EN 50625-2-4:2017

Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 2-4: Treatment requirements for photovoltaic panels

This clause of part 1 is replaced with the following: This European Standard is applicable to the treatment of photovoltaic panels as mentioned in the WEEE Directive under Annex 4. The scope of this document is limited to photovoltaic panels with a minimum surface area of 0,2 m2. This European Standard applies to the treatment of photovoltaic panels until end-of-waste status is fulfilled, or photovoltaic panel fractions are recycled, recovered or disposed. This European Standard addresses all operators involved in the treatment including related handling, sorting and storage of photovoltaic panels. This European Standard applies to all facilities including those whose treatment operations using mobile treatment installation.

Sammlung, Logistik und Behandlung von Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräten (WEEE) - Teil 2-4: Anforderungen an die Behandlung von Photovoltaik-Modulen

Dieser Abschnitt des Teils 1 wird ersetzt durch: Diese Europäische Norm gilt, wie in der Richtlinie über Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräte (WEEE) in Anhang 4 angegeben, für die Behandlung von Photovoltaik-Modulen. Der Anwendungsbereich dieses Dokuments ist auf Photovoltaik-Module mit einer Mindestoberfläche von 0,2 m2 beschränkt. Diese Europäische Norm gilt für die Behandlung von Photovoltaik-Modulen, bis deren Ende der Abfalleigenschaft erfüllt ist oder Fraktionen der Photovoltaik-Module der Wiederverwertung, Rückgewinnung oder der Entsorgung zugeführt werden. Diese Europäische Norm richtet sich an alle an der Behandlung einschließlich der damit verbundenen Handhabung, Sortierung und Lagerung der Photovoltaik-Module Beteiligten. Diese Europäische Norm gilt für alle Einrichtungen einschließlich derer, bei deren Abläufen mobile Behandlungsanlagen zur Anwendung kommen.

Exigences de collecte, logistique et traitement pour les déchets d'équipements électriques et électroniques (DEEE) - Partie 2-4: Exigences de traitement des panneaux photovoltaïques

L'Article de la Partie 1 est remplacé par ce qui suit: La présente Norme européenne s'applique au traitement des panneaux photovoltaïques mentionné dans la Directive sur les DEEE, Annexe 4. Le domaine d'application du présent document est limité aux panneaux photovoltaïques d'une surface minimale de 0,2 m2. La présente Norme européenne s'applique au traitement des panneaux photovoltaïques jusqu’à obtention de la fin de statut déchet ou jusqu'à ce que les fractions de panneau photovoltaïque soient recyclées, valorisées ou éliminées. La présente Norme européenne concerne tous les opérateurs impliqués dans le traitement, y compris la manutention, le tri et l'entreposage des panneaux photovoltaïques. La présente Norme européenne s'applique à toutes les installations, y compris celles dont les opérations de traitement utilisent une installation de traitement mobile.

Zahteve za zbiranje, logistiko in obdelavo odpadne električne in elektronske opreme (WEEE) - 2-4. del: Obravnava zahtev za fotonapetostne plošče

To točko 1. dela nadomešča naslednje besedilo:
Ta evropski standard se uporablja za obdelavo fotonapetostnih plošč, kot je opisano v direktivi za obdelavo odpadne električne in elektronske opreme (WEEE), dodatek 4.
Področje uporabe tega dokumenta je omejeno na fotonapetostne plošče s površino najmanj 0,2 m2.
Ta evropski standard se uporablja za obdelavo fotonapetostnih plošč do prenehanja statusa odpadka oziroma do reciklaže, obnovitve ali odstranitve frakcij fotonapetostnih plošč.
Ta evropski standard zajema vse izvajalce obdelave, vključno s tistimi, ki izvajajo povezano ravnanje, razvrščanje in shranjevanje fotonapetostnih plošč. Ta evropski standard se uporablja za vse obrate, vključno s tistimi, ki izvajajo postopke obdelave s prenosnimi napravami za obdelavo.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 16-Nov-2017
• Withdrawal Date: 17-Sep-2020
• ICS: 13.030.99 - Other standards related to wastes
• ICS: 27.160 - Solar energy engineering
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 111X - Environment
• Drafting Committee: CLC/TC 111X - Environment
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 17-Nov-2017
• Due Date: 20-Apr-2018
• Completion Date: 17-Nov-2017
• Directive: 2012/19/EU - Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
• Mandate: M/518 - Mandate to the European standardisation organisations for standardisation in the field of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE))
• Ref Project: SIST EN 50625-2-4:2018 - Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 2-4: Treatment requirements for photovoltaic panels

Overview

EN 50625-2-4:2017 (CLC) specifies European treatment requirements for photovoltaic (PV) panels listed under Annex 4 of the WEEE Directive. The standard applies to PV panels with a minimum surface area of 0.2 m² and covers treatment activities up to end-of-waste, or until PV fractions are recycled, recovered or disposed. It supplements EN 50625-1 (General treatment requirements) and addresses all operators, facilities (including mobile installations), handling, sorting and storage involved in PV panel treatment.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope & definitions
  • Applies to both silicon-based (Si) and non-silicon-based (non‑Si) PV panels; definitions and product attributes are described (see Annex AA).
• Administrative & infrastructure
  • Operators must have suitable infrastructure, impermeable treatment/storage surfaces, safe access/egress and site security.
  • A documented risk management process and identification of PPE needs (gloves, eye protection, masks, safety shoes, suits).
• Handling, storage & safety
  • Controls to avoid hazards from broken glass, dust and electrocution (live PV modules in light).
  • Storage requirements prior to treatment reference Part 1 provisions.
• De-pollution (removal of hazardous substances)
  • Removal technologies must achieve specified de-pollution requirements (e.g., separation of metallic lead / lead solder).
  • Non‑Si PV panels must have technologies to remove hazardous substances in the semiconductor layer (e.g., cadmium, selenium, indium) to meet de-pollution limits.
  • Fractions containing hazardous substances must not be diluted or mixed to lower concentration.
• De-pollution monitoring
  • Regular, representative monitoring of hazardous substances in output glass fractions intended for recycling or recovery; measurements must meet defined limit values (detailed in related technical specs).
• Batch testing & separation
  • Operators must identify non‑Si panels and avoid mixed treatment; if mixed treatment occurs, yearly batch testing (Annex D) is required to verify de-pollution performance.
• Annexes
  • Normative annexes cover de-pollution, monitoring, recycling/recovery rate determination, and batch processing; informative annexes include materials requiring selective treatment and documentation templates (Annex AA for product attributes).

Applications and who uses it

• Target users: PV panel recyclers, WEEE treatment operators, mobile treatment providers, waste management companies, environmental compliance officers, regulators, auditors and PV system decommissioning teams.
• Practical uses:
  • Designing treatment facilities and mobile units.
  • Developing safe handling, storage and de-pollution procedures.
  • Implementing monitoring programs and documentation to demonstrate compliance with the WEEE Directive.
  • Supporting downstream recycling, recovery targets and preventing improper export of PV waste.

Related standards

• EN 50625-1 (General treatment requirements)
• CLC/FprTS 50625-3-5 / CLC/TS 50625-3-5 (de-pollution limits and monitoring methods referenced by this part)

Keywords: EN 50625-2-4, photovoltaic panels, WEEE, PV panel treatment, de-pollution, PV recycling, photovoltaic waste, WEEE Directive, recycling and recovery.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 2-4: Treatment
requirements for photovoltaic panels
Exigences de collecte, logistique et traitement pour les déchets d'équipements
électriques et électroniques (DEEE) - Partie 2-4: Exigences de traitement des panneaux
photovoltaïques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 50625-2-4:2017
ICS:
13.030.99 Drugi standardi v zvezi z Other standards related to
odpadki wastes
27.160 6RQþQDHQHUJLMD Solar energy engineering
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 50625-2-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2017
ICS 13.030.99; 27.160
English Version
Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 2-
4: Treatment requirements for photovoltaic panels
Exigences de collecte, logistique et traitement pour les Sammlung, Logistik und Behandlung von Elektro- und
déchets d'équipements électriques et électroniques (DEEE) Elektronik-Altgeräten (WEEE) - Teil 2-4: Anforderungen an
- Partie 2-4: Exigences de traitement des panneaux die Behandlung von Photovoltaikmodulen
photovoltaïques
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2017-09-18. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
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Ref. No. EN 50625-2-4:2017 E
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Administrative and organizational requirements . 6
4.1 Technical and infrastructural pre-conditions . 6
5 Technical requirements . 6
5.1 General . 6
5.2 Receiving of WEEE at treatment facility . 7
5.3 Handling of WEEE . 7
5.4 Storage of WEEE prior to treatment . 7
5.5 De-pollution. 7
5.6 De-pollution monitoring . 7
5.7 Treatment of non-de-polluted WEEE and fractions . 8
5.8 Storage of fractions . 8
5.9 Recycling and recovery targets . 8
5.10 Recovery and disposal of fractions . 8
6 Documentation . 8
Annex A (normative) De-pollution . 9
Annex B (normative) De-pollution monitoring. 10
Annex C (normative) Determination of recycling and recovery rates . 11
Annex D (normative) Requirements concerning processing of a batch . 12
Annex E (Void) . 13
Annex F (informative) Materials and components of WEEE requiring selective treatment . 14
Annex G (informative) Documentation for downstream monitoring and establishment of recycling and
recovery rates . 15
Annex AA (informative) Documentation of distinction criteria on product attributes for silicon based and non-

silicon based PV panels . 16
AA.1 Product attributes for silicon based PV Panels . 16
AA.1.1 General . 16
AA.1.2 Mono- and multi-crystalline silicon panels . 16
AA.1.3 Thin film silicon panels . 17
AA.2 Product attributes for non-silicon based PV Panels . 19

European foreword
This document (EN 50625-2-4:2017) has been prepared by CLC/TC 111X “Environment”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) 2018-06-18
implemented at national level by publication of an
identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) 2020-09-18
conflicting with this document have to
be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under mandate M/518 given to CENELEC by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights
of which they are aware and to provide supporting documentation.
This part 2 is to be used in conjunction with the latest edition of EN 50625-1.
NOTE 1 When “Part 1” is mentioned in this standard, it refers to EN 50625-1.
This part 2 supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses in EN 50625-1, so as to convert that
publication into the European Standard: Treatment requirements for photovoltaic panels.
When a particular subclause of Part 1 is not mentioned in this Part 2, that subclause applies as far as is
reasonable. When this standard states “addition”, “modification” or “replacement”, the relevant text in Part
1 is to be adapted accordingly.
NOTE 2 The following numbering system is used:
— additional annexes are lettered AA, BB, etc.
NOTE 3 The following print types are used:
— requirements: in roman type
— changes compared to part 1: in italic type
Introduction
This clause of Part 1 is replaced with the following:
This European Standard aims to assist organisations in:
— achieving effective and efficient treatment of waste photovoltaic panels in order to prevent pollution and
minimize emissions;
— promoting increased material recycling;
— promoting high quality recovery operations;
— preventing inappropriate disposal of photovoltaic panels and fractions thereof;
— assuring protection of human health and safety, and the environment;
— preventing shipments of waste photovoltaic panels to operators whose operations fail to comply with this
normative document or a comparable set of requirements.
This European Standard supports the objectives of the Community's environment policy. These aim to
preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment, protect human health and utilize natural
resources prudently and rationally. That policy is based on the precautionary principle and the maxims that
preventive action to minimize environmental damage should, where possible, be rectified at source and the
polluter should pay.
This European Standard contains requirements applicable to the treatment of photovoltaic panels and is a
Part 2 of EN 50625-1, Collection, logistics and Treatment requirements for WEEE - Part 1: General
treatment requirements.
This European Standard has been prepared in order to support European legislation under European
Commission mandate M/518 and so uses some of the terms defined in European law.
1 Scope
This clause of part 1 is replaced with the following:
This European Standard is applicable to the treatment of photovoltaic panels as mentioned in the WEEE
Directive under Annex 4.
The scope of this document is limited to photovoltaic panels with a minimum surface area of 0,2 m .
This European Standard applies to the treatment of photovoltaic panels until end-of-waste status is fulfilled,
or photovoltaic panel fractions are recycled, recovered or disposed.
This European Standard addresses all operators involved in the treatment including related handling, sorting
and storage of photovoltaic panels. This European Standard applies to all facilities including those whose
treatment operations using mobile treatment installation.
2 Normative references
This clause of Part 1 is applicable.
3 Terms and definitions
This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows.
Clause 3.26 of part 1 is replaced with the following:
3.26
photovoltaic panel
(PV panel)
electrical equipment or component with the sole purpose to generate electricity from solar light for public,
commercial, industrial, rural and residential applications
The following additions are made to this clause of part 1:
3.41
silicon based photovoltaic panel
(Si PV panel)
PV panel utilizing different forms of silicon as semiconductor material
Note 1 to entry: Semiconductor material of Si PV panels may consist of electrically interconnected mono- or multi-
crystalline silicon cells or microcrystalline or amorphous silicon. Silicon can be P-type or N-type silicon.
Note 2 to entry: The Si based PV panel can consist of a framed or un-framed glass-glass laminate or a framed or
unframed glass-polymer laminate. Electrical co
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