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 "title": "Does the GPSR Require a GTIN, and What Counts as Identifying a Product?",
 "description": "No. Article 9 asks for a type, batch or serial number or another element allowing identification. It names no scheme. A retailer asking is not the law.",
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 "direct_answer": "**No. The GPSR asks for identification, not for a particular identifier. Article 9 requires a product to bear a type, batch or serial number or another element allowing the product to be identified, and that is a functional requirement a code you already use can satisfy.**",
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 "dateModified": "2026-09-12",
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   "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02023R0988-20260529",
   "name": "Regulation (EU) 2023/988, General Product Safety Regulation, consolidated text"
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  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#digital-product-passport",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#gpsr",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#granularity",
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