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APPENDIX A: EMC & ESD DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS APPENDIX B: WEEE / RoHS
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APPENDIX B
CURTIS WEEE / RoHS STATEMENT, MARCH 2009
WEEE
The Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
was adopted by the European Council and Parliament and the Council of the Eu-
ropean Union on January 27, 2003. The aim of the directive was to improve the
collection and recycling of WEEE throughout the EU, and to reduce the level of
non-recycled waste. The directive was implemented into law by many EU member
states during 2005 and 2006. This document provides a general description of
Curtis’s approach to meeting the requirements of the WEEE legislation.
Note that the directive gave some flexibility to the member states in imple-
menting their individual WEEE regulations, leading to the definition of varying
implementation requirements by country. These requirements may involve consid-
erations beyond those reflected in this document. This statement is not intended
and shall not be interpreted or construed to be legal advice or to be legally binding
on Curtis or any third party.
Commitment
Curtis is committed to a safe and healthy environment and has been working
diligently to ensure its compliance with WEEE legislation. Curtis will comply
with WEEE legislation by:
• Designing its equipment with consideration to future dismantling,
recovery and recycling requirements;
• Marking its products that fall within the scope of the directive with
the required symbol and informing users of their obligation;
• To separate WEEE from general waste and dispose of it through the
provided recycling systems;
• Reporting information as required by each member state;
• Facilitating the collection, recycling and disposal of WEEE from private
households and other than private households (businesses) as defined
by the applicable member state regulation;
• Providing information to treatment centres according to the require-
ments defined in the local regulation.
WEEE symbol on Curtis products
The requirement to mark equipment with the WEEE symbol (the crossed-out
wheeled bin) went into effect as of August 13, 2005. As of this date, Curtis In-
struments began the process of marking all products that fall within scope of this
directive with the WEEE symbol, as shown opposite.
Obligations for buyers of electrical and electronic equipment
As of 13 August 2005, in each EU member state where the WEEE directive has
been implemented, disposal of EEE waste other than in accordance with the scheme