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1. the manufacturing factory of the parts shall comply with the related environmental laws and pollution prevention agreements etc as for the emission of hazardous substances in the area where the factory is located The part purchasing contract of the factory owned by the applicant ensures the part purchasing contract of the parts manufacturer includes an article stating that he shall comply with the related environmental laws and pollution prevention agreements etc as for the emission of hazardous sub stances in the area where the factory is located The parts purchasing contract of the factory owned by the applicant includes an article clearly stating the manufacturing factory of the parts shall neither use any CFCs carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane nor emit any HCFCs The part purchasing contract of the factory owned by the applicant ensures the part purchasing contract of the parts manufacturer includes an article stating that the contractor parts manufac 999 turer shall neither use any CFCs carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane nor emit any HCFCs 27 B 5 Discharge of atmospheric pollutants The following points were examined in this item 1 Emission of hazardous substances As explained in B 3 it was selected as an item to establish the criteria the environmental law etc in the area where the factory is located is complied when the products are manufactured B 6 Discha
2. B 7 Safety 32 and 33 are the same as A 7 32 and 33 LCD monitor C 1 Designed for Recycling Designed for Recycling and Long term Use 1 to 3 are the same as A 1 1 to 3 Parts which use plastic materials 4 to 6 are the same as A 1 4 to 6 Batteries 7 and 8 are the same as A 1 7 and 8 C 2 Resumption and Recycling System 9 and 10 are the same as A 2 9 and 10 C 3 Chemical Substances Plastic Materials 11 and 14 are the same as A 3 11 and 14 Batteries 15 and 16 are the same as A 3 15 and 16 Printed Circuit Board 17 is the same as A 3 17 Manufacturing Stage 18 is the same as A 3 18 C 4 Energy Consumption 19 The monitor shall conform to the Energy Star Program prevailing at the time the appliance is applied to the Eco Mark 21 is the same as A 4 21 22 is the same as A 4 22 C 5 Noise Emission 23 is the same as A 5 23 C 6 Furnishing of Information C 6 1 Designed for Recycling and Long term Use 24 And 25 is the same as A 6 24 And 25 11 C 6 2 Resumption and Recycling System 26 and 27 are the same as A 6 26 and 27 C 6 3 Chemical Substances 28 and 29 are the same as A 6 28 and 29 C 6 4 Energy consumption 30 is the same as A 6 30 31 The User Manual shall state the maximum power consumption in the operating mode the minimum power consumption in the operating mode i e energy consumptio
3. Decisions The seventh meeting of the Eco Mark Committee for Establishing Category and Criteria Chairman Prof Takashi Gunjima Doshisha University Faculty of Economics was held on August 24 2000 at the Japan Environment Association and the discussion led to the adoption of the following items lt Decisions gt Certification criteria for Eco Mark product category No 119 Personal Computers is established on Sept 10 2000 Secondly assessments were carried out for the 21 newly proposed categories at the sixth meeting of the Eco Mark Committee for Establishing Category and Criteria and Mattress made of recyclable textile material was determined to continue a study Primary assessments were carried out for the 26 newly proposed categories at the seventh meeting of the Eco Mark Committee for Establishing Category and Criteria andnon of them was selected as a product category to be secondarily assessed Work for revision of Eco Mark product categories was determined to perform according to a master plan and 3 working groups were determined to establish in order to review or develop the product categories Printers Prints and Compost and raw garbage disposers Product category No 57 Fancy Sound Absorption Panels of Iron Slag Mineral Wool was determined to revise as proposed in the 13th Eco Mark Committee for Product Certification And product category No 115 Wooden Products Using Waste
4. Designed for Recycling Designed for Recycling and Long Term Use 1 The appliance shall comply to Suitable design for recycle of appliance in Appendix 1 based on the Guideline of preparing a pre evaluation manual in products designing to contribute to the promotion etc of the use of the recycled resource the Waste Disposal and Recycling Committee of the Industrial Structure Council in July 1994 However Appendix 1 need not be applied when an applicant receives absolutely all appliances with the Eco Mark for the reuse or recycling 2 The applicant shall undertake to hold the performance spare parts parts indispensable to maintain the function of the product are called the performance parts for a repair of appliances for at least 5 years 3 The applicant shall systematically prepare to undertake repairs of appliances with the Eco Mark performing repairs at the request of the appliance users To systematically prepare 1 Information regarding undertaking of repairs shall be furnished and 2 Information regarding the scope of repairs servicing contents required time expenses and processing flow chart for the appliance users shall be provided Parts made of plastic materials 4 Parts made of plastic shall be produced from a homopolymer or a copolymer Polymer blends polymer alloy shall be allowed However parts weighing less than 25g are excluded 5 The plastic case parts shall consist of two separable polymers o
5. E 1 Designed for Recycling Designed for Recycling and Long term Use 1 to 3 is the same as A 1 1 to 3 Parts made of uses Plastic Materials 4 to 6 are the same as A 1 4 to 6 Batteries 7 and 8 are the same as A 1 E 2 Resumption and Recycling System 9 and 10 are the same as A 2 9 and 10 E 3 Chemical Substances Plastic materials 11 to 14 are the same as A 3 11 to 14 Batteries 15 and 16 are the same as A 3 15 and 16 Printed Circuit Board 17 is the same as A 3 17 Manufacturing Stage 18 is the same as A 3 18 E 4 Energy Consumption 19 The note type PC shall conform to the Energy Star Program prevailing at the time 13 the application for the Eco Mark is made 20 The note type PC shall conform to Judgment Criteria concerning Car and Home Electric Appliances and the office automation appliance energy saving criteria provided in Law concerning the rationalization of the use of energy conservation of energy law at the time the application is made for the Eco Mark 21 is the same as A 4 21 22 is the same as A 4 22 E 5 Noise Emission 23 is the same as A 5 23 E 6 Furnishing of Information E 6 1 Designed for Recycling and Long term Use 24 and 25 are the same as A 6 24 and 25 E 6 2 Resumption and Recycling system 26 and 27 are the same as A 6 26 and 27 E 6 3 Chemical Substances 28 and 29 are the same as A
6. T t mm T E ERUNT NN upm e ipn o T e y OO i D A A A S A O S R S S D P E 1 3 ee E E rsol4 ee Fait Furnishing of information Dito SSCS Me fe 32 4 1 32 IEC950 A certificate conforming to the safety specification in accordance with IEC950 33 4 1 33 VCCI A certificate conforming to VCCI Certificate Copies etc of report for conformity pee coe decas e ale hee e criteria S used F EE LLL EL LLL ELLE 4 37 4 1 37 Packaging material Description for the conformity to the guideline 1 Document stating contents of the evaluation manual based on the guideline 2 Nane of the pakaging materials used 38 Table 1 List of Certificates Appliance name 1 name Appliance name 1 riteria or no or no 38 4 1 38 Packaging material A certificate issued by the packaging materials suppliers which clearly states whether CFCs or HCFCs is used or not 39 4 1 39 Packaging material A certificate issued by the plastic packaging material suppliers which clearly states plastic materials used and whether polymer containing hologen or organohalogen compounds is added or not Entry method Application Seal 1 Both a single model and series model may be applied for 2 Fill certificate 1 1 etc in the column of whether attached or not when any documents are attached 3 Do not fill in the column of Secret
7. by appliance Certificates for the used part of battery and those for user detaching method etc based on Attached table 1 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 Battery replacement of battery Certificates for the used part of battery and those for 1 9 1 10 1 11 1 12 for which the detaching by detaching method etc based on Attached table 1 appliance user is not expected Resumption reuse or recycling Manual stating that resumption reuse or recycling system of appliance after used has been established AR EN of battery replaced by appliance has been established user Plastics halogen A plastic materials list Appendix 2 clearly stating raw material supplier s name and whether polymer containing halogen or organohalogen compounds is added or not 4 4 4 10 iu Resumption reuse or recycling Manual stating that resumption reuse or recycling system 2 1 4 Plastics flame retarder A certificate clearly stating the compliance with the item of criteria and a parts bought note etc Table 1 List of Certificates Series model name Appliance name Certification Necessary Certificates etc Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretarist ial Remark Item y EN al Remarks Criteria or not or not o not E not or not 13 4 1 13 Plastics heavy metals A certificate clearly stating the compliance with the item of crit
8. direct parts suppliers factories by way of certificates issued by the Works Manager However instead of certificates issued by the Works Manager Parts Procurement Contracts with the applicant s direct parts suppliers may be used A 4 Energy Consumption 19 The system unit shall conform to the Energy Star Program prevailing at the time the application for the Eco Mark is made 20 The system unit shall conform to Judgment Criteria concerning Car and Home Electric Appliances and the office automation appliance energy saving criteria provided for by Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy at the time the application for the Eco Mark is made 21 The appliance shall be equipped with an ON OFF switch In the OFF mode the power consumption shall not exceed 1 watt Provided that the controller must perform an additional function in the OFF mode e g power supply for clock monitoring of wake signal by modem or LAN monitoring of battery charging and LED indication showing active state of appliance etc the permissible maximum power consumption shall be 5 watts at the most 22 It shall be possible to disconnect the appliance from the external power for a long time at least 4 weeks without damage to the operability of the appliances loss of timer information such as date and time is not considered as damage A 5 Noise Emission 23 Declared sound level according to para 3 2 5 of ISO 9296 shall not e
9. materials as an investigation item Considering a current technological level it has not reached yet to the level of setting any numerical criteria but was selected as an item to establish the criteria from a viewpoint of impor tance This item has not been described in the German Environmental Label Blue Angel As for point 2 the use of non chlorine bleach paper and its recycled paper was examined because the environmental impact reduction of the attached user manual has as much importance as that for the appliance The Blue Angel describes the non chlorine bleach paper as criteria which is difficult to obtain in Japan due to the regional circumstances On the other hand the use of recy cled paper which is not described in the Blue Angel is prevailing as utilization of the used paper in Eco Mark business in which the product category called Printing paper is involved Therefore the use of the recycled paper was selected as an item to establish the criteria The provisions of this item shall not be applied to the attached documents other than user manual of the applicant an instruction manual for the basic soft etc because of the difficulty of applicant s controlling the paper to be used B Manufacturing Stage B 3 Discharge of the ozone layer depleting substances The following points were examined in this item 1 Emission of CFCs and HCFCs environmental specification by purchase contracts etc 1 must be control
10. substances Classes 1 2 and 3 according to the MAK list mutagenic and teratogenic substances Batteries 15 Batteries shall contain no cadmium lead or mercury as constituents This item need not be applied to batteries installed in the printed circuit board etc that are not designed for removal by users when an applicant receives absolutely all appliances with the Eco Mark for the reuse or recycling 16 Batteries shall be marked according to the identification guidelines for compact rechargeable batteries of the Battery Association of Japan Printed Circuit Board 17 Neither PBBs nor PBDEs nor chlorinated paraffins shall be used as constituents for the base material of printed circuit boards Printed circuit boards refer to those in the conditions excluding semi conductors etc Manufacturing Stage 18 The applicant shall declare non use of CFCs listed in attached table 2 carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane and non emission of HCFCs in attached table 2 at the final assembly factory by way of certificates issued by the Works Manager Also as for the emission of hazardous substances the applicant shall have provisions that clarify compliance with the relative Environmental Laws and Pollution Prevention Agreement etc of the region in which the factory is located The applicant shall show non use of CFCs listed in attached table 2 carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane and non emission of HCFCs in attached table 2 from the
11. with information to that effect Information furnishing example Heavy metals describe substance names such as cadmium and fluorine in parentheses are used for XX printed circuit board disk etc of this appliances Please return the appliances for recycling after use 29 The User Manual shall include the following or similar note Batteries containing any heavy metals shall not be disposed of with general household waste To ensure they are forwarded for recycling or proper deposal they may be returned to the manufacturer dealer or their agency for recycling or appropriate processing A 6 4 Energy Consumption 30 The applicant shall include detailed information in the User Manual regarding the power consumption in the OFF mode and shall emphasize that the only way to rule out such energy consumption is to disconnect the appliance from the electrical circuit plug socket 31 The User Manual shall state the maximum power consumption in the operating mode the minimum power consumption in the operating mode i e energy consumption when not running input or output processes A 7 Safety 32 The appliances shall comply with safety standards conforming to the International Electro technical Commission IEC 950 33 Electromagnetic conformance shall conform to VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information technology equipment B CRT Monitor B 1 Designed for Recycling Designed for Recycling and
12. 4 1 16 a certificate stating whether the marking is or not shall be submitted 13 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 17 a certificate issued by the raw material print circuit board supplier shall be submitted The name of flame retarder used in it shall be described in the certificates 14 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 18 a certificate issued by the Works Manager of manufacturing the product stating that the factory has been observing the environmental laws etc of the region where the factory is located for the past five years before the application without any breach However instead of certificates issued by the Works Manager Parts Procurement Contracts with the applicant s direct parts suppliers may be used 15 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 19 a certificate of compliance with Energy Star program a copy of application for products using Energy Star logo mark etc shall be submitted 16 With respect to 20 21 and 22 a certificate clearly stating the compliance with this item shall be submitted 17 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 23 a test record shall be submitted 18 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 24 to 31 corresponding pages of the User Manual shall be submitted 19 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 32 a certificate stating compliance with the safety specification in accordance with IEC950 shall be submitted 20 With respect
13. 6 28 and 29 E 6 4 Energy Consumption 30 is the same as A 6 30 31 The User Manual shall state the maximum power consumption in the operating mode the minimum power consumption in the operating mode i e energy consumption when not running input or output processes as well as the power consumption in the two static states sleep mode and deep sleep mode E 7 Safety 32 and 33 are the same as A 7 32 and 33 E 8 LCD Display 34 is the same as C 8 34 F The User Manual 35 The paper of the user manual issued and provided by the applicant together with the product shall meet the requirements of the Eco Mark Certification Criteria for printing paper use of paper with the Eco Mark is not required G Packaging Materials The user manuals of the basic software issued beyond applicant responsibility and CD ROM cases are excluded 36 Plastics used for product packaging shall be marked according to ISO11469 37 The packaging material shall conform to the Guidelines on the Preparation of Pre assessment Manual for Product Design Contributing to the Promotion etc of the Utilization of Recycled Resources July 1994 Industrial Structure Review 14 Committee Waste Disposal and Resources Recycling WG 38 Neither CFCs nor HCFCs listed in the attached table 2 shall be used in the packaging material 39 Neither halogen containing polymers nor organohalogen compounds shall be used as constituents fo
14. Eco Mark News Eco Mark News No 21 Published Sept 8 2000 Edited and Published by Japan Environment Association Eco Mark Office Tranomon Takagi Bldg 7F 1 7 2 Nishishimbashi Minato ku Tokyo 105 0003 Japan TEL 81 3 3508 2653 FAX 81 3 3508 2656 Homepage http www jeas or jp ecomark english e mail ecomark apan email ne jp The Eco Mark News has been published since June 14 1996 by Eco Mark Office in response to a revision of the General Procedures for the Eco Mark Program In this Eco Mark News the information related to the Eco Mark Program such as newly selected Eco Mark product category and proposals for certification criteria is provided on the basis of the General Procedures for the Eco Mark Program CONTENTS page Meeting of the Eco Mark Committee for Establishing Category and Criteria 6th and Decisions 1 Establishment of Certification Criteria for New Product Category No 119 Personal Computers Revision of Certification Criteria for Product Category No 57 Fancy Sound Absorption Panels of Iron Slag Mineral Wool Revision of Certification Criteria for Product Category No 115 Wooden Products Using Waste Wood Thinned out Wood Small diameter Logs etc Annex Certification Criteria for Product Category No 119 Personal Computers This brochure uses Eco Mark certified printing papers Meeting of the Eco Mark Committee for Establishing Category and Criteria 7th and
15. Long term Use 1 to 3 are the same as A 1 1 to 3 Parts which use plastic materials 4 to 6 are the same as A 1 4 to 6 Batteries 7 and 8 are the same as A 1 7 and 8 B 2 Recovery and Recycling System 9 and 10 are the same as A 2 9 and 10 B 3 Chemical Substances Plastic materials 11 to 14 are the same as A 3 11 to 14 Batteries 15 and 16 are the same as A 3 15 and 16 Printed Circuit Board 17 is the same as A 3 17 Manufacturing Stage 18 is the same as A 3 18 B 4 Energy Consumption 19 The monitor shall conform to the Energy Star Program prevailing at the time the appliance is applied to the Eco Mark 21 is the same as A 4 21 22 is the same as A 4 22 B 5 Noise Emission 23 is the same as A 5 23 B 6 Furnishing of Information B 6 1 Designed for Recycling and Long Term Use 24 and 25 are the same as A 6 24 and 25 B 6 2 Recovery and Recycling System 26 and 27 are the same as A 6 26 and 27 B 6 3 Chemical Substances 28 and 29 are the same as A 6 28 and 29 B 6 4 Energy Consumption 30 is the same as A 6 30 31 The User Manual shall state the maximum power consumption in the operating mode the minimum power consumption in the operating mode i e energy consumption when not running input or output processes as well as the power consumption in the two static states sleep mode and deep sleep mode 10
16. Wood Thinned out Wood small diameter Logs etc was also determined to revise as proposed in the 15th Eco Mark Committee for Product Certification Establishment of Certification Criteria for New Product Category No 119 Personal Computers The certification criteria for new product category which had been made public as a tentative plan of Eco Mark new product category Personal Computers in the 18 Eco Mark News issued on April 15 2000 was corrected based on the public comments drawn after publication and was discussed at the seventh meeting of Eco Mark Committee for Establishing Category and Criteria As a result the certification criteria was approved and decided to establish on Sept 10 2000 as shown in Annex 1 Eco Mark Product Category No 119 Personal Computers Revision of Certification Criteria for Product category No 57 Fancy Sound Absorption Panels of Iron Slag Mineral Wool After the Certification criteria of the product category No 57 Fancy Sound Absorption Panels of Iron Slag Mineral Wool were studied at the meeting of the Eco Mark Committee for Establishing Category and Criteria on August 24 2000 a decision was made to revise some wording on Sept 8 2000 as proposed in the 13 Eco Mark Committee for Product Certification Reasons for the Revision gt It is necessary to clarify rules of fire prevention Provisions to be revised Before Revision 1 3 Regarding fire prevention th
17. also enables the extension of the life of the product The examination assemblies shall ensure a prerequisite enabling the extension of function Example Slot place Has the manufacturer carried out test decompositions according to 6 7 8 9 The whole M Vago 10 11 12 13 14 15 and 18 and recorded the results unit s Has the materials been selected according to No 1 2 3 4 5 and 17 and put Case and i ii i M Yes No into writing chassis 20 Attached table1 Facility of disassembling a battery ener ene A One touch one touch Power unit is off line system and battery packing can be taken out by one touch Removal of cover by one touch Removal of cover by hand is hand possible and battery packing can be taken out by one touch Connector Removal of cover by hand is removing possible and battery packing can be taken out by removing connector Removal of cover by one touch Removal of cover by screw is screw possible and battery packing can be taken out by one touch Connector Removal of cover by screw is removing possible and battery packing can be taken out by removing connector Removal of cover by Cutting Removal of cover by screw is screw possible and battery packing can be taken out by cutting the connection with nippers etc Decomposition of the Connector Decomposition of the whole by whole removing removing screw is possible and screw removing the battery packin
18. ariat 1 System unit CRT monitor Keyboard Mouse LCD monitor Note type PC 39
19. be separated when decomposing should be found Case and S Yes No easily and promptly An instruction should be so attached in the product when chassis such a part is in the hidden place Can decomposition for recycling be made only with general tools Case chassis and electronic sub M Yes No General tools mean those sold generally on the market assembly Is a grip point and workspace considered necessary for the decomposition tool M Yes No The grip point means the point of the combination part to which a greater power is Case chassis transferred by the tool And an enough workspace shall be available to carry out and electronic the decomposition work with the tool Contrary to the assembly process a snap sub assembly connecting which requires the tool in decomposition shall especially be the subject of this requirement 18 the radius Is a uniform screw head i e cross ditch used for connecting between sub assembly Case chassis The standardized uniform connecting element makes the decomposition work and electronic Yes No easy The fewer tools exchange brings the more simplified decomposition and sub assembly assembly works Can a man separate a snap connecting which should be separated at the same time For instance when the undercut angle is 90 or more the snap connecting with the Case and Yes No same connecting directions as arbitrary numbers can be united at the same time chassis but itis not always possibl
20. bel applicable to the Eco Mark was established as an Environmental Label Standard of the ISO The Eco Mark has already taken steps to conform to the contents of the Standard 4 Japan joins GEN Global Ecolabelling Network involving 25 member countries around the world including U S and Germany strengthening and promoting the links with the Environmental Label Systems of various countries GEN is proceeding with activities towards it stated target of mutual certification of criteria between each country in the future Therefore applying the Eco Mark to such internationally distributed products as Personal Computer will be very significant as role model 2 Scope of Applicable Products Personal Computers among electronic computers and related devices under the Japanese Standard Product Classification hereinafter PC consisting of general desktop type PC and notebook type PC In this category desktop type personal computers are defined as personal computers installed for use in one location such as on the desk The apparatus shall consist of system unit CRT monitor LCD monitor keyboard and mouse In this category notebook type portable computers refer to those designed for use in multiple locations 3 Terminology Reusable Characteristics of designed products or packaging assuming to be able to use several times repeatedly for any expected purpose in the life cycle Recycling Refers to material recycling Energy recover
21. e product shall meet the standards set out in the Nonflammable Materials No 1021 Mineral Wool Sound Absorption Panel and the Flame Resistant Materials Standards No 2026 Mineral Wool Sound Absorption Panels F ancy After Revision 1 3 Regarding fire prevention the product shall meet the standards set out in the Nonflammable Materials No 1021 Mineral Wool Sound Absorption Panel or the Flame Resistant Materials Standards No 2026 Mineral Wool Sound Absorption Panels Fancy lt Date of Revision gt Sept 8 2000 Revision of Certification Criteria for Product category No 115 Wooden Products Using Waste Wood Thinned out Wood Small diameter Logs etc After the Certification criteria of the product category No 115 Wooden Products Using Waste Wood Thinned out Wood Small diameter Logs etc were studied at the 7 meeting of the Eco Mark Committee for Establishing Category and Criteria on August 24 2000 a decision was made to revise some wording on Sept 8 2000 as proposed in the 13 Eco Mark Committee for Product Certification Reasons for the Revision gt It is necessary to clarify rules of test methods lt Provisions to be revised gt Before Revision 5 8 with J IS A 5908 5 9 for formaldehyde release testing After Revision 5 8 with J IS A 5908 5 11 for formaldehyde release testing Date of Revision Sept 8 2000 Annex 1 Sept 10 2000 Eco Mark Product Category N
22. e to solve this This requirement is applicable when two uniting or more should be solved at the same time Can all decomposition processes be performed without changing receiving face The whole unit Yes No This requirement checks whether the unit indirectly has the layered structure Assembly handling man hours can be reduced for the layered structure Can we put the hand axially to all of the connecting elements to be decomposed FETESTE PE Case chassis If itis difficult or impossible to enter the hand directly in the connecting part to be and elsetronic Yes No decomposed more man hours are required For instance it takes time to 2 sub assembly decompose the screw connection when the hand enters only from the direction of sub assembly shall be fixed to the chassis Electronic parts shall not be fixed to assembly the case Does the product have the modular structure This item is applied only to the chassis In the product structure of the modular a function group is achieved as a sub Chassis Yes No assembly When the improvement or enhancement of the system performance is required the whole body of the product need not be replaced Is the number of electronic sub assembly fixed to the case zero For enabling a clean and prompt performance of removal and separation of the Case and hazardous substances of the material group of the electric circuit all electronic electronic sub Yes No Are the plastic parts prov
23. en limited to required minimum The example manufacturer name When the plastic parts with a paint layer of a large area in the surface are recycled Case S Yes No the removal process is required The laser marking etc is not included in the Print shown in this item This item is not applied to the paint of which resouce is the same as the plastic part Are recycled plastic pats used Case and Yes N Neither PBB nor PBDE nor chlorinated paraffin shall be used dhassis S ESANS Simplification of separation and decomposition The simplification of crushing and incineration is included Are sub assemblies which are produced by materials listed in attached table 3 detachable or united by means of any assistance parts for separation Because combination between the case and the chassis and the chassis and the electronic sub assembly is important separability shall be a prerequisite 1 to Case parts chassis and reuse and to recycle by separating the sub assembly and the material and 2 to alectronic SUB M Yes No remove parts that contain the hazardous substances assembly Separation supporting area means a scheduled destruction area etc For instance the conformance matrix can check Conformance between materials Refer to VDI2243 See 4 3 of VDI2243 sheets 1 especially Table 2 for instance for Conformance matrix referred here Can combination parts to be separated be easily found The combination parts to
24. eria 14 4 1 14 Plastics carcinogen etc A certificate clearly stating the compliance with the item of criteria 17 4 1 17 Print circuit board flame A certificate clearly stating the compliance with the item of retarder criteria in which the name of flame retarder used is clearly mentioned 18 4 1 18 Manufacturing Stage A certificate issued by Works Manager concerning the A part procurement contract is compliance with environmental regulations in the region also acceptable for parts where factory is located without any violation etc suppliers who directly supply parts 19 4 1 19 Conforming to Energy Star A certificate conforming to Energy Star Program Certificate Copies etc of reports Program of the products using Energy Star Logo 20 4 1 20 Conformity to Law concerning A certificate clearly stating the compliance with the item of DS the Rational Use of Energy criteria 4 1 21 Power supply switch A certificate clearly stating the compliance with the item of sp premit Ermessen 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 4 1 22 Function trouble when power Acertificate clearly stating the compliance with the item of pf f f ff PP ERN supply plug is S pulled out criteria 23 4 1 23 Noise Emission Examination record Lo gll ue po luWuz A 2414 1 24 Furnishing of mirman Corresponding pages of the manual for furnishing of information rxelgs remsigeemwen o 0 Rum a EE ee S S a a
25. etc at the Manufacturing Stage The content is an environmental impact inherent to the product and therefore the portions of the appliance the substances and the content level are described Basically chemical substances are selected as an item to establish the criteria that do not allow any addition at Manufacturing Stage of the products The relation between the contents of polyvinyl chloride polyvinylidene chlorides and bro mine flame retarders and generation of dioxin at the time of combustion wasting is pointed out for 1 and 2 and 6 As a result of the examination under consideration of keeping firesafety they were selected as items to establish the criteria to evade the generation of the hazardous substances as much as possible As for the use limitation of PVC it may be used for miniature parts including coating films and cables etc and there are not any prevailing substitutes so it is not established as the criteria at present Moreover an opinion was raised that there is no need to restrict the contents and use when 31 any appliances use hazardous substances and the resumption of them was done F Recycling Stage F 1 Resource consumption The following points were examined in this item Designed for recycling and long term use 1 The appliance shall comply to a design suitable for the recycling of the appliance in the attachment table 1 based on the Guideline of preparing a prior evaluation manual in pr
26. g can be taken out by removing the connector Decomposition of the Cutting Decomposition of the whole by whole removing screw is possible and screw removing battery packing can be taken out by cutting the connection with nippers etc Decomposition of the Connector Dismantling the whole and the whole removing battery packing can be taken out dismantlement by removing the connector Cutting Dismantling the whole and battery packing can be taken out by Difficult cutting the connection with nippers etc T o Q e E eu lt o Fh e y n o n n c 8 o2 lt 21 Attached table 2 Substances prescribed in 4 1 18 Trichlorofluorometane Specified CFCs Dichlorodifluoromethane Trichlorotrifluoroethane Chlorotrifluoromethane Other CFCs i Tetrachlorodifluoroethane oroethane He Heptachlorofluoropropane ropane Hexachlorodifluoropropane o Pentachlorotrifluompropane propane Tetrachlorotetrafluoropropane ropane Trichloropentafluoropropane RET T m Dichlorohexafluoropropane propane Chloroheptafluoropropane tafluoropropane eisonemieHetde Po trichloroethane Dichlorofluoromethane CFCs substitute Ce O HCFCs Chlorofluoromethane 1 Tetrachlorofluoroethane Trichlorodifluoroethane a Dichlorotrifluoroethane Chlorotetrafluoroethane Trichlorofuloroethane sid Dichlo
27. herefore was not selected as an item for establishing criteria However in the guideline for establishing manual for prior evalua tion in designing products for the purpose of promoting the utilization of recycled resources provided for in criteria 4 1 6 the study for lightweight and downsizing are involved and thus some consideration may be given to the individual appliance D Use Consumption stage D 1 Resource consumption The following points were examined in this item 1 The performance parts shall be maintained for minimum five years for the repair of the appliance 2 Accepting system of repair shall be prepared to carry out the repair works at the request of appliance users Repair system 3 The guarantee period shall be for three years 1 and 2 in PC have two points which make the best use of Long life of the appliance as a system The first point is the replacement of parts by the appliance users themselves and the supply of parts for the replacement will be the key issue The second one is the parts replacement and repair by manufacturers etc other than the appliance users and positive acceptance of repair will be important to use the appliances for a long time The Ministry of International Trade and Indus try pointed out Repair as an important item to reduce the environmental impact Therefore this item was selected as an item to establish the criteria Compliance with this item involves business u
28. his category are expected to generate approximately 70 000 tons in 2001 130 000 tons in 2003 and the same level afterwards so that the resumption and reuse of the used appliances are becoming more important issue Moreover the hazardous substances such as heavy metals are used for PC and it is also m portant not to discharge these substances into the environment by using them in circulation When there is a product which should use the hazardous substances it is expected to arrange a system of withdrawal and reusing recycling in advance Therefore this item was selected as an item to establish criteria Compliance with this item may include the assignment to business entity other than the appli cant The recovery is described as the criteria in the Blue Angel In Japan permissions of head of cities towns or villages are required for the resumption of the appliance classified as the non industrial waste under the law concerning waste disposal and cleaning and the buy back will cause a difficult situation to form any system from the viewpoint of the cost Therefore the draft of certification criteria described that only Personal Computers for the business purpose shall be the subject of resumption for the time being and according to the 33 judgement of Eco Mark Committee for Product Certificate this criterion was to be applied to Per sonal Computers as the non industrial waste from home because of undeveloped legal system gardi
29. ided with the marking in accordance with by ISO11469 The parts of less than 25g in weight or less than 200m in areas Parts of 25g of the flat part are excluded or z 200m Electronic sub Hazardous substances Chemical Substances provide by the Certification Criteria assembly Or materials provided by law etc Use of reusable parts and recycled resources Can the reproduced sub assembly be built in This item is applied only to System unit haseen It is preferable to the manufacturers that reproduced parts are possible to build in assis an 1 M electronic sub Yes No the appliances as spare parts or as ETN equivalent to new parts ETN parts assembly mean any reproduced parts similar to new parts The examination is to ensure that it can be included as a specification Long termuse Can the function for enhancing the system performance be expandable This item is applied only to the chassis For the system performance improvement a specific condition shall be inherently All sub prepared thus the product life may be extended Concretely the processor the assemblies GC CD ROM CPU cash the memory HDD etc and the up grade of RAM memory and the presence the expanded slot etc are enumerated 19 Can the function of system be expandable This item is applied only to system unit Enhancing the function by installing the function of other appliances television and All sub M Yes No facsimile
30. int of long life of the appliance but rather the guaranteed matter largely depending on the service strategy of individual manufacturer than the matter related to the environment Thus judgement was made to exclude it from the criteria D 2 Discharge of greenhouse gases The following points were examined in this item 1 Low power consumption Conform to the Energy Star 2 Compliance with energy conservation criteria provided in Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy 1 required low power consumption to reduce the emission of material affecting the global warming Low power consumption has already been tackled by International Energy Star pro gram at the Energy Conservation Center Foundation Therefore Compliance with the Energy Star was selected as the criteria in consideration of the consistency with each program This cate gory gave priority to the consistency with an each domestic work though the Blue Angel set it as numerical criteria 4 1 21 excludes the power consumption at the battery charging 2 is provided as the Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy similar to 1 As d scribed in an environmental background in the Certification Criteria 1 the compliance with the Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy was selected as the criteria because this was an m portant item to reduce environmental impact on the aspect of energy conservation D 9 Other environmental impacts The following points we
31. it CRT monitor LCD monitor and note type PC In this case the mark shall be featured in five step display boxed by a rectangular frame and left justified as follows zc EENE FREN LILY HEIE EBARA Seat J3 4 2 visRE BRGJSaT 20f vf Establishment Sept 10 2000 These certification criteria for the product category will be reviewed in five years after the date of enactment and the certification criteria and or the product category will be revised or abolished 17 Appendix 1 Checklist Suitable design for recycling of appliance This table is a checklist based on the environmental criteria 4 1 1 Requirement Category M Requirement that shall be achieved Category S Requirement that should be achieved It is deemed that the requirement for a suitable design for recycling has been satisfied when all of the M requirements are answered Yes Pertinent units System unit CRT monitor LCD monitor Keyboard Mouse and Note type PC Requirement Object sub Category Achievement assembly Simplification of use as reuse parts or recycled resources Are the kind of material of the parts having comparable function limited to one kind Efficiency improves for the product containing fewer kinds of materials in the Case and M Yes No process of detaching and separation Concretely this item is not complied with chassis when a case sub assembly is composed of a different material Has an immediate print on the plastic part be
32. l Computer domestic and overseas shipment were shipped in total number a year on year increase of 10096 in 1998 of which the Personal Computers used at home accounted for 32 5 in 1998 according to the Survey Report concerning Resumption Disposal and Recycling situations of Used Com puters May 1999 by JEIDA The survey report also says 41 000 tons of the used Personal Computers were generated in 1998 of which 11 000 tons from homes and 71 000 tons in 2001 and 133 000 tons in 2003 are estimated 2 Applicable Products This Eco Mark Product Category describes the desktop type PC and note type PC among Personal Computer provided by Japanese Standard Product Classification prepared by the Management and Coordination Agency Though there is no definition in the Japanese Standard Product Classification for the desk top type PC server workstation and note type portable PC in this criteria any type of personal computers that are set up to use on the desk etc was defined as a desktop type PC based on the concept generally applied by the society Note type PC was defined as any type of personal com puter that is portable 3 Terminology The definition of Batteries is based on the reference documents of the Battery Association of Japan The definitions of Reusable Recycling Recycled plastic raw materials Pre consumer materials and Post consumer materials are based on the definition
33. led without exception when considering the influence on the environment Hazardous substances from PC itself may be discharged after the appliance is abandoned however little problem is expected because the criteria is subject to the use limitation and the resumption of hazardous substances Then our study was carried out specifying for the emission discharge of the hazardous substances when products were manufactured There is no problem in using hazardous substances as described in B 8 if the emission discharge control resumption and proper processing etc is properly implemented after the use Therefore compliance with the environmental laws and 26 regulations etc in the factory location at the time of manufacturing was selected as the criteria The measures to control manufacturing discharge and use of CFCs and HCFCs etc have been carried out through an international agreement In this category the attached table 2 was produced referring to Law concerning ozone layer protection by regulation of specified substances etc and the criteria were established on the basis that CFCs carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane shall be prohibited to use and HCFCs shall not be allowed to discharge at the factory the same result as to the packaging materials Moreover as these substances are hardly used in the final assembly factory of PC and little effect is expected unless reduction in use and reduction of emission in the original stage i
34. ms to have established criteria in the Blue Angel It is important to use the resin which has generality or is made of a single material to proceed the re use and recycling of the appliance In this category it is selected as an item to establish criteria for proceeding reusing recycling Priority was given to the reuse as substances rather than to the recovery as energy A large case parts indicate the parts of 25g or more in weight or having a flat area more than 200mn here As for removal of batteries even if some of which are not removable by the appliance users it is allowed when they are removable by dealers in order to proceed the resumption of appliance itself Moreover it was understood to be important that the manufacturer etc could replace batteri es without changing the whole printed circuit board when repairing the appliance To be more con crete based on the Assessment manual for simplification of removal of NiCad battery of the Research investigation report concerning the promotion of recycling of used NiCad battery as a Government subsidized business in 1991 issued by Clean Japan Center Association attached ta ble 1 Facility of disassembling a battery was developed Resumption and recycling system With respect to 7 and 8 according to Investigation report of JEIDA concerning the situa tion of the resumption processing and recycling of used computers the Personal Computers which are the subject of t
35. n criteria 6 2 It is free to note Recycled waste paper XX apart from the Eco Mark When the Eco Mark is displayed in the packaging paper 34 Eco Mark lettering and environmental information marking are as shown in certification criteria 6 2 Attached table 4 Series name shall be described clearly when applied for each series When applied for each model It shall be clearly stated that the applied appliance falls under either system unit CRT monitor LCD monitor keyboard mouse or note type PC Product numbers etc shall be clearly stated as well When applied for each series It shall be clearly stated that the applied appliance falls under either system unit CRT monitor LCD monitor keyboard mouse or note type PC Model names and product num bers shall be clearly stated as well 35 Appendix This table is a list based on the environmental criteria 4 1 4 5 6 Plastic materials list of Personal computer The applicant name and signature seal Company seal of the applicant Entry date Date Month Year Brand name of personal computer name System Unit Please mark the corresponding appliance Appliances more than one shall be reported separately cRT monitor LCD monitor Keyboard Mouse Addition of polymer including halogen with Please tick which applies or organic halognated compound without Plastic manufacturer Plastic product name Table 1 List of Cer
36. n when not running input or output processes as well as the power consumption in the two static states sleep mode and deep sleep mode C 7 Safety 32 and 33 are the same as A 7 32 and 33 C 8 Display LCD 34 Neither substances classified into cancer causing substances by IARC Level 1 A and 2B nor cancer causing substances in MAK list Class 1 2 and 3 shall be used as constituents However mercury and mercury compounds are excluded Keyboard and Mouse D 1 Designed for Recycling Designed for Recycling and Long term Use 1 to 3 are the same as A 1 1 to 3 Parts made of plastic materials 4 to 6 are the same as A 1 4 to 6 Batteries 7 and 8 are the same as A 1 7 and 8 D 2 Resumption and recycling system 9 and 10 are the same as A 2 9 and 10 D 3 Chemical Substances Plastic materials 11 to 14 are the same as A 3 11 to 14 Batteries 15 and 16 are the same as A 3 15 and 16 Printed Circuit Board 17 is the same as A 3 17 12 Manufacturing Stage 18 is the same as A 3 18 D 4 Furnishing of Information D 4 1 Designed for Recycling and Long term Use 24 and 25 are the same as A 6 24 and 25 D 4 2 Resumption and Recycling System 26 and 27 are the same as A 6 26 and 27 D 4 3 Chemical Substances 28 and 29 are the same as A 6 28 and 29 D 5 Safety 32 and 33 are the same as A 7 32 and 33 Note type PC
37. ncluding parts are implemented the same criteria as the final assembly factory have been established by describing in the parts purchasing contracts so as to reduce the environmental impact tracing back to parts manufacturing factories A model of certificate issued by Works manager and parts purchasing contract described in the Eco Mark certification criteria are illustrated as follows An example of a certificate of Works Manager This is to certify that the factory which the applicant owns proves neither the use of any CFCs carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane nor emission of any HCFCs This is to certify that the factory which the applicant owns proves to comply with the relevant environmental laws and agreements on pollution prevention etc in the area where the factory is located as for the emission of hazardous substances The relevant environmental laws are YY This is to certify that XX factory proves neither the use of the CFCs carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethane nor the emission of the HCFCs This is to certify that XX factory proves to comply with the relevant environmental laws and agreements on pollution prevention etc in the area where the factory is located as for the emission of hazardous substances The relevant environmental laws are YY An example of parts purchasing contract model The parts purchasing contract of the factory owned by the applicant includes an article clearly stating
38. ndertaker s consignments other than the appli cant A concrete judgment in the examination 1 The repair of this appliance will be accepted at the request of the applicant users or the similar information is clearly described in User Manual which is submitted to the appliance users 2 Information of the above 1 which is independent from other information shall be ar ranged so that the appliance users can clearly recognize The example The page published only such information Capitalized letters to change the style of characters from those of surrounding characters to be boxed and to change colors 3 Necessary information for implementing repair works scope of the repair content of service necessary period expenses and the flow of repairing procedures etc for the appliance user or address etc to which necessary information is furnished shall be clearly stated The example Please inform us of the details of breakdown for the repair of this appli ance to our service center TEL XX If necessary we will explain the scope of repair service content estimated repair costs repair periods 29 and procedures etc Note Address means telephone and FAX numbers etc Assuming the appliance s failure it is deemed that Internet address alone does not comply with the Criteria 3 was not selected as an item to establish the criteria This is an item described as a crietria in the Blue Angel from the viewpo
39. ng withdrawal and reusing recycling However Ministry of International Trade and Industry begun to study setting personal computers as specified recycling products in the Law concerning promoting efficient use of resources after general publication of the draft certification criteria So regarding withdrawal of appliances as industrial wastes certification criteria were settled as the draft and regarding withdrawal of appliances as domestic wastes certification criteria were deter mined to partly revise after implementation of legal system There is no definition for resumption expenses in this category Moreover though the Blue Angel describes the resumption place no criteria was established by judging that there should be no problem in investigating the mutual certification because the system maintenance of the resumption reuse and recycling need not be restricted to the system of bringing to the resumption place but be established according to the circumstances of respective region Marking 9 to 11 were selected as items of establishing the criteria to ensure smooth disposal at the time of resumption by attaching the markings to plastic and batteries in which the used materials are difficult to confirm Plastic shall be marked in accordance with International Standard ISO 11469 The parts to be marked exclude the parts weighing less than 25g or having a flat area less than 200mn in order to give a priority to the international confo
40. o ducts designing to contribute to the promotion etc of the use of the recycled resource 2 The packaging material shall conform to the Guidelines on the Preparation of Pre assessment Manual for Product Design Contributing to the Promotion etc of the Utilization of Recycled Resources Plastic Materials and Batteries 3 Parts made of plastic shall be produced from a homopolymer or a copolymer 4 The plastic case parts shall consist of two separable polymers or polymer blends at the most 5 Large size case parts made of plastic must be so designed as to ensure to recycle as plastic materials 6 Batteries shall be so designed as to ensure the user to change or remove them Also batteries that are not assumed for the appliance user to remove shall be removable or replaceable Resumption and recycling system 7 Taking back re use or recycling of appliance 8 Taking back re use or recycling of batteries Marking 9 Plastic parts shall be marked in accordance with ISO11469 10 Batteries shall be marked in accordance with the marking guideline for compact recharge able batteries of the Battery Association of Japan 11 Plastic used for packaging shall be marked in accordance with ISO11469 Designed for recycling and long term use 1 As for the recycling design and long term use not only establishing materials regulations but also how PC which is the compound body of the unit is assembled will be an imp
41. o 119 Personal Computers Japan Environment Association Eco Mark Office 1 Environmental Background With respect to personal computers at the 15th Eco Mark Promotion Committee Meeting on July 21 1995 it was proposed that consideration need to be given to electrical consumption hazardous substances recycling etc so as to reduce the environmental impact of the products for the use at home amp office and that the products should be subject to the Eco Mark certification Since then an investigation has been under way as to whether or not the Eco Mark certification criteria should be established for the products along with copiers proposed at the same time The Outline of Eco Mark Project Implementation was revised in March 1996 and some conditions such as paying consideration to the products lifecycle and international tendency in proceeding investigation were added as well as the revision of investigation method such as the establishment of the Working Group In order to cope with these conditions the 19th Eco Mark Promotion Committee Meeting on July 4 1997 examined whether or not Personal Computers were the product subject to the Eco Mark Certification and decided the products should be the subject and at the same time provided for setting up a working group for the establishment of Eco Mark Certification Criteria Recently the production of Personal Computer has remarkably increased with their use at home amp office becoming m
42. ore and more popular Moreover in addition to the expansion of new users there is a large demand for replacement due to the fast advancement of the related technology Six organizations in Germany and three North European countries specify Personal Computer as the products subject to the Environmental Labels setting up their certification criteria while in Japan a Purchase Guideline in line with the Green Purchasing Network was released in November 1997 with an increasing concern of Personal Computer as the environmental impact reduced products to be selected both domestically and internationally In the revision of Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy in June 1998 the promotion policy of a further improvement of energy efficiency by the top runner method is presented With respect to the energy saving aspect in such a using process the Energy Star already exists as an Environmental Label mutually certified between Japan and the United States However as mentioned above the reduction in the environmental impact throghout the life cycle of the products is requested for Personal Computer and the certification of the Eco Mark is meaningful considering such a respect Also Personal Computer is an internationally distributed product and a reasonable consideration need to be given for the compliance with international trend in establishing certification criteria In April 1999 the Type I Label Standard for the Third Party Certification La
43. ortant point of long life re use and recycling In this category the guideline prepared by the Waste Disposal and Recycling Committee of the Industrial Structure Council of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry was referred to As the guideline has no regulations by the numerical value etc it shall be confirmed at the time of examination that the appliance design is made in accordance with the viewpoint of the guideline Appendix 1 A suitable design for the recycling of the appliance is found in the list that is the criteria in the Blue Angel and this category applies the same basic requirement too The Blue Angel assumes to recycle the appliance as substances however an idea that is considered to reuse it as a part reuse designing has been developed in this category A suitable design for the recycling of the appliance was prepared as a common design specification so that anyone whoever resumes can easily reuse or recycle the appliance In con 32 sideration of various measures for environmental protection it is not necessary to comply with A suitable design for the recycling of the appliance when such a system as the applicant receives all its own appliances marked with Eco Mark certification and reuses recycles them is built Accep tance and reuse recycling on consignment under the responsible of an applicant is also involved in such a recovery system Plastic materials and batteries 3 to 6 are the ite
44. ppliances are inappropriately converted by the user from the viewpoint of reusing recycling and environmentally acceptable treatment amp disposal 10 The applicant at the request of the user of appliances undertakes to accept the return of used original secondary batteries the user wishes to replace and to forward them for reusing recycling or proper disposal A 3 Chemical Substances Plastic Materials 11 Neither polymer that contains the halogen nor the organohalogen compound shall be used as constituents for the case and case parts However the organofluorine additives for instance the content of 0 5 percent by weight or less in anti dripping agent used to improve a physical characteristic of plastic materials and electric wire coating film are excluded This item need not be applied when an applicant receives absolutely all appliances with the Eco Mark for the reuse or recycling 12 Neither PBBs olybrominated biphenyls nor PBDEs olybrominated diphenyl ethers nor chlorinated paraffins Chain C number 10 13 chlorine content concentration in excess of 50 shall be used as constituents for plastics 13 Neither cadmium nor lead shall be used as constituents for the case and case parts 14 Neither of the following shall be used as constituents for the case and case parts A Substances classified in carcinogenic substances Level 1 2A and 2B listed by IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer B Carcinogenic
45. pplicant complies with this provision shall be submitted The list appendix 2 of the plastic materials used shall be submitted 6 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 7 and 8 certificates regarding where batteries are used and how to remove it in accordance with attached table 1 shall be submitted 7 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 9 and 10 detailed descriptions stating that recovery re use recycling or proper disposal system recovery system processing capacity and processing details etc are well established shall be submitted 8 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 11 the form in appendix 2 filled out with names of the raw materialsuppliers etc shall be submitted The form in appendix 2 shall clearly show whether any polymer and organohalogen compounds are added 9 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 12 parts bought notes or something else shall clearly show neither PBB Polybrominated biphenyl s nor PBDE Polybrominated biphenyl ethers nor chlorinated paraffin s Chain C number 10 13 chlorine content concentration in excess of 50 is used as constituents for plastics 10 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 13 and 14 a certificate clearly stating compliance with this item shall be submitted 11 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 15 a certificate issued by the battery 15 manufacturer shall be submitted 12 With respect to Certification Criteria
46. r plastic materials used for packaging appliances 4 2 Quality Criteria None 5 Certifying Conformity to Certification Criteria Among A to G 1 Reference documents certifying compliance with respective criteria shall be attached to the application form Moreover at the time of examination the applicant shall be ready to provide one applied product ensuring it in compliance with these criteria 2 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 1 the applicant shall submit the Design suitable for recycling the appliance as per Appendix 1 after filling out necessary items When an applicant receives absolutely all appliances with the Eco Mark for the reuse or recycling the recovery re use or recycling system recovery system processing capacity and processing details etc shall be well established 3 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 2 a certificate for the minimum retaining period of repair performance parts shall be submitted The user manual etc clearly describing this matter shall be submitted 4 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 3 a certificate for performing repair works at the request of the appliance users shall be submitted The user manual clearly stating that the system repairing capacity contents of furnished information provided by the criteria is well established shall be submitted 5 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 4 5 and 6 certificates clearly stating that the a
47. r polymer blends at the most However case parts weighing less than 25g are excluded 6 Large size case parts made of plastic shall be so designed as to ensure to recycle as plastic materials However case parts weighing less than 25g or having a flat area less than 200mm that are not subject to marking requirements are excluded Batteries 7 Batteries shall be so designed as to ensure the user to change or remove them It means corresponding to A B or C in attached table 1 Excluded are batteries installed in the printed circuit board etc that are not designed for removal by users 8 Batteries installed in the printed circuit board etc that are not designed for removal by the users shall have a minimum service life of 10 years In addition such batteries shall be designed so as to allow their removal without having to change the entire printed circuit board or the like of it at the end of their service life or at the repair It means corresponding to from A to F in attached table 1 A 2 Resumption and Recycling System 9 The applicant at the request of the user of appliances undertakes to withdraw his her appliances with the Eco Mark after use in order to forward them for reuse or recycling respectively Non reusable parts of the appliances shall be treated and or disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner inclusive of thermal recycling The applicant may refuse to withdraw his her appliance after use if said a
48. re examined in this item 1 Compliance with the safety specification in accordance with IEC950 2 Compliance with VCCI concerning electromagnetic conformance 3 Electromagnetic radiation influence on health 4 Volume level Noise Emission The safety of the appliance shall conform to IEC International Electrotechnical Commission 950 the most widely used as International Standard or the safety specifications in accordance with this Standard Electromagnetic conformance shall conform to VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interfer ence by Information technology equipment so that the electric wave noise generated from the computer etc shall not give the obstruction to the receiver such as the televisions The electromagnetic radiation healthy influence from CRT monitor etc is pointed out How ever Survey Research concerning influence on health by electromagnetic environment made by 30 Japan Environment Association points out the difficulty of clarifying the noxiousness of radiation quoting an article in the magazine Occupational Health amp Safety which reports 70mG of radia tion from computer display and 10000mG 10G from electric blanket or electric razor are gener ated Based on this report and other survey researches the Environment Agency has decided that it is not possible to determine the presence of influence on health by the exposure of electromagnetic field at present 1SO7779 and ISO9296 pro
49. rge of the ozone layer depleting substances 5 Discharge of atmospheric pollutants 7 Discharge disposal of wastes 8 Use discharge of aoe materials 9 Other environmental o 0tner environmental impacts A F 9 Other environmental impacts The following points were examined in this item The Certification Criteria of this category provides for not only the appliance itself but also the supporting system taking back after use repair amount of power consumption and chemical substances used etc to reduce the environmental impact of the appliance as an item by which the criteria are established The applicants alone can never establish these supporting systems and a positive participation of the appliance users are necessary Therefore for the purpose of having the appliance users known the significance of the Eco 25 Mark certification and trying to reduce the environmental impact caused by PC to describe the reduction of the environmental impact by complying with the Eco Mark certification criteria in the user manual was selected as a item for establishing the criteria A Resource extraction stage A 1 Resource consumption The following points were examined in this item 1 Use of recycled resource 2 To comply with the Eco Mark certification criteria for Printing paper The User Manual 1 was taken up to be an examination item because each manufacturer is studying the use of recycled plastic raw
50. rge of water pollutants The following points were examined in this item 1 Discharge of hazardous substances It is reported that environmental impact of groundwater pollution by semiconductor manu facturing is generated As explained in B 3 this item was selected as an item to establish the criteria the environ mental law etc in the area where the factory is located is complied when the products are manu factured According to the Eco Mark Certification Criteria compliance with the related environmental law etc in the area where the factory is located is examined within the range for the past five years before the Eco Mark application Any soil contamination is treated as follows If a regulation for contaminant was enacted before contamination took place which was committed within the last five years before the Eco Mark application it is determined not to comply with the Eco Mark Cri teria B 8 Use discharge of hazardous materials The following points were examined in this item 1 Discharge of hazardous substances As explained in B 3 this item was selected as an item to establish the criteria the environ mental law etc in the area where the factory is located is complied when the products are manu factured C Distribution stage C 1 Resource consumption The following points were examined in this item ht and downsizing space saving 28 This item is difficult to establish any numerical criteria and t
51. rmity The Battery Association of Japan have produced the guideline concerning marking to assure the smooth sorting out of compact recharging batteries This category was determined to follow it 4 2 Others One of the features of the Personal Computers is an expansion of its function after the pur chase and therefore there is a possibility that it will not meet the Eco Mark Certification Criteria by enhancing the function after the user purchases appliances with the Eco Mark The Eco Mark product certification examination of this category shall be based on the specifi cation at the time of sales which is recommended to the consumer The product classification shall be filled in application for Eco Mark product certification and use referring to the example of attached table 4 A separate paper may be attached stating that filling in the attached paper Regarding use of Eco Mark which can be used in the advertisement for the certified product examples of Eco Mark lettering and environmental information marking are shown as follows When printer etc which are not subject to this category are included in the sets Caution is required in order to distinguish the certified appliances when the Eco Mark is used Example System unit and CRT monitor are certified as Eco Mark products When the Eco Mark is displayed in the instruction manual Eco Mark lettering and environmental information marking are as shown in certificatio
52. rodifluomethane os Chlorotrifluowethane 1 Dichlorofluomethane Chlorodiflu oroethane Eus Chlorofluooethane sd ethane Hexachlorofluoropropane ropane Pentachlorodifluorm propane n o Tetrachlorotrifluoropopan propan Trichlorotetrafluoropropane ropane Dichloropentafluoropropane a Chlorohexafluoropropane 1 propane Pentachlorofluoropropane sid oropropane Tetorachlorodifluoropropane npa Trichlorotrifluoropropane propane Dichlorotetrafluompropane lt ropane Chloropentafluoropropane a Tetrachlorofluormpropane 1 propane Trichlorodifluompropanee sid ropane Dichlorotrifluoro propane Chlorotetrafluoropropane Trichlorofluoropropane 22 Dichlorodifluoropropane CBC Supe tite Chlorotrifluoropropane ee Dichlorofluoropropane Chlorodifluoropropane Chlorofluoropropane Attached table 3 Compatibility between thermoplastics resins VDI 2243 Partl 30 42 Additives of plastic Major design basis Plastic Matrix PP PBTP O PBTP PETP PMMA 1 Compatible 2 Qualified compatible 3 Compatible if laced 4 Incompatible 23 nterpretation Product Certification Criteria for Personal Computers Sept 10 2000 1 Environmental Background According to the Personal Computer White Paper issued by Japan Electronic Industry De velopment Association hereinafter JEIDA in Japan 8 212 000 units of Persona
53. s of ISO14021FDIS Homopolymer Copolymer and Polymer alloy are quoted from the Physics and Chemistry Dictionary Iwanami Shoten K K 4 Certification Criteria 4 Details of establishing Environmental Criteria Using the environmental impact items selection table of the product life stage in establishing the criteria and in consideration of the environmental impact throughout the product lifecycle the 24 environmental impact items that are considered to be important are selected for which qualitative or quantitative criteria is established The environmental impact items considered in product category Personal computer are as shown in the environmental impact items selection table of the product life stage X sign and XX sign in the table The items finally selected for criteria concerning environment among these items are A 1 A 9 B 3 B 5 B 6 B 8 B 9 C 9 D 1 D 2 D 9 E 8 E 9 F 1 and F 9 XX sign in the table In addition the blank columns in the table show the items not having been subjected to study or those studied in accordance with the other items Details of establishing the environmental crite ria are as follows Table 1 Chart for Selecting Environmental Impact Items at Each Stage of Product Life Cycle Product Life Stage A B C D E F Resource Manufac Distribu Use Con Disposal Recycling Environmental Impact Item Extraction turing tion sumption ECC eS 3 Discha
54. the name of the plastic materials used showing whether any polymer and organohalogen compounds are added 27 With respect to 19 and 20 in Appendix 1 a copy of the written records shall be submitted 16 6 Others 1 The product classification shall be identified for each brand Colors or dimensions shall not identify such classification It is possible to apply as one application in case of each appliance falls under the same series however each appliance within the series shall comply with respective criteria In the product classification the constituent appliance of the desktop type PC can apply individually for each appliance In case of the products mainly sold as a set system unit CRT monitor LCD monitor keyboard and mouse can be brought together in the same application In case of the set sales each appliance shall meet respective criteria within the set sales When applying the product attaching the user manual shall conform to the criteria of the user manual as well as complying with those of the appliance applied The product that uses packaging materials at the time of shipment shall conform to the criteria of the packaging materials as well as complying with those of the appliance applied 2 Eco Mark lettering shall be Saving Resource Energy Conservation and Fewer Waste Moreover in order to support the above mentioned representation at the lower section of the mark environmental information may be provided for CP un
55. tificates Series model name Raritication Item Necessary Certificates etc Attached Secretariat Attached Secretariat Attached Secretariat Attached Secretariat Attached Secretarist Special Remarks Criteria or not or not or not or not or not 1 4 1 1 Conformity to Suitable design Appendix 1 Suitable design for recycling of appliance When the applicant resumes for recycling of appliance in reuses or recycles individually Appendix 1 without applying Appendix 1 a certificate stating to that effect shall be submitted 2 4 1 2 The shortest maintenance A certificate and the User Manual etc clearly stating the periods of performance parts shortest maintenance periods of performance parts for for repair repair 3 4 Undertaking of repair A certificate clearly stating the implementation of repair according to request of appliance user and the User Manual etc clearly stating the preparation of repairing system 4 4 Plastic materials A certificate clearly stating the compliance with the item of certification criteria and the list of plastic materials using those in Appendix 2 5 4 Plastic materials A certificate clearly stating the compliance with the item of certification criteria and the list of plastic materials using those in Appendix 2 4 Plastic materials A certificate clearly stating the compliance with the item of certification criteria and the list of plastic materials using those in Appendix 2 7 4 Batteries replace
56. to Certification Criteria 4 1 33 a certificate stating compliance with VCCI a copy of application for compliance certification etc shall be submitted 21 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 34 a certificate clearly stating compliance with this item shall be submitted 22 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 35 the brand of the papers used and the name of the paper manufacturer shall be described The certificates required in the Eco Mark Certification Criteria No 107 Printing paper shall be submitted when the paper with the Eco Mark is not used 23 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 36 a certificate stating whether the marking is or not shall be submitted 24 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 37 compliance with the Guideline shall be stated Concretely primary the packaging material shall be selected in accordance with the to the assessment manual based on the guidelines The document that shows contents of the manual shall be submitted Secondary the name of the selected packaging material shall be submitted 25 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 38 a certificate issued by the packaging material supplier shall be submitted The certificate shall clearly describe whether CFCs HCFCs are used or not 26 With respect to Certification Criteria 4 1 39 a certificate issued by the plastic packaging material supplier shall be submitted The certificate shall cleanly describe
57. vide the volume levels This category has adopted ISO9296 as well as the Blue Angel from the viewpoint of an international compliance and selected the level as an item to establish the criteria referring to the value of the Blue Angel Reference value of 48 55dB is the same degree of the volume as a quiet office E Disposal Stage E 8 Use discharge of hazardous materials The following points were examined in this item 1 Neither PBBs nor PBDEs nor chloridization paraffin shall be added as a constituent to the print circuit board 2 Neither PBBs nor PBDEs nor chloridization paraffin shall be added as a constituent to plas tic materials 3 Neither cadmium nor lead shall be added as a constituent to plastics 4 Neither carcinogenic substances nor mutagenic nor teratogenic substances shall be added to plastics 5 Neither cadmium nor lead nor mercury shall be added as a constituent to batteries 6 Neither polymer that contains the halogen nor the organic halogen compound shall be used as constituents for plastics including plastic materials used for packaging 7 Neither substances classified into cancer causing substances by LARC Level 1 2A and 2B nor cancer causing substances in MAK list Class 2 and 3 shall be added as a constituent to the display LCD However mercury and mercury compounds are excluded The Chemical Substances are involved in various forms such as contents in PC and use emission generation
58. xceed 48dB during the idle state of the appliances During other operating modes access to floppy disk or hard disk shall not exceed 55dB A 6 Furnishing of Information A 6 1 Design for Recycling and Long term Use 24 The User Manual shall contain information on design suitable for recycling appliance minimum retaining period of repair performance parts and how to comply with items concerning repair provided in 1 2 and 3 25 The User Manual shall contain information regarding how to change the batteries Excluded are batteries installed in the printed circuit board etc that are not designed for removal by users A 6 2 Resumption and Recycling System 26 The User Manual shall contain information with respect to taking used appliance back for reuse or recycling as per information regarding conformance to the provision stated in 9 Example of Information Concerning Resumption This appliance will be withdrawn by means of XX when exhausted as industrial wastes after used Please contact YY 27 The User Manual shall contain information on withdrawal of used batteries and their recycling or disposal as wastes as an information concerning compliance with the items which are set forth in 10 A 6 3 Chemical Substances 28 In the event that substances such as cadmium cyanogen lead chrome the arsenic mercury fluorine boron selenium PCB and antimony are used for the appliances the appliance user shall be furnished
59. y thermal recycling is excluded Batteries Refers to primary and secondary batteries Primary batteries are those that discharge only once while secondary batteries can be recharged for repeated use Recycled plastic raw materials Plastic raw materials derived from pre consumer and post consumer materials Pre consumer materials Materials or rejects obtained from the waste route during the manufacturing process Excluded are materials generated in the manufacturing process and reused in the same process factory in which they were generated Post consumer materials Materials or products scrapped after their intended use Constituents Material components added for intended purpose to give any characteristics to the products Impurities that are technically unavoidable in the manufacturing process are not included Minimum retaining period The period shall start from the termination of the production by the manufacturer of the products using the parts having such performance Homopolymer Single polymer Polymer of a single kind of monomer Copolymers Polymer of more than two kinds of monomer Polymer Alloy Polymer Blend Generic name of multi element system high molecule obtained by mixture or chemical combination of high molecules more than two elements Physically mixed different kind of high molecule is called a polymer blend 4 Certification Criteria 4 1 Environmental Criteria A System Unit desk top type PC A 1

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