A regulatory term referring to a range of performance levels in relation to one or more product parameters referred to in Annex I.
Class of performance is part of the formal vocabulary used in digital product passports, product sustainability information, durability, and ecodesign compliance. For this glossary, the key point is understanding how the source defines the term and where that definition sits within broader compliance or data requirements.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products
a range of performance levels in relation to one or more product parameters referred to in Annex I, which is established based on a common methodology for the product or product group, ordered in such a way as to allow for product differentiation;
Reference: Article 2, point 15
In practice, this term matters when translating official-source language into product, battery, supply-chain, or compliance data models used in digital product passports, product sustainability information, durability, and ecodesign compliance.
For Minespider, class of performance is useful when turning dense legal text into a clearer operational vocabulary that can be linked to traceability, product data, and compliance workflows.