oSIST prEN IEC 63058:2025

Switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies for low voltage - Environmental aspects

Appareillages et ensembles d’appareillages basse tension - Aspects liés à l’environnement

Stikalne in krmilne naprave ter njihovi sestavi za uporabo pri nizki napetosti - Okoljski vidiki

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Nov-2025
• ICS: 13.020.01 - Environment and environmental protection in general
• ICS: 29.130.20 - Low voltage switchgear and controlgear
• Technical Committee: SKA - Switchgear and control gear
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 24-Sep-2025
• Due Date: 11-Feb-2026
• Ref Project: prEN IEC 63058:2025 - Switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies for low voltage - Environmental aspects

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2025
Stikalne in krmilne naprave ter njihovi sestavi za uporabo pri nizki napetosti -
Okoljski vidiki
Switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies for low voltage - Environmental aspects
Appareillages et ensembles d’appareillages basse tension - Aspects liés à
l’environnement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 63058:2025
ICS:
13.020.01 Okolje in varstvo okolja na Environment and
splošno environmental protection in
general
29.130.20 Nizkonapetostne stikalne in Low voltage switchgear and
krmilne naprave controlgear
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

121/233/CDV
COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJECT NUMBER:
IEC 63058 ED1
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2025-09-19 2025-12-12
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:
121/168/CD, 121/175A/CC
IEC TC 121 : SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR AND THEIR ASSEMBLIES FOR LOW VOLTAGE
SECRETARIAT: SECRETARY:
France Mr Alban NOTIN
OF INTEREST TO THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES: HORIZONTAL FUNCTION(S):
TC 2, TC 22, TC 23, TC 44, TC 65, TC 85, TC 94, TC 111,
SC 121A, SC 121B
ASPECTS CONCERNED:
Environment
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TITLE:
Switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies for low voltage – Environmental aspects

PROPOSED STABILITY DATE: 2030
NOTE FROM TC/SC OFFICERS:
TC 121 officers are supporting the circulation of IEC 63058 ED1 as CDV.

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms . 9
3.1 Terms and definitions. 9
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 19
4 Environmental aspects of switchgear and controlgear and their assemblies . 20
4.1 Product description and classification . 20
4.2 Environmental aspects . 22
5 Environmentally conscious design . 24
5.1 General . 24
5.2 "Cradle to grave" approach . 25
5.3 Inputs . 26
5.4 Outputs . 27
5.5 Qualitative and quantitative assessments . 27
6 Material Efficiency and circular economy . 28
6.1 General . 28
6.2 Reducing use of virgin materials . 28
6.2.1 Reuse of components . 28
6.2.2 Use of recycled materials . 29
6.2.3 Use of biobased materials . 30
6.3 Extending product useful life . 31
6.3.1 Durability . 31
6.3.2 Maintenance and repair . 32
6.3.3 Product update and upgrade . 33
6.3.4 Product reuse . 34
6.3.5 Product refurbishing . 34
6.4 Reducing waste of resources at product EoL . 35
6.4.1 Reuse of components . 35
6.4.2 Material recycling and recovery . 35
7 PSR for life cycle assessments . 36
7.1 General . 36
7.2 LCA functional unit. 36
7.2.1 General . 36
7.2.2 LCA FU for low-voltage SG&CG . 37
7.2.3 LCA FU for low-voltage SG&CG assemblies . 41
7.3 Basic cut-off rules . 46
7.3.1 Cut-off rules for low-voltage SG&CG . 46
7.3.2 Cut-off rules for low-voltage SG&CG assemblies . 46
7.4 System boundaries . 46
7.5 Communication of environmental information” . 47
8 Material declaration . 48
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8.1 General . 48
8.2 Additional reporting requirements . 48
8.3 Information provision . 49
9 EoL information . 49
9.1 General . 49
9.2 End-of-life treatment scenario . 49
9.3 Calculation of recoverability and recyclability rate . 51
9.4 Calculation workflow of recoverability and recyclability rates . 51
9.5 Information provision . 52
Annex A (informative) Environmental aspects in environmentally conscious design . 53
A.1 General . 53
A.2 Inputs and outputs to be considered . 53
A.2.1 General . 53
A.2.2 Inputs . 53
A.2.3 Outputs . 53
A.3 Tools for including environmental impacts in product design and
development . 54
Annex B (normative) PSR parameters and default scenarios for LCA . 56
B.1 Common aspects . 56
B.1.1 General . 56
B.1.2 Manufacturing . 56
B.1.3 Distribution . 56
B.1.4 Installation and de-installation . 56
B.1.5 Use. 56
B.2 PSR parameters and default scenarios for low-voltage SG&CG . 57
B.2.1 General . 57
B.2.2 Use scenarios for switchgear and controlgear . 57
B.3 PSR parameters and default scenarios for assemblies . 59
B.3.1 General . 59
B.3.2 Manufacturing phase of assemblies . 59
B.3.3 Use phase of assemblies . 59
Annex C (normative) LCA of low-voltage SC&CG and their assemblies through use of
standard impact indicators . 62
C.1 General . 62
C.2 Calculation rules . 62
C.3 Explanations for large mean deviations in standard life cycle indicators . 63
C.4 Standard life cycle impact indicators for low-voltage SG&CG . 63
C.5 Recommendations for use of LCA impact indicators . 64
Annex D (informative) Example of material declaration . 65
Annex E (informative) Brief introduction to life cycle assessment . 70
E.1 General . 70
E.2 Definition of the goal and scope of the LCA . 70
E.3 Inventory analysis . 70
E.4 Impact assessment . 71
E.5 Interpretation . 71
Annex F (normative) Environmental information for information exchange . 73
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F.1 Introduction . 73
F.2 Object . 73
F.3 Data modelling . 73
F.4 General class structure . 73
F.5 Data model composition . 75
F.5.1 Material declaration . 75
F.5.2 Material efficiency. 76
F.5.3 Environmental impact . 77
F.5.4 Environmental properties . 77
Annex G (normative) Carbon footprint data of SG&CG and their assemblies for
as
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