What is the procedure for approving a PCR?

The final draft PCR shall be reviewed by the Technical Committee functioning as the PCR review panel, supported by the Secretariat. The review shall address: 

• whether the choices regarding LCA-based content (system boundary, allocation rules, environmental performance indicators etc,) and other content of the EPD are made according to the General Programme Instructions, 
• whether the PCR development process has been done according to the General Programme Instructions, and 
• how the PCR Moderator and PCR Committee have handled feedback received during the open consultation. 

The results of the review should be documented in a PCR review report and will most often lead to one of the following conclusions:

• approval of the draft PCR, without the need for changes, 
• approval of the draft PCR, after comments and suggested changes have been satisfactorily addressed, 
• further review needed, after comments and suggested changes have been addressed, or

further open consultation and review needed, after comments and suggested changes have been addressed.If further changes are requested, the PCR Moderator and PCR Committee shall ensure that the review comments and suggested changes are considered in updating the draft PCR. The PCR may need several rounds of review by the PCR review panel and revision by the PCR Moderator and PCR Committee before its final acceptance.