Work is currently beginning in a CEN and CENELEC workshop to define the content and data of a DPP for machinery. The DPP’s data fields, which are to be defined in the planned CEN/CENELEC Workshop Agreement (CWA), are intended to be available for use in further steps in a machine’s life cycle (reuse, recycling or repair) and thereby to support optimization of the machine’s operating and material efficiency. This workshop is not intended to address safety-related aspects (which would in any case not be permitted under the regulations). It is conceivable, however, that in future – and at the level of standardization rather than in a workshop – requirements for DPPs could be defined for the communication of safety-related data concerning work equipment.
Federal Ministry for the Environment: the product passport explained (in German)
Fraunhofer IAO: A summary of the Digital Product Passport (in German)