Parts and accessories for the goods of subclasses 48266 and 48269

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to a saleable part, subassembly, replacement part, or accessory designed specifically for (a) hydraulic or pneumatic automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus or (b) other measuring, checking, regulating, or controlling instruments, appliances, and machines not elsewhere classified. It covers foreground manufacture from received materials and purchased components through fabrication, applicable surface treatment or electronics assembly, final inspection, and sale-unit packaging at the factory gate.

The producer shall declare the host-good subclass, part or accessory function, design revision, bill of materials, manufacturing route, surface finish, electronics content, accepted-unit mass, sale-unit packaging, geography, and reference period. This PCR excludes complete host instruments and apparatus, generic materials not yet made into a dedicated part, parts assigned to another CPC 4828 subclass, distribution, host-instrument assembly outside the reporting site, use, maintenance, and end-of-life.

Because the category is heterogeneous, this PCR does not define a default product recipe or a generic numerical inventory. The foreground package shall include each actual bill-of-material exchange and actual route-specific exchange as one atomic flow; the rows below are the common minimum pattern and apply only when their stated conditions are met.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.metal-products-machinery-and-equipment.medical-appliances-precision-and-optical-instruments-watches-and-clocks.parts-and-accessories-for-the-goods-of-subclasses-48266-and-48269
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 48284 (exact classification context)
covered_products	Dedicated mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, or electronic parts, subassemblies, replacement parts, and accessories for goods of CPC 48266 or CPC 48269
excluded_products	Complete goods of CPC 48266 or 48269; parts for other CPC 482 subclasses; generic raw materials; installation, repair, calibration, distribution, use, and end-of-life services
representative_product	One declared, accepted saleable part or accessory configuration with a product-specific bill of materials and route
production_route	Product-specific combination of forming, machining or moulding; conditional surface treatment; conditional electronics assembly; required final inspection and packaging
market_state	Factory-gate saleable part or accessory, tested and packaged as declared; unused

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide a declared part or accessory with the specified fit, form, interface, and control or measurement-support function for one identified host-good design in CPC 48266 or 48269
How much	1 kg of accepted saleable part or accessory output at the factory gate
How well	Conforms to the producer's declared drawing revision, material specification, dimensional tolerances, interface requirements, and final acceptance test
How long or cycle	One factory-gate production reference period; service life is outside this cradle-to-gate reference flow
reference_flow_link	Accepted output mass of the declared product configuration, excluding rejected units and normalized to 1 kg

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Parts and accessories for goods of subclasses 48266 and 48269
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	host-good subclass (48266 or 48269); part/accessory name and function; product and drawing revision; material grades and supplied forms; accepted-unit mass; manufacturing route and process ownership; surface finish and bath/coating chemistry when applicable; electronics and populated-board content when applicable; acceptance test; included sale-unit packaging; production geography; technology; reference period

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

The reference-product UUID remains unresolved. A producer shall not substitute a complete instrument, a CPC 48281 part, or a differently classified sensing element as a proxy.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
mu_reference_mass	reference product and mass-based material, waste, and packaging rows	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Use net dry or as-received mass consistently with the declared product and material specification. Weigh accepted output separately from rejects and normalize all inventory quantities to 1 kg accepted output.
mu_piece_to_mass	production and packaging records available only by piece or sale unit	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Convert counts using a documented representative measured mass for the same product revision and sale-unit configuration; retain sample size, scale resolution, and sampling date.
mu_electricity	electricity rows	Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66	MJ	Preserve the meter reading and convert kWh to MJ using 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ; do not mix purchased electricity with fuels or purchased heat.
mu_gas_volume	industrial oxygen	Volume 93a60a56-a3c8-22da-a746-0800200c9a66	m3	State the supplier or meter reference conditions and convert all gas volumes to one declared temperature and pressure basis before aggregation.
mu_solution_mass	sodium hydroxide solution	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record delivered solution mass and concentration separately; report the selected flow amount on the declared sodium-hydroxide product basis without silently converting solution mass to pure NaOH.

5. System Boundary

The foreground boundary begins when specified materials, purchased parts, and consumables cross the reporting-site gate. It ends with the accepted part or accessory and declared sale-unit packaging at the factory gate. Include actual on-site forming, machining, moulding, washing, surface treatment, coating, electronics assembly, final inspection, testing, and packaging operations. Link upstream production of purchased materials, components, electricity, water, gases, chemicals, and packaging through representative upstream datasets. Exclude capital equipment unless the study goal explicitly requires it and discloses that extension.

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Received specified raw materials, purchased components or subassemblies, consumables, and packaging at the reporting-site gate
starting_condition_role	Upstream product inputs to product-specific foreground manufacturing
product_classification_scope	Dedicated parts and accessories for goods of CPC 48266 or CPC 48269; not the complete host goods and not parts assigned to other CPC 4828 subclasses
recursive_input_rule	A purchased input that is itself in this PCR category is recorded once as a product input with supplier identity, quantity, and an upstream dataset; do not recursively reproduce its manufacturing inside the receiving process
upstream_dataset_requirement	Use geography-, technology-, product-state-, and time-representative upstream datasets for every purchased input; disclose proxies and unresolved identities
disclosure	Declare process ownership, outsourced steps, material grades, supplied forms, surface chemistry, electronics content, packaging state, allocation, exclusions, and any departure from the common process pattern

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
sb_product_specific_route	all foreground processes	Include only the operations actually used for the declared product revision, and retain the route and process-ownership evidence.	eu-pef-method-2021
sb_complete_inventory	all included foreground processes	Record all known material, water, energy, product, waste, and elementary exchanges individually; do not hide route-specific exchanges in an umbrella row.	eu-pef-method-2021
sb_surface_treatment_condition	surface_finishing	Include aqueous electrochemical or chemical treatment, solvent cleaning, coating, degreasing, or adhesive application only when performed for the declared product, and record each actual chemical and emission species separately.	eu-jrc-stm-bref-2006; eu-jrc-sts-bref-2020

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
material_forming_machining	Material forming, machining, or polymer moulding	conditional	Include each operation performed at the reporting site to create the declared component geometry from received material	Foreground component fabrication	Accepted intermediate mass transferred to subsequent included steps
surface_finishing	Surface preparation and finishing	conditional	Include when aqueous, electrolytic, chemical, solvent, coating, degreasing, adhesive, or comparable finishing is applied	Foreground cleaning, protection, or functional finish	Finished component mass leaving the step
electronics_assembly	Electronics and populated-board assembly	conditional	Include when a populated printed wiring board or soldered electronic assembly is incorporated or produced	Foreground electronic subassembly production	Accepted populated assembly mass transferred to final inspection
final_inspection_packaging	Final assembly, inspection, testing, and sale-unit packaging	required	Always include final acceptance and output accounting; include each packaging row only when present in the declared sale state	Foreground completion and reference-product output	1 kg accepted saleable part or accessory

Process: Material forming, machining, or polymer moulding (material_forming_machining)

Inputs

Product flows

Aluminium-alloy feedstock (fm_aluminium_alloy)

Record aluminium alloy only when it appears in the product-specific bill of materials; declare grade and supplied form.

• Selected flow: Aluminium alloy
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Mass of aluminium-alloy feedstock issued to the qualifying production orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fm_bom_receipts
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Stainless-steel sheet (fm_stainless_steel_sheet)

Record stainless-steel sheet only when it appears in the product-specific bill of materials; declare grade, thickness, and supplied finish.

• Selected flow: Stainless-steel sheet
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Mass of stainless-steel sheet issued to the qualifying production orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fm_bom_receipts
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Polycarbonate moulding feedstock (fm_polycarbonate_granulate)

Include this row only when polycarbonate is moulded or otherwise consumed for the declared product.

• Selected flow: Polycarbonate granulate 0c945ca0-edf2-41f3-ba9e-23af3e75c6d1
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Mass of polycarbonate granulate issued to qualifying production orders, net of documented unopened returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fm_bom_receipts
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Forming and machining electricity (fm_electricity)

Include purchased electricity consumed by forming, machining, moulding, and directly associated extraction or cooling equipment.

• Selected flow: Electricity 890a70b7-b677-4e2a-8a1b-7d017e0a10ae
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ; unit group Units of energy 93a60a57-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Metered or physically allocated purchased electricity converted to MJ
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_fm_utilities
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Oxygen for oxygen-assisted cutting (fm_industrial_oxygen)

Include only when industrial oxygen crosses the site boundary for cutting the declared part.

• Selected flow: Industrial oxygen bd4b0f96-2090-4806-a648-335ab20ff401
• Flow property / unit: Volume 93a60a56-a3c8-22da-a746-0800200c9a66 / m3; unit group Units of volume 93a60a57-a3c8-12da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Supplier or meter volume at declared reference conditions allocated to qualifying production orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fm_utilities
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Wet-machining or cleaning water (fm_process_water)

Include only when process water is supplied for wet machining, rinsing, or inter-operation cleaning in this process.

• Selected flow: Process Water 94a04f7e-2d5c-41f0-b182-d54a3b373a02
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Metered or tank-balance water supplied to qualifying operations
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fm_utilities
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Waste flows

No waste input is prescribed.

Elementary flows

No routine elementary input is prescribed; add each actual resource extraction separately if it crosses the foreground boundary.

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted intermediates remain inside the foreground system and are not duplicated as external product exchanges.

Waste flows

Aluminium manufacturing scrap (fm_aluminium_scrap)

Include when aluminium offcuts, chips, or rejected aluminium parts leave the foreground process as waste.

• Selected flow: Aluminium Scrap 96c5f842-ea53-419b-b1cd-c02c479efb45
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Weighed outgoing aluminium scrap attributable to qualifying orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fm_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Stainless-steel manufacturing scrap (fm_stainless_steel_scrap)

Include when stainless-steel offcuts, chips, or rejected stainless parts leave the process as waste; preserve the alloy grade.

• Selected flow: Stainless-steel manufacturing scrap
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Weighed outgoing stainless-steel scrap attributable to qualifying orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fm_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Polycarbonate manufacturing scrap (fm_polycarbonate_scrap)

Include when polycarbonate sprues, runners, purge, or rejected mouldings leave the process as waste.

• Selected flow: Polycarbonate production scrap
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Weighed outgoing polycarbonate scrap attributable to qualifying orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fm_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Elementary flows

Record any directly measured or permitted emission as a separate chemical species and compartment; none is prescribed generically.

Process: Surface preparation and finishing (surface_finishing)

Inputs

Product flows

Sodium hydroxide for alkaline treatment (sf_sodium_hydroxide)

Include only when sodium hydroxide is actually consumed in alkaline cleaning, etching, or another declared bath.

• Selected flow: Sodium hydroxide e0abcced-0611-4c24-9290-5a2c5a0c4169
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Delivered sodium-hydroxide product mass added to baths for qualifying orders, with concentration retained
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_sf_inputs
• Sources: eu-jrc-stm-bref-2006

Surface-treatment process water (sf_process_water)

Include process water supplied to active baths, rinses, and associated surface-treatment operations.

• Selected flow: Process Water 94a04f7e-2d5c-41f0-b182-d54a3b373a02
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Metered or tank-balance process water used by qualifying surface-treatment orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_sf_inputs
• Sources: eu-jrc-stm-bref-2006

Surface-treatment electricity (sf_electricity)

Include purchased electricity for baths, pumps, extraction, coating, curing, and directly associated equipment.

• Selected flow: Electricity 890a70b7-b677-4e2a-8a1b-7d017e0a10ae
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ; unit group Units of energy 93a60a57-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Metered or physically allocated electricity converted to MJ
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_sf_inputs
• Sources: eu-jrc-stm-bref-2006; eu-jrc-sts-bref-2020

Waste flows

No waste input is prescribed.

Elementary flows

No routine elementary input is prescribed.

Outputs

Product flows

Finished intermediates remain inside the foreground system.

Waste flows

Metal-finishing wastewater (sf_metal_finishing_wastewater)

Include wastewater discharged to on-site or off-site treatment from the declared surface-treatment route; report bath chemistry and measured constituents separately in supporting records.

• Selected flow: Metal-finishing wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Metered or tank-balance wastewater leaving the process for treatment
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_sf_waste
• Sources: eu-jrc-stm-bref-2006

Elementary flows

Record each measured air, water, or soil emission by chemical species and compartment; do not use a collective emissions row.

Process: Electronics and populated-board assembly (electronics_assembly)

Inputs

Product flows

Populated printed wiring board (ea_populated_printed_wiring_board)

Include only when a populated printed wiring board is purchased or transferred into the declared electronics-assembly process.

• Selected flow: Populated printed wiring board
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Product-specific populated-board mass issued to qualifying orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_ea_bom
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Flux-free lead-free solder (ea_lead_free_solder)

Include only when flux-free lead-free solder is consumed; any separately consumed flux is a distinct product flow.

• Selected flow: Lead-free solder, flux-free a78ab927-44b9-4978-a3e3-2b9fb20d3648
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Feeder issue or inventory-depletion mass attributable to qualifying orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_ea_bom
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Electronics-assembly electricity (ea_electricity)

Include purchased electricity for placement, soldering, extraction, inspection, and directly associated line equipment.

• Selected flow: Electricity 890a70b7-b677-4e2a-8a1b-7d017e0a10ae
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ; unit group Units of energy 93a60a57-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Metered or physically allocated electricity converted to MJ
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_ea_energy_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Waste flows

No waste input is prescribed.

Elementary flows

No routine elementary input is prescribed.

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted electronic subassemblies remain inside the foreground system.

Waste flows

Rejected populated printed wiring board (ea_populated_board_scrap)

Include rejected populated boards that leave the process as waste; do not use this flow for bare-board offcuts.

• Selected flow: Waste populated printed wiring board eb5ffe4a-49af-450c-9a31-3efdfd343f8a
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Weighed rejected populated-board mass leaving qualifying orders
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_ea_energy_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Elementary flows

Record each directly measured soldering or cleaning emission by chemical species and compartment.

Process: Final assembly, inspection, testing, and sale-unit packaging (final_inspection_packaging)

Inputs

Product flows

Corrugated-board sale box (fi_corrugated_board_box)

Include only when a corrugated board box is part of the declared factory-gate sale unit.

• Selected flow: corrugated board boxes 4f197bec-7b3b-11dd-ad8b-0800200c9a66
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Packaging issue mass allocated by the actual number of accepted products per sale box
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_fi_pack_energy
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Polyethylene protective film (fi_polyethylene_packaging_film)

Include only when polyethylene film is part of the declared factory-gate sale unit; other polymers require separate atomic rows.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene packaging film
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Film issue mass allocated by the actual number of accepted products per packaged sale unit
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_fi_pack_energy
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Final inspection and test electricity (fi_electricity)

Include purchased electricity for final assembly, inspection, test benches, and packaging equipment.

• Selected flow: Electricity 890a70b7-b677-4e2a-8a1b-7d017e0a10ae
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ; unit group Units of energy 93a60a57-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Metered or physically allocated electricity converted to MJ
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_fi_pack_energy
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Waste flows

No generic waste input is prescribed.

Elementary flows

No routine elementary input is prescribed.

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted reference product (fi_reference_product)

Record only units that pass the declared final acceptance test and are in the declared factory-gate sale state.

• Selected flow: Parts and accessories for goods of subclasses 48266 and 48269
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Accepted output mass normalized to exactly 1 kg reference product
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Generic (generic)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg accepted reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_fi_output
• Sources: eu-pef-method-2021

Waste flows

Record each rejected final product by its actual material or assembly waste identity; do not create an umbrella reject row.

Elementary flows

No routine elementary output is prescribed.

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
al_subdivision_first	shared or multifunctional foreground operations	Avoid allocation by separately metering, timing, weighing, or otherwise subdividing processes and collecting only the exchanges directly attributable to the declared product.	eu-pef-method-2021
al_physical_relationship	shared exchanges that cannot be subdivided	Allocate using a documented causal physical relationship, such as machine time and rated or measured power for electricity, bath loading or treated surface area for finishing, or accepted mass throughput when it represents resource use.	eu-pef-method-2021
al_other_relationship	exchanges without a defensible physical relationship	Use another relationship, including economic allocation, only after documenting why subdivision and physical allocation are infeasible; report the data period, products, factors, and sensitivity.	eu-pef-method-2021
al_scrap_no_credit	manufacturing scrap and waste	Report scrap as an outgoing waste flow at the foreground boundary. Do not subtract an avoided-production credit inside this gate-to-gate inventory unless a separately declared downstream system-expansion study requires it.	eu-pef-method-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_fm_bom_receipts	material_forming_machining	product-specific material inputs	approved bill of materials, purchase/receipt records, material issue and return records	product_revision; production_order; material_name; grade; supplied_form; quantity_issued; unopened_return; unit	Reconcile approved bill of materials to warehouse issues and returns for qualifying orders	kg	each production order, aggregated monthly	representative continuous 12 months or all batches if production is shorter	all reporting-site forming, machining, and moulding lines	Sum issued mass minus documented unopened returns; allocate only to qualifying orders and normalize by accepted output mass	controlled bill of materials, material certificates, calibrated scales, issue/return audit trail
cp_fm_utilities	material_forming_machining	electricity, industrial oxygen, and process water	utility meters, supplier invoices, cylinder/tank balances, machine logs	meter_id; opening; closing; unit; reference_conditions; machine_hours; production_order; allocation_driver	Prefer submetering; otherwise reconcile site totals and apply a documented physical driver	kWh, m3, kg	meter period and each cylinder/tank change	representative continuous 12 months or all batches if shorter	included forming, machining, moulding, extraction, and cooling equipment	Convert electricity to MJ; standardize gas volume; allocate by causal driver; normalize by accepted output mass	meter calibration, invoice reconciliation, machine log, reference-condition record
cp_fm_waste	material_forming_machining	material-specific manufacturing scrap	scrap-bin weights, waste transfer notes, reject records	material; alloy_or_polymer; source_order; gross_weight; tare; destination; date	Weigh each segregated material stream and reconcile with production mass balance	kg	each dispatch or batch	same period as material inputs	all included fabrication lines	Sum net outgoing mass by material and normalize by accepted output mass	calibrated scale, tare record, transfer note, material segregation check
cp_sf_inputs	surface_finishing	bath chemicals, rinse water, and electricity	bath make-up and replenishment logs, chemical receipts, meters	bath_id; chemistry; product_concentration; addition_mass; water_meter; electricity_meter; treated_order; treated_mass	Record each chemical separately and reconcile bath additions and utility meters to treated orders	kg, kWh	each addition and meter period	representative continuous 12 months or all campaigns if shorter	all included surface-treatment lines	Sum qualifying additions and metered utilities; convert electricity to MJ; normalize by accepted output mass	bath log, concentration analysis, supplier certificate, meter calibration
cp_sf_waste	surface_finishing	metal-finishing wastewater	discharge meter, tank transfer, wastewater manifest, analytical results	stream_id; volume_or_mass; density; bath_origin; constituents; destination; date	Meter or tank-balance each distinct wastewater stream and retain analytical characterization	kg	each discharge or transfer	same period as surface-treatment inputs	included baths, rinses, and local treatment	Convert to mass using measured density when needed; sum by distinct waste identity and normalize by accepted output mass	calibrated meter, tank reconciliation, laboratory report, waste manifest
cp_ea_bom	electronics_assembly	populated board and solder inputs	bill of materials, board receipts/issues, solder feeder and inventory records	product_revision; board_identity; board_mass; solder_identity; alloy; flux_state; issue_mass; return_mass; order	Reconcile product-specific electronics bill of materials to physical issues and returns	kg	each production order	representative continuous 12 months or all batches if shorter	included electronics assembly lines	Sum net issue mass by atomic input and normalize by accepted output mass	approved bill of materials, supplier certificate, calibrated balance, feeder reconciliation
cp_ea_energy_waste	electronics_assembly	electricity and populated-board rejects	line meter, equipment logs, reject log, reject weights	meter_id; kWh; line_hours; product_order; reject_board_identity; reject_mass; disposition	Submeter or physically allocate line electricity and weigh populated-board rejects separately	kWh, kg	shift or batch	same period as electronics inputs	included placement, soldering, extraction, and inspection equipment	Convert electricity to MJ; sum reject mass; normalize both by accepted output mass	meter calibration, equipment log, reject authorization, scale record
cp_fi_pack_energy	final_inspection_packaging	packaging and final-stage electricity	packaging specifications, issue records, test-bench meters, accepted counts	packaging_identity; packaging_mass; units_per_pack; issue_quantity; kWh; accepted_count; product_revision	Weigh packaging samples for the same specification and reconcile issues; meter or physically allocate final-stage electricity	kg, kWh	each packaging lot and meter period	representative continuous 12 months or all batches if shorter	final assembly, test, inspection, and sale-unit packaging	Allocate packaging by actual packed units; convert electricity to MJ; normalize by accepted output mass	packaging specification, sample-weigh record, issue reconciliation, meter calibration
cp_fi_output	final_inspection_packaging	accepted reference-product output	final inspection record, serial/lot register, accepted count, unit weights	product_revision; lot; accepted_count; rejected_count; unit_mass_sample; total_accepted_mass; test_result	Count only accepted units and determine output mass by total weighing or representative unit-mass sampling	kg	each lot	same period as all inventory records	all final acceptance points in the reporting site	Sum accepted output mass; use it as the denominator for all normalized exchanges	approved acceptance criteria, calibrated scale, sampling record, signed release record

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	every inventory row	normalized amount = qualifying allocated amount / accepted reference-product mass	allocated exchange amount; accepted output mass from cp_fi_output	amount per 1 kg accepted reference product	eu-pef-method-2021
calc_electricity_conversion	fm_electricity; sf_electricity; ea_electricity; fi_electricity	electricity (MJ) = metered electricity (kWh) × 3.6	metered kWh	MJ of purchased electricity
calc_piece_mass	count-based material, packaging, or output records	mass = count × representative measured mass per piece for the same revision and specification	count; sample mean mass; sample size	kg
calc_material_mass_balance	aluminium, stainless steel, and polycarbonate routes	opening inventory + receipts - closing inventory = accepted internal/output mass + separately identified scrap + separately identified retained material; investigate unexplained difference	inventory, receipt, issue, return, output, and waste weights	reconciled material quantities and unexplained difference	eu-pef-method-2021

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_identity	reference product and all bill-of-material rows	Use one declared product and drawing revision; retain host-good subclass, function, accepted specification, and material/component identifiers.	approved drawing, bill of materials, specification, acceptance record
dq_temporal_alignment	all rows	Use the same representative reporting period for inputs, outputs, allocation drivers, and accepted production; disclose shutdowns, prototypes, rework, and abnormal campaigns.	dated meters, orders, logs, and production reconciliation
dq_measurement	mass, energy, water, and gas records	Use calibrated or verified instruments appropriate to the measured quantity; record resolution, calibration status, and any conversion assumptions.	calibration certificate, meter check, sample-weigh record
dq_completeness	all included processes	Reconcile the product-specific bill of materials, utilities, outputs, and each material-specific waste stream; explain omissions and mass-balance differences.	signed reconciliation and variance investigation
dq_representativeness	upstream datasets and allocations	Document geography, technology, time, product state, supplier, and allocation driver; disclose every proxy and why it is used.	dataset metadata, supplier record, allocation worksheet

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
vr_identity_boundary	dataset identity	Confirm the output is a dedicated part or accessory for a declared CPC 48266 or 48269 host good, not a complete instrument or a part classified elsewhere.	un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025
vr_reference_output	reference flow	Confirm accepted output equals 1 kg after normalization and rejected units are excluded from the reference product.	eu-pef-method-2021
vr_route_condition	process map and inventory	Confirm every included process and flow occurred for the declared revision, and every non-applicable conditional row is supported by route or bill-of-material evidence.	eu-pef-method-2021; eu-jrc-stm-bref-2006; eu-jrc-sts-bref-2020
vr_atomic_flows	inventory	Reject umbrella material, utility, fuel, chemical, waste, wastewater, or emissions rows; each exchange must have one physical or chemical identity and one direction.	eu-pef-method-2021
vr_uuid_semantics	UUID-bearing flows	Confirm flow type, baseName, classification, product state, property, unit group, and foreground qualifier compatibility; do not use a proxy UUID.
vr_mass_reconciliation	material-forming routes	Reconcile each declared aluminium, stainless-steel, and polycarbonate input with accepted material, separately identified scrap, retained inventory, and explained difference.	eu-pef-method-2021
vr_allocation	shared processes	Verify subdivision was attempted first and every remaining allocation driver is causal, period-aligned, documented, and consistently applied.	eu-pef-method-2021
vr_bilingual_alignment	PCR implementation metadata	Preserve process ids, row ids, rule ids, UUIDs, controlled values, reference amount, and source ids across English and Chinese implementation views.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	product-specific foreground manufacturing dataset for one declared part or accessory configuration
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Cradle-to-gate modelling of the declared CPC 48284 part or accessory and its use as an input to a compatible host-good lifecycle model
excluded_use	Generic representation of all instrument parts; complete CPC 48266 or 48269 goods; other CPC 4828 parts; use-stage, maintenance, distribution, or end-of-life claims without added downstream modelling; comparative assertion across unlike designs without equivalence review
required_metadata	canonical PCR id; CPC context; host-good subclass; part/accessory function; product and drawing revision; accepted-unit mass; bill of materials; route; process ownership; surface chemistry; electronics content; packaging state; geography; technology; reference period; allocation; data quality; unresolved UUIDs and proxies
required_quality_disclosure	primary-data coverage by process and flow; meter and scale status; bill-of-material reconciliation; material mass-balance differences; allocation drivers; upstream dataset representativeness; exclusions; abnormal production; wastewater characterization; proxy and UUID gaps
update_trigger	change in host-good applicability, product revision, material grade or mass, supplied form, process route, surface chemistry, electronics design, packaging, supplier geography or technology, allocation basis, reference period, or a newly confirmed exact Tiangong UUID

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
un-cpc-3-0-structure-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, CPC Version 3.0 Structure, 30 June 2025, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv (retrieved 2026-09-07)	Official CPC 48284 identity and separation from complete goods in subclasses 48266 and 48269
eu-pef-method-2021	official_guidance	European Commission, Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279, Annex I Product Environmental Footprint Method, consolidated 30 December 2021, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02021H2279-20211230 (retrieved 2026-09-07)	Functional unit and reference flow; product-specific bill of materials and manufacturing data; complete process input/output collection; allocation hierarchy; data quality
eu-jrc-stm-bref-2006	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Surface Treatment of Metals and Plastics BREF, adopted August 2006, https://bureau-industrial-transformation.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/surface-treatment-metals-and-plastics (retrieved 2026-09-07)	Conditional inclusion of water-based electrolytic and chemical surface-treatment processes and associated activities
eu-jrc-sts-bref-2020	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Surface Treatment Using Organic Solvents BREF, adopted December 2020, https://bureau-industrial-transformation.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reference/surface-treatment-using-organic-solvents-including-wood-and-wood-products-preservation (retrieved 2026-09-07)	Conditional inclusion of coating, cleaning, degreasing, and adhesive application for metal and plastic goods