GCN APP - SOURCES: Standards, regulations and policies
GCN APP - SOURCES: Standards, regulations and policies
SOURCED INFORMATION RELATED TO THE GCN APP AND PLATFORM
The GCN App is modeled to meet the following Standards, regulations and policies. EU is moving quickly to adopt circular economy principles and other countries will be well suited to adopt and adapt to local regions using the GCN DPP Platform.
The GCN App is modeled to meet the following Standards, regulations and policies. EU is moving quickly to adopt circular economy principles and other countries will be well suited to adopt and adapt to local regions using the GCN DPP Platform.
UN Transparency Protocol (UNTP) — Registered Software Vendor; DPP, DTE and DCC vocabulary and structural principles implemented; Verifiable Credentials and trust graph in production build
ISO-CASCO conformity assessment vocabulary (ISO/IEC 17000 series) — credential Scope, Verification and trust chain roles (scheme / certification body / laboratory)
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 — Ecodesign for Sustainable Products (ESPR) — DPP data hosting as a Data Service Provider on behalf of DPP Issuers; the European Commission's DPP Registry holds the index, GCN hosts the content
Directive (EU) 2025/1892 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 September 2025 amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste.
Directive (EU) 2024/825 — Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (ECGT) — quantified, evidence-linked claims structured for substantiation; enforcement from September 2026, no size exemption
Green Claims Directive - emerging.
Waste Framework Directive: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) — Downstream In/Out traceability events with self-declaration attestations for regulatory reporting - plus enabling products to be scanned in bulk from EU and if moving to countries outside the EU.
REACH (EC 1907/2006) — tiered chemical disclosure: SVHC attestation, restricted substances, and GCN's Chemicals of Concern register
Digital Product Passport Data Hosting: Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (ESPR), the economic operator placing a regulated product on the EU market is responsible for ensuring that a compliant Digital Product Passport is created, maintained and remains accessible for the required retention period. The European Commission's DPP Registry functions as a central index and proof-of-registration service; it does not store the detailed Digital Product Passport data. The passport content may be hosted by the responsible economic operator or by an independent Digital Product Passport Service Provider acting on its behalf.
Global Circular Network provides this hosting, management and interoperability service while enabling economic operators to retain responsibility for the accuracy and compliance of their Digital Product Passport information.CEN/CENELEC:
European standardisation for DPPs is developed by CEN and CENELEC under European Commission mandate M/604. Once cited in the Official Journal of the EU, these harmonised standards carry a presumption of conformity under ESPR — meaning systems built to them are presumed compliant. Draft standard prEN 18220 sets the technical requirements for DPP data carriers, including encoding, durability, and cross-system compatibility. GCN monitors these standards as they are finalised and designs its RFID data-carrier architecture for conformity. https://standards.cencenelec.euOpen Supply Hub — OS-ID facility identifiers across upstream and downstream. GCN can connect brands with Open Supply Hub production location information through digital interoperability while maintaining independent product-level traceability using GCN's RFiD tags and DPPs.
GS1 standards — GTIN and EPC identifier structure.
"Redefining used textiles and textile waste — End-of-waste criteria for reuse and a global EPR scheme,"
ECOS and EEB joint position, May 2025.GCN consulted on open-source data point structures published by Trace4Value/SwePass (coordinated by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, funded by Vinnova and SwePass – A national platform building the foundation for digital product passports across value chains in Sweden, preparing industries for upcoming EU requirements. ), https://trace4value.se/"
These remain advisory and regulatory references pending final adopted criteria, and may change as global policies develop.
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