This document defines product category rules (PCR) for electronic and electrical products and systems (EEPS). It specifies the process and requirements on how to conduct life cycle assessment in the context of environmental declarations.

PCR is complemented by additional product-specific rules (PSR), which further define e.g. functional units and default scenarios in the product-specific context. Therefore, it also provides guidance on how to develop PSR in corresponding technical committees.

This document provides common rules for:

a) life cycle assessment (LCA), including the requirements for developing default scenarios;
b) the LCA report;
c) the development of product specific rules.

This document provides further guidelines for environmental declarations.

The basic LCA principles and framework are based on the EN ISO 14040 series of standards (i.e EN ISO 14040 and ISO 14044), and therefore out of scope of the standard.

Cross References:
EN ISO 14021:2016
ISO 14021:2016
EN ISO 14044:2006
ISO 14044:2006
EN ISO 14025
ISO 14040
EN ISO 14020
CEN ISO/TS 14027
ISO 14025
EN ISO 14040
ISO 14020
IEC/TR 62635
EN 15804
EN 60034-30-1
FprEN IEC 62474:2019
EN 50598-3
EN 62430
EN ISO 14026
ISO 14026:2017


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