SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 19Ecodesign requirements for electronic displays
Material efficiency requirements
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Subject to sub-paragraph (2), manufacturers, importers or their authorised representatives must ensure that joining, fastening or sealing techniques do not prevent the removal, using commonly available tools, of the components indicated in point 1 of Annex 7 of the WEEE Directive, when present.
2
Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where for safety, performance, medical or data integrity reasons, a permanent connection between the appliance and the battery is necessary.
3
Manufacturers, importers or their authorised representatives must, without prejudice to regulation 24 of the WEEE Regulations, make available, on a website which is accessible to the public without charge, the dismantling information needed to access any of the product’s components referred to in point 1 of Annex 7 of the WEEE Directive.
4
The dismantling information referred to in sub-paragraph (3) must include—
a
the sequence of dismantling steps; and
b
any tools or technologies needed to access the targeted components.
5
The information referred to in paragraph (3) must be available for at least 15 years after the placing on the market of the last unit of a product model.