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Appendix C – Environmental
Information
WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)
Statement
July,2005
TheWEEEdirectiveplacesanobligationonEU‐basedmanufacturers,distributors,retailersandimportersto
take‐backelectronicsproductsattheendoftheirusefullife.AsisterDirective,ROHS(RestrictionofHazardous
Substances)complementstheWEEEDirectivebybanningthepresenceofspecifichazardoussubstancesinthe
productsatthedesig
nphase.TheWEEEDirectivecoversallMulti‐TechproductsimportedintotheEUasof
August13,2005.EU‐basedmanufacturers,distributors,retailersandimportersareobligedtofinancethecosts
ofrecoveryfrommunicipalcollectionpoints, reuse,andrecyclingofspecifiedpercentagespertheWEEE
requirements.
Instructionsfo
rDisposalofWEEEbyUsersintheEuropeanUnion
Thesymbolshownbelowisontheproductoronitspackaging,whichindicatesthatthisproductmustnotbe
disposedofwithotherwaste.Instead,itistheuser’sresponsibilitytodisposeoftheirwasteequipmentby
handingitovertoadesign
atedcollectionpointfortherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment.
Theseparatecollectionandrecyclingofyourwasteequipmentatthetimeofdisposalwillhelptoconserve
naturalresourcesandensurethatitisrecycledinamannerthatprotectshumanhealthandtheenvironment.
Formoreinfo
rmationaboutwhereyoucandropoffyourwastee quipmentforrecycling,pleasecontactyour
localcityoffice,yourhouseholdwastedisposalserviceorwhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.
REACHStatement
RegistrationofSubstances:
Aftercarefulreviewofthelegislationandspecificallythedefinitionofan“article”asdefinedinECRegulation
1907/2006,TitleII,Chapter1,Article7.1(a)(b),itisourcurrentviewMulti‐TechSystems,Inc.productswouldbe
consideredas“articles”.Inlightofthedefinitionin§7.1(b)whichrequiresregistrationofanarticleonlyifit
containsare
gulatedsubstancethat“isintendedtobereleasedundernormalorreasonableforeseeable
conditionsofuse,”ouranalysisisthatMulti‐TechSystems,Inc.productsconstitutenonregisterablearticlesfor
theirintendedand anticipateduse.
SubstancesofVeryHighConcern(SVHC)
Perthecan
didatelistofSubstancesofVeryhighConcern(SVHC)publishedOctober28,2008wehave reviewed
thesesubstancesandcertifytheMulti‐TechSystems ,Inc.productsarecompliantpertheEU“REACH”
requirementsoflessthan0.1%(w/w )foreachsubstance.IfnewSVHCcandidatesarepublishedbyth
e
EuropeanChemicalsAgency,andrelev antsubstanceshavebeenconfirmed,thatexceedsgreaterthan0.1%
(w/w),Multi‐TechSystems,Inc.willprovideupdatedcompliancestatus.
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