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EN - INFORMATION FOR USERS OF PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT
From “Actuation of Directive 2012/19/EU regarding Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE)”
The symbol of a crossed waste bin found on equipment or its packing indicates that at the end
of the product’s useful life it must be collected separately from other waste so that it can be
properly treated and recycled.In particular, separate collection of this professional equipment
when no longer in use is organised and managed:
a) directly by the user when the equipment was placed on the market before 31 De-
cember 2010 and the user personally decides to eliminate it without replacing it with
new equivalent equipment designed for the same use;
b) by the manufacturer, that is to say the subject which was the first to introduce and
market new equipment that replaces previous equipment, when the user decides to
eliminate equipment placed on the market before 31 December 2010 at the end of
its useful life and replace it with an equivalent product designed for the same use. In
this latter case the user may ask the manufacturer to collect the existing equipment;
c) by the manufacturer, that is to say the subject which was the first to introduce and
market new equipment that replaces previous equipment, if it was placed on the mar
ket after 31 December 2010;
With reference to
portable batteries/accumulators,
when such products are no longer in use
the user shall take them to suitable authorised waste treatment facilities.
Suitable separate collection for the purpose of forwarding discarded equipment and batteries/
accumulators for recycling, treatment or disposal in an environmentally friendly way helps to
avoid possible negative effects on the environment and human health and encourages re-use
and/or recycling of the materials making up the equipment.
To remove batteries/accumulators, consult the manufacturer’s specific instructions: (see rele-
vant chapter in the users’ manual).
The sanctions currently provided for by law shall apply to users who dispose of equipment, bat-
teries and accumulators in unauthorised ways.
