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# Module 2: Whether It Applies to You

> The second module of the free tieback Academy DPP Foundations path: value chain roles, who carries which legal duty, how to read scope without guessing, and the data you do not hold.

## Overview

Module 1 established what a passport actually is. The question that follows immediately in any real
organisation is narrower and more personal: does this apply to us, and if so, to which part of us.
Most organisations answer this badly, either concluding they are out of scope because no single team
carries the obvious legal duty, or assuming a passport obligation has already arrived because a
product category was mentioned in a policy document.

This module prevents both failures. It separates participation in the value chain from legal
accountability, gives a disciplined way to read a scope claim, and closes with the practical
consequence that trips up most programmes once the paperwork is settled: the data your organisation
needs but does not hold.

**Estimated completion time: 40 minutes.** Four lessons of 8 minutes each, plus a ten question
assessment of about 8 minutes.

## Learning Objectives

#### Module learning objectives

Every objective is tested. Each assessment question is tagged to one of the five.

## Lesson Sequence

Then take the [module assessment](/docs/academy/foundations/module-2/assessment).

## Canonical Reading

This module teaches from three canonical articles, each free and open to everyone:

* [Who Needs a Digital Product Passport?](/docs/knowledge-base/digital-product-passports/who-needs-a-digital-product-passport)
* [Who Is Legally Responsible for a Digital Product Passport?](/docs/knowledge-base/regulations/who-is-legally-responsible-for-a-digital-product-passport)
* [Which Products Will Require a Digital Product Passport?](/docs/knowledge-base/regulations/which-products-will-require-a-digital-product-passport)

The lessons add sequence, framing, examples and practice. They do not restate the regulatory
content, and they never introduce a date, article number or citation that is not in the source
articles.

## Framework Used

**TBF-002, The Digital Product Passport Responsibility Model.** Introduced in Lesson 1. Maps the six
groups in a product value chain to what each contributes to a passport.

**TBF-007, The Product Category Rollout Model.** Introduced in Lesson 3. Places a product category
on a four stage maturity scale so its scope status can be read from evidence rather than guessed.

Full descriptions in the [framework registry](/docs/knowledge-base/frameworks/overview).

## The Running Case Product

The Aurelia S2 cordless hedge trimmer continues from Module 1: a mid-price consumer power tool with
a removable lithium-ion battery pack, a moulded polymer housing and a woven textile shoulder strap,
contract manufactured in Vietnam and imported into the EU by the brand owner's Dutch entity. This
module also introduces a short contrast vignette to show that value chain roles look different
outside a single vertically aligned brand.

## Completion

The module is complete when all four lessons are marked complete and the assessment is passed at
the Foundations pass mark of 80 percent. Retakes are unlimited and your best score is kept. Progress
is saved on this device.

## Next Step

After the assessment,
[Module 3: What a Passport Has to Contain](/docs/academy/foundations/module-3) moves from whether a
passport applies to you towards what it must actually say once it does.

## Related Docs

* [Lesson 1: Where You Sit in the Value Chain](/docs/academy/foundations/module-2/lesson-1)
* [Module 2 assessment](/docs/academy/foundations/module-2/assessment)
* [Module 1: What a Digital Product Passport Actually Is](/docs/academy/foundations/module-1)
* [DPP Foundations](/docs/academy/foundations)
* [Who Needs a Digital Product Passport?](/docs/knowledge-base/digital-product-passports/who-needs-a-digital-product-passport)