EPDs are part of the family of Eco-labels and environmental declarations for products and services defined in the ISO 14020 series of International Standards, which are classified as follows:

These standards seek to guarantee the reliability of the environmental claims made by organizations, based on scientifically based methodologies, their results can be verified by a third party. They employ a life cycle approach, with a full LCA only necessary for Type III Environmental Declarations.

The European Standardization Committees are developing CPR in various sectors, mainly in construction. EPDs are beginning to appear cited in the Green Public Procurement Criteria and other European Commission documents.

The main European Program Managers have formed the ECO Platform Association, for DAP in the construction sector. This Association seeks to harmonize criteria to facilitate the free circulation of products in Europe, avoiding technical barriers based on environmental criteria. All DAPs recognized by this Association must comply with the European Standard EN 15804 and will carry a double logo: that of the Program Administrator in which the verification is carried out and that of the ECO Platform.

ECO Platform uses a peer audit system to approve EPD verification Program Administrators, from which it publishes a list of Programs[1]​ that can use the Mark ECO Platform EPD EN 15804 VERIFIED. The first DAPs of this Association were delivered on October 16, 2014 in Brussels.[2] There are currently 13 audited operator programs: Austria BAU EPD (Austria), IBU (Germany), International EPD® System (Sweden), GlobalEPD (Spain), ITB (Poland), BRE (Great Britain), DAPHabitat System (Portugal), FDES INIES (France), EPDItaly (Italy), Norwegian EPD Foundation (Norway), PEP ecopassport, DAPcons (Spain).

In parallel, various Program Administrators are establishing bilateral mutual recognition agreements, such as International EPD AB,[3]​ IBU[4]​ and AENOR GlobalEPD.[5]​.

In some European countries, requirements or regulations based on the information contained in EPDs are emerging, mainly for the evaluation of buildings or construction products.

On the other hand, the European Commission has included within the Single Market for Green Products initiative[6]​ a proposal for product environmental footprint (Product Environmental Footprint, PEF). This methodology seeks to establish a series of rules to calculate and communicate environmental information and would be aligned with the criteria of the International Standard ISO 14025, framework for EPDs. Several pilot projects are currently being developed; A summary of the status was provided at the Mid-term conference on the Environmental Footprint pilot phase,[7]​ held in Brussels in November 2015.

The Technical Building Code (CTE) is the normative and regulatory framework that establishes the requirements that buildings in Spain must meet. The CTE has a General Registry[8]​ regulated by Order VIV/1744/2008[9]​ and created to increase transparency and public control of the instruments that facilitate the application of the CTE. Within this Registry is the General Registry of Environmental Certifications of Life Cycle Analysis[10]​ in which the first DAPs were registered in September 2015, for the long steel and cement products sectors, verified by AENOR within its GlobalEPD Program.

In Spain there are currently two Program Administrators:

In Spain, the tasks of preparing technical standards are carried out horizontally in AEN/CTN 150/SC 3 “Ecological Labeling and LCA” and in AEN/CTN 198 “Sustainability in construction”.

The construction materials and products manufacturing sector is actively working on environmental declarations due in part to their mention in the European Construction Products Regulation or in building certification schemes such as LEED or BREEAM.

The European Committee for Standardization has published the Standard EN 15804 which has been adopted in Spain by the Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE) as UNE-EN 15804; This standard establishes basic and common CPR for construction products and services. A series of standards for environmental assessment at building level, compatible with EPDs, have also been developed in the European Committee for Standardization in Sustainable Construction, CEN/TC 350. In Spain, these standards are monitored through AEN/CTN 198.

Environmental product declarations are related, among other documents, to the following:

EPDs are part of the family of Eco-labels and environmental declarations for products and services defined in the ISO 14020 series of International Standards, which are classified as follows:

These standards seek to guarantee the reliability of the environmental claims made by organizations, based on scientifically based methodologies, their results can be verified by a third party. They employ a life cycle approach, with a full LCA only necessary for Type III Environmental Declarations.

The European Standardization Committees are developing CPR in various sectors, mainly in construction. EPDs are beginning to appear cited in the Green Public Procurement Criteria and other European Commission documents.

The main European Program Managers have formed the ECO Platform Association, for DAP in the construction sector. This Association seeks to harmonize criteria to facilitate the free circulation of products in Europe, avoiding technical barriers based on environmental criteria. All DAPs recognized by this Association must comply with the European Standard EN 15804 and will carry a double logo: that of the Program Administrator in which the verification is carried out and that of the ECO Platform.

ECO Platform uses a peer audit system to approve EPD verification Program Administrators, from which it publishes a list of Programs[1]​ that can use the Mark ECO Platform EPD EN 15804 VERIFIED. The first DAPs of this Association were delivered on October 16, 2014 in Brussels.[2] There are currently 13 audited operator programs: Austria BAU EPD (Austria), IBU (Germany), International EPD® System (Sweden), GlobalEPD (Spain), ITB (Poland), BRE (Great Britain), DAPHabitat System (Portugal), FDES INIES (France), EPDItaly (Italy), Norwegian EPD Foundation (Norway), PEP ecopassport, DAPcons (Spain).

In parallel, various Program Administrators are establishing bilateral mutual recognition agreements, such as International EPD AB,[3]​ IBU[4]​ and AENOR GlobalEPD.[5]​.

In some European countries, requirements or regulations based on the information contained in EPDs are emerging, mainly for the evaluation of buildings or construction products.

On the other hand, the European Commission has included within the Single Market for Green Products initiative[6]​ a proposal for product environmental footprint (Product Environmental Footprint, PEF). This methodology seeks to establish a series of rules to calculate and communicate environmental information and would be aligned with the criteria of the International Standard ISO 14025, framework for EPDs. Several pilot projects are currently being developed; A summary of the status was provided at the Mid-term conference on the Environmental Footprint pilot phase,[7]​ held in Brussels in November 2015.

The Technical Building Code (CTE) is the normative and regulatory framework that establishes the requirements that buildings in Spain must meet. The CTE has a General Registry[8]​ regulated by Order VIV/1744/2008[9]​ and created to increase transparency and public control of the instruments that facilitate the application of the CTE. Within this Registry is the General Registry of Environmental Certifications of Life Cycle Analysis[10]​ in which the first DAPs were registered in September 2015, for the long steel and cement products sectors, verified by AENOR within its GlobalEPD Program.

In Spain there are currently two Program Administrators:

In Spain, the tasks of preparing technical standards are carried out horizontally in AEN/CTN 150/SC 3 “Ecological Labeling and LCA” and in AEN/CTN 198 “Sustainability in construction”.

The construction materials and products manufacturing sector is actively working on environmental declarations due in part to their mention in the European Construction Products Regulation or in building certification schemes such as LEED or BREEAM.

The European Committee for Standardization has published the Standard EN 15804 which has been adopted in Spain by the Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE) as UNE-EN 15804; This standard establishes basic and common CPR for construction products and services. A series of standards for environmental assessment at building level, compatible with EPDs, have also been developed in the European Committee for Standardization in Sustainable Construction, CEN/TC 350. In Spain, these standards are monitored through AEN/CTN 198.

Environmental product declarations are related, among other documents, to the following: