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1. Chlorine based plastics in casings and their components Plastic parts in casings and their components gt 25 g must not contain chlorinated polymers Declaration from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing that the requirement is fulfilled Flame retardants in plastic and rubber parts in casings and their components 1 The flame retardants Hexabromocyklododekan HBCDD tris 2 chloroethyl phos phate TCEP and high chlorinated short chain and high chlorinated medium chain chloro patraphines must not be added 2 The flame retardant Tetrabrombisphenol A TBBP A must not be added 3 Other organic halogenated flame retardants and other flame retardants assigned one or more of the following risk phrases or combinations must not be added e H350 may cause cancer e H350i may cause cancer by inhalation e H340 may cause heritable genetic damage e H360F may impair fertility e H360D may cause harm to the unborn child e H360Fd may impair fertility suspected of damaging the unborn child e H360Df may cause harm to the unborn child suspected of damaging fertility Exceptions from 2 are made for printed circuit board Exceptions from 3 are made for flame retardants e In cases where there is demand for safety reason with reference to low voltage directive 73 23 EG or standard EN 60335 1 e Printed circuit board PCB e Plastic and rubber parts that weight less than 25 gram and are parts2. Company Contact person signature Name in block capitals Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment No No No No No No No
3. s Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 6 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 website s The licensee undertakes to inform Nordic Ecolabelling of any changes as to where the product is sold If the product is to be sold in other Nordic countries than those initially specified in the application the licensee must provide written notification of this and submit any extra documentation required to Nordic Ecolabelling in the country that issued the license On site inspection In connection with handling of the application Nordic Ecolabelling performs an on site inspection to ensure adherence to the requirements For such an inspection data used for calculations original copies of submitted certificates test records purchase statistics and similar documents that support the application must be available for examination Costs An application fee is charged to companies applying for a licence There is an additional annual fee based on the turnover of the Nordic Ecolabelled imaging equipment Enquiries Please contact Nordic Ecolabelling if you have any queries or require further information See page 3 for addresses What are the requirements of the Nordic Ecolabelling To be awarded a Nordic Ecolabel licence all requirements must be fulfilled 1 Harmonization with Blue Angel and Eco Mark Most product requirements are fully harmonised with Blue Angel and Eco Mark Some requirements are not harmonised and are
4. Ready phase mg h Colour Monochrome Desktop Floormounted Printing printing products equipment Total in ready Total in ready volume gt 250 print phase print phase litres TVOC 18 10 1 2 Not identified single 0 9 0 9 substances VOC Benzene lt 0 05 lt 0 05 Styrene 1 8 1 0 Ozone 3 0 1 5 Dust 4 0 4 0 Table with limited values of emission according to Blue Angel RAL UZ 171 Test report containing the results of the emission test according to the methods specified in RAL UZ 171 020 Sound power The product shall comply with the requirements for Noise in The Blue Angel RAL UZ 171 section 3 5 1 or the noise requirement in EU Ecolabel for imaging equipment See Appendix 3 for the noise requirement formulas from the respective ecolabelling schemes Test report containing the results of the sound power according to the methods specified in RAL UZ 171 section 3 5 1 or EU Ecolabel for imaging equipment or their respective later versions 4 Working conditions O21 Working conditions The license holder must have a code of conduct in place in accordance with the ten principles provided for in the United Nations Global Compact The license holder must ensure that the code of conduct is communicated to all suppliers subcontractors together with a request that these should also comply with a code of conduct that follows the ten principles provided for in the United Nations
5. Global Compact NB The principles embodied in the United Nations Global Compact include the following human rights employee rights environmental protection and anti corruption safeguards Further information can be found at bttp www unglobalcompact org If the licensee violates this code of conduct Nordic Ecolabelling may revoke their licence Copy of the license holder s Code of Conduct Description of the way in which subcontractors and producers are notified of the licence holder s code of conduct and of the licence holder s request that they have a code of conduct in place that follows the ten principles in the United Nations Global Compact 3 EU Ecolabel and Green Public Procurement for Imaging Equipment Revised EU Ecolabel criteria_October_2012 2012 http susproc jrc ec europa eu imaging equipment stakeholders html Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 14 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 5 Quality and regulatory requirements To ensure that Nordic Ecolabel requirements are fulfilled the following procedures must be implemented These requirements are mainly administrative and are specific to the Nordic organisation of the company that applies for a license If the applicant or the manufacturer of the ecolabelled product has an environmental mana gement system certified to ISO 14 001 or EMAS and the following procedures implemented it is sufficient for the accr
6. Nordic Ecolabelling of products 22 June 2011 or later versions Follow up inspections Nordic Ecolabelling may decide to check whether imaging equipment fulfils Nordic Ecolabel requirements during the licence period This may involve a site visit random sampling or similar test The licence may be revoked if it is evident that imaging equipment does not meet the requirements Random samples may also be taken in store and analysed by an independent laboratory If the requirements are not met Nordic Ecolabelling may charge the analysis costs to the licensee Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 18 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 How long is a licence valid Nordic Ecolabelling adopted the criteria version 6 0 for imaging equipment on 20 June 2013 The criteria are valid until 30 June 2016 On 19 February 2014 the Secretariat Manager s meeting decided to adopt a change in O12 Phthalates in external power cable A definition of residuals in plastics has been added to the requirement The new version is called 6 1 On 3 September 2014 the Board of Directors decided to adopt a change in O7 O11 Plastics in casings and their components The requirements have been clarified that it is for plastics in casings and their components On 17 February 2015 some editorial changes were introduced to clarify that some of the requirements in these criteria are harmonized with Eco Mark The new version is called 6 2 The e
7. Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 11 Softeners Phthalates Manufacturers Declaration Cable Model Type To be completed by the manufacturer of the cable and sent to Nordic Ecolabelling We hereby declare to the best of our knowledge that the cable does not contain following substances e Diethylhexyl phthalate DEHP e Dibutyl phthalate DBP DnBP e Benzyl butyl phthalate BBP e Dicyclohexyl phthalate DCHP e Diisobutyl phthalate DIBP e Diisononyl phthalate DINP e Diisodecyl phthalate DIDP e Di n octylphthalate DNOP e Dihexyl phthalate DHP e Diethyl phthalate DEP e Diisoheptyl phthalate DIHP e Bis 2 methoxyethyl phthalate e Diisopentyl phthalate e N pentyl isopentyl phthalate Ingoing substances are defined as all substances in the product including additives but not residuals from production Residuals are defined as residuals pollutants and contaminants derived from the production which are present in the final product in amounts less than 1000 ppm 0 1 w 1000 mg kg but not substances added to the raw materials or product intentionally and with a purpose regardless of amount Known substances realised form the raw materials are also regarded as ingoing substances Cable manufacturer Location and date Phone Company Contact person signature Name in block capitals Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling 015
8. conditions concessions specific to the operations at all sites where the Nordic Ecolabelled product is manufactured In addition the license holder must guarantee adherence to product specific regulations in all the Nordic countries where the product is on sale No documentation is required but Nordic Ecolabelling may revoke the license if the requirement is not fulfilled Marketing Marketing of the Nordic Ecolabelled product must comply with Regulations for the Nordic Ecolabelling of products 22 June 2011 or later version Appendix 1 duly completed Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 17 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Marketing The Nordic Ecolabel is a very well known and well reputed trademark in the Nordic region Nordic Ecolabelled products and services may be marketed using the Nordic Ecolabel so long as the associated licence is valid The label must be positioned so that there is no doubt as to what the label refers and so that it is clear that the imaging equipment is ecolabelled More information on marketing can be found in Regulations for the Nordic Ecolabelling of products 22 June 2011 or later versions Design of the Nordic Ecolabel Design of the Nordic Ecolabel C ECO ey a1 gt Y lt K 123 456 Each licence has a unique six figured licence number that must be displayed along with the label More information on the design of the label can be found in Regulations for the
9. the A weighted sound power level limit value Lyn gtimeo and Ly rdtimeo Shall not exceed an upper limit of 75 0 dB Lyaatimbw lt 75 0 dB Liyyadyimco lt 75 0 dB For serial electro photographic colour devices with S lt 0 5 Sp the sound power level shall be determined and indicated For assessment purposes compliance with Ly 4 jim bw for monochrome printouts with printing speed S shall be considered exclusively bw Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 4 Design and materials Declaration 04 09 Type of product to be ecolabelled O Copier O Digital O Fax O Mutti O Printers O Scanners duplicator Machine functional device Model Type Is the requirement met 04 At least one part heavier than 25 gram must be made of re used O Yes O No plastic parts or post consumer and pre consumer re cycled plastic o6 If used are combined toner cartridges designed for re use O Yes O No o6 If used do products accept remanufactured toner cartridges O Yes O No 07 Plastic parts gt 25 g and with a plane surface of at least 200 square O Yes O No millimetres must be permanently marked according to ISO 11469 2000 while taking ISO 1043 part 1 4 into consideration os Single plastic casing parts heavier than 25 g must be made of a O Yes O No homopolymer or copolymer Polymer blends polymer alloy are permitted o9 Combined plastic casing parts heavier than 25 g must be made o
10. 0D may cause harm to the unborn child e H360Fd may impair fertility suspected of damaging the unborn child e H360Df may cause harm to the unborn child suspected of damaging fertility Flame retardant s manufacturer Location and date Company Name in block capitals Phone Contact person signature Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 8 Plastic materials in packaging Declaration 014 Type of product to be ecolabelled O Copier O Digital O Fax O Mutti O Printers O Scanners duplicator Machine functional device Model Type 014 Does the plastic material used as packaging material consist of or O Yes O No contain halogenated organic substances Imaging equipment manufacturer Location and date Company Name in block capitals Phone Contact person signature Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 9 Other dangerous substances Declaration O13 This certificate shall be filled in by the manufacturer and direct suppliers suppliers during the final stages of the supplier chain L Manufacturer of imaging equipment L Direct supplier suppliers during the final stages of the supplier chain Type of product to be ecolabelled O Copier O Digital O Fax O Multi O Printers O Scanners duplicator Machine functional device Model Type 013 Are a
11. 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 12 Design for disassembly O05 If this appendix is used disassembly instructions must also be submitted Name of product The following requirements must be fulfilled Requirement fulfilled A qualified person working alone must be able to disassemble the product The imaging equipment manufacturer must ensure that disassembly of the unit is possible and compile disassembly instructions demonstrating that connections are easy to locate and access and easily separable with generally available tools connections are where possible standardized It must be possible to separate the substances preparations and components listed in ANNEX VII of the WEEE Directive 2012 19 EU If labels are required they shall be easily removable or integrated This does not apply to safety labels according to CENELEC safety standard EN 60850 1 7 2 Plastic parts heavier than 25 g must be composed of one polymer or compatible polymers except for the enclosure which shall consist of no more than two types of polymers that are separable Plastic parts gt 25 g may contain metallic inlays provided that these can easily be separated without the use of special tools 90 by weight of plastics and metals in the enclosure and chassis must be technically suitable for material recovery Imaging equipment manufacturer O Yes O Yes O Yes O Yes O Yes O Yes O Yes Location and date Phone
12. Angel can be found at the following Internet address Blue Angel www blauer engel de Product already holding Blue Angel licence Type of product L Copying Machine O Printer CO Fax Machine 1 Multifunctional Device Model Type Copy of a valid Blue Angel licence submitted in the application Location and date Company Name in block capitals Phone Contact person signature Supplementary documentation Some requirements are not harmonised and are found only in version 6 0 or later modifications of the Nordic Ecolabel criteria document These requirements are specific for the Nordic organisation of the company that applies for a license including both product as well as regulatory requirements See requirement R1 in section 1 of the criteria Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Eco Mark Product Category No 155 If a product is approved under the Eco Mark Product Category No 155 or later versions it is easier to apply for a Nordic Ecolabel licence If the product does not have a valid Eco Mark license the product must fulfil the requirements in sections 2 3 4 and 5 In this document Nordic Ecolabelling have translated and changed the layout of the requirements from the original documents Eco Mark criteria Product Category No 155 ot later versions In case of any conflict the original always takes precedence Each requirement con
13. Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Version 6 2 e 20 June 2013 30 June 2016 Wy KA Nordic Ecolabelling Content What is Nordic Ecolabelled imaging equipment 4 Why choose the Nordic Ecolabel 4 What can carry the Nordic Ecolabel 5 How to apply 6 What are the requirements of the Nordic Ecolabelling 7 1 Harmonization with Blue Angel 7 2 Environmental requirements 8 2 1 General descriptions 8 2 2 Energy consumption 9 2 3 Design and materials 9 2 4 Plastics in casings and their components 10 2 5 External power cable 12 2 6 Chemicals and materials during production 12 2 7 Other environmental requirements 13 3 Performance properties 14 4 Working conditions 14 5 Quality and regulatory requirements 15 Marketing 18 Design of the Nordic Ecolabel 18 Follow up inspections 18 How long is a licence valid 19 New criteria 19 Appendix 1 Marketing of Nordic Ecolabelled Imaging equipment 033 Appendix 2 Guidelines for applicants already holding the Blue Angel or Eco Mark Appendix 3 Noise requirements formulas from RAL UZ 171 and EU Ecolabel criteria for imaging equipment Appendix 4 Design and materials Declaration 04 09 Appendix 5 Plastics and rubber in casings and their components and external power cable in imaging equipment Manufacturer s Declaration 04 O11 and 012 Appendix 6 Flame retardants in plastics and rubber in casings and their components Plastic and rubber manufacturer s Declaration 011 Appendix 7 Flame reta
14. ation e Maximum value of emission rate of TVOC in printing phase benzene styrene ozone and dust For colour printer the values must be shown for colour and monochrome printing e Warranty period For products sold to private consumers For products only sold to companies conditions of guarantee should be stated in the contract e Information that offers supply of spare parts for 5 years The following technical information must be specified in the service manual e A specification of how frequently ozone filters if such exists in current product require replacement The applicant must submit copies of all relevant pages of the user manual service manual with information as specified in the requirement Information on webpage is valid Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 15 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 Re cycling and re use of consumer durables and parts that wear out The license applicant and or the local representative of the license applicant must have a system in place for ensuring that consumer durables and parts that wear out as far as possible are sorted and re covered re used Consumer durables and parts that wear out are those parts that service personnel replace when the machine is serviced or that can be replaced by the consumer after reading the instructions
15. ay be via computer network or the Internet The product also may be capable of producing hard copy duplicates The unit must be capable of being powered from a wall outlet or from a data or network connection This definition is intended to cover products that are marketed as fax machines Multifunction device MFD A commercially available imaging product which is a physically integrated device or a combination of functionally integrated components that performs two or more of the core functions of copying printing scanning or faxing The copy functionality as addressed in this definition is considered to be distinct from single sheet convenience copying offered by fax machines The unit must be capable of being powered from a wall outlet or from a data ot network connection This definition is intended to cover products that are marketed as MFDs or multifunction products MFPs Note If the MFD is not a single integrated unit but a set of functionally integrated components then the manufacturer must certify that when installed correctly in the field the sum of all energy or power use for all MFD components comprising the base unit will achieve the energy or power levels to qualify as an Energy Star MFD Printer A commercially available imaging product that serves as a hard copy output device and is capable of receiving information from single user or networked computers or other input devices e g digital cameras The unit must be capa
16. ble of being powered from a wall outlet ot from a data or network connection This definition is intended to cover products that are marketed as printers including printers that can be upgraded into MFDs in the field Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 5 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Scanner A commercially available imaging product that functions as an electro optical device for converting information into electronic images that can be stored edited converted or transmitted primarily in a personal computing environment The unit must be capable of being powered from a wall outlet or from a data or network connection This definition is intended to cover products that are marketed as scanners Extra equipment The above products also include various consumer durables such as OPC Optical Photosensitive Conductor kits drums toner powder and residual toner cartridges If extra equipment shall use the Nordic Ecolabel they must be listed in a valid licence and the extra equipment must belong to the ecolabelled imaging equipment If extra equipment such as desks sorters feeder and units for double sided printing are to be included the individual parts must meet the requirements as to design materials chemical requirements during production requirements as to packaging and requirements as to recycling How to apply Each requirement is marked with the letter O obligatory requirement and a number All requ
17. ble the product e The manufacturer must ensure that disassembly of the unit is possible and compile disassembly instructions demonstrating that o Connections ate easy to locate and access and easily separable with generally available tools o Connections are where possible standardized e It must be possible to separate the substances preparations and components listed in ANNEX VII of the WEEE Directive 2012 19 EU e If labels are required they shall be easily removable or integrated This does not apply to safety labels according to CENELEC safety standard EN 60850 1 7 2 e Plastic parts heavier than 25 g must be composed of one polymer or compatible polymers e Plastic parts heavier than 25 g may contain metallic inlays provided that these can easily be separated without the use of special tools 1 Blue Angel RAL UZ 171 Basic Criteria for Award of the Environmental Label Office Equipment with Printing Function 2012 http www blauer engel de de produkte_marken vergabegrundlage php id 259 2 Energy Star Product Specification for Imaging Equipment Final Draft Version 2 0 2012 http www energystat gov ia partners prod_development revisions downloads img_equip Program_Requirements_V 2 0 pdf 235f bab7 Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 9 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 O6 2 4 e 90 by weight of plastics and metals in the enclosure and chassis must be tech
18. c and rubber O11 e Phthalates in external power cable O12 e Re cycled material in packaging O15 e Double sided copying O17 e Consumables O18 e Working Conditions O21 e Chapter 5 Quality and regulatory requirements e Appendix 2 Description as specified above If the product has a valid Eco Mark license Eco Mark Product Category No 155 or later versions the following requirements need to be fulfilled e Re used plastic O4 e Special requirements as to products with combined toner cartridges O6 e Flame retardants in plastic and rubber O11 e Phthalates in external power cable O12 e Chemicals used during production O13 e Plastic materials in packaging O14 e Re cycled material in packaging O15 e Double sided copying O17 e Consumables O18 e Sound power O20 e Working Conditions O21 e Chapter 5 Quality and regulatory requirements e Appendix 2 Description as specified above Environmental requirements General descriptions Description of the product Describe the product and how it fulfils the definition of a product eligible to carry the Nordic Ecolabel Description as specified above Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 8 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 2 2 03 2 3 04 o5 Energy consumption Energy consumption The energy consumption of the product must fulfil the energy requirement in Blue Angel ctiteria for a correspondi
19. colabel licence is valid providing the criteria are fulfilled and until the criteria expire The validity period of the criteria may be extended or adjusted in which case the licence is automatically extended and the licensee informed Revised criteria shall be published at least one year prior to the expiry of the present criteria The licensee is then offered the opportunity to renew their licence New criteria In the next revision process for Imaging Equipment Nordic Ecolabelling will be focus on the following areas e Energy requirement e Additives to plastics flame retardants and phthalates In next coming revision Nordic Ecolabelling will be looking at e Ultra fine particles e Substances in toner powder and ink e Software to lower the use of paper e Regulations to minimize the risk of use of conflict metals in electronics e Additives to plastics such as phthalates flame retardants and other additives Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 19 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 1 Marketing of Nordic Ecolabelled Imaging equipment 033 We hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the regulations governing the use of the Nordic Ecolabel as detailed in Regulations for the Nordic Ecolabelling of products 22 June 2011 or later versions We agree to follow these regulations when marketing the Nordic Ecolabelled copying machines printers fax machines and multifunctional devices F
20. e Dtiso decyl phthalat DIDP e Di n octhyl phthalat DNOP e Dihexyl phthalat DHP e Diethyl phthalat DEP e Diiso hepthyl phthalat DIHP e Bis 2 methoxyethyl phthalate e Diiso penthyl phthalate e N penthyl isopenthyl phthalate Ingoing substances ate defined as all substances in the product including additives but not residuals from production Residuals are defined as residuals pollutants and conta minants derived from the production which are present in the final product in amounts less than 1000 ppm 0 1 by weight 1000 mg kg but not substances added to the raw materials or product intentionally and with a purpose regardless of amount Known substances realised form the raw materials are also regarded as ingoing substances The manufacturer of the imaging equipment must provide a list of plastics used in external power cable in the product signed by filling out Appendix 5 Plastics in imaging equipment Manufacturer s Declaration Declaration from the cable manufacturer Appendix 11 can be used Chemicals and materials during production Chemicals used during production Chemicals containing the following substances regulated in the Montreal Protocol must not be used in the end production of the machines or in the production of circuit boards CFCs HCFCs 1 1 1 trichloro ethane or carbon tetrachloride Declaration from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment and the direct suppliers suppliers during the f
21. edited auditor to certify that the requirements are observed 022 Information to consumers The following information must be specified in user information e Maximum power consumption during operation stand by low energy and off modes e Information on the function of the energy management system e Recommendation that the machine be turned off when not in use for a long time e Information on the use of double sided copying the presence of a duplex unit or its availability as an upgrade and information that double sided copying will save the environment and money e Instructions on the positioning of the machine e Information about where used products and packaging can be deposited in accordance with local legislation e Information about the return system for re cycling combined toner cartridges e Information on disposal of used OPC kit photosensitive drums toner containers and containers for used toner e Information that used batteries should be disposed of in accordance with local legislation e Print capacity copies per minute and copying volume per year or month e Recommendation that ecolabelled paper be used e Maximum sound effect level during operation and stand by modes In the case of machines with a sound effect level of more than 63 dB Lwad during operation and 40 dB Lwad in stand by the manufacturer should recommend that the machine be located in a room in which no employee has his her regular work st
22. ents submitted in the application are based including test reports documents from suppliers and suchlike Checked on site Planned changes Written notice must be given to Nordic Ecolabelling of planned changes in products and markets that have a bearing on the Nordic Ecolabel requirements Procedures detailing how planned changes in products and markets are handled Unplanned nonconformities Unplanned nonconformities that have a bearing on the Nordic Ecolabel requirements must be reported to Nordic Ecolabelling in writing and also journal led Procedures detailing how unplanned nonconformities are handled Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 16 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 030 O31 032 033 Traceability The license holder must be able to trace the Nordic Ecolabelled product in the production Description of the fulfilment of the requirement Take back system Relevant national regulations legislation and or agreements within the sector regarding the recycling systems for products and packaging shall be met in the Nordic countries in which the Nordic Ecolabelled imaging equipment are marketed Declaration from the applicant regarding adherence to existing recycling take back agreements Legislation and regulations The license holder must guarantee adherence to safety regulations in force working environment legislation environmental legislation and
23. f four O Yes O No or fewer types of mutually separable polymers or polymer blends Post Consumer Material Material generated by households 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 Material 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 Source ISO 14021 1999 Imaging equipment manufacturer Location and date Company Name in block capitals Phone Contact person signature Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 5 Plastics and rubber in casings and their components and external power cable in imaging equipment Manufacturers Declaration 04 O11 and O12 To be completed by the applicant and the manufacturer of the imaging equipment and sent to Nordic Ecolabelling Casing and their components protect the fixtures from environmental impacts and the user from contact with moving and or radiating components as well as with components under voltage Type of product to be ecolabelled O Copier O Digital O Fax O Multi O Printers O Scanners duplicator Machine functiona
24. for use Collected toner cartridges drum kits light sensitive drums and residual toner containers collected by the license applicant or the representative of the license applicant must be re used or re cycled The applicant must prepare information material to the service personal and the users informing about how parts wear out and how these parts shall be re cycled or re used Service and support The license holder must offer service and support in the Nordic language in the country in which the Nordic Ecolabelled product is on sale Description of service and support organization The quality of the product The license holder must guarantee that the quality at the time of application of the Nordic Ecolabelled products leaving the production is maintained throughout the validity period of the license Procedures for collating and where necessary dealing with claims and complaints regarding the quality of the Nordic Ecolabelled product Documentation to guarantee the above Nordic Ecolabel licence contact The company must appoint a person responsible for ensuring that the Nordic Ecolabel requirements are fulfilled and a contact person for communications with Nordic Ecolabelling A chart of the company s organizational structure detailing who is responsible for the above Documentation The license holder must be able to present a copy of the application as well as the facts and calculation data on which the docum
25. found only in version 6 of the Nordic Ecolabel criteria document These include both product and administrative requirement and specific for the Nordic organisation of the company that applies for a license If a product is approved under the Blue Angel or Eco Mark criteria RAL UZ 171 Product Category No 155 or later versions it is easier to apply for a Nordic Ecolabel licence Such applicants may use appendix 2 that describe the additional documentation needed for a Nordic Ecolabel licence If the product does not have Blue Angel or Eco Mark license the product must fulfil the requirements in sections 2 3 4 and 5 In this document Nordic Ecolabelling has changed the layout of the requirements from the original documents Blue Angel criteria RAL UZ 171 Product Category No 155 or later versions In case of any conflict the original always takes precedence Further information about Blue Angel or Eco Mark can be found at the following Internet addresses Blue Angel http www blauer engel de en index php Eco Mark http www ecomark jp english Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 7 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 O1 2 1 02 Valid Blue Angel or Eco Mark license If the product has a valid Blue Angel license RAL UZ 171 or later versions the following requirements need to be fulfilled e Re used plastic O4 e Disassembly O5 e Flame retardants in plasti
26. ic Ecolabel Copiers digital duplicators facsimile machines multifunction devices MFD printers and scanners are eligible for a Nordic Ecolabel The machines may be equipped with external or internal scanners In this document we collect all of these products under the name imaging equipment The criteria do not apply to computer equipment for which separate criteria apply Copier A commercially available imaging product whose sole function is the production of hard copy duplicates from graphic hard copy originals The unit must be capable of being powered from a wall outlet or from a data or network connection This definition is intended to cover products that are marketed as copiers or upgradeable digital copiers UDCs Digital duplicator A commercially available imaging product that is sold in the market as a fully automated duplicator system through the method of stencil duplicating with digital reproduction functionality The unit must be capable of being powered from a wall outlet or from a data ot network connection This definition is intended to cover products that are marketed as digital duplicators Facsimile machine Fax machine A commercially available imaging product whose primary functions are scanning hard copy originals for electronic transmission to remote units and receiving similar electronic transmissions to produce hard copy output Electronic transmission is primarily over a public telephone system but also m
27. inal stages of the supplier chain showing that the requirement is fulfilled by filling out Appendix 9 Plastic materials in packaging Plastic material used as packaging material must not consist of or contain halogenated organic substances Declaration from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing that the requirement is fulfilled by filling out Appendix 8 Description of the packaging materials used Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 12 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 015 2 7 016 017 018 Re cycled material in packaging When cardboard boxes are used they shall be made of at least 50 post consumer re cycled material Only primary packaging as defined in Directive 2005 20 EC is subject to the requirement Declaration from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing that the requirement is fulfilled Other environmental requirements Supply of spare parts The availability of spare parts must be guaranteed for at least five years after production of the specified ecolabelled machine comes to an end Declaration from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing that the requirement is fulfilled by filling out Appendix 10 Double sided copying Appliances with a maximum operating speed of gt 19 sheets per minute for A4 size paper must be equipped with automatic double side copying a duplex unit Declaration f
28. irements must be fulfilled to be awarded a licence Icons in the text The text describes how the applicant shall demonstrate fulfilment of each requirement There are also icons in the text to make this clearer These icons are Enclose P The requirement checked on site Application Applications are made to the national ecolabelling organisation and the application is valid for 12 months Applications may be processed by another ecolabelling organisation according to agreement between the organisations The applicant is notified of this Companies located outside the Nordic countries make applications to the national ecolabelling organisation of the primary market The application must consist of a completed application form together with all of the documentation required to demonstrate compliance with the requirements specified in the criteria document this is specified for each requirement The application form must specify in which Nordic countries the products in question are to be sold and the estimated turnover from the products in each country Further information and assistance may be available Visit the relevant national website for information Sales in the Nordic region Once granted a licence is valid throughout the Nordic region The licence document specifies in which Nordic countries the products are sold according to the information provided on the application The products are published on Nordic Ecolabelling
29. l device Model Type List of all plastic parts in casings and their components and external power cable in the final product Component Plastic and rubber Product name of Shared of recycled designation manufacturer plastic and rubber material weight Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling Imaging equipment manufacturer 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Location and date Company Name in block capitals Phone Contact person signature Other information This information can be submitted directly from the manufacturer of the plastic and rubber A declaration of confidentiality can be drawn up between the manufacturer of the plastic and rubber and Nordic Ecolabelling Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 6 Flame retardants in plastics and rubber in casings and their com ponents Plastic and rubber manu facturer s Declaration O11 To be completed by the applicant and the manufacturer of the plastic and rubber product s in casings and their components and sent to Nordic Ecolabelling Casing and their components protect the fixtures from environmental impacts and the user from contact with moving and or radiating components as well as with components under voltage We the manufacturer of the plastic and rubber s declares that the plastic and rubber s listed below in the tab
30. l ecolabelling schemes continued with the Blue Angel This was because Eco Mark did not during the revision to version 6 have any new criteria since the revision to version 5 while the Blue Angel had a draft for new criteria Also the EU Ecolabel criteria for imaging equipment had a draft which has partly been harmonized with Why choose the Nordic Ecolabel e The manufacturer may use the Nordic Ecolabel trademark the Swan for marketing The Nordic Ecolabel is a very well known and well reputed trademark in the Nordic region e The Nordic Ecolabel is a cost effective and simple way of communicating environmental work and commitment to customers and suppliers e Reducing environmental impact often creates scope for lowering costs such as by cutting the consumption of energy and reducing amounts of packaging and waste e Environmentally suitable operations prepare imaging equipment for future environmental legislation e Environmental issues are complex It can take a long time and extensive resources to gain an understanding of a specific area Nordic Ecolabelling can be seen as aid in this work e The Nordic Ecolabel not only covers environmental issues but also quality require ments since the environment and quality often go hand in hand This means that a Nordic Ecolabel licence can also be seen as a mark of quality Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 4 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 What can carry the Nord
31. le do not contain other flame retardants than those declared in the same table Nordic Ecolabelling must be informed in forehand if any changes to the plastic and rubber are made regarding the flame retardants List of flame retardants Plastics and rubber Trade name of flame Flame retardants Manufacturer of trade name retardant in plastics CAS no flame retardant and rubber Plastic and rubber manufacturer Location and date Company Name in block capitals Phone Contact person signature Other information This information can be submitted directly from the manufacturer of the flame retardant plastic rubber A declaration of confidentiality can be drawn up between the manufacturer of the flame retardant plastic rubber and Nordic Ecolabelling Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 7 Flame retardants Flame retardant manufacturer s Declaration O11 To be completed by the manufacturer of the flame retardant and sent to Nordic Ecolabelling We hereby declare that name and CAS number of the flame retardant flame retardant may not be assigned any of the risk phrases as defined according to Regulation EC No 1272 2008 or as defined according to the Directives 67 548 EEC and 1999 45 EEC e H350 may cause cancer e H350i may cause cancer by inhalation e H340 may cause heritable genetic damage e H360F may impair fertility e H36
32. nd their components protect the fixtures from environmental impacts and the user from contact with moving and or radiating components as well as with components under voltage O7 os o9 Marking of plastics in casings and their components Plastic parts in casings and their components gt 25 g and with a plane surface of at least 200 square millimetres must be permanently marked according to ISO 11469 2000 while taking ISO 1043 part 1 4 into consideration Declaration from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing that the requirement is fulfilled by filling out Appendix 4 Single plastic casing parts in casings and their components Single plastic parts in casings and their components gt 25 g must be made of a homopolymer or copolymer Polymer blends polymer alloy are permitted Declaration from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing that the requirement is fulfilled by filling out Appendix 4 Combined plastic casing parts in casings and their components Combined plastic parts in casings and their components gt 25 g must be made of four or fewer types of mutually separable polymers or polymer blends Declaration from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing that the requirement is fulfilled by filling out Appendix 4 Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 10 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 010 O11
33. ng product Energy consumption must be measured in accordance with the requirements described in the criteria for Blue Angel RAL UZ 171 ot later versions Or The energy consumption of the product must fulfil the energy requirement in Energy Star specification for imaging equipment Energy consumption must be measured in accordance with the requirements described in the Energy Star specification or Imaging Equipment version 2 0 or later versions A test report documenting that the product s is in compliance with either RAL UZ 171 or later versions or Energy Star specification or Imaging Equipment version 2 0 or later versions Design and materials Re used plastic List the plastic materials used At least one part gt 25 g must contain re used plastic part or post consumer and pre consumer re cycled plastic Declaration from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing that the requirement is fulfilled by filling out Appendix 4 A list from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing the plastic materials used by filling out Appendix 5 Description from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment of all plastic part comprising of re cycled post consumer pre consumer or re used plastic parts Disassembly Imaging Equipment must be designed in such a way that disassembly is possible The requirement consists of the following individual requirements e A qualified person working alone must be able to disassem
34. nically suitable for material recovery Disassembly instructions and a declaration from the manufacturer of the product showing that the requirements are met Appendix 12 Design can be used The ecolabelling organization may request a demonstration of disassembly if this is considered necessary The demonstration may take the form of a video film or an inspection visit by the ecolabelling organization The licence applicant may also choose to arrange for a third party to verify that the product fulfils the requirements The products that are checked must be selected randomly The licence applicant will bear the cost of verification Special requirements as to products with combined toner cartridges Products with combined toner cartridge may be accepted if the cartridge is not designed to prevent re use Products must accept re manufactured toner cartridges In order to ensure that the toner cartridges are returned for re use a return system must be offered for re cycling combined toner cartridges and information to user about the return system must be provided Combined toner cartridge Drum developer and toner in one unit Declaration from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing that the requirement is fulfilled by filling out Appendix 4 The applicant manufactutet must document the existence of a functional return system and describe the structure of this system Plastics in casings and their components Casing a
35. ny of the following solvents used in the end production of the O Yes O No devices and the machine CFC HCFC 1 1 1 trichloro ethane or carbon tetrachloride 013 Are any of the following solvents used in the production of circuit boards O Yes O No CFC HCFC 1 1 1 trichloro ethane or carbon tetrachloride Location and date Company Name in block capitals Phone Contact person signature Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 10 Other environmental requirements Declaration 016 and O17 Type of product to be ecolabelled O Copier O Digital O Fax O Multi O Printers O Scanners duplicator Machine functional device Model Type 016 Is the supply of spare parts available for at least five years after the O Yes O No production of the copying machine ends Requirements as to double sided printing do not apply for fax machines This form shall thus not be filled in for fax machines Type of product to be ecolabelled O Copier O Digital O Fax O Multi O Printers O Scanners duplicator Machine functional device Model Type Printing Photocopying Speed Pages per minute 017 gt 19 copies minute Can the device make double sided O Yes O No printing copying Imaging equipment manufacturer Location and date Company Name in block capitals Phone Contact person signature Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment
36. of electric components Exceptions are not made for flame retardants in 1 or that are regulated according to RoHS directive 2011 65 EG The manufacturer of the imaging equipment must provide a list of plastics used in plastic parts in casings and their components in the product signed by filling out Appendix 5 Plastics in imaging equipment Manufacturer s Declaration The plastic manufacturer must provide a list with flame retardants used in plastic parts in casings and their components by filling out Appendix 6 Flame retardants in plastics Plastic manufacturer s declaration The manufacturer of flame retardants used in plastic parts in casings and their components must certify that the requirements are fulfilled by filling out Appendix 7 Plame retardant manufacturer s declaration and submit an MSDS for each flame retardant Confidential information can be sent directly to the Nordic Ecolabel Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 11 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 2 5 012 2 6 013 014 External power cable Phthalates in external power cable The external power cable delivered with the product must not contain following substances e Diethyl hexyl phthalat DEHP e Dibuthyl phthalat DBP DnBP e Butyl bensyl phthalat BBP e Dicyclo hexyl phthalat DCHP e Dtiso buthyl phthalat DIBP e Diiso nonyl phthalat DINP
37. perating speed So stated with one decimal place according to the following formula Lydjimmo 59 0 35 Sue dB The guide value Lyadtimco for colour printing on parallel systems is to be determined in dependence of the operating speed S in dB and stated with one decimal place according to the following formula Lydjim co 61 0 30 Sa dB For serial electrophotographic colour devices with S lt 0 5 S compliance with Ly adimmo 1n monochrome print mode is required In this case compliance with Lwaajimco in colour mode is not mandatory Requirements suggested in the EU Ecolabel for Noise The declared A weighted sound power level Ly of the product shall not exceed the following limits while operating a For monochrome printing the A weighted sound power level limit value Ly 4 jim bw shall be determined depending on the operating speed S given with one decimal place accuracy according to the following formula Lyadimbw 37 20 log S 8 dB Lyadlimbw A weighted sound power level limit for monochrome printouts given in dB b For colour printing the A weighted sound power level limit value Lyagjimco Shall be determined depending on the operating speed S given with one decimal place accuracy according to the following formula Lyvsgtimes 38 20 log S 8 dB co co Lyadlimeo A weighted sound power level limit in dB for colour printouts c In addition for both monochrome and colour printing
38. rdants Flame retardant manufacturer s Declaration O11 Appendix 8 Plastic materials in packaging Declaration 014 Appendix 9 Other dangerous substances Declaration 013 Appendix 10 Other environmental requirements Declaration 016 and O17 Appendix 11 Softeners Phthalates Manufacturers Declaration Appendix 12 Design for disassembly 05 015 Imaging equipment version 6 2 17 February 2015 This document is a translation of an original in Swedish In case of dispute the original document should be taken as authoritative Addresses In 1989 the Nordic Council of Ministers decided to introduce a voluntary official ecolabel the Nordic Ecolabel These organisations companies operate the Nordic ecolabelling system on behalf of their own country s government For more information see the websites Denmark Finland Iceland Ecolabelling Denmark Ecolabelling Finland Ecolabelling Iceland Danish Standards Foundation Box 489 Umhverfisstofnun Portland Towers FI 00101 HELSINKI Su urlandsbraut 24 G teborg Plads 1 Tel 358 9 61 22 50 00 IS 108 REYKJAVIK DK 2150 NORDHAVN joutsen ecolabel fi Tel 354 591 20 00 Tel 45 72 300 450 www ecolabel fi Fax 354 591 20 20 Fax 45 72 300 451 svanurinn ust is info ecolabel dk www svanurinn is www ecolabel dk Sweden Ecolabelling Sweden Norway Box 38114 Ecolabelling Norway SE 100 64 STOCKHOLM This document may only be copied in its Henrik Ibsens gate 20 Tel 46 8 55 55 24 00 entirety and witho
39. rom the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing that the requirement is fulfilled by filling out Appendix 10 Consumables All consumables that the end user can exchange by themselves for the Nordic Ecolabelled imaging equipment must meet set maximum limits below For each consumable if several variants can be used in the Nordic Ecolabelled imaging equipment the one with the highest index for weight 1000 pages must meet set limits below For instance toner cartridges waste toner box and residual toner container Images Per Monochrome application Colour application Kg 1000 Minute IPM Kg 1000 pages according pages according to to ISO IEC 19752 ISO 1IEC19798 IPM gt 19 lt 0 65 lt 2 IPM lt 19 lt 1 lt 3 Declaration from the manufacturer of the imaging equipment showing that the requirement is fulfilled All consumables that the end user can change by themselves shall be listed with gross weight Kg including packaging and number of pages according to ISO IEC 19752 and ISO IEC19798 Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 13 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 3 Performance properties 019 Emissions The product must fulfil the maximum limit values expressed in the table below and the emission rates must be measured in accordance with the requirements described in Blue Angel RAL UZ 171 Substance Emission rate Emission rate Print phase mg h
40. tains a reference to the original requirement Further information about Eco Mark can be found at the following Internet address http www ecomark j Product already holding Eco Mark licence Type of product O Copying Machine O Printer O Fax Machine O Multifunctional Device Model Type Copy of a valid Eco Mark licence submitted in the application Location and date Company Name in block capitals Phone Contact person signature Supplementary documentation Some requirements are not harmonised and are found only in version 6 0 or later modifications of the Nordic Ecolabel criteria document These requirements are specific for the Nordic organisation of the company that applies for a license including both product as well as regulatory requirements See requirement R1 in section 1 of the criteria Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 3 Noise requirements formulas from RAL UZ 171 and EU Ecolabel criteria for imaging equipment Requirements suggested in the RAL UZ 171 for Noise Guide Values The declared A weighted sound power level LWAd must not exceed 75 dB for Blue Angel labeled devices In addition the declared A weighted sound power level Ly j must not exceed the following guide values Ly 4immo Of Lwaaimco 10 the respective print mode The guide value Lyadtimmo for monochrome printing is to be determined in dependence of the o
41. urther we confirm that we are familiar with the criteria document regarding the Nordic Ecolabelling of imaging equipment We undertake to advise those individuals within the company involved in marketing the Nordic Ecolabelled product of the criteria for the Nordic Ecolabelling of imaging equipment and Regulations for the Nordic Ecolabelling of products 22 June 2011 or later versions Location and date Company Signature contact person Clarification of name Phone Signature marketing director Clarification of name Phone In case of a change in personnel a new declaration must be submitted to Nordic Ecolabelling Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 Appendix 2 Guidelines for applicants already holding the Blue Angel or Eco Mark Blue Angel RAL UZ171 If a product is approved under the Angel criteria RAL UZ 171 or later versions it is easier to apply for a Nordic Ecolabel licence If the product does not have a valid Blue Angel license the product must fulfil the requirements in sections 2 3 4 and 5 In this document Nordic Ecolabelling have translated and changed the layout of the requirements from the original documents Blue Angel criteria RAL UZ 171 or later versions In case of any conflict the original always takes precedence Each requirement contains a reference to the original requirement Further information about Blue
42. ut any type of change NO 0255 OSLO Fax 46 855 55 24 01 Tel 47 24 14 46 00 svanen ecolabel se It may be quoted from provided that Fax 47 24 14 46 01 www ecolabel se Nordic Ecolabelling is stated as the info svanemerket no source www svanemerket no Nordic Ecolabelling of Imaging equipment 3 19 Nordic Ecolabelling 015 6 2 17 February 2015 What is Nordic Ecolabelled imaging equipment Nordic Ecolabelled imaging equipment products copiers digital duplicators facsimile machines multifunction devices MFD printers scanners are amongst the least environmental harmful products in their category since they meet a number of environmental requirements The environmental problems associated with imaging equipment derive mainly from power consumption during use and from disposal of the products as waste Furthermore they represent a source of pollution in the working environment through the generation of heat emissions to air and noise The requirements that the appliances must fulfil before a Nordic Ecolabel can be granted focus on the following aspects e low energy consumption e plastic materials and additives e g flame retardants e duplex printing and consumables during usage e recycling of discharged products e emissions of pollutants also noise in working areas e packaging material International cooperation In version 6 of the criteria the harmonization ambition between different recognized internationa
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