A regulatory term referring to a product intended to be incorporated into another product.
Component is part of the formal vocabulary used in digital product passports, product sustainability information, durability, and ecodesign compliance. For this glossary, the key point is understanding how the source defines the term and where that definition sits within broader compliance or data requirements.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products
a product intended to be incorporated into another product;
Reference: Article 2, point 2
In practice, this term matters when translating official-source language into product, battery, supply-chain, or compliance data models used in digital product passports, product sustainability information, durability, and ecodesign compliance.
For Minespider, component is useful when turning dense legal text into a clearer operational vocabulary that can be linked to traceability, product data, and compliance workflows.