USER’S MANUAL
Government Order No. 2005-829 dated 20 July 2005 relative to the composition of
electrical and electronic equipment and the elimination of waste resulting from such
equipment implementing European Directives 2002/95/EC and 2002/96/EC.
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Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and Waste from Electric and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) are regulated in Europe by two directives whose aim is to limit the
use of hazardous substances in EEEs and to encourage the reuse, recycling and other
forms of recovery of WEEEs in order to reduce the quantity of waste to be eliminated.
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Users of electrical and electronic equipment must not throw WEEEs away along with
unsorted municipal waste
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Users are provided with suitable waste collection systems.
By complying with these Orders users of electrical and electronic equipment avoid
effects that are potentially harmful to the environment and public health. They also help
preserve natural resources.
Information regarding the elimination of
electric and electronic waste
Each item of electrical and electronic equipment marketed after 13
August 2005 must display this sign.
The sign means that the equipment should not be thrown away with
other waste, that it is collected separately in order to be recovered,
reused or recycled.
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