Appendix C – Environmental
Information
WEEE
(Waste
Electrical
and
Electronic
Equipment)
Statement
July,
2005
The
WEEE
directive
places
an
obligation
on
EU
‐
based
manufacturers,
distributors,
retailers,
and
importers
to
take
‐
back
electronics
products
at
the
end
of
their
useful
life.
A
sister
Directive,
ROHS
(Restriction
of
Hazardous
Substances)
complements
the
WEEE
Directive
by
banning
the
presence
of
specific
hazardous
substances
in
the
products
at
the
design
phase.
The
WEEE
Directive
covers
all
Multi
‐
Tech
products
imported
into
the
EU
as
of
August
13,
2005.
EU
‐
based
manufacturers,
distributors,
retailers
and
importers
are
obliged
to
finance
the
costs
of
recovery
from
municipal
collection
points,
reuse,
and
recycling
of
specified
percentages
per
the
WEEE
requirements.
Instructions
for
Disposal
of
WEEE
by
Users
in
the
European
Union
The
symbol
shown
below
is
on
the
product
or
on
its
packaging,
which
indicates
that
this
product
must
not
be
disposed
of
with
other
waste.
Instead,
it
is
the
user’s
responsibility
to
dispose
of
their
waste
equipment
by
handing
it
over
to
a
designated
collection
point
for
the
recycling
of
waste
electrical
and
electronic
equipment.
The
separate
collection
and
recycling
of
your
waste
equipment
at
the
time
of
disposal
will
help
to
conserve
natural
resources
and
ensure
that
it
is
recycled
in
a
manner
that
protects
human
health
and
the
environment.
For
more
information
about
where
you
can
drop
off
your
waste
equipment
for
recycling,
please
contact
your
local
city
office,
your
household
waste
disposal
service
or
the
seller
from
whom
you
purchased
the
product.
REACH
Statement
Registration
of
Substances:
After
careful
review
of
the
legislation
and
specifically
the
definition
of
an
“article”
as
defined
in
EC
Regulation
1907/2006,
Title
II,
Chapter
1,
Article
7.1(a)(b),
it
is
our
current
view
Multi
‐
Tech
Systems,
Inc.
products
would
be
considered
as
“articles”.
In
light
of
the
definition
in
§
7.1(b)
which
requires
registration
of
an
article
only
if
it
contains
a
regulated
substance
that
“is
intended
to
be
released
under
normal
or
reasonable
foreseeable
conditions
of
use,”
our
analysis
is
that
Multi
‐
Tech
Systems,
Inc.
products
constitute
nonregisterable
articles
for
their
intended
and
anticipated
use.
Substances
of
Very
High
Concern
(SVHC)
36
Multi
‐
Tech
Systems,
Inc.
MT9234ZBA
‐
Series
User
Guide
