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   "name": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2546 on verification of declared embedded emissions, European Union, 10 December 2025.",
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   "url": "https://www.speira.com/sustainability/transparency/digital-product-passport/?speiraID=9013514010",
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