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What does the EU propose? Laptops Distribute

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DPP facilitates circular
and digital transition
Promotes the transition to a circular
economy to reduce waste generation
and the dependency on virgin raw materials
Enables informed, more environmentally-
conscious decisions to facilitate sustainable
design, production and consumption
Creates transparency, traceability and
consistency in global and complex value chains
by fostering efficient digital information sharing
Serves as digital market intelligence tool
to streamline compliance monitoring and allow
for future modification of requirements
Drives the digital transition of public
and private sector by building on data
and technology
DPP promotes data sharing
and value chain collaboration
Scope
Applies to all physical goods
placed on EU market/put into
service, incl. components and
intermediate products
Applies equally to all EU imports
Supports verification
of compliance
Is compatible with open
standards and should be
interoperable across product
groups and systems
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proposes
Functionality
Collects product information
at each step of the product
lifecycle
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Digitally stores information
Includes unique identifier to link
digital data to physical object
Can be accessed via data carrier
(e.g., QR code) and free of charge
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introduction

DPP will apply to majority … but overall timeline and many key
of industries … topics remain unclear

Priority industries already outlined by the European Commission1 2022 2024 2026 2030

Presentation DPP for DPP for

of ESPR2 batteries3 textiles
Batteries and vehicles Electronics and ICT Textiles
Refinement4 First delegated
of ESPR acts to come into
proposal force 2026/7

2028-2030
2024-2027
Drafting of
Furniture Plastics Chemicals Drafting of delegated acts
another 6-12
for 7-14 product groups

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delegated acts

Key uncertainties
Construction and
buildings Specific timings and Content and format Timeframe between
roadmaps for product of final EU DPP (data final approval and
groups (e.g., deadlines requirements, access, effective enforcement
for input submission, gov., data carrier, non-
consultations, …) EU imports, level, …)
See separate publication for more details
on policy perspective and key uncertainties
1. Digital Europe Program, Circular Economy Action Plan; Packaging will not be regulated
by separate delegated act but will be treated as component of a product placed on market
2. Eco-design for Sustainable Products Regulation 3. Industrial, electric vehicle and light
means of transport batteries 4. Incl. opportunity to submit opinion of ESPR 2
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Explore what a DPP scenario could look like

at each step of the laptop lifecycle
DPP creation
• The DPP is latest required to be created upon Extract raw
market entry of the product into the EU market materials Design
• A DPP could be created at any step between raw
materials and distribution
• The earlier the DPP is created, the easier
Manufacture
the data can be stored in one place along
following lifecycle steps
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Data collection
• Detailed DPP data may need to be collected
across the product lifecycle to create the DPP Example:
• To store all DPP data in one place across the full
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product lifecycle, the DPP could already be
created before entry into EU market

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DPP access
• In the lifecycle stages following DPP creation Use/
actors should be able to enter data directly into Repair
DPP to facilitate data sharing

Disclaimer: This is an illustrative example of one possible DPP scenario

as of Dec. 2022—the final DPP implementation may look very different

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Illustrative
Ensure unique identifier
Unique ID
linked to DPP is registered
Illustrative
it in dedicated EU registry 123 456 789|
upon import to EU market
Illustrative

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Compose all relevant DPP Example data carrier:
QR code
data and grant
downstream access (e.g.,
through QR/barcode)

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to laptops' raw material extraction

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Exemplary DPP data points for raw material extraction1 Illustrative

Carbon equivalents per kg material Xx Source

Data related to raw material extraction
Water use per kg material Xx Specifications could either be directly stored in a DPP
of location:
country, mine
or shared with the economic operator
Land use per kg material Xx XYZ that will create the DPP
Resource Biodiversity
Deforestation per kg material Xx status impact

Information on water pollution

Final format of data
Material requirements remains unclear but will
[TEXT]

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Certification likely be built upon existing
Information on impact on soil standards/protocols/regulations
degradation/pollution
[TEXT] CRITICAL MEDIUM
LOGO
Information on chemicals use
[TEXT]
Bio-based ✓ Reobtained (e.g., recycled) input
Bio-
degradable  materials should be reported like raw
materials with adjusted data requirements
1. Possible non-exhaustive scenario as of December 2022—the final DPP implementation may differ
Note: DPP could be created here or latest when placed on the EU market

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Exemplary DPP data points for product design1 Illustrative

Recycled content Information on design for

Avg. energy Data related to raw material extraction
consumption
Reliability2 Repair3 Reuse3
Dis- Recyc-
during use could either be directly stored in a DPP
mantling4 lability
xx % or shared with the economic operator
Xx
that will create the DPP
Avg. carbon
Bill of materials equivalents
(incl. critical raw materials
and plastic components) MED HIGH MED LOW MED during use

Xx
Min. Min. spare part Product
Xx g Gold
lifetime5 availability certification Final format of data requirements
Avg. carbon
Xx g Cobalt
equivalents
remains unclear but will likely be built

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Xx g Tungsten x x LOGO
during EoL upon existing standards/protocols/
Xx g Neodymium Years Years
Xx regulations1
Xx l [Material E]
Xx g
Packaging Avg. recycling
[Material F]
Xx g Product/ Recycled Recyclable rate
[Material G]
Packaging packaging packaging Xx
Xx mg [Material H]
ratio material material
Xx mg [Material I]
Xx % Xx % Xx % User Manual6 Recyclability and recycled content
1. Possible non-exhaustive scenario as of December 2022—the final DPP implementation may differ 2. Incl. information on
should be specified
resistance to drops, scratches, dust, water 3. Incl. spare part availability 4. Incl. information on dismantling steps and required
tools/technologies 5. Incl. information on battery endurance 6. Incl. instructions for battery maintenance

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Exemplary DPP data points for manufacturing & distribution1 Illustrative

Carbon equivalents from production per product2 Xx % Data related to raw material extraction
Xx could either be directly stored in a DPP
Energy consumption during production per product2
kwH or shared with the economic operator
Renewable energy Xx % that will create the DPP

Water use during production per product2 Xx I

Water circularity Xx %

Waste from production per product2 Xx kg

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Recycled waste Xx %

Xx %
Composted waste Final format of data requirements
Landfilled waste Xx % remains unclear but will likely be built
upon existing
Xx kg
Carbon equivalents from distribution standards/protocols/regulations

1. Possible non-exhaustive scenario as of December 2022—final DPP implementation may differ 2. Product level data could be
broken down at item (i.e., individual laptop), batch or laptop model level depending on DPP implementation & will differ from
currently collected corporate data; Note: DPP could be created here or latest when placed on the EU market

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Example view
Illustrative

Laptop
model XY1
SCAN DATA CARRIER
DPP data could be aggregated1 and/or provided on
(e.g., QR code) Critical raw Recycled
a need-to-know basis to improve circularity and protect
materials content
upstream IP rather than broadly sharing all DPP data
Xx Xx

B Summarizing
Possibility to include score or product certification

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A CDEF score
(e.g., related to eco-design) to enable consumer
Manual Link/PDF transparency for selected products
Repair Link/PDF
Disposal Link/PDF

Repair history Repair data can only be tracked in DPP if implemented

Battery
per individual laptop (item level) rather than batch
replacement or laptop model
12/10/22
to battery type X

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Collector view Illustrative Recycling, refurb., remanuf. view Illustrative DPP data likely used at aggregated
level in end-of-life stages as processes
Brand [Name] Recyclable resources mainly bulk-based and single items
[Closest take-back Disassembly
address for laptops] Xg Xg Xg instructions
cannot be scanned
Aluminum Steel Copper

Xg Xg Xg Recycling
Remanufacturer In the long term more detailed
Cobalt Tin Silver instructions
[Closest address]
Xg Xg reporting based on scanning individual
Recycler ABS-PC Gold Repair
laptops could be possible1
[Closest address] history

High-level data likely required

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Exemplary DPP data points
Laptops delivered
to disassembly
in end-of-life stages of laptop lifecycle
Exemplary DPP data points
with no data requirements at a product
Average carbon equivalents from end of life Xx
level in the short term
Xx
Average recycling rate Xx%

Laptops delivered
Average landfill rate Xx% Reobtained (e.g., recycled) input
to landfill Xx Recovered materials from laptops Xxg materials should be reported like raw
Average energy use during end of life Xx% materials with adjusted data requirements
Note: Possible non-exhaustive scenario as of December 2022—the final DPP implementation may differ

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Enabling Circularity through Transparency:

Introducing the EU Digital Product Passport

Learn more about what the EU proposes and what the DPP
implementation could look like from a regulatory perspective

Navigating Uncertainties of the EU Digital Product

Read our Passport: How to Prepare Now as a Company

additional Understand how corporates can already prepare for the DPP
implementation today and what they should consider

publications in the future

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The EU Digital Product Passport Shapes the Future
of Value Chains: What it is and How to Prepare Now

Read about how the EU DPP regulation, effects on an exemplary

value chain and what corporates and the EU can do to prepare

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