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Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations - Principles
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Umweltkennzeichnungen und -deklarationen - Typ III Umweltdeklarationen - Grundsätze
und Verfahren (ISO 14025:2006)
Marquages et déclarations environnementaux - Déclarations environnementales de Type
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 14025
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2010
ICS 13.020.50
English Version
Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental
declarations - Principles and procedures (ISO 14025:2006)
Marquages et déclarations environnementaux - Umweltkennzeichnungen und -deklarationen - Typ III
Déclarations environnementales de Type III - Principes et Umweltdeklarationen - Grundsätze und Verfahren (ISO
modes opératoires (ISO 14025:2006) 14025:2006)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 April 2010.

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Foreword .3

Foreword
The text of ISO 14025:2006 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207 “Environmental
management” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO
14025:2010.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2010, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by November 2010.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14025:2006 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 14025:2010 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14025
First edition
2006-07-01
Environmental labels and declarations —
Type III environmental declarations —
Principles and procedures
Marquages et déclarations environnementaux — Déclarations
environnementales de Type III — Principes et modes opératoires

Reference number
ISO 14025:2006(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions. 2
4 Objectives. 4
5 Principles. 4
5.1 Relationship with ISO 14020. 4
5.2 Voluntary nature . 4
5.3 Life cycle basis . 4
5.4 Modularity. 5
5.5 Involvement of interested parties . 5
5.6 Comparability. 5
5.7 Verification . 5
5.8 Flexibility . 6
5.9 Transparency . 6
6 Programme requirements . 6
6.1 General. 6
6.2 Scope of the programme . 6
6.3 Responsibilities of the programme operator. 6
6.4 General programme instructions. 7
6.5 Involvement of interested parties . 8
6.6 Procedure for definition of product categories . 8
6.7 Procedure for the development of PCR. 8
6.8 Procedure for the application of LCA methodology . 11
7 Declaration requirements . 13
7.1 General. 13
7.2 Declaration content . 13
7.3 Updating the declaration. 16
8 Verification . 17
8.1 Procedure for review and independent verification. 17
8.2 Independence and competencies of verifiers and PCR review panel. 18
8.3 Rules for data confidentiality . 19
9 Additional requirements for developing Type III environmental declarations for business-
to-consumer communication . 19
9.1 General. 19
9.2 Provision of information . 19
9.3 Involvement of interested parties . 20
9.4 Verification . 20
Annex A (informative) Type III environmental declaration programme development and operation
scheme. 21
Annex B (informative) Example illustrating the development of a Type III environmental
declaration from information modules contained in Type III environmental declarations of
parts of products . 23
Bibliography . 25

ISO 14025:2006(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards
adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an
International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 14025 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management, Subcommittee
SC 3, Environmental labelling.
This first edition of ISO 14025 cancels and replaces ISO/TR 14025:2000, which has been technically revised.
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Introduction
Type III environmental declarations present quantified environmental information on the life cycle of a product
to enable comparisons between products fulfilling the same function. Such declarations
⎯ are provided by one or more organizations,
⎯ are based on independently verified life cycle assessment (LCA) data, life cycle inventory analysis (LCI)
data or information modules in accordance with the ISO 14040 series of standards and, where relevant,
additional environmental information,
⎯ are developed using predetermined parameters, and
⎯ are subject to the administration of a programme operator, such as a company or a group of companies,
industrial sector or trade association, public authorities or agencies, or an independent scientific body or
other organization.
Type III environmental declarations as described in this International Standard are primarily intended for use
in business-to-business communication, but their use in business-to-consumer communication is not
precluded. It is recognized that a developer of a Type III environmental declaration cannot precisely determine
the audience. However, it is important to consider the information needs of different purchaser or user groups,
for instance large businesses, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), public procurement agencies and
consumers. Those responsible for developing Type III environmental declarations and programmes based on
this International Standard will need to pay due attention to the level of awareness of the target audience.
In programmes based on this International Standard, the organization making the declaration will be required
to ensure that data are independently verified either internally or externally. This could, but does not
necessarily, mean third-party verification except in the case of business-to-consumer declarations. ISO
provides a general definition for “certification” (procedure by which a third party gives written assurance that a
product or process conforms to specified requirements). Nevertheless, “certification” is understood and
conducted differently in different regions. To avoid confusion, this International Standard uses the term “third-
party verification” instead of “certification”.
Harmonization of general programme instructions and particularly product category rules (PCR) are
encouraged between programmes to meet the principle of comparability. This includes mutual recognition of
rules with respect to PCR development, PCR review and verification procedures, administrative procedures
and declaration format. To ensure comparability, programme operators are encouraged to work cooperatively
to achieve harmonization of the programmes and to develop mutual recognition agreements.
NOTE In the practice of developing Type III environmental declarations, programmes or their declarations are
referred to by various names such as Eco-Leaf, eco-profile, environmental declaration of product, environmental product
declaration (EPD) and environmental profile.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 14025:2006(E)

Environmental labels and declarations — Type III environmental
declarations — Principles and procedures
1 Scope
This International Standard establishes the principles and specifies the procedures for developing Type III
environmental declaration programmes and Type III environmental declarations. It specifically establishes the
use of the ISO 14040 series of standards in the development of Type III environmental declaration
programmes and Type III environmental declarations.
This International Standard establishes principles for the use of environmental information, in addition to those
given in ISO 14020.
Type III environmental declarations as described in this International Standard are primarily intended for use
in business-to-business communication, but their use in business-to-consumer communication under certain
conditions is not precluded.
This International Standard does not override, or in any way change, legally required environmental
information, claims or labelling, or any other applicable legal requirements.
This International Standard does not include sector-specific provisions, which may be dealt with in other ISO
documents. It is intended that sector-specific provisions in other ISO documents related to Type III
environmental declarations be based on and use the principles and procedures of this International Standard.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 14020:2000, Environmental labels and declarations — General principles
ISO 14021:1999, Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II
environmental labelling)
ISO 14024:1999, Environmental labels and declarations — Type I environmental labelling — Principles and
procedures
1)
ISO 14040:2006 , Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Principles and framework
1)
ISO 14044:2006 , Environmental management — Life cyle assessment — Requirements and guidelines
ISO 14050, Environmental management — Vocabulary

1) ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006 cancel and replace ISO 14040:1997, ISO 14041:1998, ISO 14042:2000 and
ISO 14043:2000.
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 14050 and the following apply.
NOTE Terms are not defined where they retain their normal dictionary definition. Where bold type is used within a
definition, this indicates a cross-reference to another term defined in this clause, and the number reference for the term is
given in parentheses.
3.1
environmental label
environmental declaration
claim which indicates the environmental aspects of a product (3.11) or service
NOTE An environmental label or declaration may take the form of a statement, symbol or graphic on a product or
package label, in product literature, in technical bulletins, in advertising or in publicity, amongst other things.
[ISO 14020:2000]
3.2
Type III environmental declaration
environmental declaration (3.1) providing quantified environmental data using predetermined parameters
and, where relevant, additional environmental information
NOTE 1 The predetermined parameters are based on the ISO 14040 series of standards, which is made up of
ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.
NOTE 2 The additional environmental information may be quantitative or qualitative.
3.3
Type III environmental declaration programme
voluntary programme for the development and use of Type III environmental declarations (3.2), based on a
set of operating rules
3.4
programme operator
body or bodies that conduct a Type III environmental declaration programme (3.3)
NOTE A programme operator can be a company or a group of companies, industrial sector or trade association,
public authorities or agencies, or an independent scientific body or other organization.
3.5
product category rules
PCR
set of specific rules, requirements and guidelines for developing Type III environmental declarations (3.2)
for one or more product categories (3.12)
3.6
PCR review
process whereby a third party (3.10) panel verifies the product category rules (3.5)
3.7
competence
demonstrated personal attributes and demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skills
[ISO 19011:2002]
3.8
verifier
person or body that carries out verification (3.9)
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3.9
verification
confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been fulfilled
[ISO 9000:2005]
3.10
third party
person or body that is recognized as being independent of the parties involved, as concerns the issues in
question
NOTE “Parties involved” are usually supplier (“first party”) and purchaser (“second party”) interests.
[ISO 14024:1999]
3.11
product
any goods or service
[ISO 14024:1999]
3.12
product category
group of products (3.11) that can fulfil equivalent functions
3.13
information module
compilation of data to be used as a basis for a Type III environmental declaration (3.2), covering a unit
process or a combination of unit processes that are part of the life cycle (3.20) of a product (3.11)
3.14
functional unit
quantified performance of a product system for use as a reference unit
[ISO 14040:2006]
3.15
interested party
person or body interested in or affected by the development and use of a Type III environmental declaration
(3.2)
3.16
consumer
individual member of the general public purchasing or using goods, property or services for private purposes
(Reference [5], subclause 4.3)
3.17
environmental aspect
element of an organization's activities, products or services that can interact with the environment
[ISO 14040:2006]
3.18
environmental impact
any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an
organization's environmental aspects (3.17)
[ISO 14001:2004]
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3.19
comparative assertion
environmental claim regarding the superiority or equivalence of one product versus a competing product
(3.11) that performs the same function
[ISO 14040:2006]
3.20
life cycle
consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or generation from
natural resources to final disposal
[ISO 14040:2006]
4 Objectives
The overall goal of environmental labels and declarations is to encourage the demand for, and supply of,
those products that cause less stress on the environment, through communication of verifiable and accurate
information that is not misleading, thereby stimulating the potential for market-driven continuous
environmental improvement.
The objectives of Type III environmental declarations are as follows:
a) to provide LCA-based information and additional information on the environmental aspects of products;
b) to assist purchasers and users to make informed comparisons between products; these declarations are
not comparative assertions;
c) to encourage improvement of environmental performance;
d) to provide information for assessing the environmental impacts of products over their life cycle.
5 Principles
5.1 Relationship with ISO 14020
In addition to the requirements of this International Standard, the principles set out in ISO 14020 shall apply.
Where this International Standard provides for more specific requirements than ISO 14020, such specific
requirements shall apply.
5.2 Voluntary nature
The development and operation of Type III environmental declaration programmes and the development and
use of Type III environmental declarations are voluntary. This International Standard provides requirements
for an organization choosing to develop and operate such a programme or to develop and use such
declarations.
5.3 Life cycle basis
In the development of Type III environmental declarations, all relevant environmental aspects of the product
throughout its life cycle shall be taken into consideration and become part of the declaration. If the aspects
considered to be relevant do not cover all stages of the life cycle then this shall be stated and justified. The
data shall be generated using the principles, framework, methodologies and practices established by the
ISO 14040 series of standards (i.e. ISO 14040 and ISO 14044).
Relevant environmental aspects that have not been covered by LCA shall be addressed using other
appropriate methods.
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5.4 Modularity
LCA-based data for materials, parts and other inputs that are used in the manufacture or assembly of other
products may be used to contribute to Type III environmental declarations for those other products. In such
circumstances, the LCA-based data for the materials, parts and other inputs shall be referred to as information
modules and may represent the whole or a portion of the life cycle for those materials or parts. Information
modules may be used to develop a Type III environmental declaration or may be combined to develop a Type
III environmental declaration for a product, provided that the information modules are adjusted in accordance
with the PCR for the product category. If the information modules combined to develop a Type III
environmental declaration for a product do not cover all stages of the life cycle of the product, then any
omissions shall be stated and justified in the PCR document.
An information module may be, but does not have to be, a Type III environmental declaration.
5.5 Involvement of interested parties
The process of developing environmental labels and declarations should include an open, participatory
consultation with interested parties. Reasonable efforts should be made to achieve a consensus throughout
the process.
NOTE Taken from ISO 14020:2000, 4.9.1, Principle 8.
The interested parties for Type III environmental declaration programmes may include, but are not limited to,
material suppliers, manufacturers, trade associations, purchasers, users, consumers, non-governmental
organizations (NGOs), public agencies and, when relevant, independent parties and certification bodies.
“Open consultation” should take place and is strongly recommended, but this does not necessarily imply a
public consultation. The programme operator shall be responsible for ensuring that appropriate consultations
take place to ensure credibility and transparency in the operation of the programme. Competitors of the
organization(s) developing the programme or the PCR may be included in the open consultation.
5.6 Comparability
Type III environmental declarations are intended to allow a purchaser or user to compare the environmental
performance of products on a life cycle basis. Therefore comparability of Type III environmental declarations
is critical. The information provided for this comparison shall be transparent in order to allow the purchaser or
user to understand the limitations of comparability inherent in the Type III environmental declarations
(see 6.7.2).
NOTE Type III environmental declarations not based on an LCA covering all life cycle stages, or based on different
PCR, are examples of declarations that have limited comparability.
5.7 Verification
To ensure that a Type III environmental declaration contains relevant and verifiable LCA information based on
the ISO 14040 series of standards, the programme operator shall establish transparent procedures for
⎯ PCR review, including review of the LCA, LCI, information modules and additional environmental
information on which the PCR are based (see 8.1.2),
⎯ independent verification of the LCA, LCI, information modules and additional environmental information
on which the declaration is based (see 8.1.3), and
⎯ independent verification of the Type III environmental declaration (see 8.1.4).
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5.8 Flexibility
For Type III environmental declarations to be successful in improving environmental understanding of
products, it is important that these declarations maintain their technical credibility while providing flexibility,
practicality and cost-effectiveness of application.
This International Standard allows
⎯ a range of different types of bodies to operate a Type III environmental declaration programme (see 3.4
and Clause 6),
⎯ use of relevant stages of the life cycle, provided necessary information is supplied (see 7.2.5), and
⎯ provision of additional environmental information (see Figure 2 and 7.2.3).
5.9 Transparency
To ensure that a Type III environmental declaration can be understood and correctly interpreted by any
person interested in the information, the programme operator shall ensure the availability of
⎯ general programme instructions (see 6.4),
⎯ a list of all published PCR documents within the programme,
⎯ PCR documents, and
⎯ explanatory material, as specified in this International Standard (see 7.2.1 and 9.2.3).
6 Programme requirements
6.1 General
Type III environmental declaration programmes are voluntary and have a set of rules guiding their overall
administration and operation. These rules, managed by a programme operator, are referred to as general
programme instructions.
An overview of Type III environmental declaration programme development and operation with references to
relevant clauses of this International Standard can be found in Annex A.
6.2 Scope of the programme
The scope of the programme shall be clear and shall define whether the programme is limited, for example, to
a certain geographical area or to certain industrial sectors, products or groups of products.
A programme should be accessible to all organizations interested in developing a PCR or Type III
environmental declarations within the defined scope.
6.3 Responsibilities of the programme operator
The programme operator shall be responsible for the administration of a Type III environmental declaration
programme.
This administration includes, but is not limited to, the following tasks:
a) preparing, maintaining and communicating general programme instructions;
b) publishing the names of the organizations actually involved as interested parties in the programme
development (not individual names);
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c) ensuring that the Type III environmental declaration requirements are followed (see Clause 7);
d) establishing a procedure to safeguard the consistency of data within a programme;
e) maintaining publicly available lists and records of PCR documents and Type III environmental
declarations within the programme;
f) publishing PCR documents and Type III environmental declarations within the programme;
g) monitoring changes in procedures and documents of related Type III environmental declaration
programmes and revising procedures and documents when necessary;
h) ensuring the selection of competent independent verifiers and PCR review panel members (see 8.2.3);
i) establishing a transparent procedure for the PCR review (see 8.1.2), including the scope of the review,
details of the review and how the PCR review panel is constituted;
j) establishing procedures to avoid misuse of references to this International Standard, the Type III
environmental declaration programme, its Type III environmental declarations and, where relevant, its
logo.
6.4 General programme instructions
The programme operator shall prepare general programme instructions describing the operation of the
programme including, but not limited to, the following information:
a) scope of programme;
b) objectives of the programme;
c) identification of programme operator;
d) intended audience of the programme, which may be business-to-business (B-to-B) or business-to-
consumer (B-to-C), or both;
e) involvement of interested parties;
f) procedure for definition of product categories;
g) procedure for the management of the data and documentation used; such procedures may be based on
ISO 14001:2004, 4.4.5, or ISO 14044:2006, Clause 5;
h) data confidentiality management;
i) procedure for development and maintenance of PCR, including
⎯ content of PCR,
⎯ rules for period of validity, which must include consideration of changes in relevant information
affecting the PCR, and
⎯ selection procedure for predetermined parameters;
j) procedure for independent verification, including
⎯ competence of verifiers, and
⎯ competence of PCR review panel;
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k) funding sources and other resources provided for programme development and operation;
l) periodic review of the programme instructions;
m) fees, if relevant.
The general programme instructions shall be available to any person on request.
6.5 Involvement of interested parties
The programme operator shall identify and invite interested parties to participate in the programme
development by an open consultation process (see 5.5), and shall ensure that the role of interested parties in
the process is made clear and open to enable their participation.
This consultation process shall specifically cover
⎯ the development of PCR, and
⎯ the set of rules that describes the general methodological and procedural aspects of how to produce and
verify a Type III environmental declaration.
Reasonable efforts should be made and resources and time should be made available to achieve this.
Interested parties shall be given adequate time for review and access to details and sources of information
used. The consultation process shall also ensure that interested parties who comment on the general
programme instructions or the PCR receive consideration of, and response to, their comments within a
reasonable time.
The consultation process for the participation of interested parties may include the use of selected groups of
interested parties' representatives, for instance through consultation boards, advisory committees or public
hearings.
6.6 Procedure for definition of product categories
Within the established consultation process, the programme operator shall ensure that product categories are
defined using a transparent procedure. When products have similar functions and applications, the basis for
assigning a group of products to a product category shall be that the same functional unit can be applied.
6.7 Procedure for the development of PCR
6.7.1 Developing the contents of a PCR document
Programme operators should facilitate harmonization when developing PCR for a product category by
considering the adoption of readily available PCR documents in the same product category and in the
appropriate market area. However, there may be valid reasons for developing PCR documents that have a
different content from those that are already existing. The justification for differing from existing PCR shall be
based on the content of existing PCR documents; and shall not, for example, be based on the origin of any
particular PCR.
The efforts undertaken to achieve harmonization, the outcome and the explanations for not using readily
available PCR shall be reported in the PCR document.
The PCR shall identify and document the goal and scope of the LCA-based information for the product
category and the rules for producing the additional environmental information for the product category. The
PCR shall also determine the life cycle stages to be included, the parameters to be covered, and the way in
which the parameters shall be collated and reported.
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For the sake of completeness and consistency, the PCR shall be based on one or more life cycle
assessments (in accordance with the ISO 14040 series of standards) and other relevant studies to identify
requirements for additional environmental information. These life cycle assessments and other relevant
studies shall be referenced in the PCR document.
The steps shown in Figure 1 are recommended for the preparation of a PCR document.

Figure 1 — Steps in preparation of a PCR document
The programme operator shall produce the PCR document using the established consultation process,
including the involvement of interested parties. The PCR document shall include the following:
a) product category definition and description (e.g. function, technical performance and use);
b) goal and scope definition for the LCA of the product, according to the ISO 14040 series, including
⎯ functional unit,
⎯ system boundary,
⎯ description of data,
⎯ criteria for the inclusion of inputs and outputs,
⎯ data quality requirements including coverage, precision, completeness, representativeness,
consistency, reproducibility, sources and uncertainty, and
⎯ units;
c) inventory analysis, including
⎯ data collection,
⎯ calculation procedures, and
⎯ allocation of material and energy flows and releases;
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d) impact category selection and calculation rules, if applied;
e) predetermined parameters for reporting of LCA data (inventory data categories and impact category
indicators) (see Note below);
f) requirements for provision of additional environmental information, including any methodological
requirements (e.g. specifications for hazard and risk assessment); see 7.2.3 for information;
g) materials and substances to be declared (e.g. information about product content, including specification
of materials and substances that can adversely affect human health and/or the environment, in all stages
of the life cycle);
h) instructions for producing the data required to develop the declaration (LCA, LCI, information modules
and additional environmental information);
i) instructions on the content and format of the Type III environmental declaration (see 7.2);
j) information on which stages are not considered, if the declaration is not based on an LCA covering all life
cycle stages;
k) period of validity.
NOTE Predetermined parameters are the parameters on which environmental information about a product is to be
supplied as identified in the PCR.
6.7.2 Requirements for comparability
Comparability of different Type III environmental declarations shall be deemed to have been achieved when
the following conditions are met.
a) The product category definition and description (e.g. function, technical performance and use) are
identical.
b) The goal and scope definition for the LCA of the product, according to the ISO 14040 series, has the
following characteristics:
⎯ the functional unit is identical;
⎯ the system boundary is equivalent;
⎯ the description of data is equivalent;
⎯ the criteria for the inclusion of inputs and outputs are identical;
⎯ the data quality requirements including coverage, precision, completeness, representativeness,
consistency, reproducibility, sources and uncertainty are equivalent;
⎯ the units are identical.
c) For the inventory analysis,
⎯ the methods of data collection are equivalent,
⎯ the calculation procedures are identical, and
⎯ the allocation of material and energy flows and releases is equivalent.
d) Impact category selection and calculation rules, if applied, are identical.
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e) Predetermined parameters for reporting of LCA data (inventory data categories and impact category
indicators) are identical.
f) Requirements for provision of additional environmental information, including any methodological
requirements (e.g. specifications for hazard and risk assessment) are equivalent.
g) Materials and substances to be declared (e.g. information about product content, including specification
of materials and substances that can adversely affect human health and/or the environment, in all stages
of the life cycle) are equivalent.
h) Instructions for producing the data required to create the declaration (LCA, LCI, information modules and
additional environmental information) are equivalent.
i) Instructions on the content and format of the Type III environmental declaration are equivalent.
j) If the declaration is not based on an LCA covering all life cycle stages, information on which stages are
not considered is equivalent.
k) Period of validity is equivalent.
In order to compare Type III environmental declarations based on information modules, either the
environmental impacts of omitted life cycle stages of the products shall not be significant, or the data of
omitted life cycle stages shall be identical within the accepted uncertainty of the data.
6.8 Procedure for the application of LCA methodology
6.8.1 Disseminating information about the general LCA methodology
To facilitate comparability between declarations, the programme operator shall ensure information is made
available about the general methodological aspects of Type III environmental declarations. These
methodological aspects may include the choice of calculation methods and system boundary and different
demands for data quality.
6.8.2 Application of LCA methodology
The quantified environmental information in a Type III environmental declaration shall be based on
⎯ results from one or more life cycle assessments in accordance with the ISO 14040 series of standards, or
⎯ information modules (see 3.13), if used.
This subclause describes two methodological options for Type III environmental dec
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