex X (1).
narrower: Concentration of substances of concern
narrower: Presence of substances in products
narrower: Raw material extraction
narrower: feedstock
narrower: 3.1.4.1 chemical content
narrower: chemicalItem
narrower: Virgin raw materials
narrower: Material composition and hazardous substances in the battery
narrower: Chemical risks due to leaking or leaching
narrower: MainMaterialsUsed
narrower: Critical Raw Materials (CRM)
related: more than one chemical composition
related: OECD
related: Aspects to be considered for the hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment
description: The scope shall include those materials listed in BattReg Annex X (1), being: cobalt, natural graphite, lithium, nickel, and chemical compounds based on these raw materials being necessary for manufacturing battery active materials.

Nomenclature standard
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Public standard or agreed nomenclature for reporting materials.
related: GS1 standards
related: OrganisationDescriptor
description: The materials should be named using a public standard or agreed nomenclature, which refers e.g. to the nomenclature of IUPAC or related identifiers such as the CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) number.

SeparateCollectionSymbol
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Separate collection symbol used for labeling heavy metal content.
narrower: Printed label on packaging
description: the relevant chemical symbol indicating the heavy metal content must be printed beneath the separate collection symbol and must cover an area of at least one-quarter the size of that symbol.

Internal resistance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The opposition to the flow of current within a cell or a battery under reference conditions, that is, the sum of electronic resistance and ionic resistance to the contribution to total effective resistance including inductive/capacitive properties.
description: a) BattReg Annex IV (5) states that ‘Internal resistance’ means the opposition to the flow of current within a cell or a battery under reference conditions, that is, the sum of electronic resistance and ionic resistance to the contribution to total effective resistance including inductive/capacitive properties.

extinguishing agent category
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: extinguishing agent category

Extinguishing agent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Usable extinguishing agent for battery classification.
description: 6.2.5 Extinguishing agent Article 13(1) via Annex VI, Part A(9)

usable extinguishing agent
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the usable extinguishing agent

Packaging alternative for symbol small
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Packaging requirement when the symbol would be too small.
description: Instead, the symbol measuring at least (1 × 1) cm2 must be printed on the packaging.

Potential standards for battery chemistry reporting
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Possible existing standards that could be used for reporting battery chemistry.
related: Declared performances and sustainability characteristics
description: This can be based on existing, but not yet exhaustive standards such as DIN EN 61960-3 (VDE 0510-3), DIN EN IEC 62902 (VDE 0510-902), DIN EN IEC 60086-1 (VDE 0509-86-1), or DIN EN IEC 60086-4 (VDE 0509-4).

Ohmic resistance information note
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: In a separate instance, information on the ohmic resistance is required, where possible (BattReg Annex IV, Part A(3)).
related: Test results

Internal resistance (IEV 482-03-36 definition)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The internal resistance is “a quotient of change of voltage of a battery by the corresponding change in discharge current under specified conditions” (IEV 482-03-36).

Standardization work for Digital Product Passport (DPP) in CEN/CLC/JTC 24
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Standardization work in CEN/CLC/JTC 24 related to the Digital Product Passport.
broader: TraceableProductRecord
subclass of: TraceableProductRecord
broader: Open Apparel Registry
subclass of: Open Apparel Registry
broader: CEN_CLC_JTC_24
subclass of: CEN_CLC_JTC_24
broader: Digital product passport system
subclass of: Digital product passport system
narrower: open standards
narrower: Holistic Data Model
related: CISUTAC tool
related: EPCIS 2.015
related: AIDAInterface
related: Information management and verification tools
related: Module D1 – Quality assurance of the production process
related: decentralised data system
related: System set out in Annex IX
related: DigitalPassports
related: Ecodesign requirements
description: The format of the unique identifiers is part of the standardization work in CEN/CLC/JTC 24 “Digital Product Passport (DPP)” (see Note)

OperatorEmailAddress
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: E-mail address of the operator, if available.
related: OperatorInformation
related: AIDAInterface
related: OperatorPostalAddress
related: OperatorWebAddress
description: g) The operator information should include:

StatusRepaired
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: repaired
description: The repair of a battery shall be made transparent and be recorded as “repaired” under the battery status “re-used”.

Format of the unique identifiers
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Format of the unique identifiers as part of the standardization work for the Digital Product Passport (DPP).
broader: RFID identifiers
subclass of: RFID identifiers
broader: Value-chain partner’s unique ID
subclass of: Value-chain partner’s unique ID
broader: ProductInternalCode
subclass of: ProductInternalCode
narrower: ProductIdentifier
narrower: Product identification
narrower: Data model
narrower: Information management and verification tools
narrower: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
narrower: life cycle rules (identifiers, data carriers, digital credentials, and digital product passport registry)
narrower: Digital product passport system
narrower: Unique identifiers
related: Document/information types exchanged
related: EPCIS 2.015
related: objectTypeCode
related: AIDAInterface
related: OperatorIdentifier
description: The format of the unique identifiers is part of the standardization work in CEN/CLC/JTC 24 “Digital Product Passport (DPP)” (see Note)

StatusOriginal
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: original
description: The status of the battery must be defined as ‘original’, ‘repurposed’, ‘re-used’, ‘remanufactured’ or ‘waste’.

StatusRemanufactured
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: remanufactured
description: The status of the battery must be defined as ‘original’, ‘repurposed’, ‘re-used’, ‘remanufactured’ or ‘waste’.

UpToDate status
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Status indicating the EU declaration is kept up to date.
description: The EU declaration of conformity must be kept up to date.

PubliclyAccessible
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Operator identifier should be accessible to the public.
related: disclosureLevel
related: OperatorInformation
related: Confidentiality challenges.
related: Open Apparel Registry
related: PublicInformationProvision
related: The information channels
related: Websites
related: Accessibility period after market
description: The operator identifier should be accessible to the public.

CEN_CLC_JTC_24
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: CEN/CLC/JTC 24 standardization body
related: UNECE product data recommendations
description: The harmonization of battery passport access is subject of a standardization request and treated by CEN/CLC/JTC 24.

OperatorPostalAddress
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Postal address of the operator, indicating a single contact point.
narrower: OperatorInformation
related: AIDAInterface
description: g) The operator information should include:

The International Bill of Human Rights
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Standard listed as part of internationally recognised standards.
related: OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
related: Goals of innovation, type of innovation, and nature of the (re)design
description: — The International Bill of Human Rights, including the international covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, International Bill of Human Rights | OHCHR;

OperatorWebAddress
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Web address of the operator, if available.
narrower: OperatorInformation
description: g) The operator information should include:

OECD five-step framework
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: the five-step framework of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Minerals.
narrower: Supply chain management
related: OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
description: The due diligence report shall be created and uploaded based on the five-step framework of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Minerals.

OECD
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
broader: OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
subclass of: OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
description: OECD

OJEU
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Official Journal of the European Union
related: UNECE
related: OECD
description: OJEU

StatusRepurposed
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: repurposed
description: The status of the battery must be defined as ‘original’, ‘repurposed’, ‘re-used’, ‘remanufactured’ or ‘waste’.

StatusReused
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: re-used
description: The status of the battery must be defined as ‘original’, ‘repurposed’, ‘re-used’, ‘remanufactured’ or ‘waste’.

StatusWaste
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: waste
description: The status of the battery must be defined as ‘original’, ‘repurposed’, ‘re-used’, ‘remanufactured’ or ‘waste’.

Manufacturing place address
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The address of the manufacturing place.
related: OperatorPostalAddress
description: The address of the manufacturing place (country, city, street, or even building if several facilities operate under one address) should be provided in text form.

OperatorInformation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Operator information including name, registered trade name, postal address, web address, and e-mail address.
related: Brand/Yarn Producer
description: g) The operator information should include:

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct.
related: OECD five-step framework
related: Battery due diligence obligations
description: — OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Respon sible Business Conduct | OECD;

OperatorRegisteredTradeName
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Registered trade name or registered trademark of the operator.
description: g) The operator information should include:

OperatorIdentifier
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: A unique string of characters for the identification of actors involved in the value chain of products.
narrower: OrganisationDescriptor
narrower: OperatorInformation
related: AIDAInterface
description: The operator identifier is introduced in the ESPR (ESPR, Annex III(h)), but not mandatory for batteries.

OperatorName
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Name of the operator.
narrower: OperatorInformation
related: AIDAInterface
description: g) The operator information should include:

Battery status
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Status of the battery (original, repurposed, re-used, remanufactured, or waste) with access restrictions and history implications.
narrower: End-of-life, Downcycle, incineration, landfield
narrower: SSbD system under study
related: Finished product
related: indicatorStatusCode
related: TraceableProductRecord
related: Closed Loop System
related: Battery due diligence obligations
description: A battery passport must include information on the status of the battery. The status of the battery must be defined as ‘original’, ‘repurposed’, ‘re-used’, ‘remanufactured’ or ‘waste’.

Future definition of information on accidents
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Further definition on scope/recording/definition/interpretation of information on accidents.
description: In the absence of elaboration in the Battery Regulation, information on accidents will require further defi nition on the intended scope, recording process, definition, and interpretation of information on accidents, which could be applicable to respective applications of batteries.

Maximum voltage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The maximum voltage relates to the upper voltage limit that the safe operation of the battery is rated for.
narrower: Low voltage
related: Product safety requirements

Post-accident safety assessment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: An identified accident should be followed by an assessment of battery safety.
narrower: Safety assessment
related: Product safety requirements
description: e) An identified accident should be followed by an assessment of battery safety.

Energy round trip efficiency fade update trigger
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The energy round trip efficiency fade must be updated upon placement on the market and change of the battery status.
description: The energy round trip efficiency fade must be updated upon placement on the market and change of the battery status, which is described in 6.1.3.7.

Power fade formula
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The formula for calculating power fade as the relation between original and remaining power capability.
related: Power capability at 80 % and 20 % state of charge
description: Power fade should be calculated using original and remaining power capability following the formula below:

Energy throughput
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition: the overall sum of the energy throughput over the battery lifetime at a specific time during usage.
narrower: Life Cycle Assessment
related: Battery energy
description: Energy throughput means the overall sum of the energy throughput over the battery lifetime at a specific time during usage.

Capacity fade
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Definition of capacity fade as the decrease over time and usage in the amount of charge that a battery can deliver at the rated voltage, with respect to the original rated capacity.
related: RemainingCapacity
description: The capacity fade is the “Decrease over time and upon usage in the amount of charge that a battery can deliver at the rated voltage, with respect to the original rated capacity” (see BattReg Annex IV (2)) as declared by the manufacturer.

battery management system
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: electronic system associated with a battery which has functions to control current in case of overcharge, over current, overdischarge, and overheating and which monitors and/or manages the battery’s state, calculates secondary data, reports that data and/or controls its environment to influence the battery’s safety, perfor mance and/or service life
related: Internal systems
description: BMS electronic system associated with a battery which has functions to control current in case of overcharge, over current, overdischarge, and overheating and which monitors and/or manages the battery’s state, calculates secondary data, reports that data and/or controls its environment to influence the battery’s safety, perfor mance and/or service life

Acceleration threshold-based accident identification
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Identification of accidents based on acceleration above a threshold.
description: e) Identification of accidents can be based on measuring abrupt positive or negative acceleration above a corresponding absolute threshold value.

Repurpose
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Repurpose (concept)
related: Closed Loop System
description: A new battery passport must be issued when a battery was subject to remanufacturing, repurpose or one of the treatment operations preparing for re-use and preparing for repurpose and is placed on the market again.

Refurbished
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: refurbished (describing term)
related: Reuse (including repair)
related: Closed Loop System
description: There are various other battery handling options and describing terms, e.g., ‘refurbished’.

Battery due diligence obligations
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: obligations aiming at identifying, preventing and addressing actual and potential social and environmental risks linked to the sourcing, processing and trading of the raw materials and secondary raw materials required for battery manufacturing.
narrower: Supply chain management
narrower: Risk management obligations
related: six business services
related: Producer managed supply chain data gathering
related: Transaction event: garment associated with an invoice
related: OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
related: Information gained and maintained pursuant to its battery due diligence policy
related: Supply chain vulnerabilities
description: Hence, the EU Battery Regulation demands “battery due diligence” that refers to obli gations aiming at “identifying, preventing and addressing actual and potential social and environmental risks linked to the sourcing, processing and trading of the raw materials and secondary raw materials required for battery manufacturing” (see BattReg Article 3(42)).

SafetyMeasures
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Safety measures
broader: Adequate quality control and safety instructions
subclass of: Adequate quality control and safety instructions
broader: Product safety requirements
subclass of: Product safety requirements
broader: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
subclass of: SSbD2_Hazard_Reduction
related: Security, privacy and fraud prevention
related: Certifications
related: Verification criteria
related: Enforcement rules
related: ProductSeriousRisk
related: Process safety scheme

Analogous calculation to battery pack level
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Calculation of internal resistance increase should be defined and calculated analogously to the requirements on battery pack level above.
narrower: Measuring methods
related: Screening assessment methodology for chemical/material
description: It should be defined and calculated analogously to the require ments on battery pack level above.

RepairHistory
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Repair history information to be included.
narrower: product's history
related: Closed Loop System
description: Additionally to the battery status, the battery’s repair history shall be included.

Update frequency alignment
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The update frequency of remaining round trip energy efficiency should be aligned with the update frequency of round trip energy efficiency fade (see 6.7.4.3) and should be provided upon change of the battery status.
related: Ability to introduce or update information
related: Temporal correlation
description: The update frequency of remaining round trip energy efficiency should be aligned with the update fre quency of round trip energy efficiency fade (see 6.7.4.3) and should be provided upon change of the battery status.

TreatmentOperationsPreparingForReuse
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Treatment operations preparing for reuse
broader: Disassembly
subclass of: Disassembly
narrower: Reuse value chain
description: d) A new battery passport must be issued when a battery was subject to remanufacturing, repurpose or one of the treatment operations preparing for re-use and preparing for repurpose and is placed on the market again.

Minimum voltage
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The minimum voltage is the lower voltage limit that the safe operation of the battery is rated for.
related: Temperature safety limits applicability

DIN DKE SPEC
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: DIN DKE SPEC (specification) mentioned as being developed according to a procedure.
related: Certification requirements
related: ISO 14075, 2024
description: This DIN DKE SPEC has been developed according to the PAS procedure.

StateOfHealthCombinationParameter
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: part of the state of health combination of parameters for LMT and stationary battery energy storage systems (stationary BESS).
narrower: HealthProtectionAssessment
related: CircularityAssessment
description: This data attribute forms part of the state of health combination of parameters for LMT and stationary battery energy storage systems (stationary BESS).

Euro 7 regulation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: New regulation on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability.
narrower: Legal framework
narrower: New environmental obligations
related: ESPR
related: OECD audit principles
related: Annex III
description: The reporting on SOCE is also required by the new regulation on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7).

Note 3 note about application
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Statement about when carbon footprint declaration will apply (NOTE 3).
related: Indicators declaration
related: Bill of direct emissions
related: environmental impacts
related: Regulation
related: ClimateImpactInfo
description: BattReg Article 7(1) states that the carbon footprint declaration will apply from:

Normative references (Clause 2)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Section listing documents referred to as normative references that constitute requirements of this document.
related: common specifications adopted by the Commission
description: The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document.

Note 5 adoption dates
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Planned dates for adoption of delegated and implementing acts (NOTE 5).
description: BattReg Article 7(1) states that the EU Commission will adopt these delegated acts (calculation and verification) and implementing acts (format of declaration) by:

PAS procedure
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Procedure referenced as the basis for developing the DIN DKE SPEC.
related: eBIZ framework
related: Certification requirements
related: Implementing acts (paragraph 5)
related: TestPlan
related: Screening assessment methodology for chemical/material
description: This DIN DKE SPEC has been developed according to the PAS procedure.

State of health (combination of parameters for LMT and stationary BESS)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: This data attribute forms part of the state of health combination of parameters for LMT and stationary battery energy storage systems (stationary BESS).
narrower: HealthProtectionAssessment
narrower: State of health
related: Life Cycle Assessment

6.7.7.5-6.7.7.8 reference
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: References to specific temperature information in subclauses 6.7.7.5 to 6.7.7.8.
related: European standard EN 15804
description: Requirements on specific temperature information is described in 6.7.7.5 to 6.7.7.8.

Location of temperature sensors
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Location of temperature sensors influences the merit and applicability of temperature data.
narrower: Measuring methods
description: Specifically, the location of temperature sensors will decide upon the merit of values provided in temperature data attributes and their applicability to the entire battery, which may encounter temperature gradients.

Personal data protection compliance
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Reporting should consider requirements of personal data protection legislation.
related: Data responsibility
related: Information requirements for consumers and interested operators
related: PLI
related: Limited access to sensitive information
related: Confidentiality_obligations
description: f) Reporting of information on accidents should consider requirements of personal data protection legislation.

SoH
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: State of Health
narrower: HealthProtection
narrower: On_board_diagnostic_information
related: CircularityAssessment
related: SustainabilityAssessment
related: HealthProtectionAssessment
description: SoH

LMT
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: LMT mentioned in relation to the state of health parameter set
related: Life Cycle Assessment
description: This data attribute forms part of the state of health combination of parameters for LMT and stationary battery energy storage systems (stationary BESS).

websites_platforms_or_portals_by_member_states
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Websites, platforms or portals set up by Member States to provide information and support to economic operators on their obligations.
description: BattReg Article 48(6) states that Member States may set up websites, platforms or portals to provide information and support to economic operators on their obligations; the Commission may complement and support these.

DA
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Delegated Act (DA)
related: DelegatedSmartLabels
related: Delegated act establishing methodology for carbon footprint calculation
description: DA: Delegated Act

CC BY-NC 4.0 Public license
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public license referenced for the document.
description: With exception of the DIN references (logo etc.), or where otherwise noted, this document is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Public license.

Reported as measured
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data attribute should be reported as measured for further processing.
narrower: Measuring methods
related: sustainability data
related: Data quality
related: assessment method
description: The data attribute should be reported as measured for further potential processing.

InformationOnSparePartsPostalEmailWebsite
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Postal address, e-mail address and web address of the sources for spare parts should be provided together with the part numbers of components.
broader: Part numbers for components and replacement spares contacts
subclass of: Part numbers for components and replacement spares contacts
narrower: InformationRequirements
narrower: Access to spare parts
narrower: Documentation and information
related: Information requirements for consumers and interested operators
related: websites_platforms_or_portals_by_member_states
related: facilityDescriptor
related: The information channels
related: Email distribution service
description: The postal address, e-mail address and web address of the sources for spare parts should be provided together with the part numbers of components.

IA
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Implementing Act (IA)
related: SSbD system under study
description: IA: Implementing Act

Annual due diligence report
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The report on the fulfilment of due diligence obligations in the previous financial year must be prepared annually.
narrower: Documentation and information
related: Obligation_cooperate_with_authorities
related: Transparency and Sustainability Report
related: social and ethical assessment
related: DisclosedSuppliersData
related: Audit report
related: Test reports proving compliance
related: Checks on undertakings and gather information from stakeholders
related: First reporting period
related: DueCareObligation

Rincrease(x) formula
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Formula for the increase in internal resistance as a function of aging parameter x.
narrower: Calculation requirements
description: g) The internal resistance increase over time and upon usage should be defined based on the ratio of current and initial values as follows:

Light Means of Transport
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Light Means of Transport
narrower: Means of transport
narrower: ProductCategory

CellsLayout
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: amount of cells used and layout
description: — amount of cells used and layout.

Partial cycles aggregation
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Aggregation of partial cycles.
description: The value for the number of full charging and discharging cycles should result from the aggregation of partial cycles occurring in the use phase.

any natural or legal person with a legitimate interest in accessing and processing that information
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Any natural or legal person with a legitimate interest in accessing and processing that information
description: — any natural or legal person with a legitimate interest in accessing and processing that information.

Temperature safety limits applicability
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Temperature safety limits apply generally, including both idle state as well as usage and can vary with operating conditions such as current and for charge and discharge.

Abbreviation: PLI
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Abbreviation PLI
description: Abbreviation: PLI = Persons with

Static data
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Data that is static unless stated as dynamic.
narrower: General data
description: Data attributes are static data if not stated as dynamic data in the Clause.

Measurement condition: 50% of cycle-life
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Measured at 50 % of cycle-life as determined in a pre-use standardised measurement, that must yet be spe cified.
related: Functional unit

Unit: %
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The unit should be %.

Dimensionless
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Unit indicating the absence of any dimensional unit.
description: c) The data attribute is dimensionless.

URL
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Uniform Resource Locator
narrower: externalRefDoc
narrower: Permalinks or data carriers
description: URL

BattReg non-effectiveness cases
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: BattReg introduces two cases, for which the due diligence obligations are not effective: re-use/repurposing/remanufacturing scenarios and a turnover threshold.
related: PESCO-UP data model for recycling
description: - If batteries, which have been subject to re-use, preparation for repurposing, repurposing, or remanufacturing, were already placed on the market or put into service before undergoing such operations (see BattReg Article 47). - For economic operators (or their parent group) with a net turnover of less than € 40 million in the second last financial year (see BattReg Article 47).

Initial 0% value at begin of life
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Capacity fade typically starts with 0% at begin of life.
related: Life Cycle Assessment
description: The capacity fade typically starts with 0 % at begin of life.

Aging parameter (x)
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: The aging parameter (e.g. storage time, number of cycles, etc.).
related: environmental impacts
related: Temporal correlation
description: 𝑥 is the aging parameter (e.g. storage time, number of cycles, etc.);

Exemption delegated act
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Exemption granted by “where possible” might be subject of a delegated act.
broader: Derogation a (water-exposed appliances)
subclass of: Derogation a (water-exposed appliances)
broader: Derogation b (medical devices)
subclass of: Derogation b (medical devices)
narrower: Exemption
related: ISO 14075, 2024
description: The exemption granted by “where possible” might be subject of a delegated act (see BattReg Article 77(2)).

% per month
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Unit: percent per month for self-discharge rate.
description: e) The unit should be % per month.

RMIS – Raw Materials Information System
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Raw Materials Information System mentioned as a reference
broader: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
subclass of: Chemical compounds based on raw materials (A–D)
narrower: Information technology
narrower: Electronic reporting systems and formats (para8)
narrower: Life Cycle inventories (CRM context)
related: Supply chain information
related: Manufacturing information (facilities and manufacturers)
related: Recycled content data point
related: Shared data resource
related: UNECE product data recommendations
related: Data collection
related: Interoperable format
related: DueCareObligation
related: Public availability of information
description: RMIS – Raw Materials Information System, accessible via: https://rmis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/rmp/.

PLI
type: Class
type: Concept
definition: Person with legitimate interest
description: PLI

appliesTo
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Test, measurement and calculation methods
domain: exemption_micro_and_small_enterprises_from_prohibition
domain: prohibition_phase_medium_sized_enterprises
domain: One-year software update requirement
domain: Battery due diligence policies
domain: EcoReport tool
domain: Chemical A
domain: <billOfComponents> data structure
range: harmonised standards or parts thereof
range: Ecodesign requirements
range: micro_and_small_enterprises
range: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
range: Battery due diligence policies referred to in Article 48
range: Socio-economic sustainability assessment
range: Downstream manufacturers
range: Table 24

hasPart
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Ecodesign requirements
domain: Regulation 2024/1781
domain: data carrier
domain: Copies of declarations of performance and conformity
domain: Socio-economic sustainability assessment
domain: 1-5 semi-quantitative scale
domain: ProductFunctionalPEFStudy
range: ProductParameters
range: InformationRequirements
range: Ecodesign requirements
range: Data carrier layout
range: Declaration of performance and conformity
range: Electronic means
range: Step 2
range: Excellent
range: Poor
range: Coat

hasAttribute
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Measuring methods
domain: Regulation 2024/1781
domain: Acidification
domain: Eutrophication, terrestrial
domain: Chemical A
domain: Climate change
domain: Human toxicity, cancer effects
domain: Ionising radiation
domain: Photochemical ozone formation
domain: Intended innovation
domain: billOfWaste
range: State-of-the-art methods
range: Sustainability requirements
range: mol H+ eq
range: mol N eq
range: plasticiser
range: Fossil based
range: insulation
range: kg CO2 eq
range: CTUh
range: kg 235U eq
range: kg NMVOC eq
range: Goals of innovation, type of innovation, and nature of the (re)design
range: wasteDescriptor

requires
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Test, measurement and calculation methods
domain: Information obligations
domain: Economic operator referred to in Article 48(1)
range: Other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods
range: Electronic means
range: Audit reports referred to in Article 48(2)

Product name
type: ObjectProperty

Registered trade name
type: ObjectProperty

mandates
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Declaration of performance and conformity
domain: Economic operator
range: Labelling
range: Battery due diligence policies

contains
type: ObjectProperty
domain: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
domain: Competent national authority
range: ValidationCalculationInfo_Unit46
range: Authorisation of producers and producer responsibility organisations (Article 58)
range: Oversight of EPR obligations (Article 57)

Ceases to exist after recycling
type: ObjectProperty

Transaction information
type: ObjectProperty

Retention period
type: ObjectProperty

Documentation retention period
type: ObjectProperty

Registration number
type: ObjectProperty

Critical raw materials present in the battery
type: ObjectProperty

Timeframe: 12 weeks
type: ObjectProperty

Electronic form
type: ObjectProperty

Hazardous substances present in the battery
type: ObjectProperty

Additional information on request
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Create a dedicated property for Additional information on request to reflect regulatory data exchanges and information requirements context; link to governance information concepts via SKOS mappings.

partOf
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Monitoring entities for EPR compliance
range: Information in the register

Date of manufacture
type: ObjectProperty

Manufacturer identification
type: ObjectProperty

not_ev_battery
type: ObjectProperty

Maximum life cycle carbon footprint threshold
type: ObjectProperty

not_industrial_use
type: ObjectProperty

not_LMT
type: ObjectProperty

Carbon footprint differentiated by life cycle stage
type: ObjectProperty

not_SLI
type: ObjectProperty

Battery category
type: ObjectProperty

Para3_Lead_para3
type: ObjectProperty

Carbon footprint of the battery
type: ObjectProperty

Para2_Cobalt_para2
type: ObjectProperty

LMT life cycle threshold application date (EVs)
type: ObjectProperty

Capacity
type: ObjectProperty

Self-certification
type: ObjectProperty

Rechargeable industrial threshold application date (excluding external storage)
type: ObjectProperty

Weight
type: ObjectProperty

Chemistry
type: ObjectProperty

Place of manufacture
type: ObjectProperty

Mutatis mutandis
type: ObjectProperty

Public version study web link
type: ObjectProperty

Statement of truth
type: ObjectProperty

sealed
type: ObjectProperty

Information on responsibilities
type: ObjectProperty

weight_≤5kg
type: ObjectProperty

Maximum quantity exempted
type: ObjectProperty

Usable extinguishing agent
type: ObjectProperty

Kow (octanol-water partition coefficient)
type: ObjectProperty

traceability
type: ObjectProperty

transparency
type: ObjectProperty

sustainabilityIndicatorName
type: ObjectProperty

sustainabilityIndicatorMethodology
type: ObjectProperty

sustainabilityIndicatorValue
type: ObjectProperty

productReferenceQty
type: ObjectProperty

PEFStudyDocument
type: ObjectProperty

assessmentStudyDocument
type: ObjectProperty

disclosureLevel
type: ObjectProperty

data disclosure policies
type: ObjectProperty

Fiber composition
type: ObjectProperty

Recycle content
type: ObjectProperty

dyeing processes
type: ObjectProperty

Repairability
type: ObjectProperty

garmentPartCode
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Create a distinct 'garment-part-code' concept to capture component-level codification, linking to information requirements and productparameter codification to support traceability.

texCode
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Establish a dedicated 'tex-code' concept to formalize textile product codification, with clear ties to information requirements and product parameter codification.

yarnCode
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Create a 'yarn-code' concept to support yarn product codification, with bridges to information requirements and product parameter codification.

rawCode
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Introduce a 'raw-code' concept to capture raw-material codification, linked to information requirements and product parameter codification.

Product composition
type: ObjectProperty

processStepID
type: ObjectProperty

productSustainabilityCharac
type: ObjectProperty

exhaustiveInformation
type: ObjectProperty

docValidity
type: ObjectProperty

docStatusCode
type: ObjectProperty

title
type: ObjectProperty

validityStart
type: ObjectProperty

docID
type: ObjectProperty

docDate
type: ObjectProperty

indicatorStatusCode
type: ObjectProperty

validityExtensionDate
type: ObjectProperty

attachment
type: ObjectProperty

externalProviderIndicator
type: ObjectProperty

Production year
type: ObjectProperty

year
type: ObjectProperty

Disruptors
type: ObjectProperty

facilityDescriptor_facilityLocation
type: ObjectProperty

internalWastewaterTreatmentPlant
type: ObjectProperty

facilityDescriptor_certificate
type: ObjectProperty

organisationDescriptor_id
type: ObjectProperty

facilityDescriptor_description
type: ObjectProperty

certifiedParty
type: ObjectProperty

certificateID
type: ObjectProperty

certificationStandardName
type: ObjectProperty

certifiedEntity
type: ObjectProperty

description_certificate
type: ObjectProperty

id
type: ObjectProperty

Product disassembly
type: ObjectProperty

issuerParty
type: ObjectProperty

note
type: ObjectProperty

processStep_note
type: ObjectProperty

processStepsList
type: ObjectProperty

acsCode
type: ObjectProperty

productIDandQty
type: ObjectProperty

methodologicalNote
type: ObjectProperty

validationMethod
type: ObjectProperty

activityLocation
type: ObjectProperty

organisationAddress
type: ObjectProperty

customsStat
type: ObjectProperty

facilityYearlyProductionMass
type: ObjectProperty

activityStatisticalCode
type: ObjectProperty

person
type: ObjectProperty

legalName
type: ObjectProperty

TRCReportFunction
type: ObjectProperty

limitedByDisclosureIndicator
type: ObjectProperty

primaryItemFlag
type: ObjectProperty

reviewerParty
type: ObjectProperty

manufacturingOperationCod
type: ObjectProperty

tolerance levels of elastane content
type: ObjectProperty

objectInstanceTypeCode
type: ObjectProperty

interpreted sensor data
type: ObjectProperty

objectTypeCode
type: ObjectProperty

Manufacturer identifier
type: ObjectProperty

Information on accidents
type: ObjectProperty

Battery passport identifier
type: ObjectProperty

Safety measures
type: ObjectProperty

MachineReadable
type: ObjectProperty

ManualURLForManuals
type: ObjectProperty

ReassemblyInformation
type: ObjectProperty

DisassemblyPossible
type: ObjectProperty

RiskWarningsDisassembly
type: ObjectProperty

RemovalRiskWarnings
type: ObjectProperty

Expected lifetime: Number of charge-discharge cycles
type: ObjectProperty

Renewable content share
type: ObjectProperty

Unit (percent)
type: ObjectProperty

Dynamic
type: ObjectProperty

round trip energy efficiency
type: ObjectProperty

Postal address
type: ObjectProperty

Part numbers for components
type: ObjectProperty

Contact details of sources for spare parts
type: ObjectProperty

Access restriction
type: ObjectProperty

6.6.2.9 Post-consumer
type: ObjectProperty

Accessibility rights: legitimate interest and Commission
type: ObjectProperty

RemovalElectricalInterfaces
type: ObjectProperty

ConstructionTypeDisassembly
type: ObjectProperty

DisassemblySequences
type: ObjectProperty

DismantlingInformation
type: ObjectProperty

RemovalSequences
type: ObjectProperty

RemovalTools
type: ObjectProperty

InterfacesDisassembly
type: ObjectProperty

RemovalPossible
type: ObjectProperty

RemovalJointAndFasteners
type: ObjectProperty

ToolsDisassembly
type: ObjectProperty

ReplaceabilityOfModulesCells
type: ObjectProperty

ExplodedDiagramsDimensions
type: ObjectProperty

Operator identifier
type: ObjectProperty

ReplacementSteps
type: ObjectProperty

Power fade
type: ObjectProperty

Certified usable battery energy
type: ObjectProperty

FillingsInformation
type: ObjectProperty

CasingInformation
type: ObjectProperty

dimensionless
type: ObjectProperty

appliesto-init-1
subject: Test, measurement and calculation methods
predicate: appliesTo
object: harmonised standards or parts thereof
comment: Relationship 'appliesTo' from source

haspart-init-4
subject: Ecodesign requirements
predicate: hasPart
object: ProductParameters
comment: Relationship 'hasPart' from source

haspart-init-6
subject: Ecodesign requirements
predicate: hasPart
object: InformationRequirements
comment: Relationship 'hasPart' from source

haspart-init-9
subject: Regulation 2024/1781
predicate: hasPart
object: Ecodesign requirements
comment: Relationship 'hasPart' from source

hasattribute-init-10
subject: Measuring methods
predicate: hasAttribute
object: State-of-the-art methods
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

appliesto-init-11
subject: Test, measurement and calculation methods
predicate: appliesTo
object: Ecodesign requirements
comment: Relationship 'appliesTo' from source

requires-init-13
subject: Test, measurement and calculation methods
predicate: requires
object: Other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods
comment: Relationship 'requires' from source

appliesto-1-3
subject: exemption_micro_and_small_enterprises_from_prohibition
predicate: appliesTo
object: micro_and_small_enterprises
comment: Relationship 'appliesTo' from source

appliesto-1-4
subject: prohibition_phase_medium_sized_enterprises
predicate: appliesTo
object: micro_and_small_enterprises
comment: Relationship 'appliesTo' from source

haspart-9-1
subject: data carrier
predicate: hasPart
object: Data carrier layout
comment: Relationship 'hasPart' from source

mandates-23-8
subject: Declaration of performance and conformity
predicate: mandates
object: Labelling
comment: Relationship 'mandates' from source

requires-23-12
subject: Information obligations
predicate: requires
object: Electronic means
comment: Relationship 'requires' from source

hasattribute-23-25
subject: Regulation 2024/1781
predicate: hasAttribute
object: Sustainability requirements
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

contains-23-28
subject: TechnicalDocumentation_Unit46
predicate: contains
object: ValidationCalculationInfo_Unit46
comment: Relationship 'contains' from source

haspart-23-33
subject: Copies of declarations of performance and conformity
predicate: hasPart
object: Declaration of performance and conformity
comment: Relationship 'hasPart' from source

haspart-23-35
subject: Copies of declarations of performance and conformity
predicate: hasPart
object: Electronic means
comment: Relationship 'hasPart' from source

appliesto-32-6
subject: One-year software update requirement
predicate: appliesTo
object: Software for environmental sustainability calculation
comment: Relationship 'appliesTo' from source

appliesto-35-25
subject: Battery due diligence policies
predicate: appliesTo
object: Battery due diligence policies referred to in Article 48
comment: Relationship 'appliesTo' from source

mandates-35-26
subject: Economic operator
predicate: mandates
object: Battery due diligence policies
comment: Relationship 'mandates' from source

partof-44-11
subject: Monitoring entities for EPR compliance
predicate: partOf
object: Information in the register
comment: Relationship 'partOf' from source

contains-44-14
subject: Competent national authority
predicate: contains
object: Authorisation of producers and producer responsibility organisations (Article 58)
comment: Relationship 'contains' from source

contains-44-15
subject: Competent national authority
predicate: contains
object: Oversight of EPR obligations (Article 57)
comment: Relationship 'contains' from source

requires-44-22
subject: Economic operator referred to in Article 48(1)
predicate: requires
object: Audit reports referred to in Article 48(2)
comment: Relationship 'requires' from source

appliesto-63-8
subject: EcoReport tool
predicate: appliesTo
object: Socio-economic sustainability assessment
comment: Relationship 'appliesTo' from source

haspart-63-9
subject: Socio-economic sustainability assessment
predicate: hasPart
object: Step 2
comment: Relationship 'hasPart' from source

hasattribute-63-12
subject: Acidification
predicate: hasAttribute
object: mol H+ eq
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

hasattribute-63-13
subject: Eutrophication, terrestrial
predicate: hasAttribute
object: mol N eq
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

appliesto-64-7
subject: Chemical A
predicate: appliesTo
object: Downstream manufacturers
comment: Relationship 'appliesTo' from source

hasattribute-64-10
subject: Chemical A
predicate: hasAttribute
object: plasticiser
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

hasattribute-64-11
subject: Chemical A
predicate: hasAttribute
object: Fossil based
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

hasattribute-64-12
subject: Chemical A
predicate: hasAttribute
object: insulation
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

hasattribute-64-14
subject: Climate change
predicate: hasAttribute
object: kg CO2 eq
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

hasattribute-64-16
subject: Human toxicity, cancer effects
predicate: hasAttribute
object: CTUh
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

hasattribute-64-17
subject: Ionising radiation
predicate: hasAttribute
object: kg 235U eq
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

hasattribute-64-18
subject: Photochemical ozone formation
predicate: hasAttribute
object: kg NMVOC eq
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

hasattribute-65-3
subject: Intended innovation
predicate: hasAttribute
object: Goals of innovation, type of innovation, and nature of the (re)design
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

haspart-65-10
subject: 1-5 semi-quantitative scale
predicate: hasPart
object: Excellent
comment: Relationship 'hasPart' from source

haspart-65-11
subject: 1-5 semi-quantitative scale
predicate: hasPart
object: Poor
comment: Relationship 'hasPart' from source

haspart-79-6
subject: ProductFunctionalPEFStudy
predicate: hasPart
object: Coat
comment: Relationship 'hasPart' from source

hasattribute-79-13
subject: billOfWaste
predicate: hasAttribute
object: wasteDescriptor
comment: Relationship 'hasAttribute' from source

appliesto-79-18
subject: <billOfComponents> data structure
predicate: appliesTo
object: Table 24
comment: Relationship 'appliesTo' from source