Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules Guidance

1 1 Product Environmental Footprint Category 2 Rules Guidance 3 Version May 2018. 4. 5. 6 Preface 7 This document (henceforward, the PEFCR Guidance ) provides instructions on how to develop a 8 Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR). The content of this PEFCR Guidance will be 9 periodically revised by European Commission services. The PEFCRs developed during the 10 Environmental Footprint pilot phase (2013-2018) shall be fully in line with this version of the 11 Guidance . Any derogation from this general rule is only possible with the agreement of the 12 Commission. 13 Please cite this document as European Commission, PEFCR Guidance document, - Guidance for the 14 development of Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs), version , December 15 2017. 16 For any technical question related to the content of this Guidance , please refer to the functional 17 mailbox 18. 19. 20 Disclaimer 21 The European Commission accepts no responsibility whatsoever nature to third parties to whom this 22 Guidance , or any part thereof, is made known.

2 Any such party relies on the Guidance at their own 23 risk. 24. Page | 1. 25 Table of content 26 PREFACE 1. 27 TABLE OF CONTENT 2. 28 1 LIST OF TABLES 10. 29 2 LIST OF FIGURES 12. 30 3 LIST OF ACRONYMS 13. 31 4 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 15. 32 5 RATIONALE 22. 33 TERMINOLOGY: SHALL, SHOULD AND MAY 22. 34 DEFINITION AND PURPOSE OF A PEFCR 22. 35 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER METHODS AND STANDARDS 23. 36 INTENDED AUDIENCE 24. 37 6 GOVERNANCE AND PROCEDURES 25. 38 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE EF PILOT PHASE 25. 39 EF PILOT STEERING COMMITTEE (SC) 25. 40 THE EF TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD (TAB) 26. 41 THE TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT (TS) 26. 42 THE EF TECHNICAL HELPDESK 27. 43 THE EF CONSULTATION FORUM 27. 44 STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN PEFCR DEVELOPMENT 27. 45 PEFCR SCOPE DEFINITION 28. 46 MODULARITY IN PEFCRS 28. 47 STEPS TO CARRY OUT BEFORE THE CREATION OF A NEW PEFCR 29. 48 THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A PEFCR 30. 49 TIMING OF THE PROCESS 30. 50 THE CONSULTATION PROCESS 31. 51 REPRESENTATIVENESS OF A PEFCR 31.

3 52 STRUCTURE OF THE PEFCR 32. 53 PROCEDURE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PEFCR 32. 54 Product SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION 32. 55 THE PEF SCREENING 35. 56 THE SCREENING REPORT 36. 57 THE DRAFT PEFCR 37. Page | 2. 58 DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE FIRST CONSULTATION 37. 59 THE PEFCR SUPPORTING STUDIES 37. 60 Identification of the most relevant impact categories 38. 61 DISCLOSURE AND COMMUNICATION 39. 62 VERIFICATION OF THE PEFCR SUPPORTING STUDIES 39. 63 COMPETENCES OF THE VERIFIER 41. 64 TIME VALIDITY OF THE PEFCR 41. 65 THE PEFCR REVIEW 41. 66 Reviewer qualifications 41. 67 Procedure for review 41. 68 Review criteria 42. 69 Review report 42. 70 Addressing reviewers' comments 42. 71 DOCUMENTS TO BE DRAFTED BEFORE THE FINAL CONSULTATION 43. 72 DOCUMENTS TO BE DRAFTED BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL BY THE SC 43. 73 CONDITIONS TO CLOSE A PILOT 43. 74 7 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 44. 75 FUNCTIONAL UNIT AND REFERENCE FLOW 44. 76 HOW TO DEFINE THE REPRESENTATIVE Product (S) 45. 77 LIST OF EF IMPACT CATEGORIES, NORMALISATION FACTORS AND WEIGHTING FACTORS 47.

4 78 IDENTIFICATION OF MOST RELEVANT IMPACT CATEGORIES, LIFE CYCLE STAGES, PROCESSES AND ELEMENTARY. 79 FLOWS 50. 80 PROCEDURE TO IDENTIFY THE MOST RELEVANT IMPACT CATEGORIES 50. 81 PROCEDURE TO IDENTIFY THE MOST RELEVANT LIFE CYCLE STAGES 50. 82 PROCEDURE TO IDENTIFY THE MOST RELEVANT PROCESSES 51. 83 PROCEDURE TO IDENTIFY THE MOST RELEVANT DIRECT ELEMENTARY FLOWS 52. 84 DEALING WITH NEGATIVE NUMBERS 52. 85 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT AGGREGATING ELEMENTARY FLOWS 52. 86 CONCLUSIONS 53. 87 EXAMPLE 53. 88 SAMPLING PROCEDURE 56. 89 HOW TO DEFINE HOMOGENOUS SUB-POPULATIONS (STRATIFICATION) 57. 90 HOW TO DEFINE SUB-SAMPLE SIZE AT SUB-POPULATION LEVEL 59. 91 First approach 59. 92 Second approach 59. 93 HOW TO DEFINE THE SAMPLE FOR THE POPULATION 60. 94 WHAT TO DO IN CASE ROUNDING IS NECESSARY 60. 95 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PEFCR 60. 96 CUT-OFF 61. 97 HANDLING MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PROCESSES 61. 98 EXTENDED Product LIFETIME 64. 99 reuse RATES 64. Page | 3. 100 HOW TO APPLY ' reuse RATE' (SITUATION 1) 64.

5 101 CLIMATE CHANGE MODELLING 65. 102 SUB- Category 1: CLIMATE CHANGE FOSSIL 66. 103 SUB- Category 2: CLIMATE CHANGE BIOGENIC 66. 104 SUB- Category 3: CLIMATE CHANGE LAND USE AND LAND TRANSFORMATION 67. 105 CHARACTERISATION FACTORS OF METHANE, CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBON MONOXIDE 69. 106 AGRICULTURAL MODELLING 71. 107 HANDLING MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PROCESSES 71. 108 CROP TYPE SPECIFIC AND COUNTRY-REGION-OR-CLIMATE SPECIFIC DATA 71. 109 AVERAGING DATA 71. 110 PESTICIDES 72. 111 FERTILISERS 72. 112 HEAVY METAL EMISSIONS 75. 113 RICE CULTIVATION 75. 114 PEAT SOILS 75. 115 OTHER ACTIVITIES 75. 116 CATTLE, SHEEP, GOAT, AND PORK MODELLING 76. 117 ALLOCATION WITHIN THE FARM MODULE 76. 118 ALLOCATION WITHIN THE FARM MODULE FOR CATTLE 76. 119 ALLOCATION WITHIN THE FARM MODULE FOR THE SHEEP AND GOAT 78. 120 ALLOCATION WITHIN THE FARM MODULE FOR PIG 82. 121 ALLOCATION WITHIN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE 82. 122 ALLOCATION WITHIN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE FOR CATTLE 83. 123 ALLOCATION WITHIN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE FOR PIGS 84.

6 124 ALLOCATION WITHIN THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE FOR SHEEP AND GOAT 85. 125 BIODIVERSITY 86. 126 ELECTRICITY MODELLING 87. 127 GENERAL GUIDELINES 87. 128 SET OF MINIMAL CRITERIA TO ENSURE CONTRACTUAL INSTRUMENTS FROM SUPPLIERS 87. 129 HOW TO MODEL 'COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESIDUAL GRID MIX, CONSUMPTION MIX' 90. 130 A SINGLE LOCATION WITH MULTIPLE PRODUCTS AND MORE THAN ONE ELECTRICITY MIX 90. 131 FOR MULTIPLE LOCATIONS PRODUCING ONE Product 91. 132 ELECTRICITY USE AT THE USE STAGE 91. 133 HOW TO DEAL WITH ON-SITE ELECTRICITY GENERATION? 91. 134 ELECTRICITY MODELLING FOR BENCHMARK CALCULATIONS 92. 135 MODELLING TRANSPORT 92. 136 HOW TO ALLOCATE THE TRANSPORT BURDENS 93. 137 Truck transport 93. 138 Van transport 94. 139 Consumer transport 94. 140 FROM SUPPLIER TO FACTORY 94. 141 FROM FACTORY TO FINAL CLIENT 95. 142 FROM EOL COLLECTION TO EOL treatment 97. 143 TRANSPORT PROCESSES FOR COOLED AND FROZEN Product 97. 144 MODELLING INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT 98. Page | 4. 145 DISTRIBUTION CENTRE (DC) 98.

7 146 RETAIL SPACE 99. 147 FRIDGE 100. 148 DISHWASHER 100. 149 SMALL EQUIPMENT TO BE CONSIDERED 100. 150 PACKAGING MODELLING 101. 151 PACKAGING DATASETS 101. 152 PACKAGING reuse RATES 101. 153 Average reuse rates for company owned pools 103. 154 Average reuse rates for third party operated pools 103. 155 USE STAGE MODELLING 104. 156 DEFINITION OF THE USE STAGE 104. 157 MAIN FUNCTION APPROACH OR DELTA APPROACH 106. 158 MODELLING THE USE STAGE 107. 159 EXAMPLE: PASTA 108. 160 EXAMPLE: ENERGY USING PRODUCTS 109. 161 END-OF-LIFE MODELLING 109. 162 THE CIRCULAR Footprint FORMULA 110. 163 THE PARAMETERS OF THE CIRCULAR Footprint FORMULA (CFF AND CFF-M) 111. 164 THE A FACTOR 112. 165 THE B FACTOR 112. 166 THE POINT OF SUBSTITUTION 113. 167 THE QUALITY RATIOS: QSIN/QP AND QSOUT/QP 114. 168 RECYCLED CONTENT (R1) 115. 169 Relation with the Data Needs Matrix (DNM) 115. 170 Guidelines when using supply-chain specific R1 values 116. 171 Guidelines when using default R1 values 116. 172 Guidelines on how to deal with pre-consumer scrap 116.

8 173 RECYCLING OUTPUT RATE (R2) 118. 174 ERECYCLED AND ERECYCLINGEOL 120. 175 THE E*V 120. 176 HOW TO APPLY THE FORMULA TO FINAL PRODUCTS (CRADLE-TO-GRAVE STUDIES) 120. 177 HOW TO APPLY THE FORMULA TO INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS (CRADLE-TO-GATE STUDIES) 121. 178 HOW TO APPLY THE FORMULA TO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS 121. 179 SUMMARY TABLE ON HOW TO APPLY THE CIRCULAR Footprint FORMULA 121. 180 HOW TO DEAL WITH SPECIFIC ASPECTS 122. 181 BIOGENIC CARBON 122. 182 RECOVERY BOTTOM ASHES/SLAG FROM INCINERATION 122. 183 LANDFILL AND INCINERATION WITH ENERGY RECOVERY 122. 184 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE 123. 185 COMPOST AND ANAEROBIC DIGESTION/ sewage treatment 123. 186 WASTE MATERIALS USED AS A FUEL 123. 187 MODELLING COMPLEX PRODUCTS 123. 188 reuse AND REFURBISHMENT 123. 189 PACKAGING 123. Page | 5. 190 DATA REQUIREMENTS AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS 128. 191 THE MATERIALITY APPROACH 128. 192 DQR FORMULA 128. 193 DQR tables for processes with company-specific data: 130. 194 DQR tables for processes for which secondary datasets are used 131.

9 195 LIST OF MANDATORY COMPANY-SPECIFIC DATA 132. 196 DATA NEEDS MATRIX (DNM) 133. 197 Rules to be followed when developing a PEFCR 133. 198 Rules for the applicant 134. 199 DNM, situation 1 136. 200 DNM, situation 2 136. 201 DNM, situation 3 137. 202 WHICH DATASETS TO USE? 138. 203 THE DQR OF THE STUDY 139. 204 BENCHMARK 139. 205 CLASSES OF PERFORMANCE 139. 206 8 VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF EF STUDIES, REPORTS, AND COMMUNICATION VEHICLES. 207 140. 208 DEFINING THE SCOPE OF THE VERIFICATION 140. 209 VERIFICATION PROCEDURE 141. 210 VERIFIER(S) 141. 211 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR VERIFIER(S) 142. 212 ROLE OF THE LEAD VERIFIER IN THE VERIFICATION TEAM 143. 213 VERIFICATION/VALIDATION REQUIREMENTS 144. 214 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VERIFICATION/VALIDATION WHEN A PEFCR IS AVAILABLE 144. 215 Minimum requirements for the verification and validation of the EF study 145. 216 Additional requirements for the validation of the EF study 146. 217 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION WHERE NO PEFCR IS AVAILABLE 146.

10 218 VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION TECHNIQUES 146. 219 DATA CONFIDENTIALITY 146. 220 OUTPUTS OF THE VERIFICATION/VALIDATION PROCESS 147. 221 CONTENT OF THE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION REPORT 147. 222 CONTENT OF THE VALIDATION STATEMENT 148. 223 VALIDITY OF THE VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION REPORT AND THE VALIDATION STATEMENT 148. 224 9 REFERENCES 150. 225 ANNEX A LIST OF EF IMPACT CATEGORIES, NORMALISATION AND WEIGHTING FACTORS 154. 226 ANNEX B - PEFCR TEMPLATE 159. 227 TABLE OF CONTENTS 160. Page | 6. 228 ACRONYMS 160. 229 DEFINITIONS 160. 230 INTRODUCTION 160. 231 GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PEFCR 161. 232 TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT 161. 233 CONSULTATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS 161. 234 REVIEW PANEL AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS OF THE PEFCR 161. 235 REVIEW STATEMENT 162. 236 GEOGRAPHIC VALIDITY 163. 237 LANGUAGE 163. 238 CONFORMANCE TO OTHER DOCUMENTS 163. 239 PEFCR SCOPE 163. 240 Product CLASSIFICATION 163. 241 REPRESENTATIVE Product (S) 163. 242 FUNCTIONAL UNIT AND REFERENCE FLOW 164. 243 SYSTEM BOUNDARY 164.