Fats and oils and their fractions, of marine mammals

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR covers production of fats, oils, and physical fractions derived from a declared marine-mammal species and delivered in a declared crude, rendered, refined, or fractionated state. It applies only when the foreground data package identifies the species, source population or stock and geography, source-material route, product state, intended market use, and the legal and ethical basis under which acquisition, possession, processing, transport, and sale are permitted.

The PCR does not authorize harvest, trade, processing, food use, feed use, cosmetic use, or any other use. Conformance requires a documented regulatory chain for every source lot and destination market. A lot with missing, inconsistent, expired, or inapplicable authorization must not be represented as a conforming product dataset.

CPC 21526 is distinct from fish-liver oils, other fish oils, other rendered animal fats, and chemically modified animal fats classified elsewhere. Codex CXS 329-2017 is a fish-oil standard and is not applied to marine-mammal fats or oils. Codex CXS 211-1999 is not used as a composition, identity, or process specification for this category. No fish-oil or named-animal-fat composition table, contaminant profile, process assumption, or numerical range is transferred into this PCR.

No reviewed source used here establishes one cross-species composition or one uniform production route. Producers shall therefore use species-, lot-, site-, route-, and product-state-specific foreground records. All refining, physical fractionation, deodorization, winterization, blending, packaging, and storage steps are included only when actually performed and declared. Hydrogenation and other chemical modification outside CPC 21526, and blends whose marine-mammal share cannot be separately quantified, are excluded.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.meat-fish-fruits-vegetables-oils-and-fats.fats-and-oils-and-their-fractions-of-marine-mammals
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 21526 - Fats and oils and their fractions, of marine mammals
covered_products	Species-declared marine-mammal fats, oils, and physical fractions in a declared crude, rendered, refined, or fractionated state, where legal eligibility and chain of custody are documented
excluded_products	Fish-liver oils; other fish oils; terrestrial-animal fats; vegetable oils; unidentified or unquantified blends; illegal or authorization-incomplete material; chemically modified animal fats outside CPC 21526
representative_product	1 kg of species-declared marine-mammal fat, oil, or physical fraction at the declared factory gate and product state
production_route	Declared eligible source material or same-category oil receipt; conditional preparation and oil recovery; conditional refining and physical fractionation; finishing, storage, and transfer
market_state	Bulk or packaged; crude, rendered, refined, or physically fractionated; intended use and destination-market eligibility explicitly declared

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	A species-declared marine-mammal fat, oil, or physical fraction at the stated product condition
How much	1 kg net product mass
How well	Meets the producer's declared product specification and destination-market requirements; species, source, product state, intended use, and regulatory chain are complete
How long or cycle	At factory-gate transfer for the declared batch; no service duration is assigned
reference_flow_link	The reference product output in product_finishing_storage is normalized to 1 kg net product

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Fats and oils and their fractions, of marine mammals e203a8c3-0e12-46f4-bef7-fb2bb53cc8a3
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	declared marine-mammal common and scientific species name; source population or stock and geography; source-material route; acquisition and processing jurisdiction; authorization and chain-of-custody references; product state; physical fraction identity where applicable; intended use; destination market; factory-gate geography; batch and production dates; net mass basis

When constructing a foreground data package, every required qualifier shall be recorded in dataset metadata, process notes, the reference-flow comment, the product description, or an equivalent auditable field. A generic “marine oil” or “animal oil” label is insufficient. The reference flow UUID identifies the Tiangong product flow only; it does not certify species, composition, legality, ethics, quality, or market eligibility.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Normalize the dataset to 1 kg net reference product at the declared factory gate; exclude packaging mass from reference-product mass.
batch_mass_reconciliation	every foreground batch and physical fraction	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Use calibrated batch measurements on a consistent wet, dry, or as-received basis and declare that basis; reconcile inputs, products, co-products, residues, retained stock, and measured loss.
moisture_and_nonlipid_basis	source material and intermediate oil	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record moisture and non-lipid content when they materially affect yield or comparability; do not convert between as-received and dry or lipid bases without measured batch data and an explicit formula.
utility_conversion	electricity, fuels, steam, cooling, and heat	Energy or mass as metered	declared meter unit and converted SI unit	Preserve the measured unit, conversion factor, and energy carrier; report electricity and thermal energy separately and do not infer one from product mass.
fraction_identity	each fractionated output	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record each fraction separately by declared cut or specification and measured mass; do not infer a uniform fraction yield or composition across species, lots, or technologies.

5. System Boundary

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
sb_scope_identity	product-category selection	Include only products within CPC 3.0 subclass 21526 and keep fish oils, other animal fats, and chemically modified animal fats outside this PCR.	unsd-cpc-3-exp-notes-2025
sb_regulatory_chain	every source lot and destination market	Identify species, source population or stock and geography, acquisition route, applicable jurisdiction, authorization documents, chain-of-custody transfers, processing eligibility, intended use, and destination-market status; reject conformance when this chain is incomplete or inapplicable.
sb_upstream_acquisition	source-material acquisition before the first foreground gate	Link harvest, collection, landing, carcass handling, by-product generation, and transport to specific upstream datasets when they occur outside the foreground boundary; disclose excluded stages and do not treat legal or ethical screening as a substitute for their environmental inventory.	eu-pef-2021
sb_foreground_route	processing under the operator's control	Include all actually performed receipt, preparation, oil recovery, separation, refining, physical fractionation, finishing, storage, treatment, and on-site utility operations through factory-gate transfer.	eu-pef-2021
sb_same_category_input	purchased marine-mammal oil or fraction entering foreground processing	Keep the same-category input as an explicit product flow with its own upstream dataset and qualifiers; do not recursively re-create its upstream production inside the receiving process.
sb_cxs_fish_oil_exclusion	product specification and validation	Do not apply CXS 329-2017 fish-oil identities, composition ranges, or processing assumptions to marine-mammal fats or oils.	codex-cxs-329-2017
sb_named_animal_fat_limit	product specification and validation	Do not use CXS 211-1999 as a marine-mammal composition, identity, or process specification.	codex-cxs-211-1999
sb_fdm_bat_scope_limit	technology and emission claims	Do not present EU FDM BAT as a product-specific BAT basis for primary rendering or fat melting; its stated scope excludes primary products from animal by-products such as rendering and fat melting.	eu-fdm-bat-2019

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Legally eligible, species-declared lipid-bearing material or same-category oil/fraction at the first foreground-controlled receiving point
starting_condition_role	Separates upstream acquisition and transport datasets from foreground processing while preserving the regulatory and physical chain
product_classification_scope	CPC 3.0 subclass 21526 only
recursive_input_rule	Record a purchased CPC 21526 input explicitly and link its upstream dataset; never replace it with an internally generated loop or an unqualified generic animal/fish oil proxy
upstream_dataset_requirement	Species-, geography-, acquisition-route-, and period-representative datasets for all material stages before the declared starting condition, with authorization and chain-of-custody metadata retained
disclosure	Declare species, stock or population and geography, acquisition and material route, legal and ethical applicability, permits or other authorization references, custody transfers, processing route, product state, intended use, destination market, cut-offs, allocation choices, and data gaps

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
source_receipt_qualification	Source receipt and qualification	required	Always; the dataset cannot conform without source and regulatory-chain qualification	Foreground gate, identity control, and accepted-lot mass balance	kg accepted source material or same-category oil
primary_oil_recovery	Primary oil recovery and separation	conditional	Include when the foreground operator receives lipid-bearing tissue, fat, or other source material rather than recovered oil	Foreground preparation, rendering or other declared recovery, and separation	kg recovered oil intermediate
oil_refining	Oil refining	conditional	Include each refining operation actually performed	Foreground removal or conversion of declared impurities under the actual technology	kg refined oil output
physical_fractionation	Physical fractionation	conditional	Include when the declared product is a physical fraction or when co-fractions are produced	Foreground separation into declared physical fractions	kg target fraction and each co-fraction
product_finishing_storage	Product finishing, storage, and transfer	required	Always; packaging is conditional on the delivered form	Foreground product consolidation, storage, optional packaging, and factory-gate transfer	1 kg net reference product

Process: Source receipt and qualification (source_receipt_qualification)

Inputs

Product flows

Species-declared source material or same-category oil (received_source_material)

Record each received lot separately. The record shall distinguish lipid-bearing material from recovered oil or fraction and shall link the physical lot to its complete regulatory chain and upstream dataset.

• Selected flow: Species-declared marine-mammal source material or CPC 21526 oil/fraction; no additional Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured gross and net received mass by lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per production batch leading to the reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_source_chain_and_receipt

Inbound transport service (inbound_transport)

Record the actual origin, mode, distance, payload, temperature control, and trip allocation for transport from the upstream dataset gate to the first foreground gate.

• Selected flow: Mode-specific transport service; no Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Transport service / tkm or actual carrier activity unit
• Amount rule: calculated from verified shipment mass and route distance or direct carrier record
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per production batch leading to the reference product
• Basis kind: Transport service (transport_service)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_source_chain_and_receipt

Waste flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted source material (accepted_source_material)

Record the measured mass released to the declared next operation after species, documentation, and physical acceptance checks.

• Selected flow: Accepted species-declared source material or oil intermediate; no Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted mass by lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per receipt lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_source_chain_and_receipt

Waste flows

Rejected or quarantined material (rejected_source_material)

Record rejected, quarantined, returned, destroyed, or diverted material separately with reason and final destination. Do not treat legally ineligible material as an accepted input.

• Selected flow: Destination-specific rejected material or waste; no Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass by disposition route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per receipt lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_discharge

Process: Primary oil recovery and separation (primary_oil_recovery)

Inputs

Product flows

Accepted lipid-bearing material (recovery_feed)

Record the accepted lot mass and its as-received basis at entry to the actual recovery operation.

• Selected flow: Accepted species-declared lipid-bearing material; no Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured feed mass by batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per recovery batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance

Recovery water or steam (recovery_water_steam)

Record separately metered process water and steam that cross the process boundary; preserve their measured state and unit.

• Selected flow: Site-specific water and steam supply flows; no Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Volume, mass, or energy / measured meter unit
• Amount rule: metered use allocated to the recovery batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per recovery batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_and_steam

Recovery electricity and fuels (recovery_energy)

Record electricity, each fuel, and purchased heat separately. Do not infer recovery energy from another species, lot, or fish-oil process.

• Selected flow: Site- and carrier-specific energy supply flows; no Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Energy or mass / metered carrier unit
• Amount rule: metered or invoice-reconciled use allocated to the recovery batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per recovery batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_fuels

Outputs

Product flows

Recovered oil intermediate (recovered_oil_intermediate)

Record the separated oil mass and declared state. This is an internal intermediate unless it proceeds directly to product finishing as the declared crude or rendered product.

• Selected flow: Species-declared recovered marine-mammal oil intermediate; no additional Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured recovered oil mass by batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per recovery batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance

Waste flows

Solid residues and non-oil material (recovery_residues)

Record each residue or co-product separately by actual legal status and destination; a saleable output is not labelled as waste solely to avoid allocation.

• Selected flow: Destination-specific residue, co-product, or waste; no Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass by output and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per recovery batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_discharge

Recovery wastewater (recovery_wastewater)

Record discharged or transferred wastewater volume and measured characteristics needed by the selected treatment dataset.

• Selected flow: Destination-specific wastewater flow; no Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3, with measured pollutant loads retained separately
• Amount rule: metered or mass-balance-derived discharge by batch or reporting period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per recovery batch or reconciled reporting period
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_discharge

Elementary flows

Direct recovery emissions (recovery_direct_emissions)

Record only measured or permit-method-calculated emissions that cross the environment boundary; link captured streams to treatment rather than reporting them as direct emissions.

• Selected flow: Pollutant-specific elementary flows selected during dataset construction; no UUID inferred
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg pollutant
• Amount rule: measured or approved-method-calculated load by reporting period
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reconciled production output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_emissions_monitoring

Process: Oil refining (oil_refining)

Inputs

Product flows

Oil feed to refining (refining_feed_oil)

Record the species, source lots, state, and measured mass of each oil feed entering the declared refining sequence.

• Selected flow: Species-declared recovered or purchased marine-mammal oil; no additional Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured feed mass by refining batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per refining batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance

Refining water, energy, and processing aids (refining_utilities_aids)

Record water, electricity, fuels, heat, filtration media, adsorbents, alkali, acids, and other aids separately when actually used; retain concentration and recovered or discarded fate.

• Selected flow: Actual site-specific utility and processing-aid flows; no UUID inferred
• Flow property / unit: Mass, volume, or energy / measured unit
• Amount rule: metered, weighed, or invoice-reconciled amount by refining batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per refining batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_and_aids

Outputs

Product flows

Refined oil intermediate (refined_oil_intermediate)

Record measured refined oil mass and the actual operations performed. Do not claim a uniform composition or quality level from the process label alone.

• Selected flow: Species-declared refined marine-mammal oil intermediate; no additional Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured refined oil mass by batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per refining batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance

Waste flows

Refining residues and spent aids (refining_residues)

Record soapstock, gums, spent media, distillates, sludge, or other actual outputs separately by measured mass and destination, without assuming that any named residue always occurs.

• Selected flow: Actual destination-specific refining residue or waste; no UUID inferred
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass by stream and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per refining batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_discharge

Refining wastewater (refining_wastewater)

Record actual discharge or transfer volume and measured characteristics; keep water reused internally out of the discharge total.

• Selected flow: Destination-specific wastewater flow; no Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3, with pollutant loads retained separately
• Amount rule: metered discharge by batch or reconciled reporting period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per refining batch or reporting period
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_discharge

Elementary flows

Direct refining emissions (refining_direct_emissions)

Record pollutant-specific direct releases from the actual refining system using measured or approved calculation records.

• Selected flow: Pollutant-specific elementary flows selected during dataset construction; no UUID inferred
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg pollutant
• Amount rule: measured or approved-method-calculated load
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reconciled refining output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_emissions_monitoring

Process: Physical fractionation (physical_fractionation)

Inputs

Product flows

Oil feed to fractionation (fractionation_feed_oil)

Record the measured mass, species, lot composition, and state of oil entering the actual physical fractionation operation.

• Selected flow: Species-declared marine-mammal oil feed; no additional Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured feed mass by fractionation batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per fractionation batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance

Fractionation energy and auxiliaries (fractionation_energy_auxiliaries)

Record electricity, heat, cooling, refrigerant make-up, and filtration or separation aids separately for the actual technology.

• Selected flow: Actual site-specific energy and auxiliary flows; no UUID inferred
• Flow property / unit: Mass or energy / measured unit
• Amount rule: metered or weighed amount by fractionation batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per fractionation batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_and_aids

Outputs

Product flows

Target physical fraction (target_fraction)

Record the measured mass and declared cut or specification of the fraction that proceeds to product finishing.

• Selected flow: Declared target fraction of species-declared marine-mammal oil; no additional Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured target-fraction mass by batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per fractionation batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance

Co-fractions (co_fractions)

Record every other marketable fraction separately by measured mass, specification, and destination.

• Selected flow: Declared co-fraction of species-declared marine-mammal oil; no additional Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass for each co-fraction by batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per fractionation batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance

Waste flows

Fractionation losses and spent media (fractionation_waste)

Record only actual off-specification material, unrecovered holdup removed from the system, and spent media, each with measured mass and destination.

• Selected flow: Actual destination-specific fractionation waste; no UUID inferred
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass by stream and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per fractionation batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_discharge

Elementary flows

Refrigerant and direct fractionation emissions (fractionation_direct_emissions)

Record actual refrigerant losses and other direct releases using equipment service records or approved monitoring methods.

• Selected flow: Substance-specific elementary flows selected during dataset construction; no UUID inferred
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg substance
• Amount rule: measured or service-record-calculated loss
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reconciled fractionation output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_emissions_monitoring

Process: Product finishing, storage, and transfer (product_finishing_storage)

Inputs

Product flows

Declared oil or fraction for finishing (finishing_feed)

Record the measured mass and product state transferred from the last applicable production operation.

• Selected flow: Declared species-specific crude, rendered, refined, or fractionated marine-mammal oil; no additional Tiangong UUID selected
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass by product batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per finished-product batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance

Packaging materials (packaging_materials)

Record primary, secondary, and transport packaging separately when supplied within the declared factory gate; do not include packaging mass in the reference-product mass.

• Selected flow: Material-specific packaging flows; no UUID inferred
• Flow property / unit: Mass or count / measured unit
• Amount rule: weighed or bill-of-material amount allocated to shipped product
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per shipped reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_storage

Finishing and storage energy (finishing_storage_energy)

Record electricity, heat, cooling, and other energy used for finishing, maintaining the declared storage condition, and transfer.

• Selected flow: Site- and carrier-specific energy supply flows; no UUID inferred
• Flow property / unit: Energy or mass / metered carrier unit
• Amount rule: metered use allocated by measured operating driver and storage time
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per shipped reference product
• Basis kind: Storage duration (storage_duration)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_storage

Outputs

Product flows

Reference marine-mammal fat, oil, or fraction (reference_product)

Record the net transferred mass of the fully qualified product. The dataset shall carry all reference-flow qualifiers and shall not imply certification or legal approval from the Tiangong UUID.

• Selected flow: Fats and oils and their fractions, of marine mammals e203a8c3-0e12-46f4-bef7-fb2bb53cc8a3
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: fixed normalization to 1 kg net reference product from measured batch output
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg net reference product at factory-gate transfer
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance

Waste flows

Off-specification product and packaging waste (finishing_waste)

Record off-specification oil, clean-out material, spills recovered as waste, and packaging waste separately with actual treatment or recovery destination.

• Selected flow: Destination-specific product or packaging waste; no UUID inferred
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass by stream and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per finished-product batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_discharge

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_subdivision	species, source lots, routes, and separately metered operations	Prefer subdivision and direct assignment; do not pool species, legal source routes, or product states when records permit separate modelling.	eu-pef-2021
allocation_internal_transfers	intermediate oil transferred between foreground processes	Carry measured intermediate mass and directly attributable utilities forward without creating an artificial co-product credit or recursive same-category input.
allocation_marketable_outputs	oil, physical fractions, and other marketable outputs	Identify each independently usable output and assign directly measured operations first; if shared burdens remain, select a physical relationship that reflects the process, or use economic allocation when no defensible physical relationship exists, and disclose the method and rationale.	eu-pef-2021
allocation_fractionation	target and co-fractions	Do not assume equal composition, value, or yield; use measured fraction masses and product-specific records, disclose shared-burden allocation, and test a materially plausible alternative allocation basis.
allocation_residue_status	residues, recovered materials, and wastes	Determine product, co-product, residue, or waste status from actual legal status, use, and destination; do not relabel a marketable output as waste to avoid allocation, and do not credit recovery without a documented substitution or end-of-waste model.
allocation_upstream_source	source material arising with other activities or products	Use the upstream dataset's reviewed multifunctionality treatment and disclose it; do not assign zero upstream burden merely because the material is called a by-product.	eu-pef-2021

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_source_chain_and_receipt	source_receipt_qualification	source identity, legal and ethical applicability, custody, received and accepted mass, and transport	permits and authorizations; species record; stock/population and geography; acquisition route; custody documents; inspection and weigh records; shipment route	lot_id; common_name; scientific_name; stock_population; origin_geography; acquisition_route; jurisdictions; permit_or_authorization_ids; validity_dates; custody_parties_and_dates; intended_use; destination_market; gross_mass; tare_mass; accepted_mass; rejection_mass; origin; mode; distance; payload	verify documents against lot identity and validity; retain copies or durable references; use calibrated receiving scale and carrier records	kg; km; tkm	every lot and shipment	all lots represented by the dataset	every supplying route and receiving site	no aggregation across species or incompatible authorization routes; mass-weight only compatible lots	authorization validity check; custody reconciliation; scale calibration; shipment evidence; exception log
cp_batch_mass_balance	all production processes	feed, intermediate, product, co-product, residue, retained stock, and loss mass	scale tickets; tank gauges; calibrated meters; batch sheets; inventory movements	batch_id; lot_ids; opening_stock; each_input_mass; each_output_mass; closing_stock; moisture_or_basis; measurement_time; instrument_id	measure each transfer on a consistent declared basis and reconcile the batch	kg	every batch; stock reconciliation at least per reporting period	all production batches represented	every foreground site and applicable unit process	normalize only after batch reconciliation; aggregate mass-weighted by qualified product output	calibration records; signed batch sheet; reconciliation residual and investigation
cp_water_and_steam	primary_oil_recovery	water and steam	meters; condensate records; utility logs	meter_id; opening_reading; closing_reading; water_source; steam_mass_or_energy; batch_or_period; allocation_driver	direct metering preferred; otherwise reconcile a submetered period using documented operating drivers	m3; kg; MJ	each batch or shortest representative metered period	representative operating periods including cleaning	each site and relevant operation	allocate only to operations using the utility and normalize to reconciled output	meter calibration; reading logs; allocation calculation
cp_energy_and_fuels	all production processes	electricity, fuel, purchased heat, and cooling	submeters; fuel issue records; invoices; equipment logs	carrier; quantity; unit; meter_or_invoice_id; batch_or_period; operating_driver; allocation_factor	meter by carrier and operation where practicable; reconcile invoices to site totals	kWh; MJ; kg; m3	each batch or monthly with operational reconciliation	representative operating and seasonal periods	each site and technology	keep carriers separate; allocate shared energy using measured operating drivers	meter calibration; invoice reconciliation; calculation record
cp_utilities_and_aids	oil_refining; physical_fractionation	water, energy, cooling, processing aids, filtration media, and refrigerant make-up	issue records; recipes; weigh records; meters; maintenance logs	material_or_carrier; concentration; quantity; unit; batch_id; recovered_quantity; disposal_route	weigh, meter, or reconcile issued quantity to batch and retained stock	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	every batch or issue	all applicable batches	each site and technology	report each aid and carrier separately; subtract documented returned unused stock only	calibrated instrument; issue and return records; batch sign-off
cp_waste_and_discharge	all production processes	rejected material, residues, co-products, solid waste, and wastewater	weigh records; manifests; invoices; tank or flow meters; laboratory results	stream_id; legal_status; mass_or_volume; destination; treatment; sale_or_transfer_value_if_applicable; flow; pH; temperature; relevant_pollutant_concentrations	measure each material stream and discharge; characterize wastewater for the selected treatment or emission model	kg; m3; kg pollutant	every batch or shipment; wastewater by monitoring plan	all represented production and discharge periods	each site and discharge or transfer point	keep streams and destinations separate; calculate loads from matched flow and concentration records	scale or meter calibration; transfer manifest; laboratory QA; destination evidence
cp_emissions_monitoring	all production processes	direct air and water emissions and refrigerant loss	stack or discharge monitoring; permit calculations; leak and service records	substance; source; concentration; flow; duration; direct_mass; method; detection_limit; service_addition; recovered_refrigerant; period	use applicable approved monitoring or mass-balance method and distinguish captured from directly released streams	kg substance; concentration and flow units	at permit or method frequency and after material process changes	all operating periods represented	source-specific before justified aggregation	calculate load from matched measurements; normalize to reconciled product output	method reference; calibration; laboratory QA; maintenance and exception records
cp_packaging_and_storage	product_finishing_storage	packaging, storage duration, product transfer, and allocated storage energy	bill of materials; packaging issue records; warehouse logs; energy meters; dispatch weights	packaging_material; quantity; unit; batch_id; storage_condition; entry_time; dispatch_time; storage_energy; allocation_driver; net_product_mass	reconcile issued packaging and storage records to dispatched batches; meter or allocate storage energy by documented driver	kg; item; day; kWh; MJ	every dispatch batch; energy monthly or shorter	all stored and shipped product represented	each warehouse and delivered form	exclude packaging from reference mass; allocate storage energy by occupied capacity and duration or a better measured driver	bill-of-material check; stock reconciliation; meter and dispatch records

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_net_received_mass	each source lot	net received mass = gross loaded mass - tare mass; accepted and rejected masses shall reconcile to net received mass after documented sampling or retained-stock adjustments	gross_mass; tare_mass; accepted_mass; rejection_mass; documented_adjustment	kg accepted and rejected source material
calc_transport_service	inbound shipment	transport service = verified payload mass in tonnes x route distance in kilometres; document empty-return or multi-drop allocation when included	payload_mass; route_distance; trip_allocation	tkm by mode and route	eu-pef-2021
calc_batch_mass_balance	every production batch	mass-balance residual = total measured inputs + opening stock - total measured outputs - closing stock; investigate and disclose material residuals rather than forcing them to zero	input_masses; output_masses; opening_stock; closing_stock	kg residual and percent of total measured input
calc_process_yield	recovery, refining, and fractionation	process yield = measured qualified output mass / measured process feed mass on the same declared basis; report separately by species, lot mix, product state, and technology	qualified_output_mass; feed_mass; measurement_basis	kg/kg process feed
calc_utility_intensity	each applicable process	utility intensity = utility quantity allocated to the process / measured qualified process output; keep water, electricity, each fuel, heat, and cooling separate	utility_quantity; allocation_driver; qualified_output_mass	utility unit per kg process output
calc_pollutant_load	measured wastewater or waste-gas stream	pollutant load = matched stream volume or gas flow x measured concentration, with unit conversion and sampling representativeness documented	flow_or_volume; concentration; operating_time; conversion_factor	kg pollutant per reporting period
calc_reference_normalization	finished product dataset	normalized inventory amount = reconciled foreground amount / net kg of qualified reference product transferred at the factory gate	foreground_amount; qualified_reference_product_mass	inventory amount per 1 kg reference product

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dqr_identity_chain	every source lot	Species, stock or population and geography, acquisition route, jurisdictions, authorization validity, custody transfers, intended use, and destination-market eligibility shall be complete and mutually consistent.	Source record, authorization reference, custody record, and lot reconciliation
dqr_species_route_separation	all aggregated data	Do not aggregate different species, materially different source routes, incompatible legal statuses, or materially different product states unless separate results are retained and the aggregation rationale is disclosed.	Disaggregated batch table and aggregation record
dqr_measurement	mass, utilities, aids, wastes, and emissions	Use calibrated or otherwise controlled measurement systems; retain raw readings, units, conversion factors, allocation drivers, detection limits, and correction records.	Calibration, meter, laboratory, invoice, and calculation records
dqr_temporal	foreground dataset	Cover a representative production period and all material operating modes, cleaning, start-up, shutdown, storage, and seasonal conditions; disclose excluded or abnormal periods.	Production calendar, operating logs, and coverage assessment
dqr_completeness	each process	Reconcile all material mass, water, energy, aids, products, co-products, wastes, wastewater, and direct emissions identified for the actual route; explain zero, not-applicable, and missing values separately.	Process flow sheet, balance tables, and gap log
dqr_no_cross_species_defaults	all quantitative values	Do not substitute fish-oil, terrestrial-animal-fat, another species, or another technology value without an explicit reviewed proxy justification and uncertainty assessment; no such default is supplied by this PCR.	Source applicability review and uncertainty record
dqr_source_applicability	external standards and guidance	Use cited sources only for the stated purpose: CPC for category scope, CXS 211 and CXS 329 for negative applicability screens, EU FDM BAT only to document that primary rendering and fat melting are outside its scope and that its BAT-AELs and environmental performance values must not be applied here, and EU PEF for lifecycle method and disclosure context.	Source-to-rule trace and reviewer check
dqr_quantitative_evidence	yield, composition, utilities, aids, emissions, waste, and allocation factors	Use foreground records or reviewed representative batch evidence. The absence of reliable cross-species ranges is a data requirement, not permission to invent a value.	Collection protocol outputs and reviewed evidence record

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
val_reference_identity	reference flow	Confirm product flow UUID e203a8c3-0e12-46f4-bef7-fb2bb53cc8a3, Mass UUID 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, unit-group UUID 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, reference unit kg, and normalization to 1 kg net product.
val_product_scope	product identity	Confirm CPC 21526 scope, declared marine-mammal species and product state, and exclusion of fish oil, other animal fat, unidentified blends, and chemically modified products outside the subclass.	unsd-cpc-3-exp-notes-2025
val_regulatory_chain	every represented lot	Fail conformance if species, source geography and population or stock, acquisition route, applicable jurisdictions, authorization validity, custody transfers, processing eligibility, intended use, or destination-market status is missing, inconsistent, expired, or inapplicable.
val_route_completeness	process map	Include every operation actually performed and exclude only genuinely absent conditional processes; link all upstream acquisition and transport outside the foreground gate to qualified datasets.	eu-pef-2021
val_mass_balance	every batch and aggregation	Check consistent measurement basis and reconciliation of inputs, outputs, co-products, residues, retained stock, and loss; investigate and disclose material residuals.
val_inventory_completeness	each included process	Verify collected values or explicit not-applicable declarations for water, energy carriers, aids, outputs, wastes, wastewater, direct emissions, packaging, and storage relevant to the actual route.
val_allocation	multifunctional processes	Verify subdivision and direct assignment were attempted first, every marketable output is identified, the remaining allocation relationship and rationale are disclosed, and a materially plausible alternative is tested.	eu-pef-2021
val_standard_non_transfer	standard use	Reject any use of CXS 329 fish-oil values or CXS 211 named-animal-fat values as marine-mammal composition, identity, process, or numerical defaults.	codex-cxs-329-2017; codex-cxs-211-1999
val_bat_claim	BAT or regulatory claim	Reject a claim that EU FDM BAT provides product-specific BAT for primary rendering or fat melting; record the actually applicable jurisdictional requirement separately.	eu-fdm-bat-2019
val_data_quality	publication candidate	Verify temporal, technological, geographical, species, route, and product-state representativeness; list data gaps and proxy use; do not publish a reasoned estimate as a measured foreground value.	eu-pef-2021

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	species-, route-, site-, and product-state-specific foreground unit-process or aggregated-process dataset
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	LCA modelling of the declared marine-mammal fat, oil, or physical fraction for the documented geography, period, route, product state, intended use, and destination market after conformance checks
excluded_use	Legal, ethical, sustainability, food-safety, feed-safety, or trade certification; fish-oil proxy; cross-species or cross-route substitution without review; modelling illegal or authorization-incomplete material; generic composition claims
required_metadata	All reference-flow qualifiers; included and excluded processes; upstream dataset links; species and source route; regulatory-chain references; product and fraction state; intended use and destination market; temporal, technological, and geographical coverage; cut-offs; allocation; collection protocols; data-owner and review status
required_quality_disclosure	Foreground versus secondary data; measurement basis and calibration; batch coverage and mass-balance residuals; proxy use; allocation sensitivity; missing quantitative range evidence; uncertainty; applicable and non-applicable source statements
update_trigger	Change in species, source population or geography, authorization or trade regime, destination-market eligibility, acquisition route, technology, product state or fraction, site, allocation, data age, material yield or utility profile, emission controls, or availability of reviewed quantitative evidence

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-exp-notes-2025	Official guidance (official_guidance)	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 3.0 Explanatory Notes, subclass 21526, 30 June 2025. https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Exp_Notes_30Jun2025.pdf	Category identity and exclusions from fish oils, other animal fats, and chemically modified animal fats
codex-cxs-211-1999	Standard (standard)	Codex Alimentarius, CXS 211-1999, Standard for Named Animal Fats. https://workspace.fao.org/sites/codex/Standards/CXS%20211-1999/CXS_211e.pdf	Negative applicability screen only; not a marine-mammal identity, composition, process, or numerical source
codex-cxs-329-2017	Standard (standard)	Codex Alimentarius, CXS 329-2017, Standard for Fish Oils. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/es/?lnk=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkspace.fao.org%2Fsites%2Fcodex%2FStandards%2FCXS+329-2017%2FCXS_329e.pdf	Confirms fish-oil scope; negative applicability screen prohibiting transfer to marine-mammal fats and oils
eu-pef-2021	Official guidance (official_guidance)	European Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 of 15 December 2021 on the use of the Environmental Footprint methods. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/oj	Lifecycle boundary, high-quality and verifiable data, upstream linkage, allocation hierarchy, and disclosure context; no product-specific value
eu-fdm-bat-2019	Official guidance (official_guidance)	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2031 establishing BAT conclusions for the food, drink and milk industries. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2019/2031/oj	Scope limitation only: primary animal by-product production such as rendering and fat melting is not addressed; do not apply FDM BAT-AELs or environmental performance values to this PCR