EN 45554:2020
(Main)General methods for the assessment of the ability to repair, reuse and upgrade energy-related products
General methods for the assessment of the ability to repair, reuse and upgrade energy-related products
This standard will fulfil requirements in Standardisation request M/543 by defining parameters and methods relevant for assessing the ability to repair and reuse products; the ability to upgrade products, excluding remanufacturing; the ability to access or remove certain components, consumables or assemblies from products to facilitate repair, reuse or upgrade and lastly by defining reusability indexes or criteria.
Allgemeine Verfahren zur Bewertung der Reparatur-, Wiederverwendbarkeits- und Upgrade-Fähigkeit energieverbrauchsrelevanter Produkte
Méthodes générales pour l'évaluation de la capacité de réparation, réutilisation et amélioration des produits liés à l'énergie
Le présent document fournit des méthodes génériques permettant d’évaluer les aspects suivants: 1. la capacité à réparer des produits 2. la capacité à réutiliser des produits ou des parties de ceux-ci 3. la capacité à améliorer des produits Il contient des critères et méthodes génériques appropriés à l’évaluation de la capacité à accéder ou à retirer certaines parties de produit à des fins de réparation, réutilisation ou amélioration. NOTE Les capacités de remise en état et de refabrication sont couvertes par le prEN 45553:2018. Les critères et les méthodes du présent document se concentrent sur la conception du produit et sur les conditions associées lorsque le produit est mis sur le marché, en tenant compte de la connaissance des parties susceptibles de subir une défaillance, qui doivent être remplacées ou qui présentent un potentiel de réutilisation
Splošne metode za ocenjevanje zmožnosti za popravila, ponovno uporabo in izboljšave proizvodov, povezanih z energijo
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2020
Splošne metode za ocenjevanje zmožnosti za popravila, ponovno uporabo in
izboljšave proizvodov, povezanih z energijo
General methods for the assessment of the ability to repair, reuse and upgrade energy
related products
Allgemeine Verfahren zur Bewertung der Reparier-, Wiederverwendbarkeit und
Upgrade-Fähigkeit energieverbrauchsrelevanter Produkte
Méthodes générales pour l'évaluation de la capacité de réparation, réutilisation et
amélioration des produits liés à l'énergie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 45554:2020
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 45554
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2020
ICS 13.030.50
English Version
General methods for the assessment of the ability to repair,
reuse and upgrade energy-related products
Méthodes générales pour l'évaluation de la capacité de Allgemeine Verfahren zur Bewertung der Reparatur-,
réparation, réutilisation et amélioration des produits liés à Wiederverwendbarkeits- und Upgrade-Fähigkeit
l'énergie energieverbrauchsrelevanter Produkte
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2 December 2019. CEN and 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 CEN and 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 CEN and CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre
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Ref. No. EN 45554:2020 E
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 6
3.1 Terms and definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviations . 7
4 How to use this document . 7
4.1 General . 7
4.2 Steps to define a product-specific assessment method . 8
5 Identification of parts to be assessed . 8
5.1 General considerations . 8
5.2 Assessment of the relevance of parts . 9
5.2.1 Repair . 9
5.2.2 Reuse . 9
5.2.3 Upgrade . 9
5.3 Ranking parts in a priority parts list . 10
6 Product-related criteria . 10
6.1 Introduction . 10
6.2 Repair . 10
6.3 Reuse . 10
6.4 Upgrade . 11
7 Support-related criteria . 11
7.1 Introduction . 11
7.2 Repair . 11
7.3 Reuse . 11
7.4 Upgrade . 12
8 Documenting the assessment of a product’s ability to be repaired, reused, upgraded . 12
8.1 General . 12
8.2 Elements of the assessment . 12
Annex A (informative) Assessment methods for repair, reuse and upgrade . 14
A.1 General . 14
A.2 Index for the ability of a product to be disassembled . 14
A.3 Time for disassembly . 14
A.4 Example of a scoring system . 14
A.4.1 Introduction . 14
A.4.2 Disassembly depth . 15
A.4.3 Fasteners and connectors . 15
A.4.4 Tools . 16
A.4.5 Working environment . 20
Skill level . 20
A.4.6
A.4.7 Diagnostic support and interfaces . 21
A.4.8 Availability of spare parts . 22
A.4.9 Types and availability of information . 25
A.4.10 Return options . 27
A.4.11 Data management . 27
A.4.12 Password and factory reset for reuse . 28
A.4.13 Aggregation of criteria scores . 29
Bibliography . 30
European foreword
This document (EN 45554:2020) has been prepared by CEN/CLC/JTC 10 “Energy-related products - Material
Efficiency Aspects for Ecodesign”.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which this document has to be implemented (dop) 2020-12-02
at national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with (dow) 2022-12-02
this document have to be withdrawn
The dual logo CEN-CENELEC standardization deliverables, in the numerical range of 45550 – 45559, have
been developed under standardization request M/543 of the European Commission and are intended to
potentially apply to any product within the scope of the Directive 2009/125/EC concerning energy-related
products (ErP).
Topics covered in the above standardization request are linked to the following material efficiency aspects:
a) Extending product lifetime
b) Ability to reuse components or recycle materials from products at end-of-life
c) Use of reused components and/or recycled materials in products
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 a mandate given to CENELEC by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association
These standards are general in nature and describe or define fundamental principles, concepts, terminology or
technical characteristics. They can be cited together with other product publications, e.g. developed by product
technical committees.
This document is intended to be used by technical committees when producing horizontal, generic, and product-
specific, or product group publications.
NOTE CEN-CENELEC JTC 10 uses either CEN or CENELEC foreword templates, as appropriate. The template for
the current document is correct at the time of publication.
Introduction
In this document, common elements for the ability of an ErP to be repaired, reused or upgraded, such as an
evaluation of the ability of parts to be disassembled, are addressed at part and product levels.
This document is especially linked to the generic documents on “Durability” and “Ability of ErPs to be
remanufactured”, EN 45552, "General method for the assessment of the durability of energy-related products",
and EN 45553, "General method for the assessment of the ability to remanufacture energy-related products",
[1], respectively.
1 Scope
This document provides generic methods to assess the following aspects:
1. the ability of products to be repaired
2. the ability of products, or parts thereof, to be reused
3. the ability of products to be upgraded
For the purposes of this document, “product” refers to “Energy-related Product (ErP)”.
This document includes generic criteria and methods relevant for assessing the ability of certain parts to be
removed from products for the purpose of repair, reuse or upgrade.
NOTE The ability to of a product to be remanufactured is covered in prEN 45553:2018.
The methods in this document include product-related and support-related criteria when the product is placed
on the market, taking into account knowledge of parts that are likely to fail, need replacing, or have reuse
potential.
The decision whether a product should be repaired, reused or upgraded, is dependent on a range of factors
such as health and safety, as well as economic, legal and environmental aspects. However, the question of
whether it is reasonable to repair, reuse or upgrade products is outside of the scope of this document.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the
latest edition of the referenced d
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