23.5.2022
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B.5.4.3.
Official Journal of the European Union
The EF report publication date happens later than 6 years after the time validity of the dataset
The technologies used in the EF study are different from those included in the scope of the dataset
L 144/167
The process modelled in the EF study takes place in a different country than the one the dataset is valid for
Processes in situation 3 If a process is not run by the company using the PEFCR and the company does not have access to companyspecific data, there are two possible options: 1) It is in the list of most relevant processes (situation 3, option 1); 2) It is not in the list of most relevant processes (situation 3, option 2).
Situation 3/Option 1 In this case, the user of the PEFCR shall make the DQR values of the dataset used context-specific by re-evaluating TeR, TiR and GeR, using the table(s) provided.
The criteria P shall keep the original value.
Situation 3/Option 2 For the non-most relevant processes, the user of the PEFCR shall apply the corresponding secondary dataset listed in the PEFCR together with its DQR values.
If the default dataset to be used for the process is not listed in the PEFCR, the user of the PEFCR shall take the DQR values from the original dataset.
B.5.5.
Datasets to be used This PEFCR lists the secondary datasets to be applied by the user of the PEFCR.
Whenever a dataset needed to calculate the PEF profile is not among those listed in this PEFCR, then the user shall choose between the following options (in hierarchical order): 1) Use an EF compliant dataset available on one of the nodes of the Life Cycle Data Network (32); 2) Use an EF compliant dataset available in a free or commercial source 3) Use another EF compliant dataset considered to be a good proxy.
In such case this information shall be included in the ‘limitations‘ section of the PEF report 4) Use an ILCD-EL compliant dataset as proxy.
These datasets shall be included in the ‘limitations‘ section of the PEF report.
A maximum of 10% of the single overall score may be derived from ILCD-EL compliant datasets.
The nomenclature of the elementary flows of the dataset shall be aligned with the EF reference package used in the rest of the model (33) .
5) If no EF compliant or ILCD-EL compliant dataset is available, it shall be excluded from the PEF study.
This shall be clearly stated in the PEF report as a data gap and validated by the PEF study and PEF report verifiers.
B.5.6.
How to calculate the average DQR of the study To calculate the average DQR of the PEF study, the user of the PEFCR shall calculate separately the TeR, TiR, GeR and P for the PEF study as the weighted average of all most relevant processes, based on their relative environmental contribution to the total single overall score.
The calculation rules explained in section 4.6.5.8 of Annex I shall be used.
B.5.7.
Allocation rules [The PEFCR shall define which allocation rules shall be applied by the user of the PEFCR and how the modelling/ calculations shall be made.
In case economic allocation is used, the calculation method on how to derive the allocation factors shall be fixed and prescribed in the PEFCR.
The following template shall be used:]
(32) http://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/LCDN/ (33) http://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/LCDN/developerEF.xhtml