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1. Dessutom inkluderar de tv standarderna testmetoder f r att m ta energianv ndningen Kyocera UK Regarding energy consumption R3 harmonisation with the latest version of Energy Star seems logical as does the documentation Nordisk Milj m rknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling thanks you for your answer and strives to continue the harmonization ambition R4 Re used plastic Energimyndigheten Det r positivt att m rkningen st ller krav pa att minst en del som v ger mer an 25 gram ska vara av tervunnen plast Detta s tter fokus pa att inte bara producera nya delar utan att ven fokus s tts pa att tervinna delar alternativt teranv ndning av grundmaterialet Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 Nordisk Milj m rknings kommentar Nordisk Milj m rkning tackar for remisskommentaren Brother 1 We would like to know the difference between pre consumer recycled plastic and post industrial recycled plastic If both definition is same it is OK If both definition is different we would like to admit pre consumer recycled pastic too 2 Compared with large size copiers there are many less 25g parts in printers So we would like to admit total 25g with plural parts too Nordisk Milj m rknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling has specified the definition of recycled material in accordance with ISO 14021 Post Consumer Material are defined as Material generated by h2. vPvB very High P very High B c vPT very High P very High T Ecotoxicity or Group II Human or High T group I or I Human d vBT very High B very High T Ecotoxicity or group II Human or High T group I or II Human e High T group I Human Compliance verification alternative 1 signed letter by the flame retardant manufacturer or even stronger 2 signed letter by an independent expert body who under NDA with the substance manufacturer has checked the underlying test results ensuring the substance does not have any of the above listed properties Why banning substances on their assigned risk phrases is not recommended This is not recommended because Risk phrases are self declared and may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer It is not uncommon for one manufacturer to list certain risk phrases for a sub stance while another may list none Also this information varies between databases for the same substance Substances with limited data will have less self declared risk phrases and may appear to be better alternatives but the real hazards may be unknown There is little incentive for manufacturers to provide data that may result in assignment of a risk phrase A chemical with limited data and unknown hazard could be selected because of the lack of risk phrases only to be considered a regrettable substitution later when additional hazard data is obtained Compliance verification via self declarations and or safety da
3. also RoHS compliant There is no scientific justification to exclude TBBPA from Nordic Swan ecolabelled imaging equipment Background document Flame Retardants p 6 The current RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU restricts all PBBs and PBDEs including Deca BDE for all E amp E equipment including imaging equipment In order to avoid confusion the Background document should not single out substances that are legally restricted anyway As correctly stated in the Background document the separate sorting of BFR containing plastics is mandatory for EEE covered by the WEEE directive though not always necessary as long as no additional hazardous waste stream is produced but this is seen as positive in view of end of life treatment This requirement is essentially applicable to relatively large parts of plastics such as casings Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 Plastics in general and plastics containing phosphorus flame retardants are different from plastics containing brominated flame retardants BFRs and not always compatible Clean mono plastic streams are needed to perform high quality mechanical recycling As such separate treatment that allows the gathering of a feedstock with limited and identifiable plastic types with high purity is seen as an asset In the professional printing copier Large amounts of waste are generated containing hazardous substances such as flame retardants and he
4. amount of formed brominated dioxins and furans is relatively small compared to other compounds such as hydrogen cyanide HCN and polyaromatic hydrocarbons PAHs which are among the most toxic substances released in any fire Brominated dioxins can also decompose faster to other non toxic compounds such as sodium bromide mineralisation due to the fact that a bromine molecule is much bigger than a chlorine molecule Besides that there are emission limit values for dioxin furan emissions in the EU for waste incinerators and operators have to comply with these requirements formerly Waste Incineration directive 2000 76 EC now integrated into the Industrial Emissions Directive 2010 75 EC Background document p 17 The distinction between additive and reactive flame retardants does not provide any information about the environmental and health profiles of a certain flame retardant substance or the possibility of leaching EFRA suggests correcting these sections of the background document accordingly taking into account the information given here above 16 Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 Nordisk Milj m rknings kommentar The background for the criteria has been updated and clarified after the hearing The Nordic Ecolabel excludes specific halogenated organic flame retardants with documented environmental risks We have exemptions from the exclusion for small plastic parts an
5. besvarade av Nordisk Milj m rkning Syftet r f rutom att samla in alla kommentarer att visa hur externa synpunkter har p verkat kraven Nordisk Milj m rkning r tacksam f r alla svar som hj lper oss i v r utveckling och hj lper oss att se till att arbetet p kriterierna f ljer standarden ISO 14024 3 Sammanst llning av inkomna svar Totalt svarade 11 av dessa godk nde 2 f rslaget 0 motsatte sig f rslaget och 9 tog inte st llning Tabell 1 Sammanst llning av svaren Kolumnerna visar A Bara kommentarer B St der f rslaget C St der f rslaget med kommentarer D Avst r fr n yttrande och E F rkastar f rslaget med motivering B St der C St der D Avst r E F rkastar Totalt f rslaget f rslaget med fr n f rslaget med kommentarer motivering E F rkastar f rslaget med f rslaget med kommentarer motivering EFRA x Svenska svar Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 Tabell 4 Finska remissvar C St der f rslaget D Avst r E F rkastar fr n f rslaget Remiss instans A Bara B St der kommen f rslaget med kommen tarer Kuluttajatutkimuskeskus inga X kommentarer X Sis ministeri inga kommentarer tarer yttrande med motivering Z Finska svar Tabell 5 Norska remissvar Remiss instans A Bara B St der C St der D Avst r E F rkastar kommen f rsl
6. extrakrav inneb r detta extra arbete och administration f r f retag som redan har Blue Angel men som ven vill skaffa Svanen Ni underl ttar inte Detta kommer att inneb ra att intresset f r Svanen kommer att minska F retag m ste prioritera sina resurser Detta beslut g r att ni tar ett stort steg tillbaka mot de f rra kriterierna d r full harmonisering av produktkraven fanns Harmonisering underl ttade f r f retagen Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 Nordisk Milj m rknings kommentar Nordisk Milj m rkning r enig om att harmonisering med andra aktiva milj m rkningar r viktigt Vi str var efter att kriterierna ska vara harmoniserade med andra milj m rkningsordningar Samtidigt m ste Nordisk Milj m rkning regelbundet revidera kriterierna s de milj m ssigt b ttre produkterna milj m rks K1 R1 i f rslagna kriterier r ett resultat av en delvis harmonisering med Bl Engeln delvis harmo nisering med EU Ecolabel och liten eller ingen harmonisering med EcoMark Detta pga av att den japanska milj m rkningsorganisationen inte hade p b rjat en revidering av motsvarande produktgrupp samtidigt som Bl Engeln och EU Ecolabel befann sig i en revideringsprocess for kontorsmaskiner Givetvis har vi fortsatt kontakt med andra milj m rken och str var efter att ha harmoniserade krav i kommande kriterieutvecklingar Slutligen vill Nordisk Milj m rkning i st
7. not had any intention to add requirements on substances related to toner and ink in the imaging equipment in this revision mainly because Nordic Ecolabel has criteria sets for Toner cartridges Nordic Ecolabelling will evaluate if it can be done in the coming revisions R6 Single plastic casing parts Inga kommentarer R7 Combined plastic casing parts Inga kommentarer Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 R8 Chlorine based plastics HP Not EU GPP acceptable requirement not based on scientific information Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling has motivated the requirement in the background document R9 Flame retardants EFRA Fire safety amp flame retardants Flame retardants are used to make sure that a wide range of different products such as imaging equipment are fire safe These products function on electrical current and produce heat They often consist of a considerable amount of plastic which if not adequately protected is easily ignitable and burns vigorously Flame retardants are widely used to reduce the material flammability allowing consumer ot professional to use products which meet national and international fire safety standards and laws Flame retardants save lives and properties by increasing the typical escape time and by facilitating evacuation and rescue operations in the event of a fire General comment there should be no flame retardant
8. rre utstr ckning arbeta med att anpassa sina krav for offentlig upphandling HP EU GPP eco labels eco label criteria Most public procurers are aware that asking for eco label certified products is not allowed in public procurement At the same time many seem to believe that all of the imbedded eco label criteria are suitable candidates for public procurements This is not correct as each single criterion must meet the legal provisions of article 23 of 2004 18 EC and some other basic principles In short GPP criteria must be based on scientific information be possible to quantify verify and control Also the environmental attribute must be linked to the subject matter of the contract To increase the quality of all future Nordic Swan criteria we recommend that criteria like energy efficiency and noise suitable in GPP be highlighted in your final criteria document Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling wishes to adapt its requirements for public procurement in a larger extent ahead Nordic Ecolabelling will develop guides for how to use the Ecolabel criteria for GPP For criteria that are frequent used in GPP there will be specific guides Kyocera Japan R1 says if the product has a valid Blue Angel License such product just needs to comply with R4 R10 R13 R15 R16 R19 Chapter 5 and Appendix 2 R9 Flame retardants are not included here This means that we do not need to submit the evidence of compliance with R9
9. the criteria has been updated and clarified after the hearing In addition to this we also exclude flame retardants with classification We have exemptions from the exclusion for small plastic parts and printed circuit boards to make the criteria feasible Nordic Ecolabelling will adjust the appendix but will keep the requirement that the flame retardant producer shall declare that the flame retardant fulfills the requirement Nordic Ecolabelling is aware of the problems with risk phrases and declarations from suppliers This is however the best system we have today and we will regularly do check ups for classification for chemical substances The requirements for flame retardant exclude specific types of halogenated organic flame retardants and other must not be classified with certain risk phrases 5 Kommenterar till bakgrunden i detalj EFRA Background document p 5 14 This text implies that all flame retardants are hazardous However as highlighted here above flame retardants are a group of many different substances with different properties Labelling all brominated flame retardants as a hazardous is neither correct nor scientifically justified Many flame retardants are neither classified nor Labeled Background document Chemicals p 6 TBBPA is a very well known substance that has been risk assessed by the EU and the WHO with the result that TBBPA does not pose a risk to human health It was REACH registered in 2010 and is
10. Remissammanst llning f r Kontorsmaskiner version 6 2 Maj 2013 Ma A a Nordisk Miljomarkning Svanenm rkta Kontorsmaskiner Remissammanst llning 071 Version 5 2 Maj 2013 1 Sammanfattning sssssss s2 2ss2uuuuuuunnnnnnnnn 2 Om remisSse ssccatetescasaciaariisthass d adanan iniaiaiai aNs 3 Sammanst llning av inkomna SVAF sssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 4 Kommentarer till kriterierna i detalj ssssssssssssssssese00002 3 4 1 Generella kommentarer ccccceeeeeneeeeseeeseeeeeeesensseesseeeseessensnenssenssenas 3 4 2 Produktgruppsavgr nsSning essssssssssssssssssssssssrnssann nens n RAR nn NRA ARR Rnn 5 4 2 1 VadkanSvanenmarkas inon n nen aeaa a Aaen E Ea a iaa aeei 5 4 2 2 Vad kr vs f r att bli Svanenm rkt occ eessesesseceseecesesseseseeceseeeeseeseseseeecseeesseereees 5 4 3 Kommentarer till de individuella kraven ccccsceeeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 5 ADO KRAV kapitel Zinsen inanan narin a h E A ERTER 5 A Ose BALA OPI acon n ni E ana aie ee aie E I 14 5 Kommenterar till bakgrunden i detal ssscesssesseserseeees LS 6 Diskussion och slutsatser cccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees L7 Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 1 Sammanfattning Total inkom 11 remissvar till f rslaget p nya kriterier f r milj m rkning av kontors maskiner 2 remissinstanser st djer f rslaget och vriga
11. aget f rslaget med fr n f rslaget med tarer kommentarer yttrande motivering Arbeidstillsynet inga kommentarer x Norska svar 4 Kommentarer till kriterierna i detalj 4 1 Generella kommentarer Canon I f rslaget vill ni inte l ngre att kraven p produkten ska vara helt harmoniserade med Blue Angel och japanska Ecomark Detta tycker vi r mycket olyckligt Vi anser att detta inte kommer att gynna Svanen Tv rtom Vi anser d rf r att ni b r terg till att helt harmoniserande med dessa milj m rken Detta gynnar alla b de f retag men ven slut kunder F rh llningss ttet med harmonisering har varit framg ngsrikt r dessutom r l ngsiktigt och ger kad f rst else och kunskap b de hos f retag och kunder Canon f resl r d rf r att ni tar bort alla extrakrav R1 Vi f resl r ocks att ni tydligt markerar vilka av de vriga kriterierna som f ljer kraven enligt LOU Detta f r att underl tta anv ndingen av era krav i offentligt upphandling som i dag r om jligt Ert f rslag med icke harmonisering inneb r bland annat att detta b ddar f r missf rst nd i upphandlingar b de privata men i vissa fall ven offentliga Vanligt f rekommande uttryck i upphandlingsunderlag r Svanen eller motsvarande n got motsvarande kommer inte l ngre att finnas Detta kommer att orsaka stora besv r och f rvirring f r ink pare och upphandlare helt i on dan d ni inf r
12. askiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 R16 Consumables Energimyndigheten Bade de sk rpta kraven pa tva sidig kopiering och de nya kraven pa material f rbrukning v lkomnas Det r bra att brytpunkten pa gt 19 Images Per Minute IPM verensst mmer med b da kraven f r att f renkla f r tillverkare och kontrollanter av dessa funktioner Kyocera Regarding proposed new requirements for consumables We strongly welcome this addition which directly addresses the waste associated with composite printer cartridges The limit values are reasonable from Kyocera s point of view Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling thanks for the comments R17 Emissions HP OK in eco label Identical with RAL UZ 171 however fine dust particles not included Not EU GPP acceptable requirement the maximum emission concentration levels are not based on scientific information Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling wishes to adapt its requirements for public procurement in a larger extent ahead Kyocera UK It should also be noted that the use of third party compatible or refilled cartridges can cause VOC emissions that are outside manufacturer specifications due to different toner composition and that if a machine has been certified to the Nordic Ecolabel criteria with manufacturer original consumables it cannot safely be assumed that the same machine would pass the test if different toner was used Nordisk Milj6markni
13. avy metals p 5 14 world this requirement combined with excellent recycling capabilities of certain BFR formulation allows closedloop approaches to material efficiency which keeps the environmental footprint very low The link between the halogen content of incinerated materials and the formation of dioxins and furans has often been discussed The European Commission in its Green Paper on the Environmental Issues of PVC indicates that it is most likely that the main incineration parameters such as the temperature and the oxygen concentration have a major influence on the dioxin formation 1 Dioxin formation can also occur naturally for example through forest fires2 and depends mostly on the oxygen content and the temperature of the incineration process During the incineration process PBDD F formation is not altered by the presence of the bromine containing waste and remains well within emission standards The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development3 OECD also attests to the minimal risks during such incineration9 they conclude there is insignificant formation of dioxins furans when incinerating brominated flame retardants The OECD noted that during laboratory experiments the highest formation rates for brominated dioxins furans from PBDEs were associated with low temperatures and pyrolitic conditions Modern waste to energy facilities are specifically designed to avoid these conditions Furthermore the
14. but Blue angel requirement of flame retardants differ from NS Ver6 0 So we would like to harmonize this requirement with RAL UZ171 3 1 2 1 Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling will add RI to R1 Kyocera UK Design for disassembly does not appear to feature either in the proposed criteria or the roadmap for future criteria By this we mean the products should be able to be disassembled using a minimal number of different tools that parts should where possible clip together rather than relying on metal fixings and that plastic parts of sufficient size should be embossed with material codes so that it is clear what process should be used to recycle them Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 Nordisk Milj m rknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling will add a requirement for disassembly This requirement is harmonized nith EU Ecolabel criteria 4 2 Produktgruppsavgr nsning 4 2 1 Vad kan Svanem rkas Inga kommentarer 4 2 2 Vad kr vs f r att bli svanenm rkt Inga kommentarer 4 3 Kommentarer till de individuella kraven 4 3 1 Krav kapitel 2 R1 Valid Blue Angel license Inga kommentarer R2 Description of the product Inga kommentarer R3 Energy consumption Energimyndigheten Det r positivt att m rkningen kopplas till internationella standarder i detta fall Blue Angel RAL UZ 171 eller senare versioner eller Energy Star specification for imaging equipment
15. d like to delete this requirement Regarding the external power cable of imaging equipment once the machine is set up users does not touch the cable not so much So the regulation for toys and childcare articles does not apply for the external cable of the imaging equipment HP We can support the requirement as HP does have a power cord that meets this requirement However several of our customers who wanted this cord have changed their mind when they realized it was 3 times more ex pensive than the standard cord Also an applicant for the Swan label could avoid this requirement by simply not delivering a power cord together with the products These substances are on the REACH candidate list Nordisk Milj m rknings kommentar The requirements for phtalates have been updated after the hearing Nordic Ecolabelling now excludes specific phthalates from the external power cable Following phthalates are excluded from the external power cable Di 2 ethylhexyl phthalate DEHP Dibuty phthalate DBP Benzyl butyl phthalate BBP Dicyclohexyl phthalate DCO Diisobutyl phthalate DIBP Ditsooctyl phthalate DIOP Diisononyl phthalate DINP Ditsodecyl phthalate DIDP Diethyl butyl phthalate DEBP Dihexyl phthalate DHP Di n decyl phthalate DNDP Bis 2 methoxyetyl ftalate Diisopentylftalate N pentyl isopentylftalate According to Danish law the phthalates DEHP DBP DIBP and BBP must not be used in products that are used and
16. d printed circuit boards to make the criteria feasible 6 Diskussion och slutsatser Remisskommentarerna tackte flera av de foreslagna kraven i den nya versionen av kriterierna Det kommenterades att det r bra om de milj m rkningar som finns f r produktgruppen ar harmoniserade Nordisk Milj m rkning str var efter en harmonisering av kriterierna Vi har i dessa kriterier en lista med kraven som inte beh ver uppfyllas om man redan har en annan milj m rkning Bla Angel Kravet pa atervunnen plast kommenterades 1 remissen Det var fragor om definitioner om vad atervunnen plast ar Remissinstanserna som kommenterade kravet var dock positivt inst lld till att man st ller krav pa tervunnen plast i miljOmarkningskriterier Det r m jligt att detta r ett omr de man kan utveckla kriterierna p i en kommande revision Kraven pa flamskyddsmedel och ftalater som tillsatts plats till produkten kommente rades Efter remissen har man arbetat om kraven for flamskyddsmedel och ftalater som tills tts plast eller gummi i produkten F r denna produktgrupp r kravet pa ftalater begr nsat till den externa kraftkabeln Vi har tidigare inte haft krav p ftalater och vi b rjar nu med att st lla krav p den delen av produkten Kraven p flamskyddsmedel har harmoniserat f r elektroniska produkter som Nordisk Milj m rkning har kriterier f r Vi har valt att utesluta flamskyddsmedel med k nda farliga egenskaper och i till gg utesluta fla
17. dant molecule per se can only inform about the way the compound will interact with the fire reaction This is the reason why it is common industry practice to group flame retardants depending on the presence of certain elements in the molecules including halogens The sustainability of a substance should not be assessed on the basis of its elemental content as this fails to recognise that environmental and health profiles are specific to each individual substance The presence or absence of a given chemical element in a flame retardant compound e g Phosphorus Aluminium Magnesium Chlorine Bromine Fluorine Zinc Nitrogen Antimony Boron etc cannot be an indicator of their environmental and health profiles EFRA therefore believes that halogenated flame retardants should be generally petmitted by Nordic Swan criteria for imaging equipment PBBs PBDEs and chlorinated paraffins The old as well as the recast RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU restricts two groups of flame retardants Polybrominated biphenyls PBB and Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE The manufacturing marketing and use of PBBs stopped during the 1970 s and in the 1990 s PBDE substances have been phased out by EFRA companies since 2004 with the exception of Deca BDE Deca BDE belongs to the group of PBDEs and is thus also restricted by the RoHS Directive Short chain Chlorinated Paraffins SCCP and Medium chain Chlorinated Paraffins MCCP are not produced by EFRA c
18. dress heavy metal working conditions HP EU GPP acceptable requirement however only as contract performance clause Nordisk Milj m rknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling thanks for the comments R20 Information to consumers HP Please clarify and adjust Must accept info on the web Nordisk Milj m rknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling thanks for the comment and will clarify that info on the web is accepted R21 Re cycling and re use of consumer durables and parts that wear out Inga kommentarer R22 Service and support Ordvalet official Nordic language ar otydligt da aven officiella minoritetssprak skulle kunna inkluderas vilket kanske inte ar avsikten Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordisk Milj m rkning tackar for kommentaren Vi tar bort officiellt Det som avses r svenska danska eller norska finska eller isl ndska R23 The quality of the product Inga kommentarer R24 Nordic Ecolabel licence contact Inga kommentarer R25 Documentation Inga kommentarer R26 Planned changes Inga kommentarer R27 Unplanned nonconformities Inga kommentarer Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 R28 Traceability Inga kommentarer R29 Take back system HP Suggest to delete Legal requirement remove Not EU GPP acceptable requirement To be met by all does not differentiate the bidders Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar F r produkten g ller WEEE men
19. for f rpackningar r det inte alltid lagkrav pa att vara ansluten till insamlingssystem i alla nordiska lander Nordisk Milj m rkning upplever att det inte alltid uppfylls vid licensiering och kravet fyller en funktion D rf r har vi kravet R30 Legislation and regulations Inga kommentarer R31 Marketing Inga kommentarer 4 3 2 Bilagorna EFRA Appendix 7 Flame Retardant manufacturer s declaration Flame Retardant manufacturers as well as other suppliers of chemical substances compile Material Safety Data Sheets MSDS to their best knowledge including the assignment of risk phrases Explaining on a few lines in an appendix as background information why the excluded risk phrases have not been assigned to a given flame retardant is neither practical nor necessary Furthermore due to the complexity of the supply chains OEMs who finally have to apply for the Nordic Swan might not always know the flame retardant manufacturer Implementation and compliance verification of the requirements under Appendix 7 might therefore be very challenging In order to keep the criteria feasible EFRA suggests to at least deleting the requirement for flame retardant manufacturers why certain risk phrases have not been assigned to a given flame retardant substance HP Why banning substances on their assigned risk phrases is not recommended This is not recommended because Risk phrases are self declared and may vary from manufacturer to ma
20. hade bra kommentarer som i vissa fall har lett till att kraven justerats Det kommenterades att det r bra om de milj m rkningar som finns f r produktgruppen r harmoniserade Nordisk Milj m rkning str var efter en harmonisering av kriterierna Vi har i dessa kriterier en lista med kraven som beh ver uppfyllas om man redan har en annan milj m rkning Bl Angel Kravet p tervunnen plast kommenterades i remissen Det var fr gor om definitioner om vad tervunnen plast r Remissinstanserna som kommenterade kravet var dock positivt inst lld till att man st ller krav p tervunnen plast i milj m rkningskriterier Kraven p flamskyddsmedel och mjukg rare som tills tts plats till produkten kommen terades Efter remissen har man arbetat om kraven f r flamskyddsmedel och ftalater som tills tts plast eller gummi i produkten F r denna produktgrupp r kravet p ftalater begr nsat till den externa kraftkabeln Vi har tidigare inte haft krav p ftalater och vi b rjar nu med att st lla krav p den delen av produkten Kraven p flamskyddsmedel har harmoniserat f r elektroniska produkter som Nordisk Milj m rkning har kriterier f r Vi har valt att utesluta flamskyddsmedel med k nda farliga egenskaper och i till gg utesluta flamskyddsmedel med klassificerade med risk fraser f r s k CMR mnen Cancerframkallande mutagena och reproduktionsst rande mnen kallas tillsammans f r CMR mnen Kraven p andel tervu
21. mskyddsmedel med klassificerade med riskfraser f r s k CMR mnen Cancerframkallande mutagena och reproduktions st rande mnen kallas tillsammans for CMR amnen Kraven p andel tervunnet material i f rpackningar kommenterades Nordisk Milj m rkning har justerat ned kravniv n efter remissen 17
22. ngs kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling thanks you for your comments This is an important parameter however out of the control and scope of the Nordic Ecolabel The emission requirement is posed on the original cartridge for the imaging device tested in a chamber However Nordic Ecolabelling recommends manufacturers to inform consumer through the user manual that emission conditions might changes with non original toner cartridges R18 Sound effect HP Please change to Sound power Nordisk Milj marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling will change to the more appropriate Sound Power R19 Working Conditions Brother The requirement of environmental label should focus on environment friendly design Code of conduct belongs to law about work safety it is not appropriate for the Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 requirement of environmental label Regarding heavy metal containing material in product there is RoHS regulation As long as the certified product compy with RoHS regulation there is no heavy metal contaminated working condition Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling believes that ecolabelled products should not only be the best choice in terms of the environment but also in terms of working conditions For this reason in the version 6 0 of the criteria Nordic Ecolabelling has introduced a new requirement for Code of Conduct which does not only ad
23. nnet material i f rpackningar kommenterades Nordisk Milj m rkning har justerat ned kravniv n efter remissen 2 Om remissen Denna remiss g ller f r kriterierna f r Kontorsmaskiner Remissen genomf rdes h sten 2012 M ls ttningen med denna revision var att kriterierna ska revideras med f ljande fokuspunkter e Kravnivan f r produktens energif rbrukning materialkrav utsl pp och ljudniv b r ses ver och anpassas harmoniseras till de andra milj m rkningarna EU Ecolabel Ecomark och Bla Angeln e Kravet pa flamskyddsmedel b r ses ver och justeras sa att det ven omfattar milj krav e Se om det r m jligt att st lla krav pa f r tervunnen eller ateranvand eller biobaserad plast e Kraven f r tillsatser i plast ska efterstr va att minimera m ngden tillsatser och f rtydliga de tillsatta mnenas effekter p h lsa och milj Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 e F6rpackningskraven ska uppdateras En eventuell harmonisering med TCO och EPEAT som st ller krav p f rpackningen e Elsakerhetskrav ska f rsl s B r ing f r att s kerst lla produktsakerhet och minska risken f r brand p grund av eventuellt bristf llig isolation TCO st ller krav p els kerhet e Etiska krav beskrivna i kriterierna f r datorer och ljud amp bild ses ver om de kan l ggas till kontorsmaskiner ocks I denna sammanst llning r alla kommentarer insamlade och
24. nufacturer It is not uncommon for one manufacturer to list certain risk phrases for a sub stance while another may list none Also this information varies between databases for the same substance Substances with limited data will have less self declared risk phrases and may appear to be better alternatives but the real hazards may be unknown There is little incentive for manufacturers to provide data that may result in assignment of a risk phrase A chemical with limited data and unknown hazard could be selected because of the lack of risk phrases only to be considered a regrettable substitution later when additional Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 hazard data is obtained Compliance verification via self declarations and or safety data sheets is not enough as these documents only refer to currently available data but do not reveal the data gaps According to the EU REACH regulation stringent requirements apply for substances and mixtures of these For substances in articles like flame retardants in plastic parts there is an obligation to inform about their presence in the finished product if the substance is on the REACH candidate list The substance hazard testing requirement are limited if imported in finished products Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling excludes specific halogenated organic flame retardants with documented environmental risks The background for
25. ompanies so we are not able to comment on these substances However to our best knowledge they are typically not used as flame retardants in electric and electronic equipment including imaging equipment We therefore believe it is redundant and confusing to explicitly name PBBs PBDEs Deca BDE and chlorinated paraffins here and suggest deleting these references Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar For now we have focused on flame retardants in plastics as it is recognized acknowledged environmental global problem In future revision of the criteria we will try to include all additives in plastics Nordic Ecolabelling has updated the requirements for flame retardants after the hearing We still uses risk phrases for the requirement but has changed some risk phrases The requirements for flame retardant exclude specific types of halogenated organic flame retardants and other must not be classified with certain risk phrases There are exceptions made for printed circuit boards and smaller plastic parts The requirements for aquatic toxicity are removed after the hearing Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 HP Here is our counter proposal Non halogenated flame retardants meeting any of the criteria a through e shown below shall not be used in plastic parts weighing more than 25 grams a PBT High P High B very High T Ecotoxicity or Group II Human or High T Group I or II Human b
26. ouseholds or by commercial industrial and institutional facilities in their role as end users of the product that can no longer be used for its intended purpose This includes returns of materials from the distribution chain Pre Consumer Materials are defined as Material diverted from the waste stream during the manufacturing process Excluded is the reutilization of materials such as rework regrind or scrap generated in a process and capable of being reclaimed within the same process that generated it Regarding the limit of 25 g please note that the percentage re cycled and or re used plastic must not be 100 in that particular part HP Please harmonize with EPEAT IEEE1680 2 which has 5g Not EU GPP acceptable requirement as it can t be controlled See European court of Justice EC case Wien strom C 448 01 Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabellings experience is that the 25g limit is feasible Nordic Ecolabelling wishes to adapt its requirements for public procurement in a larger extent ahead R5 Special requirements as to products with combined toner cartridges HP How come there are hardly any chemical substance requirements related to toner and ink whilst the NS criteria for remanufactured toner cartridges has many detailed substance requirements We suggest that the chemical substance requirements in the Industry supplies IT co Declaration be considered to add Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling has
27. p E casing or reacted within a printed citcuit board as there will be no contact with water The classification of chemicals is hazard based not risk based A hazard is not a true representation of a risk a hazard only becomes a risk if one is actually exposed to this hazard Computers are manufactured and used indoors e g no contact to the aquatic environment and subject to the WEEE RoHS directives regarding end of life treatment Once substances like flame retardants are safely incorporated in the polymer matrix of external casings or printed circuit boards of E amp E medical devices they do not pose a risk for the environment or human health Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 This argument is supported by the recently adopted EU Ecolabel criteria for laptops 2011 330 EU and desktop computers 2011 337 EU that state The use of substances or mixtures which change their properties upon processing e g become no longer bioavailable undergo chemical modification so that the identified hazard no longer applies is exempted from the above requirement EFRA calls for science based approach Flame retardants consist of a large group of many different substances which can have very different environmental and health profiles Consequently the restriction of halogenated organic flame retardants is not justified To the best of our knowledge the chemical grouping of a flame retar
28. rial 80 is too high HP OK same as in EPEAT IEEE 1680 2 standard EU GPP acceptable requirement impossible to control Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling is thankful for the comments After the hearing the requirements will be adjusted to 50 This is a more feasible level R14 Supply of spare parts Inga kommentarer R15 Double sided copying Brother The requirement of color printing devices and monochrome printing devices should be distinguished As for color printing devices the requirement is OK but as for monochrome printing devices appliances with a miximum operation speed of gt 24 sheets per minutes for A4 size paper should be equiped with automatic double side copying If so RAL UZ171 and Energy Star ver 2 0 draft can be harmonized too Kyocera Japan I think R15 is same contents with RAL UZ171 March 2013 But RAL UZ171 has been changed because many users do not want to have double sided copying as Stoddard We would like to harmonize this requirement with RAL UZ171_ 3 1 5 Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling assesses that the paper consumption of imaging equipment is such a heavy and significant environmental parameter that the threshold for which a duplex unit must be installed in equipment has been set to gt 19 IPM and therefore harmonized with the latest proposal for EU Ecolabel criteria for imaging equipment devices Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsm
29. specific criteria Flame retardants describes a function and not a separate class or family of chemicals there is no clear scientific or legal definition for this term and a wide range of different chemicals is used for that purpose Certain flame retardant substances can also be used for other function beyond flame retardancy for example as plastic softeners or fillers Therefore flame retardants should be treated as every other substance in any Nordic Swan product group and criteria This is also acknowledged by the current EU Flower criteria for laptop and desktop computers which do not single out flame retardants but apply to all substances 2011 330 EU and 2011 337 EU EFRA therefore suggests removing the flame retardant specific criterion R9 Technical feasibility should be assured New tisk phrases connected to aquatic toxicity have been added to the current criteria proposal EFRA suggest to take these restrictions back again for the following reasons both the Blue Angel and the EU Flower experienced difficulties in the past with too long lists of restricted risk phrase substances Especially the long list of restricted substances in the EU Ecolabel Framework Regulation makes it almost impossible for industry to comply with the requirements Exposure to substances should be taken into account There will only be a negligible risk to the environment once H400 and H410 R50 53 or H411 R51 53 substances are encapsulated in an E am
30. stored indoor in basement or garage Therefore this phthalates must not be used for products sold in Denmark R11 Chemicals used during production HP Propose to delete Since many years this is a legal requirement not suitable in eco labels To be met by all does not differentiate Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar This is a convention based requirement ratified by many countries globally and the use of such oxone depleting gases has decreased in such an extent that Nordic Ecolabelling assesses it mature enough to be deleted Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 R12 Plastic materials in packaging HP Plastic materials in primary packaging Not appropriate in EU GPP not based on scientific information Nordisk Milj m rknings kommentar The main problem areas for PVC are waste processing the use of additives and dioxin emissions inter alia during the production of PVC In the production of chlorine chloralkah process and in the production of PVC small quantities of dioxins may be formed which are highly toxic Nordic Ecolabelling will exclude PVC from packaging material R13 Re cycled material in packaging Brother The percentage of recycled material is not stable According to IEEE1680 2 2012 4 8 3 1 recovered content in select fiber based packaging materials minimum total recovered fiber content of corrugated fiberboard is 25 We hope same percentage of recycled mate
31. ta sheets is not enough as these documents only refer to currently available data but do not reveal the data gaps According to the EU REACH regulation stringent requirements apply for substances and mixtures of these For substances in articles like flame retardants in plastic parts there is an obligation to inform about their presence in the finished product if the substance is on the REACH candidate list The substance hazard testing requirement are limited if imported in finished products Nordisk Milj6marknings kommentar Nordic Ecolabelling thanks for the proposed criteria for flame retardants Flame retardants other than defined specific halogenated organic must not be classified as H350 H350i H340 H360F H360D H360Fd or H360Df Nordic Ecolabelling has updated the requirements for flame retardants after the hearing We still uses risk phrases for the requirement but has changed some risk phrases Nordic Ecolabelling is aware of the problems with risk phrases and declarations from suppliers of chemical products This is however the best system we have today and we will regularly do check ups for classification for chemical substances The requirements for flame retardant exclude specific types of halogenated organic flame retardants and other must not be classified with certain risk phrases Nordisk Milj m rkning Remissammanst llning Kontorsmaskiner 015 version 6 0 2 Maj 2013 R10 Phthalates in external power cable Brother We woul
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