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 the ESPR ranking tool that groups products into ordered performance bands using a common methodology. Unlike a bare minimum requirement, it is designed to differentiate products relative to one another on the same scale.
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
This term matters when companies need to show not only that a product meets a minimum threshold, but also where it sits relative to comparable products on the same scale. That matters for product differentiation, customer-facing information, and any scheme that relies on tiered performance presentation.
For Minespider, class of performance is a comparability term. It creates the data structure needed to make product differences legible instead of reducing every compliance outcome to pass or fail.