British Standards Institution

Source:: CEN
Committee:: PRI/60 - Resilient, textile, laminate and modular mechanical locked floor coverings
Categories:: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Commercial and Consumer Goods | Floor coverings. Non-textile

Scope

This standard specifies the content and the form (definition of symbols, abbreviated terms, …) relating to the identification of the floor coverings and underlays, including both, pre-attached and non-pre-attached underlays, necessary to the implementation of a circular economy. The main intended use of this standard is to provide a passport that allows different stakeholders to use this information in their assessment of floor coverings and underlays with regard to circular economy.

Packaging is not in the scope of this document.

Purpose

This document is relevant in the context of the European green deal, in more detail the sustainable products initiative. Under this initiative the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) is being developed. One of the requirements under this new regulation will be for all products to have a digital passport (see also COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS On making sustainable products the norm, COM/2022/140 final).

The proposed EN standard aims to provide the European resilient, textile, laminate and modular mechanical locked floor covering industry with the standard product information needed to facilitate circular economy. It will facilitate the National authorities to verify their specific requirements for floor covering products and provide stakeholders with information on the components and structure of the products as well as how to deal with the product at the end of its use i.e. disposing, recycling or reusing.

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Standard timeline

1. Proposal

Proposal start date:

29/08/2023

Proposal end date:

09/10/2023

2. Draft

3. Public Comments

4. Comment Resolution

5. Approval

6. Publication

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Standards Development

Decision 2023-11 to activate PWI 00134309 - Resilient, textile, laminate and modular mechanical locked floor coverings —Circular Economy— Floor covering and underlays passport

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