Regulatory Information
? TCO'99 Regulatory Information
Information
? TCO'99
Environmental
RequirementsTCO '99 Information
?TCO'03
Information
? Recycling Congratulations! You have just purchased a TCO '99 approved
Information for and labeled product! Your choice has provided you with a product
Customersdeveloped for professional use. Your purchase has also contributed
CE Declaration to reducing the burden on the environment and also to the further
?
of Conformitydevelopment of environmentally adapted electronics products.
Energy Star
?
DeclarationWhy do we have environmentally labeled computers?
? Federal
Communications In many countries, environmental labeling has become an established method for encouraging the
Commission adaptation of goods and services to the environment. The main problem, as far as computers and
(FCC) Notice (U.other electronics equipment are concerned, is that environmentally harmful substances are used
both in the products and during their manufacture. Since it is not so far possible to satisfactorily
S. Only)
recycle the majority of electronics equipment, most of these potentially damaging substances sooner
? Commission
or later enter nature.
Federale de la
Communication There are also other characteristics of a computer, such as energy consumption levels, that are
(FCC important from the viewpoints of both the work (internal) and natural (external) environments. Since
Declaration)all methods of electricity generation have a negative effect on the environment (e.g. acidic and
? EN 55022 climate-influencing emissions, radioactive waste), it is vital to save energy. Electronics equipment in
Compliance offices is often left running continuously and thereby consumes a lot of energy.
(Czech Republic
Only)What does labeling involve?
? VCCI Class 2
Notice (Japan This product meets the requirements for the TCO'99 scheme which provides for international and
Only)environmental labeling of personal computers. The labeling scheme was developed as a joint effort
? MIC Notice by the TCO (The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees), Svenska
Naturskyddsforeningen (The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation) and Statens
(South Korea Energimyndighet (The Swedish National Energy Administration).
Only)
? Polish Center
Approval requirements cover a wide range of issues: environment, ergonomics, usability, emission
for Testing and
of electric and magnetic fields, energy consumption and electrical and fire safety.
Certification
Notice
The environmental demands impose restrictions on the presence and use of heavy metals,
? North Europe
brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, CFCs (freons) and chlorinated solvents, among other
(Nordic things. The product must be prepared for recycling and the manufacturer is obliged to have an
Countries) environmental policy which must be adhered to in each country where the company implements its
Informationoperational policy.
? BSMI Notice
(Taiwan Only)The energy requirements include a demand that the computer and/or display, after a certain period
? Ergonomie of inactivity, shall reduce its power consumption to a lower level in one or more stages. The length of
Hinweis (nur time to reactivate the computer shall be reasonable for the user.
Deutschland)
Labeled products must meet strict environmental demands, for example, in respect of the reduction
of electric and magnetic fields, physical and visual ergonomics and good usability.
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