LONGTIME® Certification Schemes
The criteria set out in Version 2 of the LONGTIME® certification scheme are the result of two years of consultation and continuous development. The LONGTIME® V2 certification scheme is built around three fundamental pillars and now includes 38 assessment criteria, providing a comprehensive and expanded approach to product durability: reliability, repairability and life cycle. With the exception of minor updates, the certification scheme is intended to remain valid for five years, with its next revision scheduled for 2030.
The following criteria define a common baseline that is systematically supplemented and adapted to the specific characteristics of each product category. They are provided for information purposes and do not include the full set of sub-criteria applicable to the various categories of certified products. For further details, please refer to the sector-specific certification schemes available on the LONGTIME® label website.
The product is robust and reliable
The manufacturer identifies the functions of the product and its parts, as well as the associated critical use-related stresses. The manufacturer demonstrates durable design choices, optimised through reliability and/or repairability strategies.
2 – Production and supply chain
The manufacturer demonstrates that processes are in place to control and maintain consistently high manufacturing and assembly quality during the production phase, whether these processes are carried out internally or outsourced.
3 – Logistics
The manufacturer reduces risks to the reliability of components and assemblies through effective quality processes covering supply conditions, packaging, storage, handling and transport.
4 – Reliability improvement plan
The manufacturer provides a version history of the product and identifies the changes implemented to improve its durability.
5 – Disruptive technology
The manufacturer specifies the proportion of disruptive technology incorporated into the product and identifies the functions associated with it. The manufacturer demonstrates the reliability of this technology, particularly where it relates to a primary function.
6 – Failure rate
The manufacturer monitors actual failure rates and/or indicators for each part of the product in order to track product reliability at least until the last unit of the relevant model is placed on the market.
7 – Product identification
The manufacturer uses a method that enables the product and its version to be identified unambiguously by relevant stakeholders, in order to optimise maintenance and failure management processes.
8 – Completeness of user information
The manufacturer provides instructions detailing recommendations for the use and maintenance of the product and provides the user with a maintenance plan. This information, which must also be available online, must be comprehensive and relevant in order to reduce the rate of failures caused by external factors and encourage responsible use practices.
9 – Format of user information
The manufacturer provides clear, simple and accessible user and maintenance instructions, with appropriate font size, vocabulary, language and print quality, so that they can be easily understood by end users.
10 – Prolonged periods of non-use
The manufacturer identifies the risks of failure associated with prolonged periods of non-use of the product. The manufacturer informs the end user of the conditions of use required to prevent these risks.
The product and its technical support facilitate repair
11 – Disassembly of parts
The disassembly depth is appropriate to the category of the product parts concerned, and the disassembly time is consistent with the type of person normally expected to be able to carry out the procedure.
12 – Fasteners and connectors
Access to functional parts must not exceed accessibility level C, unless otherwise specified in the sector-specific requirements.
13 – Tools
The tools required for repair and/or disassembly must be appropriate to the category of the product parts concerned.
14 – Working environment
Product-specific repair procedures must be carried out in a working environment appropriate to the category of the product parts concerned.
15 – Skill level
The level of technical competence required to carry out a repair must be appropriate to the category of the parts involved.
16 – Spare part interfaces
The different parts of the product and their connection interfaces incorporate standardisation practices appropriate to the expected level of repairability for the product family.
17 – Spare parts availability period
Spare parts must remain available for at least the expected lifetime of the product category and its different parts. The availability period is calculated from the date on which the last unit of the relevant model is placed on the market.
18 – Availability of spare parts to target groups
The manufacturer ensures that spare parts are made available to the target groups appropriate to the category of the parts concerned.
19 – Conditions for the sale of spare parts
The manufacturer specifies the conditions under which spare parts are sold. The way in which spare parts are offered reflects the product’s parts breakdown, and parts must not be sold only as part of a bundle unless this is justified by consistent and verifiable design, calibration and/or economic considerations.
20 – Price of spare parts
The price of any individual spare part must not exceed a specified maximum percentage of the recommended retail price excluding tax. A tolerance is permitted for parts whose unit cost exceeds the specified percentage.
21 – Spare parts delivery costs
The manufacturer supplies spare parts at the actual cost of shipping and handling or offers alternative solutions that reduce the cost of receiving the parts.
22 – Spare parts delivery time
The manufacturer demonstrates its ability to supply spare parts to relevant stakeholders within five working days.
23 – Documentation relating to failure scenarios
The manufacturer makes available relevant information and instructions for resolving failure scenarios and/or carrying out the maintenance plan. This information must be appropriate to the product category and the relevant target groups. The minimum period for which this information must remain available is specified in the sector-specific certification schemes.
24 – Fault diagnosis support
The manufacturer provides information and/or diagnostic support mechanisms that facilitate the identification of failure scenarios.
25 – Resetting settings and passwords
In the event of a repair or transfer to a third party, the product provides user data management processes that enable it to be reused effectively and securely.
26 – Software
The manufacturer ensures that the product’s original performance is maintained following operating system and/or firmware updates and distinguishes between feature updates and corrective updates. The user is informed of the consequences of updates and their consent is required.
27 – Internal failure resolution policy
In the event of product failure, the manufacturer follows a policy of repair or refurbishment rather than replacement, unless repair is more costly than replacement, while taking the user’s wishes into account.
28 – Contacting after-sales service
The manufacturer demonstrates that an after-sales service case can be opened within no more than two working days.
29 – Return services
The manufacturer provides end users with return services appropriate to the product category and consistent with its distribution network, regardless of warranty status.
30 – Conditions for returning a product for repair
The original packaging must not be required for a product to be accepted for repair, provided that the product is packaged and protected to a level equivalent to that provided at the time of purchase.
31 – Products of high practical importance
Within its service network, and for product categories considered to be of high practical importance, the manufacturer minimises the time required to complete the repair process and return the product to the end user.
32 – Warranty period
The warranty period during which a defect is presumed to have existed at the time of delivery must not be less than 24 months.
33 – Warranty exclusions
The manufacturer’s general warranty terms and conditions must not include unfair exclusions relating to the normal use of the product.
The product reduces its life cycle impacts
34 – Protection of health, safety and the environment
With regard to the protection of human health, personal safety, the safety of installations and environmental protection, the manufacturer demonstrates that it implements measures meeting, as a minimum, the requirements of European Directive 2011/65/EU and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning restrictions on the use of certain hazardous substances in equipment, and/or measures aimed at preserving the ecosystems most significantly affected.
35 – Energy and/or environmental performance
With a view to reducing impacts associated with energy consumption or pollutant emissions, the manufacturer demonstrates the environmental and/or energy performance of its products. Where the product applying for LONGTIME® certification falls within their scope, the manufacturer demonstrates that it implements measures meeting, as a minimum, the requirements of European Directive 2009/125/EC (including its implementing measures) on the ecodesign of energy-related products and Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 (including its delegated regulations) on energy labelling.
36 – End-of-life management of equipment
With regard to the management of end-of-life equipment, the manufacturer demonstrates that it implements measures for the collection, recovery and effective treatment of used products, meeting, as a minimum, the requirements of European Directive 2012/19/EU of 4 July 2012 on waste prevention and treatment, as applicable to the relevant product group.
37 – Packaging management
With a view to reducing waste generation, the manufacturer takes measures to eliminate non-recoverable plastic waste from its packaging.
38 – Management of aesthetic and marketing obsolescence
The manufacturer implements product design and marketing practices that encourage products to remain in use for longer.
LONGTIME® Sector-Specific Certification Schemes
LONGTIME® certification schemes have been developed to address the growing demand for reliable, repairable and ecodesigned products, at a time when responsible consumption is becoming a global priority.
LONGTIME® certification schemes are developed through a stakeholder consultation process. Using an approach based on clearly defined assessment criteria, they enable the long-term durability of products to be assessed while taking into account their environmental impacts across the different stages of the life cycle.
Designed for application to a wide range of products, from household appliances to professional equipment, LONGTIME® sector-specific certification schemes aim to promote a different approach to consumption, focused on preserving resources and reducing waste.
If you would like to have a product certified that is not currently covered by a LONGTIME® sector-specific certification scheme, please contact our team to assess the feasibility of certification.
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Household Juicing Appliances
Household Juicing Appliances Certification Scheme V1.6
Edition 2023 | Valid until November 2026
Household Juicing Appliances Certification Scheme V2.1_Draft
In consultation, final edition for November 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Blender
- Centrifugal juicer
- Citrus juicer
- Auger juicer
Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaners
Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaners Certification Scheme V2
Edition 2025 | Valid until June 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Household cordless stick vacuum cleaner
- Household 2-in-1 cordless stick vacuum cleaner
Professional Juicing Appliance
Professional Juicing Appliances Certification Scheme V1.6
2023 Edition | Valid until October 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Professional centrifugal juicer
- Professional blender
- Continuous-drive electric citrus juicer
- Professional electric citrus juicer with clutch system
Pressure Cookers
Pressure Cookers Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until November 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Pressure cookers for domestic use, ≤ 25 L, with an independent heat source (gas or electricity)
Charcoal Barbecue
Solid-Fuel Barbecues Certification Scheme V1.6
2024 Edition | Valid until October 2027
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Freestanding solid-fuel barbecue
Stretchers and Medical Chairs
Stretchers and Medical Chairs Certification Scheme V1.6
2024 Edition | Valid until June 2027
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Medical recliner chair
- Electrically powered wheelchair
- Manual wheelchair
- Standard transport stretcher
- Battery-powered stretcher
- Mains-powered stretcher
- Hydraulic stretcher
- Pneumatic stretcher
Power Tool Battery Pack
Power Tool Battery Packs Certification Scheme V1.6
2023 Edition | Valid until October 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Removable lithium-ion battery pack for cordless power tools
Headphones
Headphones Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until October 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Wireless on-ear (or over-ear) headphones with a built-in rechargeable battery
- Wired on-ear headphones (audio jack or USB-C)
- Foldable headphones with earcups
Cables and Chargers
Cables and Chargers Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until February 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- USB charging cables of all types (USB-A, USB-C and Micro-USB)
- USB (USB-A, USB-C and Micro-USB) and Lightning cables for charging and data transfer
- USB power adapters of all types (USB-A, USB-C and Micro-USB)
Professional Kitchen Knives and Utensils
Professional Kitchen Knives and Utensils Certification Scheme V1.6
Edition 2023 | Valid until November 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
Knives for professional use with stainless-steel blades (Cutting Edge A and Cutting Edge B)
Stainless-steel cutlery and kitchen utensils without a cutting edge (turners, spatulas, carving forks and spoons)
Portable Gas Heater
Portable Gas Heaters Certification Scheme V1.6
2024 Edition | Valid until June 2027
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Mobile gas heater (catalytic, infrared or blue-flame)
- Portable gas heater (catalytic, infrared or blue-flame)
Metal detector
Metal Detectors Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until July 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Handheld metal detector with wired search coil
- Handheld metal detector with wireless search coil
Built-in Electric Oven
Built-in Electric Ovens Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until March 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Household built-in electric ovens with catalytic liners
- Household built-in electric ovens with pyrolytic self-cleaning
- Household built-in electric ovens with added steam function
Bean-to-Cup Coffee Machine
Automatic Coffee Machines Certification Scheme V1.6
Edition 2023 | Valid until November 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Household fully automatic espresso machine
Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine
Semi-Automatic Espresso Machines Certification Scheme V1.6
2024 Edition | Valid until August 2027
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Household semi-automatic espresso machine without grinder
- Household semi-automatic espresso machine with built-in grinder
Toilet Flush Mechanism
Toilet Flush Mechanisms Certification Scheme V1.6
2024 Edition | Valid until June 2027
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Push-button toilet flush mechanism
- Cable-operated toilet flush mechanism
- Mechanically operated toilet flush mechanism (bracket or plate)
- Toilet flush mechanism for concealed cistern frames
Office Furniture
Office Furniture Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until October 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Wooden storage furniture
- Wooden office desks and tables
- Wooden reception desks
- Wooden screens and partitions
Coffee Grinder
Coffee Grinders Certification Scheme V1.6
2023 Edition | Valid until June 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Professional electric coffee grinder
Outdoor Furniture
Outdoor Furniture Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until June 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Chair
- Armchair
- Butterfly chair
- Deckchair
- Sling deckchair
- Reclining chair
- Garden table
- Coffee table
- Side table
- Children’s table
Hard Floor Cleaner
Hard Floor Cleaners Certification Scheme V2.1
2026 Edition | Valid until July 2029
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Corded household hard floor cleaner with roller
- Cordless household hard floor cleaner with roller (battery-powered)
- Household hard floor cleaner with roller using cold or heated water
- Household hard floor cleaner with roller and vacuum function
Gas Griddle
Gas Griddles Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until October 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Gas griddle with rolled or ground carbon-steel cooking plate
- Gas griddle with hard-chrome-plated steel cooking plate
- Gas griddle with 304 or 316 stainless-steel cooking plate
- Gas griddle with enamelled cast-iron cooking plate
- Gas griddle with multilayer cooking plate (stainless steel/cast iron, three-layer construction)
Electric Griddle
Electric Griddles Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until October 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Electric griddle with rolled or ground carbon-steel cooking plate
- Electric griddle with hard-chrome-plated steel cooking plate
- Electric griddle with 304 or 316 stainless-steel cooking plate
- Electric griddle with enamelled cast-iron cooking plate
- Electric griddle with multilayer cooking plate (stainless steel/cast iron, three-layer construction)
Pellet Stove
Pellet Stoves Certification Scheme V2
2024 Edition | Valid until September 2027
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Household wood pellet stove
- Household combi stove for wood pellets and logs
Flexible Pan Connector
Flexible Pan Connectors Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until March 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Flexible pan connectors for WCs (extendable flexible type)
Electric Radiator
Electric Radiators Certification Scheme V1.6
2024 Edition | Valid until January 2027
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Household electric dry inertia radiator
Cooking Food Processor
Cooking Food Processors Certification Scheme V1.6
2023 Edition | Valid until October 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Household cooking food processor
Robot Mop
Robot Mops Certification Scheme V2.1
2026 Edition | Valid until July 2029
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Household autonomous robot mop for indoor hard floors, without vacuuming function, equipped with cleaning pad(s) (static, vibrating or rotating) or a roller cleaning module.
- Household autonomous robot vacuum and mop for indoor hard floors, equipped with cleaning pad(s) (static, vibrating or rotating) or a roller cleaning module.
- Robot mop or robot vacuum and mop with a charging dock (charging function only).
- Robot mop or robot vacuum and mop with an advanced docking station providing automated functions such as dust and/or dirty-water emptying, pad/roller washing, clean- and dirty-water management, water heating and pad/roller drying using ambient or heated air.
Stand Mixer
Stand Mixers Certification Scheme V1.6
2024 Edition | Valid until May 2027
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Household stand mixer without heating function
- Household stand mixer with heating function
Multifunction Food Processor
Multifunction Food Processors Certification Scheme V1.6
2024 Edition | Valid until February 2027
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Household multifunction food processor
Educational Robot
Educational Robots Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until October 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Programmable mobile educational robot weighing less than 2 kg
- Programmable stationary educational robot weighing less than 2 kg
Electric Pruning Shears
Professional Electric Pruning Shears Certification Scheme V1.6
2024 Edition | Valid until January 2027
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Professional electric pruning shears with external battery pack
- Professional cordless electric pruning shears with integrated battery
Smartphone
Smartphones Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until June 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Smartphone with a non-foldable touchscreen
- Smartphone with a foldable touchscreen
Blower
Electric Blowers Certification Scheme V1.6
2023 Edition | Valid until December 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Cordless battery-powered blower
- Corded electric blower
Food Holding and Rethermalisation System
Food Holding and Rethermalisation Systems Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until September 2028
Replaces and supersedes the previous versions listed below.
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Forced-air meal trolley with integrated technology (shuttle)
- Forced-air meal trolley without integrated technology (docking station and trolley)
- Food holding display cabinet (refrigerated or heated)
- Water bain-marie food holding or rethermalisation unit
- Air bain-marie food holding or rethermalisation unit
Sector-Specific Annex: Mobile Food Holding and Rethermalisation Systems V1
2022 Edition | Valid until October 2025
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Forced-air meal trolley with integrated technology (shuttle)
- Forced-air meal trolley without integrated technology (docking station and trolley)
Sector-Specific Annex: Electric Food Holding and Rethermalisation Oven V1
2022 Edition | Valid until October 2025
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Professional electric food holding and rethermalisation oven
Sector-Specific Annex: Fixed Food Holding and Rethermalisation Systems V1
2022 Edition | Valid until October 2025
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Food holding display cabinet (refrigerated or heated)
- Water bain-marie food holding or rethermalisation unit
- Air bain-marie food holding or rethermalisation unit
Solar Thermal System
Solar Thermal Systems Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until October 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Glazed flat-plate liquid-circulation solar thermal collector integrated into the roof
- Glazed flat-plate liquid-circulation solar thermal collector mounted independently on a support structure
- Complete heating system associated with the solar collector (controller, circulation pump, heat exchanger, storage tank and boiler)
Hedge Trimmer
Hedge Trimmers Certification Scheme V1.6
2023 Edition | Valid until December 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Cordless battery-powered hedge trimmer
- Corded electric hedge trimmer
Manual Heat Sealer
Manual Heat Sealers Certification Scheme V1.6
2023 Edition | Valid until October 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
Professional manual heat sealer
Semi-Automatic Tray Sealer
Semi-Automatic Tray Sealers Certification Scheme V1.6
2023 Edition | Valid until October 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Semi-automatic industrial tray sealer
In-Line Tray Sealer
In-Line Tray Sealers Certification Scheme V1.6
2022 Edition | Valid until October 2026
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Automatic industrial in-line tray sealer with sealing film
Hard-Shell Suitcase
Hard-Shell Suitcases Certification Scheme V2
2025 Edition | Valid until February 2028
Product scope of the certification scheme:
- Hard-shell suitcase with wheels
- Hard-shell suitcase without wheels
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