Product category rules for ceramic tiles
Abstract
This document defines Product Category Rules (PCR) providing guidelines and rules for developing a type III environmental declaration (as in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019) for ceramic tiles produced by extrusion and dry-pressing techniques, mainly used for internal and/or external floorings and walls coverings, facade cladding and ceilings. NOTE The assessment of social and economic performances at product level is not covered by this standard. The core PCR: — define the indicators to be declared, information to be provided and the way in which they are collated and reported, — describe which stages of ceramic tiles' life cycle are considered in the EPD and which processes are to be included in the life cycle stages; — define rules for the development of scenarios; — include the rules for calculating the Life Cycle Inventory and the Life Cycle Impact Assessment underlying the EPD, including the specification of the data quality to be applied; — include the rules for reporting predetermined, environmental and health information, that is not covered by LCA for a ceramic tile, construction process and construction service where necessary; — define the conditions under which ceramic tiles can be compared based on the information provided by EPD. These PCR are intended to be used for cradle to grave and module D assessment. After verification an EPD is valid for a 5-year period from the date of issue, after which it shall be reviewed and verified.
Begin
2023-11-20
WI
00067138
Planned document number
DIN EN 17160
Project number
00519699
Responsible national committee
NA 005-09-82 AA - Ceramic tiles (national mirror committee for CEN/TC 67, ISO/TC 189 and ISO/TC 328)
Responsible european committee
previous edition(s)
Product category rules for ceramic tiles; German version EN 17160:2019
2019-05
