CEN CENELEC Digital Product Passport Standards

CEN and CENELEC published the first six harmonised European standards for the Digital Product Passport — the EN 18216–18223 series — on 1 June 2026, covering digital identifiers, data carriers, and interoperable APIs; the building blocks this protocol already uses line up with what that series formalizes.

Why AuthiChain

• The series specifies APIs and system interoperability, not just the QR code — a record built as a W3C Verifiable Credential over a GS1 Digital Link identifier already matches that shape
• EN 18220 covers the data carrier specifically; protocol/SPEC.md already requires GS1 Digital Link identity and an open, non-proprietary carrier format
• A harmonised standard gives every manufacturer one spec to build against instead of guessing at each Member State’s implementation — the same reason this protocol publishes its own spec under Apache-2.0

How it works

Issue a unique identifier per unit, anchor its record on-chain for tamper-evidence, and let anyone verify it with a single scan. Plans start at $49/mo.

FAQ

What do the EN 18216–18223 standards cover?

Digital identifiers, data carriers, passport data architecture, APIs, cybersecurity, and interoperability between different DPP systems — the technical layer beneath the ESPR’s legal requirements.

Does AuthiChain formally conform to these standards today?

The underlying building blocks — GS1 Digital Link identity, W3C Verifiable Credentials, an open data carrier — match what the series formalizes. A formal conformance claim waits on published test suites for each standard.