ISO 14044:2006 specifies requirements and provides guidelines for life cycle assessment (LCA) including: definition of the goal and scope of the LCA, the life cycle inventory analysis (LCI) phase, the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase, the life cycle interpretation phase, reporting and critical review of the LCA, limitations of the LCA, relationship between the LCA phases, and conditions for use of value choices and optional elements.
ISO 14044:2006 covers life cycle assessment (LCA) studies and life cycle inventory (LCI) studies.
Legislation related to this standard
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EN ISO 14040:1997
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EN ISO 14041:1998
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EN ISO 14042:2000
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EN ISO 14043:2000
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EN ISO 14044:2006
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Standard published
Jul 1, 2006