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12 | DISPOSAL, CE MARKING
12.1 DISPOSAL OF BATTERIES/ACCUMULATORS
Batteries are marked with the symbol of a crossed out bin. This symbol indi-
cates that empty batteries or accumulators which can no longer be charged
should not be disposed of with household waste. Waste batteries may contain
harmful substances that can cause damage to health and to the environment.
Please use the return and collection systems available in your country for the
disposal of the waste batteries.
12.2 WEEE INFORMATION
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is
the European community directive on waste electrical and electronic equip-
ment, which became European law in February 2003. The main purpose of
this directive is to prevent electronic waste. Recycling and other forms of
waste recovery should be encouraged to reduce waste. The symbol (trash
can) on the product and on the packing means that used electrical and elec-
tronic products should not be disposed of with general household waste. It
is your responsibility to dispose of all your electronic or electrical waste at
designated collection points. Disposing of this product correctly will help
to save valuable resources and it is a significant contribution to protect our
environment as well as human health. For more information about the cor-
rect disposal of electrical and electronic equipment, recycling and collection
points please contact your local authorities, waste management companies,
your retailer or the manufacturer of this device.
12.3 ROHS CONFORMITY
This product is compliant with the European RoHS directive for the restriction
of use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
and its amendments.
12.4 CE MARKING
The CE marking complies with the European standards and indicates that the
product meets the requirements of the applicable EU directives.
