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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-maj-2023
Pravila za kategorije proizvodov za ocenjevanje življenjskega cikla električnih in
elektronskih proizvodov ter sistemov
Product category rules for life cycle assessment of electrical and electronic products and
systems
Règles de définition des catégories de produits pour l'analyse du cycle de vie des
produits et systèmes électriques et électroniques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 63366:2023
ICS:
13.020.60 Življenjski ciklusi izdelkov Product life-cycles
29.020 Elektrotehnika na splošno Electrical engineering in
general
31.020 Elektronske komponente na Electronic components in
splošno general
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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111/691/CDV

COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJECT NUMBER:
IEC 63366 ED1
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2023-03-10 2023-06-02
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:
111/646/CD, 111/690/CC

IEC TC 111 : ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDIZATION FOR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS
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TITLE:
Product category rules for life cycle assessment of electrical and electronic products and
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1 CONTENTS
2 FOREWORD . 4
3 INTRODUCTION . 6
4 1 Scope . 6
5 2 Normative references . 6
6 3 Terms and definitions . 7
7 4 Product life cycle assessment . 13
8 4.1 General . 13
9 4.2 Product Category Rules . 13
10 4.3 Development of scenarios . 23
11 4.4 Life cycle impact assessment . 25
12 4.5 Additional rules . 25
13 4.6 LCA report . 26
14 5 Requirements for the development of PSR for EEPS . 28
15 Annex A (informative) Recovery activities: Allocation, calculation and default values . 30
16 A.1 Circular formula . 30
17 A.2 Formula with benefits . 30
18 A.3 Default values for R1, R2 and R3 . 33
19 Annex B (informative) Access to LCA datasets . 34
20 B.1 General . 34
21 B.2 The Global LCA Data Access network . 34
22 Annex C (informative) Recommended impact categories . 35
23 C.1 General . 35
24 C.2 Additional environmental information . 41
25 Annex D (informative) Correlation with EN15804 standard . 42
26 Annex E (informative) General content of a product’s environmental declaration . 44
27 E.1 General . 44
28 E.2 List of information in environmental declarations . 44
29 E.2.1 Information about the manufacturer . 44
30 E.2.2 Description of the product family, the reference product and its
31 packaging . 44
32 E.2.3 Constitutive materials and substances . 44
33 E.2.4 Information on life cycle stages and potential impacts. 44
34 Annex F (informative) Example of a product’s environmental declaration . 46
35 F.1 General . 46
36 F.2 Basic example . 46
37 Bibliography . 50
38
39 Figure 1 – Graphical visualization of functional unit, technical solution and reference
40 flow relationship . 16
41 Figure 2 – Typical scheme of the analysed product system’s boundaries, including the
42 life cycle stages and unit processes, which separate it from the ecosphere (natural
43 environment) . 18
44 Figure 3 –End-of-waste decision tree . 22
45 Figure D.1 –Life cycle stages and corresponding modules as defined in EN 15804 . 42
46 Figure F.1 – material composition . 47

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48 Table 1 – Key parameters of EoL related processes to be defined for the EoL scenario . 25
49 Table A.1 –Adaption of the Circular Formula and parameters for the application in
50 context of “net benefits” . 31
51 Table A.2 –Default values for R1, R2 and R3 to be apply in case of the lack of specific
52 data . 33
53 Table C.1 – Overview of recommended impact categories at midpoint and indicators to
54 be considered in LCA studies or reported in environmental declarations . 36
55 Table C.2 –Characterization factors recommended in LIME (Life Cycle Impact
56 Assessment Method based on Endpoint, in Japan) and their characteristics . 40
57 Table C.3 –Additional parameters to be declared in the environmental declaration per
58 functional/declared unit . 41
59 Table D.1 – Life cycle information - Relation between life cycle stages in this standard
60 and EN15804 modules . 43
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62 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
63 ____________
64
65 PRODUCT CATEGORY RULES FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF
66 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS
67
68 FOREWORD
69 1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
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101 IEC 63366 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 111: ENVIRONMENTAL
102 STANDARDIZATION FOR ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS. It
103 is an International Standard.
104 The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
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113 The committee has decided that the contents of this document will remain unchanged until the
114 stability date indicated on the IEC website under webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the
115 specific document. At this date, the document will be
116 • reconfirmed,
117 • withdrawn,
118 • replaced by a revised edition, or
119 • amended.

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120 INTRODUCTION
121 In recent years, environmental aspects of electrical and electronic products and systems (EEPS)
122 gained in importance for interested parties, such as customers and regulators.
123 In addition to qualitative approaches already widely applied in the context of environmental
124 conscious design process, quantitative information on the potential environmental impacts of
125 the full life cycle of products gained further interest. This generates the need to provide
126 harmonized rules for the underlying life cycle assessment (LCA) in order to provide robust and
127 consistent quantitative environmental data on EEPS, as well as to enable data aggregation at
128 system level, e.g. buildings, power drive systems and control cabinets.
129 The definition of product category rules (PCR), derived from ISO14025:2006, is an established
130 method for a consistent approach by setting minimum quality standards for LCA in context to
131 environmental product declarations (EPD), and hence is now defined as core rules in this
132 standard for the variety of EEPS. It is also noted that comparability of Type III environmental
133 declarations depends on PCR. Those requirements are defined in ISO14025:2006, 6.7.2.
134 On the base of the overarching PCR set out as core rules for EEPS, product specific rules (PSR)
135 should be elaborated to further detail the requirements for the LCA in the specific context of the
136 products or systems in scope. This can be done e.g. by product specific standardization
137 committees or environmental declaration programs.
138 Accordingly, IEC 63372 provides methodologies for quantification of GHG emissions, which
139 could also be regarded as carbon footprint PCR (CFP-PCR) for EEPS.

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140 PRODUCT CATEGORY RULES FOR LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF
141 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS
142
143 1 Scope
144 This document defines product category rules (PCR) for electronic and electrical products and
145 systems (EEPS). It specifies the process and requirements on how to conduct life cycle
146 assessment(LCA) in the context of environmental declarations.
147 PCR is complemented by additional product-specific rules (PSR), which further define e.g.
148 functional units and default scenarios in the product-specific context. Therefore, it also provides
149 guidance on how to develop PSR in corresponding technical committees.
150 This document provides common rules for:
151 a) LCA, including the requirements for developing default scenarios;
152 b) the LCA report;
153 c) the development of PSRs.
154 This document provides further guidelines for environmental declarations.
155 The LCA principles and framework are based on the ISO 14040 series of standards (i.e., ISO
156 14040 and ISO 14044), and therefore out of scope of this standard.
157 2 Normative references
158 The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
159 constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
160 For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
161 amendments) applies.
162 ISO 14040, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework
163 ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and
164 guidelines
165 ISO 14020, Environmental labels and declarations - General principles
166 ISO 14021:2016, Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declared environmental claims
167 (Type II environmental labelling)
168 ISO 14025, Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations -
169 Principles and procedures
170 ISO/TS 14027, Environmental labels and declarations – Development of product category rules
171 ISO 14040, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework
172 ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and
173 guidelines
174 ISO 14020, Environmental labels and declarations - General principles

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175 ISO 14021:2016, Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declared environmental claims
176 (Type II environmental labelling)
177 ISO 14025, Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations -
178 Principles and procedures
179 ISO/TS 14027, Environmental labels and declarations – Development of product category rules
180 3 Terms and definitions
181 For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
182 ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
183 addresses:
184 • IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
185 • ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
186 3.1
187 Waste collection
188 the gathering of waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary storage of waste for
189 the purpose of transport to a waste treatment facility
190 3.2
191 co-product
192 two or more products coming from the same unit process or product system
193 Note 1 to entry: Co-product, by-product and product have the same status and are used for identification of several
194 distinguished flows of products from the same unit process. From co-product, by-product and product, waste is the
195 only output to be distinguished as a non-product
196 [SOURCE: ISO 14040:2006, 3.10, modified, a note to entry has been added]
197 3.3
198 cut-off criteria
199 specification of the amount of material or energy flow or the level of environmental significance
200 associated with unit processes or product system to be excluded from a study
201 [SOURCE: ISO 14040:2006, 3.18]
202 3.4
203 declared unit
204 quantity of the product used as a reference unit for the environmental declaration when a
205 functional unit cannot be directly used
206 Note 1 to entry: The declared unit might differ from the functional unit in terms of the declaration.
207 3.5
208 disposal
209 any operation which is not recovery even where this operation has a reclamation of substances
210 or energy secondary consequences
211 [SOURCE: IEC 62635:2012, 3.1]
212 3.6
213 energy recovery
214 production of useful energy through direct and controlled combustion or other processing of
215 waste

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216 Note 1 to entry: Waste incinerators producing hot water, steam and/or electricity are common means for energy
217 recovery.
218 [SOURCE:IEC 60050-904:2014, 904-04-03]
219 3.7
220 environment
221 surroundings in which a product or system exists, including air, water, land, natural resources,
222 flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation
223 [SOURCE: IEC Guide 109:2012, 3.3]
224 3.8
225 environmental aspect
226 element of an organization’s activities or products that can interact with the environment
227 Note 1 to entry: A significant environmental aspect has or can have a significant environmental impact.
228 [SOURCE: IEC Guide 109:2012, 3.4]
229 3.9
230 environmental claim
231 statement, symbol or graphic that indicates an environmental aspect of a product, a component
232 or packaging
233 Note 1 to entry: An environmental claim may be made on product or packaging labels, through product literature,
234 technical bulletins, advertising, publicity, telemarketing, as well as through digital or electronic media such as the
235 internet.
236 [SOURCE: ISO 14021:2016, 3.1.4]
237 3.10
238 environmental impact
239 change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partly resulting from
240 environmental aspects.
241 [SOURCE: IEC Guide 109:2012, 3.5, modified, "an organization's" has been omitted]
242 3.11
243 environmental declaration
244 claim which indicates the environmental aspects of a product or service
245 Note 1 to entry: An environmental label or declaration may take the form of a statement, symbol or graphic on a
246 product or package label, in product literature, in technical bulletins, in advertising or in publicity, amongst other
247 things.
248 [SOURCE: ISO 14020:2000, 2.1]
249 3.12
250 environmental management system
251 part of the management system used to manage environmental aspects, fulfil compliance
252 obligations, and address risks and opportunities
253 [SOURCE: ISO 14001:2015, 3.1.2]
254 3.13
255 functional unit (LCA)
256 FU
257 quantified performance of a product system for use as a reference unit
258 [SOURCE: ISO 14040:2006, 3.20, modified, added “(LCA)” to term]

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259 3.14
260 hazardous substance
261 substance that has, according to defined classification criteria, the potential for adversely
262 impacting human health and/or the environment
263 Note 1 to entry: The criteria for determining whether a substance is classified as hazardous are defined by law or
264 regulation
265 [SOURCE: IECGuide109:2012, 3.6]
266 3.15
267 homogenous product family
268 subgroup of a product family based on the underlying technology or build where the
269 environmental impacts can reasonably be expected to be similar and therefore scalable over
270 the group through a function of certain physical characteristics, e.g. power or weight
271 3.16
272 interested party
273 person or organization that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a
274 decision or activity
275 EXAMPLE Customers, communities, suppliers, regulators, non-governmental organizations, investors and
276 employees
277 Note 1 to entry: To “perceive itself to be affected” means the perception has been made known to the organization
278 [SOURCE: ISO 14001:2015, 3.1.6]
279 3.17
280 landfill
281 site used for the disposal of waste onto or into land (i.e. underground). Including onsite waste
282 disposal sites (i.e. landfill where a producer of waste is carrying out its own waste disposal at
283 the place of production) and storage site used to store waste more than one year
284 Note 1 to entry: Excluded are facilities where waste is unloaded in order to permit its preparation for further transport
285 for recovery, treatment or disposal elsewhere, and storage of waste prior to recovery or treatment for a period less
286 than three years as a general rule, or storage of waste prior to disposal for a period less than one year
287 3.18
288 LCA report
289 accompanying document to the life cycle assessment, used as a complement to the
290 environmental declaration giving further detailed information about the inputs, outputs, used
291 LCI-data and assumptions in regards to this standard
292 Note 1 to entry: This LCA report has to be kept for justification purposes in terms of environmental declaration
293 verification or market surveillance
294 3.19
295 life cycle
296 consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or
297 generation from natural resources to final disposal
298 Note 1 to entry: The phrase “life cycle phase” is sometimes used interchangeably with “life cycle stage”
299 [SOURCE: ISO 14040:2006, 3.1]
300 3.20
301 life cycle assessment
302 LCA
303 compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a
304 product system throughout its life cycle
305 [SOURCE: ISO 14040:2006, 3.2]

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306 3.21
307 life cycle inventory analysis
308 LCIA
309 phase of life cycle assessment involving the compilation and quantification of inputs and outputs
310 for a product throughout its life cycle
311 [SOURCE: ISO 14040:2006, 3.3]
312 3.22
313 material
314 substance or mixture of substances within a product or product part
315 Note 1 to entry: Material can be part or a product
316 [SOURCE: IEC 62474:2018, 3.15, modified, a note to entry has been added]
317 3.23
318 material recovery
319 material-processing operations including mechanical recycling, feedstock (chemical) recycling
320 and organic recycling, but excluding energy recovery
321 [SOURCE: ISO 15270:2008, 3.20]
322 3.24
323 organization
324 person or group of people that has its own functions with responsibilities, authorities and
325 relationships to achieve its objectives
326 [SOURCE: ISO 14001:2015, 3.1.4,modified, note to entry has been deleted]
327 3.25
328 packaging
329 material that is used to protect or contain a product during transportation, storage, marketing
330 or use
331 Note 1 to entry: For the purposes of this standard, the term “packaging” also includes any item that is physically
332 attached to, or included with, a product or its container for the purpose of marketing the product or communicating
333 information about the product.
334 [SOURCE: ISO 14021:2016, 3.1.13]
335 3.26
336 product system
337 collection of unit processes with elementary and product flows, performing one or more defined
338 functions, and which models the life cycle of a product
339 [SOURCE: ISO 14040:2006, 3.28]
340 3.27
341 process
342 set of interrelated or interacting activities which transforms inputs into outputs
343 Note 1 to entry: A process can be documented or not.
344 [SOURCE: ISO 14001:2015, 3.3.5]
345 3.28
346 product
347 output of an organization that can be produced without any transaction taking place between
348 the organization and the customer
349 Note 1 to entry: Production of a product is achieved without any transaction necessarily taking place between provider
350 and customer, but can often involve this service element upon its delivery to the customer.
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352 Note 3 to entry: Hardware is tangible and its amount is a countable characteristic (e.g. tyres). Processed materials
353 are tangible and their amount is a continuous characteristic (e.g. fuel and soft drinks). Hardware and processed
354 materials are often referred to as goods. Software consists of information regardless of delivery medium (e.g.
355 computer programme, mobile phone app, instruction manual, dictionary content, musical composition copyright,
356 driver's license).
357 [SOURCE: ISO 9000:2015, 3.7.6]
358 3.29
359 product category
360 group of products that can fulfil equivalent functions
361
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