Standards Development

Scope

This document provides a common European basis with Complementary Product Category
Rules (c­ PCR) to EN 15804 for the preparation of Environmental Product Declarations for
bituminous mixtures used on roads, airfields and other trafficked areas covered by relevant
product standards in the EN 13108 series.

Complementary to EN 15804, this document:

­ - specifies the declared uniT

-­ defines the system boundaries for bituminous mixtures
­- specifies and describes the default scenarios and rules for defining scenarios for certain life
cycle information modules.

This document applies to the preparation of EPD for the following module configurations:
-­ Cradle to gate with modules C1­C4 and module D. This includes the declaration of the
minimum number of modules: A1­A3 (product stage), C1­C4 (end­of­life stage) and D
(supplementary information beyond the pavement life cycle).

- Cradle to gate with options, modules C1­C4 and module D, only when the added optional
modules are A4 and/or A5. This includes the declaration of the minimum modules (as above),
plus A4 (transport) and/or A5 (construction – installation process).

This document does not cover modules B1­B7.

Purpose

To assist producers of bituminous mixtures in preparing Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) in line with EN 15804 and enable a consistent form of EPD for the industry. The European Commission is expected to require sustainability declarations as declared in BWR 7 and following the Acquis process and the anticipated revision of the CPR. It is intended to assist the understanding and use of EN 15804 by giving guidance and further explanation in the preparation of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for bituminous mixtures covered by product standards in EN 13108 series in a common way.