As part of the EU's circular economy initiatives, the Digital Product Passport (DPP) has been included as key element in order to give the relevant products an identity and to make specific information about them accessible, e.g. batteries, electronics, textiles, construction. 
EDCi e.V. contributes to this project within the scope of research and development of AIDC and applications, documents can be found here:

  Investigation_DPP-ID-Codes_whitePaper-r231010.pdf
  Digital-Passport-ScanSpots-230929.pdf
  Digital-Passport-ID-methods.230328heioe.pdf
  Digital-Passport-ID-methods_part-II_230328+.pdf
  DPP-Identifiers_Comparison-r.240130
  ESPR-DPPIdentifier-requirements-240129

   VDA-DPP-24021f2.pdf: Contribution Identifier concept for the Automotive Industry 2024-02-21“