EN 45559:2019
(Main)Methods for providing information relating to material efficiency aspects of energy-related products
Methods for providing information relating to material efficiency aspects of energy-related products
In accordance with standardisation request M/543 it is necessary to consider the "Documentation and/or marking regarding information relating to material efficiency of the product taking into account the intended audience (consumers, professionals or market surveillance authorities)". This standard facilitates by describing requirement for providing appropriate information.
Verfahren zur Bereitstellung von Informationen über Materialeffizienzaspekte energieverbrauchsrelevanter Produkte
Méthode de communication des informations sur l’utilisation rationnelle des matériaux dans les produits liés à l’énergie
Metoda za zagotavljanje informacij o vidikih učinkovitosti izdelkov, povezanih z energijo
V skladu z zahtevo po standardizaciji M/543 je treba upoštevati dokument »Dokumentacija in/ali označevanje v zvezi z informacijami o učinkovitosti izdelkov ob upoštevanju ciljnega občinstva (potrošniki, strokovnjaki ali organi za nadzor trga)«. Ta standard zagotavlja lažje izvajanje z opisom zahteve za zagotavljanje ustreznih informacij.
General Information
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 28-Feb-2019
- Withdrawal Date
- 05-Feb-2022
- Current Stage
- 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
- Start Date
- 01-Mar-2019
- Due Date
- 12-Feb-2020
- Completion Date
- 01-Mar-2019
Overview
EN 45559:2019 (CLC) defines a common method for providing information on material efficiency (ME) aspects of energy-related products (ErP). Developed under standardisation request M/543, the standard does not set test methods itself but prescribes how ME topic-related content should be documented, communicated and targeted to intended audiences (end‑users, professionals, market surveillance authorities). It supports accurate, verifiable and non‑misleading disclosure of ME information in product‑specific, product‑group or horizontal publications.
Key topics and requirements
- Scope and intent
- Establishes a method to specify which ME topics and associated content should be reported.
- Requires product publications to include a clause listing topic‑related content and any inputs needed for assessment.
- ME topics covered (for reporting selection)
- Durability
- Ability to remanufacture
- Ability to repair, reuse and upgrade
- Recyclability and recoverability
- Proportion of reused components
- Proportion of recycled content
- Use and location of critical raw materials (CRM)
- Communication strategy
- Define target audiences: end‑users (consumers/businesses), professionals (repairers, installers, remanufacturers), market surveillance authorities.
- Classify data sensitivity into three levels: PUBLIC, RESTRICTED, CONFIDENTIAL - and align disclosure accordingly.
- Choose appropriate means and media (labels, online information, QR/RFID/NFC links, asset tracking) and note limitations per audience.
- Documentation and reporting
- Build a ME communication matrix mapping topics, audiences and disclosure levels (Annex A example).
- Use standardized reporting formats (Annex C) where applicable.
- Consider asset tracking technologies for linking on‑product labels to digital ME data (Annex B).
Practical applications and users
- Who uses EN 45559:2019:
- Technical committees creating product‑specific standards and ecodesign measures.
- Manufacturers preparing ME declarations, manuals and labels.
- Product designers and sustainability teams integrating ME transparency into supply chains.
- Repair and remanufacture service providers and recyclers requiring access to disassembly/CRM info.
- Regulators and market surveillance authorities checking compliance and verifiability.
- Practical benefits:
- Improves consistency and clarity of ME disclosures across product groups.
- Facilitates compliance with EU Ecodesign requirements and voluntary sustainability reporting.
- Enables safer circular economy practices by guiding what and how to communicate about reuse, repairability and recycled content.
Related standards
- EN 45552 - Durability assessment
- EN 45553 - Ability to remanufacture
- EN 45554 - Repair, reuse and upgrade assessment
- EN 45555 - Recyclability and recoverability
- EN 45556 - Proportion of reused components
- EN 45557 - Proportion of recycled content
- EN 45558 - Declaration of critical raw materials
Keywords: material efficiency, energy-related products, ME communication strategy, recyclability, repairability, durability, recycled content, critical raw materials.
Frequently Asked Questions
EN 45559:2019 is a standard published by CLC. Its full title is "Methods for providing information relating to material efficiency aspects of energy-related products". This standard covers: In accordance with standardisation request M/543 it is necessary to consider the "Documentation and/or marking regarding information relating to material efficiency of the product taking into account the intended audience (consumers, professionals or market surveillance authorities)". This standard facilitates by describing requirement for providing appropriate information.
In accordance with standardisation request M/543 it is necessary to consider the "Documentation and/or marking regarding information relating to material efficiency of the product taking into account the intended audience (consumers, professionals or market surveillance authorities)". This standard facilitates by describing requirement for providing appropriate information.
EN 45559:2019 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.020.20 - Environmental economics. Sustainability; 13.020.30 - Environmental impact assessment; 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general; 31.020 - Electronic components in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 45559:2019 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2009/125/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/543. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.HQHUJLMRVerfahren zur Bereitstellung von Informationen über Materialeffizienzaspekte energieverbrauchsrelevanter ProdukteMéthode de communication des informations sur l’utilisation rationnelle des matériaux dans les produits liés à l’énergieMethods for providing information relating to material efficiency aspects of energy-related products31.020Elektronske komponente na splošnoElectronic components in general29.020Elektrotehnika na splošnoElectrical engineering in general13.020.30Ocenjevanje vpliva na okoljeEnvironmental impact assessmentICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 45559:2019SIST EN 45559:2019en01-maj-2019SIST EN 45559:2019SLOVENSKI
STANDARD
EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 45559
March 2019 ICS 13.020.30; 29.020; 31.020
English Version
Methods for providing information relating to material efficiency aspects of energy-related products
Méthode de communication des informations sur l'utilisation rationnelle des matériaux dans les produits liés à l'énergie
Verfahren zur Bereitstellung von Informationen über Materialeffizienzaspekte energieverbrauchsrelevanter Produkte This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 6 February 2019. CEN and CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN and CENELEC member.
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Ref. No. EN 45559:2019 E SIST EN 45559:2019
Example of a ME communication matrix for a product . 14 Annex B (informative)
The use of asset tracking technologies as means of communication . 16 Annex C (informative)
Example format for reporting ME information . 19 Bibliography . 24 SIST EN 45559:2019
Figure 1 — Graphical representation of the method NOTE An example of durability/lifetime requirements for certain lamps according to EU/1194/2012; Annex 3.1.2 [3] is shown in the figure. 4.2 ME topics and content 4.2.1 ME topics ME topics as proposed by standardization request M/543 [1] have been consolidated by the CEN-CENELEC EN standards in the numerical range of 45552 – 45558. With respect to the delivery of information, product publications shall determine which of the different ME topics are relevant or applicable to that product and the metrics associated to it, as below. • Durability: EN 45552, General method for the assessment of the durability of energy-related products [4]; • Ability to remanufacture: EN 45553, General method for the assessment of the ability to remanufacture energy-related products [5]; • Ability to repair, reuse and upgrade: EN 45554, General methods for the assessment of the ability to repair, reuse and upgrade energy-related products [6]; SIST EN 45559:2019
Examples of topic-related content are: • Lifetime of a product or product part in appropriate unit of time, cycles, or distance; • Repair instructions; • Information on repair centres; • Disassembly instructions; • Information on the transfer and deletion of personal data from a product; • Information on upgrade potential of certain product parts; • Upgrade instructions; • Time for disassembly (in appropriate time unit); • Disassembly sequence (qualitative assessment); • Availability of spare parts; • Information on the presence of critical or hazardous materials (in support of e.g. recycling); • Content of reused components in mass% or total number%; • Ability to remanufacture a product (qualitative assessment); • Recycled content in mass%; • Recyclability or recoverability rates in mass%; • Amount of CRM, in mass or mass% or range or other; SIST EN 45559:2019
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