Finalisation of the PCR proposal

The PCR moderator is responsible for the finalisation of the PCR proposal taken into due consideration to the comments received during the open consultation procedure. A draft report shall be prepared including a short description of the open consultation process carried out, the parties participating in the consultation, the main comments received and how these have been handled. In case certain comments not have been considered, this has to be justified.

The PCR moderator shall inform about the finalisation of the PCR proposal via the Global PCR Forum and send the proposal and the associated PCR draft report to the IEC Secretariat for review by the PCR review panel (see below).

The PCR review procedure

The PCR review procedure is carried out by a panel to the international EPD®system called the Technical Committee (TC). The TC consists of selected persons konwledgeable in the field of LCA/PCR/EPD and working both in official organisations, companies and research organisations.

The review procedure can either lead to:

• the full acceptance of the PCR proposal
• the acceptance of the PCR proposal with comments to be fulfilled
• the need for further clarification and amendments required by the TC

In case the TC gives comments on PCR proposals, it is the responsibilty of the Secretariat to follow up that these comments are considered in the preparation of the final version of the PCR document. In case the TC needs furher clarifications or amendments to the text, the PCR moderator is responsible for providing the TC with a new modified version for the PCR document.

Disclosing open information about the approval of the PCR

As soon as the PCR document is approved, it is published the on this EPD website with associated information presented in the PCR Data Sheet including general information about the scope of the PCR, registration identity, PCR moderator, participating partners in the preparatory work etc. together with the possibilty to directly comment on the document via the PCR Forum.

Setting the validity of PCR documents

The validity of PCR documents in the international EPD®system is usually specified for a pre-determined period of time from the date of the approval. The approval date is specified in the PCR Data Sheet. It is important that a PCR document has a validity time with a reasonable sufficient length to safeguard market stability. It is also important for the identification of EPDs that the associated PCR document is referenced in the EPD.