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Considering the general procedure for the development of PEFCRs, the project should involve:

• Lessons learned from work already conducted on product category rules and sectoral guidance in other fields, to provide grounds for FCH-related PEFCRs;
• Stakeholder consultation, the definition of representative products, and screening (simplified environmental footprint for the representative products);
• Iterative PEFCRs drafting and application to at least three products within each product category. This should additionally involve the provision of the datasets (life cycle inventories) used in the case studies into the hydrogen node of the Life-Cycle Data Network (LCDN) managed by the JRC.

While PEFCRs have already been developed for several product categories (e.g., rechargeable batteries, photovoltaic modules, thermal insulation products in buildings, etc.), no PEFCRs are available for FCH product categories. In this context, and given the momentum of FCH systems, the prompt development and application of the first PEFCRs specific to FCH product categories should be conducted.