EN 45553:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2020
Splošna metoda za ocenjevanje zmožnosti ponovne proizvodnje proizvodov,
povezanih z energijo
General method for the assessment of the ability to remanufacture energy-related
products
Allgemeines Verfahren zur Bewertung der Wiederaufbereitbarkeit
energieverbrauchsrelevanter Produkte
Méthode générale pour l'évaluation de la capacité de refabrication
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 45553:2020
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 45553
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2020
ICS 13.030.50
English Version
General method for the assessment of the ability to
remanufacture energy-related products
Méthode générale pour l'évaluation de la capacité d'un Allgemeines Verfahren zur Bewertung der
produit lié à l'énergie à être refabriqué Wiederherstellungsfähigkeit energieverbrauchsrelevanter
Produkte
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 25 May 2020. 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.
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Ref. No. EN 45553:2020 E
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 5
3.1 Definitions . 5
3.2 Abbreviations . 6
4 How to use this document . 6
5 General method to assess the ability of an energy-related product to be remanufactured . 6
5.1 Remanufacturing process steps and product attributes. 6
5.2 Criteria for assessing the product attributes . 7
5.2.1 Evaluation of the product attribute “Ability to be identified” . 7
5.2.2 Evaluation of the product attribute “Ability to locate access points and fasteners” . 8
5.2.3 Evaluation of the product attribute “Accessibility of parts” . 8
5.2.4 Evaluation of the product attribute “Ability to be disassembled/assembled” . 9
5.2.5 Evaluation of the product attribute “Wear and damage resistance during the
remanufacturing process steps” . 9
5.3 Establishing a method to assess the ability of an energy-related product to be
remanufactured . 10
6 Documenting the ability of an energy-related product to be remanufactured . 10
6.1 General . 10
6.2 Elements of the assessment . 10
Annex A (Informative) Examples of quantitative methods to assess different product attributes . 12
A.1 Example of a quantitative assessment of the ability to be accessible . 12
A.2 Example of a quantitative assessment of the disassembly sequence and disassembly
depth . 12
Bibliography . 14

European foreword
This document [EN 45553:2020] has been prepared by CEN/CLC/JTC 10 “Energy-related products - Material
Efficiency Aspects for Ecodesign”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2021-05-25
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2023-05-25
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN and CENELEC by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
The dual logo CEN-CENELEC standardization deliverables, in the numerical range of 45550 – 45559, have
been developed under standardization request M/543 of the European Commission and are intended to
potentially apply to any product within the scope of the Directive 2009/125/EC concerning energy-related
products (ErP).
Topics covered in the above standardization request are linked to the following material efficiency aspects:
a) Extending product lifetime;
b) Ability to reuse components or recycle materials from products at end-of-life;
c) Use of reused components and/or recycled materials in products.
These standards are general in nature and describe or define fundamental principles, concepts, terminology or
technical characteristics. They can be cited together with other product publications, e.g. developed by product
technical committees.
This document is intended to be used by technical committees when producing horizontal, generic, and product-
specific, or product-group, publications.
Introduction
This document provides a general method for assessing the ability of an energy-related product to be
remanufactured, to be used by technical committees when producing horizontal, generic, and product-specific,
or product-group, publications. It identifies seven general process steps which are crucial to the remanufacturing
process. Each of the seven steps (see 5.1) is linked to several product attributes of the energy-related product
(see table 1). These product attributes are evaluated by their criteria described in 5.2.1 to 5.2.5.
As the terms remanufacturing and refurbishment are sometimes used interchangeably in different industry
sectors it is necessary to clarify what is meant by remanufacturing in this document. Remanufacturing is
identified as an industrial process where at least one change, which influences the safety, original performance,
purpose or type of the product, is applied to the energy-related product.
NOTE This document does not cover general methods for assessing the ability of an energy-related product to be
refurbished.
1 Scope
This document contains a general method to assess the ability of energy-related products to be remanufactured.
It is intended to be used by technical committees when producing horizontal, generic, and product, or product-
group, standards.
NOTE 1 Throughout this document, reference to ‘user of this document’ refers to those members of technical committees
that are producing horizontal, generic, and product, or product-group, standards as well as any person using the standard
directly.
Assessing the ability of a part that is not considered to be an energy-related product to be remanufactured is
not considered in this document.
NOTE 2 To assess the ability of an energy-related product to be remanufactured (i.e. in 5.2.1 to 5.2.5), the described
criteria are applied to the parts of the energy-related product.
A scoring system to quantify the ability of an energy-related product to be remanufactured is not covered in this
document. Only the criteria for the ability of an energy-related product to be remanufactured are presented in
this document.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements 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.
EN 45559:2019, Methods for providing information relating to material efficiency aspects of energy-related
products
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
NOTE See CLC/prTR 45550 [8] for additional definitions related to Material Efficiency.
3.1.1
remanufacturing
industrial process which produces a product from used products or used parts where at least one change is
made which influences the safety, original performance, purpose or type of the product
Note 1 to entry: The product created by the remanufacturing process may be considered a new product when placing on
the market. Refer to the EU Blue Guide [1] for additional information.
Note 2 to entry: Refurbishing is a similar concept to remanufacturing except that it does not involve changes influencing
safety, original performance, purpose or type of the product. It is not covered by this standard.
3.1.2
part
hardware, firmware or software constituent of a product
[SOURCE: EN 45554:2020, 3.1.1]
3.1.3
disassembly
process whereby a product is taken apart in such a way that it could subsequently be assembled and made
operational
[SOURCE: IEV-904-04-01, modified: Note 1 to entry deleted]
3.1.4
reprocessing
restoration or modification of the functionality of a product or part
Note 1 to entry: Reprocessing may consist of repairing, rework, replacement of worn parts, and/or upgrade of soft-, firm-
and/or hardware.
3.2 Abbreviations
The following abbreviations have been used in this document
ErP Energy-related product
4 How to use this document
The ability of an ErP to be remanufactured is product-group specific and depends on which remanufacturing
process steps are relevant to that product.
Users of this document shall identify the order and importance of each remanufacturing process step for the
product-group under investigation. They shall evaluate the applicability of the link between process steps and
product attributes (Table 1) and establish criteria for relevant product attributes, based on the criteria presented
in 5.2.1 to 5.2.5. The criteria presented in this document are general in nature and non-exhaustive.
Where this document has been used to develop a product-specific or product-group standard for assessing the
ability of an ErP to be remanufactured, the provisions of that standard shall be used when assessing the ability
of an ErP to be remanufactured.
NOTE In case quantification of the ability of an ErP to be remanufactured would be desired, a scoring system could be
developed based on the criteria presented in this document.
5 General method to assess the ability of an energy-related product to be
remanufactured
5.1 Remanufacturing process steps and product attributes
The ability of an ErP to be remanufactured shall be assessed based on the feasibility of performing the following
seven general remanufacturing process steps [2]. These process steps, which can occur more than once and
in a different order than presented below, are:
• Inspection
• Disassembly
• Cleaning
• Reprocessing
• Assembly
• Testing
• Storage
Each remanufacturing process step is linked to one or more product attributes that shall be used for the
assessment of the ability of a product to be remanufactured. The link b
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