Europaudvalget 2000-01
EUU Alm.del Bilag 1363
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Europaudvalget
(Alm. del - bilag 1363)
miljøministerråd
(Offentligt)
Medlemmerne af Folketingets Europaudvalg
og deres stedfortrædere
Bilag
1
Journalnummer
400.C.2-0
Kontor
EU-sekr.
13. juni 2001
Til underretning for Folketingets Europaudvalg vedlægges Miljø- og Energiministeriets notat samt grundnotat
om Kommissionens forslag til reviderede kriterier for tildeling af EU-miljømærket til stationære pc’ere.
MILJØstyrelsen
Den 29.maj 2001
Internationalt kontor J.nr. M1034-0051
OK/6
MEM 356 MST
NOTAT TIL FOLKETINGETS EUROPAUDVALG
Om Kommissionens forslag til reviderede kriterier for tildeling af EU-miljømærket til stationære
pc’ere.
Kommissionen her den 5.april fremsendt endeligt forslag til Kommissionens beslutning om revision af
miljøkriterier for tildeling af EU-miljømærke til person datamater (PC'er) (Doc. 2001ENV/…, af 5.april 2001,
kun engelsk udgave foreligger.
EU-miljømærket til stationære pc’ere.
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Kravene i de reviderede kriterier er især skærpede omkring forbrug af elektricitet, kviksølvindhold i LDC-
skærme, støj og elektromagnetisk stråling.
Regeringen agter at stemme for forslaget.
MILJØstyrelsen
29. april 2001
Kontoret for Renere Produkter J. nr. M 1034-0447
BHC/10
GRUNDNOTAT.
Dok. 2001ENV/…., af 5. april 2001
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Forslag til Kommissionens beslutning om revision af miljøkriterier for tildeling af EF-miljømærket til
person-datamater (PCére)
Indledning
Kommissionen har den 5. april fremsendt endeligt forslag til Kommissionens beslutning om revision af
miljøkriterier for tildeling af EU-miljømærket til Person datamater (PC'er)(Dok. 2001ENV/…., af 5. april
2001, kun en engelsk udgave foreligger.
rket til stationære pc’ere.
Forslaget udgør en opfølgning af artikel 4 og 6 i Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets forordning nr. 1980/2000 af
17. juli 2000 om en revideret ordning for tildeling af EF-miljømærke. I disse artikler bestemmes det, at der
fastsættes specifikke miljømærkekriterier for hver produktgruppe for given gyldighedsperiode. Kriterier og
gyldighedsperiode fastlægges i overensstemmelse med fremgangsmåden i art. 17, som er en forskriftsudvalgs
procedure, efter høring af Det Europæiske Miljømærkenævn.
Forskriftsudvalget skal stemme om sagen den 13. juni 2001
Formål og indhold
Formålet med den frivillige positive miljømærkeordning er at fremme udformningen, fremstillingen,
markedsføringen og anvendelsen af produkter, som har mindsket indvirkning på miljøet gennem hele deres
livscyklus samt at give forbrugerne bedre information om produkters indvirkning på miljøet.
Nærværende beslutningsforslag indeholder de reviderede kriterier for tildeling af miljømærket Blomsten til
persondatamater (PCére)
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Kommissionen har udarbejdet forslaget. Undervejs i processen har repræsentanter for medlemslandene og
interesseorganisationerne været hørt.
Definition af produktgruppen
Produktgruppen defineres som persondatamater, der er udformet til brug på et fast sted, så som et bord, og
som består af en systemenhed, et tastatur og en skærm. Produktgruppen omfatter også datamater hvor
systemenhed og skærm er kombineret i en enkelt apparat-enhed.
• Systemenhed defineres som systemenhed til brug for persondatamater.
• Skærm defineres som katoderør (cathode ray tubes, CRT), flydende krystal skærm (liquid crystal diplay,
LCD) eller andre skæmindretninger og disses tilknyttede elektronik, som er beregnet til brug for
persondatamater.
• Tastatur defineres som tastatur beregnet til brug for persondatamater.
Definitionen af produktgruppen og kriterierne for produktgruppen foreslås at gælde for en periode på 3 år
regnet fra den første dag i den måned, der følger efter kommissionsbeslutningens ikrafttræden.
Kriterier
Der er kriterier for områderne:
Punkt
1
2
3
Dansk(foreløbig oversættelse) Engelsk
Energiøkonomiske kriterier
Forlængelse af levetiden
Energy savings
Lifetime extension
Kviksølv indhold i flade Mercury content of a
"skærme" - LCD skærme
liquid crystal
display
(LCD) monitor
Støj kriterier
Elektromagnetiske stråling
Returnering
genanvendelse
Brugervejledning
Miljøerklæring
Informations
tekst
forbindelse med brug
mærket
Noise
Electromagnetic
emissions
og Take-back and recycling
User instructions
Environmental
decleration
i Information appearing on
af the eco-label
4
5
6
7
8
9
Kravene i de reviderede kriterier er især skærpede omkring forbrug af elektricitet, kviksølvindhold i LCD-
skærme, støj og elektromagnetisk stråling.
Nærheds- og proportionalitetsprincippet
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Kommissionen har ikke redegjort for nærheds- og proportionalitetsprincippet. Der er tale om en
gennemførelsesforanstaltning af en allerede vedtaget rådsretsakt.
Forslagets konsekvenser for Danmark.
Lovgivningsmæssige konsekvenser
Forslaget medfører ingen lovgivningsmæssige konsekvenser for Danmark.
Økonomiske konsekvenser
Den europæiske miljømærkningsordning er frivillig. Erhvervelse af miljømærket indebærer udgifter for
producenter og importører, men disse udgifter forventes opvejet af de konkurrencemæssige fordele ved
anvendelsen af miljømærket. Forslaget forventes ikke at medføre statsfinancielle eller administrative
konsekvenser.
Miljømæssige konsekvenser
Forslaget indeholder skærpede miljømæssige krav i forhold til de nugældende kriterier for miljømærkning af
produktgruppen under Blomst-ordningen. Kravene er især skærpede omkring forbrug af elektricitet,
kviksølvindhold i LCD-skærme, støj og elektromagnetisk stråling.
Miljøbelastningen fra de produkter, der kan tildeles licens, vil på grund af de strengere krav være mindre end
tilsvarende produkter. Forslaget forventes derfor at få miljøbeskyttelsesmæssigt positive konsekvenser, såfremt
de miljømærkede produkter udbredes på markedet.
Høring
Forslaget har været til høring i EF-specialudvalget. Green-peace har her tilkendegivet, at man ikke finder, at
miljømærket kan tildeles produkter, der indeholder PVC.
Danmarks Naturfredningsforening og Økologisk råd har tilkendegivet, at man finder, at total fravær af
bromerede flammehæmmere i komponenter over 25 g bør være en forudsætning for, at miljømærket kan
tildeles.
.
EN
2001/ENV/…, draft 5 April 2001
h;kologisk råd har tilkendegivet, at man finder, at total fravær af bromerede flammehæmmere i
komponenter over 25 g bør være en forudsætning for, at miljømærket kan tildeles.
COMMISSION DECISION
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to personal computers
Changes with respect to the previous draft (21 March):
duration:
3 years
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energy consumption
include off-mode; no criteria on energy
consumption on monitor in use because no suitable test method
is available (standard IEC/EN 60950 covers electrical safety)
mercury content
increase to 15 mg because external LCD
monitors have more lamps than a portable
take back and recycling
includes refurbishment, disassembly
report made available on request
User instructions
information that the product has the ecolabel
Draft
COMMISSION DECISION
of
[…]
abel
establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to personal computers
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July on
a revised Community Eco-label award scheme, and in particular Articles 3, 4 and 6 thereof,
Whereas:
1. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that the eco-label may be awarded to a product
possessing characteristics which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key
environmental aspects;
2. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that specific eco-label criteria shall be established
according to product groups;
3. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that the review of the eco-label criteria as well as of
the assessment and verification requirements related to the criteria shall take place in due time before the
end of the period of validity of the criteria specified for each product group and shall result in a proposal
for prolongation, withdrawal or revision;
4. by Decision 1999/205/EC the Commission established ecological criteria for the award of the
Community Eco-label to personal computers, which, according to Article 3 thereof, expire 28 February
2002;
5. it is appropriate to revise the definition of the product group and the ecological criteria that were
established by Commission Decision 1999/205/EC in order to reflect the developments in the market;
6. it is appropriate to adopt a new Commission Decision establishing the specific ecological criteria for this
product group, which will be valid for a period of three years;
7. it is appropriate that, for a limited period of not more than twelve months, both the new criteria
established by this Decision and the criteria previously established by Commission Decision
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1999/205/EC, are valid concurrently, in order to allow sufficient time for companies that have been
awarded the eco-label for their products prior to the adoption of this new Decision to adapt these
products to comply with the new criteria;
8. the measures set out in this Decision have been developed and adopted under the procedures for the
setting of eco-label criteria as laid down in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000;
9. the measures set out in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee set up under
Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The product group ‘personal computers’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘the product group’) shall consist of:
personal computers:
computers designed for use in a
fixed location, such as on a desk, and consisting of a
system unit, keyboard, and display. This also includes
computers in which the system unit and display are
combined in a single case.
system units:
system units for use with personal computers,
displays:
cathode ray tubes (CRT), liquid crystal displays (LCD) or other display devices and their associated
electronics, for use with personal computers,
keyboards:
keyboards for use with personal computers,
Article 2
The environmental performance of the product group as defined in Article 1 shall be assessed by
reference to the specific ecological criteria set out in the Annex.
Article 3
The product group definition and the criteria for the product group shall be valid for three years
from the date on which this Decision takes effect. If revised ecological criteria have not been
adopted before the end of this period, their validity shall be extended for a further year.
The period of validity of the product group definition and the criteria established by Commission
Decision 1999/205/EC shall be extended to expire twelve months after the date on which this
Decision takes effect.
Article 4
For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product group shall be ‘013’.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels,
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[…]
e ‘013’.
For the Commission
Margot WALLSTRÖM
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
FRAMEWORK
In order to qualify for the eco-label, a personal computer, a system unit, a display or a keyboard (hereinafter referred to
as "the product") must fall within the product group as defined in Article 1, and must comply with the following criteria
in this Annex:
System
unit
Energy savings: system
unit
Energy savings: monitor
Life-time
system unit
Life-time
monitor
extension:
extension:
X
X
Display
Keyboard
Personal
computer
X
X
X
X
X
X
(where
applicable)
X
X
X
X
(as
applicable)
X
X
(as
applicable)
X
(as
applicable)
X
X
X
(where
applicable)
X
X
X
(as
applicable)
X
(as
applicable)
X
Mercury content of liquid
crystal display (LCD)
monitor
Noise
Electromagnetic
emissions
Takeback and recycling
User instructions
X
Environmental
declaration
X
X
Tests shall be carried out on application as indicated in the criteria, and shall be performed by laboratories that
meet the general requirements expressed in standard EN 45001. Where appropriate, other test methods may
be used if their equivalence is accepted by the Competent Body assessing the application. Where no tests are
mentioned, or are mentioned as being for use in verification or monitoring, Competent Bodies should rely as
appropriate on declarations and documentation provided b y the applicant and/or independent verifications.
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These criteria aim in particular at promoting:
• the reduction of environmental damage or risks related to the use of energy (global warming,
acidification, depletion of non-renewable resources) by reducing energy consumption
• the reduction of environmental damage related to the use of natural resources by encouraging the
exchangeability of components, and the recyclability and maintainability of the product
• the reduction of environmental damage or risks related to the use of hazardous substances by reducing
the use of such substances.
The criteria encourage the implementation of best practice (optimal environmental use) and enhance
consumers’ environmental awareness. Furthermore, marking the plastic components encourages the recycling
of the product.
The criteria are set at levels that promote the labelling of personal computers that have a lower environmental
impact during their use.
The Competent Bodies are recommended to take into account the implementation of recognised
environmental management schemes, such as EMAS or ISO 14001, when assessing applications and
monitoring compliance with the criteria in this Annex (note:
it is not required to implement such management schemes.)
ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA
1. Energy savings:
System unit
a)
The computer system unit shall meet the current Energy Star power consumption requirements.
The applicant shall declare that the personal computer system unit meets the current Energy Star power consumption requirements
b)
The computer shall support the ACPI S3 sleep state (suspend to RAM) to allow minimum energy
consumptions below 5 watts. The computer shall wake up from this mode in response to a command from
any of the following:
◦ modem
◦ network connection
◦ keyboard or mouse connected to a PS2 or USB port
The default mode-change time from operation to the ACPI S3 sleep state shall be < 30 minutes of
inactivity. The manufacturer must enable this feature, but the user may disable it.
The applicant shall provide a report certifying that the level of power consumption in the ACPI S3 mode has been measured using
the procedure in the current Energy Star computer memorandum of understanding. The report shall state the measured power
consumption in this mode.
c)
The off-mode power consumption shall be no more than 2 watts.
The applicant shall provide a report certifying that the level of power consumption in the off mode has been measured using the
procedure in the current Energy Star computer memorandum of understanding. The report shall state the measured power
consumption in this mode.
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Monitor
a)
The monitor shall have a sleep mode power consumption of < 10 watts.
The default mode-change time from operation to the sleep state shall be < 15 minutes of inactivity.
The manufacturer must enable this feature, but the user may disable it.
b)
The monitor shall have a deep-sleep mode power consumption of < 5 watts
The default mode-change time from operation to the deep-sleep state shall be < 30 minutes of
inactivity. The manufacturer must enable this feature, but the user may disable it.
The applicant shall provide a report certifying that the level of power consumption in both of these sleep modes have been measured
using the procedure in the current Energy Star monitor memorandum of understanding. The report shall state the measured power
consumptions in both of these modes.
• Lifetime extension
System unit
a)
The manufacturer shall offer a commercial guarantee to ensure that the personal computer system unit will
function for at least 3 years. This guarantee shall be valid from the date of delivery to the customer.
b)
The amount of random access memory can be increased
c)
The hard disk, and if available either the CD drive or DVD drive, can be upgraded
d)
A minimum of two sockets to allow direct connection of equipment such as scanners and back-
up devices must be provided.
The applicant shall declare the compliance of the product with these requirements.
Monitor
The manufacturer shall offer a commercial guarantee to ensure that the personal computer monitor will
function for at least 3 years. This guarantee shall be valid from the date of delivery to the customer.
The applicant shall declare the compliance of the product with these requirements.
• Mercury content of a liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor
The background lighting of the LCD monitor shall:
• not contain more than 5 mg of mercury for displays smaller than 31 cms (12 inches) measured diagonally
over the active display surface,
• not contain more than 15 mg of mercury for larger displays.
The applicant shall declare the compliance of the product with these requirements.
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• Noise
The "Declared Sound Level" of the personal computer system unit, according to paragraph 3.2.5 of ISO 9296,
shall not exceed:
• 48 dB(A) in the idle operating mode;
• 55 dB(A) when accessing a disk drive.
The applicant shall provide a report certifying that the levels of noise emissions have been measured in accordance with ISO 7779
and ISO 9296. The report shall state the measured levels of noise emissions in both the idle operating mode and when accessing a
disk drive, and be declared in accordance with paragraph 3.2.5 of ISO 9296.
• Electromagnetic emissions
The personal computer monitor shall meet the current maximum exposure limits set in Council
Recommendation 1999/519/EC of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to
electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz).
The applicant shall provide a report which specifies the methods used to measure the levels of electromagnetic emissions. The report
shall show that the personal computer monitor meets the current maximum exposure limits set in Council Recommendation
1999/519/EC.
• Take-back and recycling
The manufacturer shall offer the take-back for refurbishment or recycling of the product, and for any
component being replaced, except for items contaminated by users (e.g. in medical or nuclear applications). In
addition, the product shall meet the following criteria:
a. One qualified person, alone, shall be able to dismantle it.
b. The manufacturer shall check the disassembly of the system unit and provide a disassembly report that
shall be made available to third parties on request. Amongst others, the report shall confirm that joints
are:
• Easy to find and accessible
• As standardised as possible
• Accessible with commonly available tools.
a. Incompatible and hazardous materials shall be separable.
b. 90% (by volume) of plastic and metal materials in the housing and chassis shall be technically recyclable.
c. If labels are required, they shall be easily separable or inherent.
d. Plastic parts shall:
• have no lead or cadmium intentionally added.
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• be of one polymer or compatible polymers, except for the cover, which shall consist of no more than 2
types of polymers which are separable.
• contain no metal inlays that cannot be separated.
a. Plastic parts heavier than 25 grams shall:
• not contain the following flame retardants:
Name
Decabromodiphenyl
monobromodiphenyl ether
dibromodiphenyl ether
tribromodiphenyl ether
tetrabromodiphenyl ether
pentabromodiphenyl ether
hexabromodiphenyl ether
heptabromodiphenyl ether
octabromodiphenyl ether
nonabromodiphenyl ether
decabromodiphenyl ether
Chloroparaffins with chain length 10-13
C atoms, chlorine content > 50% by weight.
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• not contain flame retardant substances or preparations containing substances, that are assigned or may be
assigned any of the risk phrases R45 (may cause cancer), R46 (may cause heritable genetic damage), R50
(very toxic to aquatic organisms), R51 (toxic to aquatic organisms), R52 (harmful to aquatic organisms),
R53 (may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment), R60 (may impair fertility) or R61
(may cause harm to the unborn child), as defined in Council Directive 6 7/548/EEC and its subsequent
amendments.
• have a permanent marking identifying the material, in conformity with ISO 11469. Excluded from this
criterion are extruded plastic materials and the light-guide of flat panel displays.
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a. Batteries shall not contain more than 0.0001% of mercury, 0.001% of cadmium or 0.01% of lead by
weight of the battery.
The applicant shall declare the compliance of the product with these requirements. The applicant shall provide to the Competent
Body assessing the application a copy of the disassembly report.
INFORMATION
1. User instructions
The product shall be sold with relevant user information, which provides advice on its proper environmental
use and, in particular:
1. Recommendations for the use of the power management features, including information that disabling
these features can lead to higher consumption of energy and thus can increase the running costs.
1. Information that the energy drawn from the mains can be reduced to zero if the computer is unplugged
or if the wall socket is switched off.
1. Information on the guarantee and the availability of spare parts. When it is appropriate for the consumer
to upgrade or exchange components, information on the proper procedures shall be given.
1. Information about the fact that the product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and
recycling and should not be thrown away.
1. Advice on how the consumer can make use of the manufacturers take-back offer.
1. Information that the product has been awarded the EU ecolabel with a brief explanation as to what this
means together with an indication that more information on the ecolabel can be found at the web-site
address (http://europa.eu.int/ecolabel).
The applicant shall declare the compliance of the product with these requirements, and shall provide a copy of the instruction
manual to the Competent Body assessing the application.
• Environmental declaration
An environmental declaration shall accompany the product and shall be available to the user. This document
shall be in conformity with the recommendations of ECMA's Technical Report 70 "Product-related
environmental attributes".
1. Information appearing on the eco-label
Box 2 of the eco-label shall include the following text:
* Energy efficient
* Designed to facilitate recycling