This report identifies the methodologies currently used for the issuance of EPCs on the European level, explores the technological and market conditions where D^2EPC will be realized, as well as investigates the challenges of current EPC schemes.
The methodology followed in this report consists of field research committed as a set of statements with questions relevant to challenging matters of (i) EPCs issuing, quality, and control, (ii) EPCs calculation software and tools, (iii) EPCs indicators, and (iv) Qualified experts competence and skills, and desk research committed as a set of statements with questions relevant to challenging matters of EPCs. Concerning the field research, the extraction and circulation of a questionnaire to a list of stakeholders took place.