A UAE or Saudi manufacturer earns an EPD by building a life cycle assessment to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, then declaring the results as a Type III EPD to ISO 14025, using EN 15804 Product Category Rules for construction products. An independent programme operator verifies and registers the declaration.
The route from life cycle study to declaration
An Environmental Product Declaration is a third party verified Type III declaration under ISO 14025 that reports a product’s life cycle environmental performance against Product Category Rules. The underlying study follows ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, so the declaration rests on a recognised method rather than a marketing claim. The life cycle assessment service builds that study; the declaration is then prepared, verified and published as a distinct step.
For a manufacturer in the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia, both inside the served scope alongside India, the European Union and Singapore, the sequence runs in three moves:
| Step | Standard applied | Who performs it |
|---|---|---|
| Build the life cycle assessment | ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 | GreenSutra prepares |
| Declare against Product Category Rules | ISO 14025, plus EN 15804 for construction products | GreenSutra prepares |
| Verify, register and publish | independent programme operator | third party verifies |
EN 15804 gives the core Product Category Rules for construction product EPDs, defining how the data is calculated, reported and presented so declarations from different programme operators compare. The EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 version is the required basis for new construction product EPDs.
Where the EU export duty actually applies
An EPD is not universally required to place any product on the EU market; the duty is sector and regulation specific. For construction products, the revised Construction Products Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2024/3110, phases in a legal duty to declare life cycle environmental performance calculated in accordance with EN 15804. It entered into force on 7 January 2025, with general application from 8 January 2026. Global warming potential is the first indicator, all EN 15804+A2 core indicators follow around 9 January 2030, and additional indicators around 9 January 2032. The LCA guide sets out the four phase method behind every one of these declarations.
Consultant readies the data, programme operator verifies
Verification is the dividing line. GreenSutra prepares the life cycle inventory, the impact assessment and the EPD document from a single ISO 14040 and 14044 study; the independent programme operator, acting as the third party, verifies and registers the declaration for publication. That separation is what makes a Type III EPD evidence a buyer, investor or regulator can check. A short LCA discovery session scopes the functional unit, the system boundary and the product data an EPD will need before the work begins.
Sources: ISO 14025 · ISO 14040 · Regulation (EU) 2024/3110