David There may be a number of reasons for this:- 1. To ensure that the disposal instructions can be understood in the countries in which the product is marketed. 2. To include different contact details for the compliance schemes that the manufacturer may belong in each of the different countries. A great deal will depend on whether you are talking about consumer products or business-to-business (B2B) products. The issue for the manufacturer is that although he is responsible for disposal at end of life, he cannot actually undertake that disposal unless he has a waste management licence, so needs to have an appropriate waste management scheme established to fulfil his responsibility. Best regards
Neil Barker Manager Central Quality e2v 106 Waterhouse Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QU, England Tel: +44 (0)1245 453616 Mobile: +44 (0)7801 723735 Fax: +44 (0)1245 453571 www.e2v.com <http://www.e2v.com/> P Consider the environment: do you really need to print this e mail? ________________________________ From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Dave Heald Sent: 15 January 2009 16:48 To: emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: WEEE statements in user manuals? All, I've seen various implementations of WEEE statements in user manuals. Some contain 20+ language translations of a short statement regarding how to recycle your product, while others have just a passing mention in a single language (I presume the entire manual is translated in this case but haven't had the necessary time to research this). I admit that it's entirely possible that I overlooked a requirement in the directive, but can anyone provide insight into why certain companies feel that it is necessary to include the 20+ translations in print? This has puzzled me for a while and I am trying to resolve the issue. Thanks in advance! -Dave Heald - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@ptcnh.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com> ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ Sent by E2V TECHNOLOGIES PLC or a member of the E2V group of companies. A company registered in England and Wales. Company number; 04439718. Registered address; 106 Waterhouse Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QU, UK. ______________________________________________________ ________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@ptcnh.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com>
