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AZURA® Valve Unifier VU 4.1 Instructions V6855
13. Disposal
Hand in old devices or disassembled old components at a certified waste
facility, where they will be disposed of properly.
13.1 AVV-Marking Germany
According to the German “Abfallverzeichnisverordnung” (AVV) (January,
2001), old devices manufactured by KNAUER are marked as waste electri-
cal and electronic equipment: 160214.
13.2 WEEE registration number
KNAUER as a company is registered by the WEEE number DE 34642789
in the German “Elektroaltgeräteregister” (EAR). The number classifies to
category 8 and 9, which, among others, comprises laboratory equipment.
All distributors and importers are responsible for the disposal of old
devices, as defined by the WEEE directive . End-users can send their old
devices manufactured by KNAUER back to the distributor, the importer,
or the company free of charge, but would be charged for the disposal.
