DICITechnical Standards
CEN/CENELEC JTC 24 has developed a set of 8 horizontal standards that define key technical building blocks for the Digital Product Passport. Together, they provide a common technical basis for interoperable DPP systems across product groups.
| Standard | Title | Purpose | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EN 18216:2026 | Data exchange protocols | Secure and interoperable data exchange and data formats; open network without vendor lock-in | Published |
| EN 18219:2026 | Unique identifiers | Unique product, economic operator and facility identifiers; product identification at model, batch or individual item level | Published |
| EN 18220:2026 | Data carriers | Requirements for data carriers, including machine readability, quality, placement and durability; links between physical products and their digital representation | Published |
| EN 18221:2026 | Data storage, archiving, and data persistence | Decentralised storage and archiving; ensures DPP data remain available even if the responsible economic operator is no longer active | Published |
| EN 18222:2026 | Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for the product passport lifecycle management and searchability | APIs for DPP searchability and interactions throughout the DPP lifecycle | Published |
| EN 18223:2026 | System interoperability | Semantic description, common information models, metadata and technical and organisational interoperability | Published |
| FprEN 18239:2026 | Access rights management, information system security, and business confidentiality | Access rights, IT security, data protection and management of confidential information | Draft |
| FprEN 18246:2026 | Data authentication, reliability and integrity | Data authenticity, integrity and reliability; secure data processing and verification | Draft |