6 COMPLIANCE WITH GLOBAL STANDARDS
6.3 Symbol for the new EU Battery Directive
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6.3
Symbol for the new EU Battery Directive
The symbol for the new EU Battery Directive (2006/66/EC) that is plastered to the general-purpose AC servo battery is
explained here.
• This mark is valid only in EU.
This mark is in accordance with directive 2006/66/EC Article 20 "Information for end-users" and Annex
.
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC products are designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be
recycled and/or reused.
This symbol means that batteries and accumulators, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of separately from household
waste.
If a chemical symbol is shown beneath the above symbol, a heavy metal of the corresponding chemical symbol is contained in
the battery or the accumulator with the following standard concentration or more.
This will be indicated as follows.
Hg: mercury (0.0005 %), Cd: cadmium (0.002 %), Pb: lead (0.004 %)
In the European Union, there are separate collection systems for used batteries and accumulators. Batteries and
accumulators must be disposed of properly.
Help us to conserve the environment we live in.
