The Substance of Concern (SOC) module of the EU DPP core ontology proposed by the CIRPASS-2 European project.
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The Substance of Concern (SOC) module of the EU DPP core ontology proposed by the CIRPASS-2 European project.

Release: 2026-04-30

Created on: 2025-02-27

Revision:
2.0.0
Issued on:
2026-04-30
Authors:
Tarmo Robal
Contributors:
Hele-Mai Haav
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Tarmo Robal. The Substance of Concern (SOC) module of the EU DPP core ontology proposed by the CIRPASS-2 European project.. Revision: 2.0.0.
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Ontology Specification Draft

EU DPP SOC: Overview back to ToC

This ontology has the following classes and properties.

Classes

Object Properties

Data Properties

Annotation Properties

EU DPP SOC: Description back to ToC

Third iteration of the Substances of Concern module of the EU DPP core ontology proposal of the CIRPASS-2 European project.

Cross-reference for EU DPP SOC classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by EU DPP SOC.

Classes

Concentration of the substance of concernc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#Concentration

The concentration of the substances of concern, at the level of the product, its relevant components, or spare parts ESPR Art 7(5)
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
is in range of
Has concentration op

Substancec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#Substance

Means a chemical element and its compounds in the natural state or obtained by any manufacturing process, including any additive necessary to preserve its stability and any impurity deriving from the process used, but excluding any solvent which may be separated without affecting the stability of the substance or changing its composition; ESPR Art 2, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Source
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2006/1907/oj
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has sub-classes
Substance of concern c

Substance of concernc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#SubstanceOfConcern

means a substance that:(a) meets the criteria laid down in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and is identified in accordance with Article 59(1) of that Regulation; (b) is classified in Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 in one of the following hazard classes or hazard categories: (i) carcinogenicity categories 1 and 2; (ii) germ cell mutagenicity categories 1 and 2; (iii) reproductive toxicity categories 1 and 2; (iv) endocrine disruption for human health categories 1 and 2; (v) endocrine disruption for the environment categories 1 and 2; (vi) persistent, mobile and toxic or very persistent, very mobile properties; (vii) persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic or very persistent, very bioaccumulative properties; (viii) respiratory sensitisation category 1; (ix) skin sensitisation category 1; (x) hazardous to the aquatic environment — categories chronic 1 to 4; (xi) hazardous to the ozone layer; (xii) specific target organ toxicity — repeated exposure categories 1 and 2; (xiii) specific target organ toxicity — single exposure categories 1 and 2; (c) is regulated under Regulation (EU) 2019/1021; or (d) negatively affects the reuse and recycling of materials in the product in which it is present [ESPR Art 2(10)]
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has super-classes
Substance c
is in domain of
Abbreviation dp, CAS name dp, CAS number dp, EC number dp, Has concentration op, Has impact on environment dp, Has impact on human health dp, Has life cycle stage op, Has threshold op, IUPAC name dp, Location of substance dp, Other names dp, Trade name dp, Usual name dp

Threshold of substance of concernc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#Threshold

Relevant threshold of Substance of Concern. By default, information on all substances of concern present in a product, above the relevant thresholds, should be included in the DPP [ESPR FAQ 10.115, p59]
Source
https://circabc.europa.eu/ui/group/418195ae-4919-45fa-a959-3b695c9aab28/library/25c48e7c-9ce3-41cb-96ac-d2942a8a29d6/details
is in range of
Has threshold op

Object Properties

Has concentrationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#hasConcentration

Defines the the concentration, maximum concentration or concentration range of the substances of concern, at the level of the product, its relevant components, or spare parts; ESPR Art 7(5)
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
Concentration of the substance of concern c

Has life cycle stageop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#hasLifeCycleStage

Describes the life cycle stage during which the Substance of Concern occurs for product (used during production, resulting being in product, in waste); ESPR Annex I (f). Known issue: Range is some type of an Event, not yet present in the EU DPP CO.
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has domain
Substance of concern c

Has thresholdop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#hasThreshold

Describes relevant threshold of Substance of Concern. By default, information on all substances of concern present in a product, above the relevant thresholds, should be included in the DPP [ESPR FAQ 10.115, p59]
Source
https://circabc.europa.eu/ui/group/418195ae-4919-45fa-a959-3b695c9aab28/library/25c48e7c-9ce3-41cb-96ac-d2942a8a29d6/details
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
Threshold of substance of concern c

Data Properties

Abbreviationdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#abbreviation

The abbreviation used for the Substance of Concern; [ESPR Article 7(5)]
has super-properties
Other names dp
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
string

CAS namedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#nameCAS

The Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) name, if available; [ESPR Article 7(5)]
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
string

CAS numberdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#numberCAS

The Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) number, if available; [ESPR Article 7(5)]
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
string

EC numberdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#numberEC

European Community (EC) number, as indicated in the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS), the European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS) or the No Longer Polymer (NLP) list or the number assigned by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), if available and appropriate [ESPR Article 7(5)]
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
string

Has impact on environmentdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#hasImpactOnEnvironment

Describes the impacts of Substance of Concern on environment; ESPR Annex I (f)
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
string

Has impact on human healthdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#hasImpactOnHumanHealth

Describes the impacts of Substance of Concern on human health; ESPR Annex I (f)
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
string

IUPAC namedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#nameIUPAC

Name in the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) nomenclature, or another international name when IUPAC name is not available [ESPR Article 7(5)]
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
string

Location of substancedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#substanceLocation

Location of the substance in the product; ESPR Art 7(5)
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
string

Other namesdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#otherName

Other names, including usual name, trade name, abbreviation; [ESPR Article 7(5)]
Source
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
has sub-properties
Abbreviation dp, Trade name dp, Usual name dp
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
string

Trade namedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#tradeName

The trade name under which the Substance of Concern is known; [ESPR Article 7(5)]
has super-properties
Other names dp
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
string

Usual namedp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#usualName

The usual name under which the Substance of Concern is known; [ESPR Article 7(5)]
has super-properties
Other names dp
has domain
Substance of concern c
has range
string

Annotation Properties

contributorap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/contributor

createdap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/created

creatorap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator

descriptionap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/description

identifierap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier

is Mandatoryap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: https://w3id.org/eudpp#isMandatory

issuedap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued

licenseap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/license

preferred Namespace Prefixap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/vocab/vann#preferredNamespacePrefix

referencesap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/references

sourceap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/source

titleap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/title

Legend back to ToC

c: Classes
op: Object Properties
dp: Data Properties

Acknowledgments back to ToC

The authors would like to thank Silvio Peroni for developing LODE, a Live OWL Documentation Environment, which is used for representing the Cross Referencing Section of this document and Daniel Garijo for developing Widoco, the program used to create the template used in this documentation.