EN 45556:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2019
Splošna metoda za ocenjevanje deleža ponovno uporabljenih komponent v
izdelkih, povezanih z energijo
General method for assessing the proportion of reused components in energy-related
products
Allgemeines Verfahren zur Bewertung des Anteils an wiederverwendeten Komponenten
in einem energieverbrauchsrelevanten Produkt
Méthode générale d'évaluation de la proportion de composants 2 réutilisés dans les
produits liés à l'énergie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 45556:2019
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
29.020 Elektrotehnika na splošno Electrical engineering in
general
31.020 Elektronske komponente na Electronic components in
splošno general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 45556
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2019
ICS 13.030.50; 29.020; 31.020
English Version
General method for assessing the proportion of reused
components in energy-related products
Méthode générale d'évaluation de la proportion de Allgemeines Verfahren zur Bewertung des Anteils an
composants réutilisés dans les produits liés à l'énergie wiederverwendeten Komponenten in
energieverbrauchsrelevanten Produkten
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Assessment method for the proportion of reused components in an energy-related
product . 5
4.1 General considerations . 5
4.2 Calculation of the proportion of reused components . 6
4.2.1 Proportion of reused components by mass on product level . 6
4.2.2 Proportion of reused components by number on product level . 6
4.2.3 Proportion of reused components by mass balance . 7
4.2.4 Proportion of reused components by number balance . 7
5 Documenting the assessment of the proportion of reused components . 7
5.1 General . 7
5.2 Elements of the assessment . 8
Bibliography . 10

European foreword
This document (EN 45556:2019) 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) 2020-04-15
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2022-04-15
conflicting with this document have to be
withdrawn
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association.
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.
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 energy-related products (ErP) Directive (2009/125/EC).
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-specific or product-group standards,
e.g. developed by product technical committees.
This document is intended to be used by product technical committees when producing product-specific or
product-group standards.
Introduction
This document provides general methods for assessing the proportion of reused components in an energy-
related product. Four calculation methods based on mass of re-used components and the number of reused
components are presented. Other methods may exist and be more suitable for certain products or product-
groups. While writing product standards on assessing the proportion of reused components product technical
committees should apply the most suitable methods for their product-group.
1 Scope
This document deals with the assessment of the proportion of reused components in energy-related products
on a generic level, which can be applied at any point in the life of the product.
This document is intended to be used by product technical committees when producing product, or product-
group, standards.
This document can be applied where no product-specific standard exists.
Aspects like performance, validation, verification and suitability of reused components are not in the scope of
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 ene
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