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Appendix II – Reporting Format <strong>for</strong> the EPD<br />
This appendix provides guid<strong>an</strong>ce in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong> the titles of sections, types of data<br />
<strong>an</strong>d required in<strong>for</strong>mation to be reported in the m<strong>an</strong>datory reporting part of the EPD.<br />
As a generic reporting template, the following titles <strong>an</strong>d sub-titles are recommended:<br />
(Refer to the <strong>PCR</strong> m<strong>an</strong>ual <strong>for</strong> the section numbering, the in<strong>for</strong>mation in Italics are the<br />
recommended data/in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong> inclusion)<br />
Introductory part<br />
Each EPD should have <strong>an</strong> introduction part on the top part of the EPD which includes<br />
the following in<strong>for</strong>mation:<br />
- Comp<strong>an</strong>y/org<strong>an</strong>ization name<br />
- <strong>Product</strong> name<br />
- EPD registration number<br />
Description of the comp<strong>an</strong>y/org<strong>an</strong>ization <strong>an</strong>d product/service<br />
Comp<strong>an</strong>y/Org<strong>an</strong>ization<br />
- Description of comp<strong>an</strong>y/org<strong>an</strong>ization<br />
- Description of overall working environment, existing quality system <strong>an</strong>d<br />
environmental m<strong>an</strong>agement system<br />
<strong>Product</strong> <strong>an</strong>d services (see Section 2)<br />
- <strong>Product</strong>’s main applications<br />
- Description of product specification, m<strong>an</strong>ufacturing process,<br />
m<strong>an</strong>ufacturing sites (if there are several sites)<br />
- For product’s environmental per<strong>for</strong>m<strong>an</strong>ce aspects, characteristics which<br />
may improve the usefulness of product<br />
- Other types of relev<strong>an</strong>t in<strong>for</strong>mation, <strong>for</strong> example, special m<strong>an</strong>ufacturing<br />
processes with special adv<strong>an</strong>tages to the environment<br />
List of materials <strong>an</strong>d chemical subst<strong>an</strong>ces<br />
- Content declaration (see Section 3)<br />
Presentation of the environmental per<strong>for</strong>m<strong>an</strong>ce<br />
- Outline of the LCA methodology, <strong>for</strong> example, period of LCA, declared units,<br />
system boundaries (graphical presentation), cut-off <strong>an</strong>d allocation rules, <strong>an</strong>d<br />
data sources.<br />
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