“Personal Computers Version 2.10” Certification Criteria
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1. 3 in packaging materials Halogenated polymers and organic halogenated compounds shall not be added as prescribed constituents of 4 plastic materials use in packaging Packaging material Packaging material material that is included with a product package at the time of shipping is broadly divided into two types 1 main unit shipping carton a bag for wrapping the main unit and main unit packing including cushioning material and 2 packaging for accessory items such as instruction manuals and power cords Examples of packaging materials include shipping paperwork shipping labels cover letters wire core plastic cable ties bar code label for package tracking consisting of paper ink and adhesive warranty card bag packaging tape sealing tape adhesives used inside cardboard boxes for packing shrink pack plastic handles that come with cardboard boxes bundling bands and so on This does not apply to items that are not issued by the applicant such as packaging for basic software instruction manuals and CD ROM cases 26 262. List 1 Standard energy consumption efficiency for applying model model category Standard energy consumption efficiency standard value notified value energy saving standard achievement rate ex EC22M Y P 0 31 0 22 1 This refers to a numeric value measured by the method defined in 3 2 of Criteria for Judgment of Manufacturer etc on Improvement of Performance of Computers 21 26 Table 1 Standard energy consumption efficiency per the Law 119V2Attached Certification Category Standard energy Type of povver source and the number of memory channels Main Monitor size Capacity GPU efficiency of client electronic computer Battery driven computer 16 Gigabytes or M 2 25 whose number of memory more channels is equal to or greater From 4 gigabytes N 0 34 than 2 to less than 16 gigabytes less than 4 17 or more P 0 31 gigabytes equipped less than 17 Q 0 21 unequipped from 12 to 17 R 0 15 less than 12 S 0 21 Among computers other than T 0 29 battery driven computers whose number of memory channels is equal to or greater than 2 those using an AC adapter as a power unit Among computers other than 16 Gigabytes or U 2 25 battery driven computers more whose number of memory From 4 gigabytes equipped V 0 51 channels is equal to or greater to less than 16 unequipped W 0 64 than 2
3. characteristics of plastic materials such as anti dripping agents vvith a content not exceeding 0 5 wt and parts weighing less than 25g 3 Substances level 1 2A and 2B classified as carcinogenic by the IARC International Agency Applicable for Research on Cancer at the time the Eco Mark application is submitted for the equipment Housing Not applicable Yes shall not be added as prescribed constituents This does not apply however to titanium yellovv housing parts No antimony trioxide and carbon black Reason 16 26 119V2Attached Certification Of the above substances enumerated by the IARC the terms of inclusion described below in the seventh item shall take precedence for lead cadmium hexavalent chromium mercury and specified brominated fire retardants PBBs PBDEs This item shall not apply to substances to which the seventh item herein applies The following examples describe the reasoning with regard to prescribed constituents Formaldehyde the raw material for polyoxymethylene resin polyacetal resin POM used in housings is a raw material for personal computer PC housings and not a substance intended for direct use in a PC Since the resin produced by reacting the raw material is what is used for PC housings and since formaldehyde itself is not used with the intention of serving as a PC housing formaldehyde is not considered to be added as
4. etc Trichlorotrifluoroethane Joao Tetrachioride 75555 H S Vhlorodifluoromethane Chlorohexafluoropropane ehlorofluoroethane Pentachlorofluoropropane Tetrachlorodifluoropropane Trichlorodifluoroethane HiYichlorotrifluoropropane 5 Dirhlorotrifluoroethane Dichlorotetrafluoropropane 5 V Ehlorotetrafluoroethane Chloropentafluoropropane frirhlorofluoroethane Tetrachlorofluoropropane Dichlorodifluoroethane hlorotrifluoroethane Dichlorotrifluoropropane Dichlorofluoroethane Chlorotetrafluoropropane VEhlorodifluoroethane ffichlorofluoropropane hlorofluroethane Hexacllorofluoropropane Chlorotrifluoropropane Pentachlorodifluoropropane Tetrachlorotrifluoropropane CV rrirhlortetrafluoropropane 5 types of specified CFCs VVe violated related If the final assembly plant is new or has not been in operation for five Environmental Laws etc in the past five years have already taken proper remedies and recurrence prevention measures and thereafter comply with the related Environmental Laws
5. etc properly 20 26 119V2Attached Certification 3 Bylaws stipulating retention of recording documents 4 Recurrence prevention measures future preventive measures 5 State of implementation based on recurrence prevention measures result of checking of the state of compliance including the result of onsite inspection The person with responsibility for the application shall submit documentation of the materials required in plant s green purchasing etc as evidence that plants manufacturing parts used in the product do not use or emit any of the substances listed in Table 1 List the environmental laws and regulations that are being observed by the plants defined in No 2 119V2Attached Certification Attachment 4 1 Energy Saving PC Design Checklist corresponds to item 4 1 5 of certification criteria Date of Issue Applicable products Notebook PCs desktop PCs all in one Issued by Company name PCs PCs with integrated monitor CRT monitors LCD monitors This item does not apply to thin clients If simultaneously applying for both the computer and the monitor in a desktop PC fill out both parts 1 and 2 1 For notebook PCs desktop PCs and all in one PCs fill out the information below All of the three requirements below must be answered Yes List No Requirement Compliance Th
6. those not using an AC gigabytes adapter as a power unit less than 4 X 0 53 gigabytes Computer whose number of Y 0 51 memory channels is less than 2 Note 1 The number of memory channels refers to that of physical channels of a bus interface to a main memory diverging from a memory controller 2 A battery driven type refers to a computer that can be used with a battery embedded in itself and without being supplied with electricity from a power line 3 An independent type GPU refers to a computer having a dedicated local memory of processors for image data processing 4 Screen size refers to a numeric value to be obtained by dividing a numeric value representative of a diagonal outside diameter dimensions of a display screen in centimeters by 2 54 and rounding it to one decimal place 5 A method for computing the energy consumption efficiency shall be according to 3 Method for Measuring Energy Consumption Efficiency 2 of the Ministerial Announcement No 74 March 31 2010 of the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry which is based on Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy 22 26 119V2Attached Certification Attachment 4 2 Energy Saving PC Design Checklist corresponds to item 4 1 5 of certification criteria Applicable products CRT monitors LCD monitors If simultaneously applying for both the computer and the monitor in a desktop PC fill out both parts 1 and 2 2 For
7. 2 5 in ISO 9296 shall not exceed 40 dB in idle mode In operating mode when accessing a hard disk or optical disk it shall not exceed 45 dB However this item does not apply to keyboards and mouse devices Certification Procedure sss The applicant shall submit test records for a representative model An application can be submitted for a PC series In this case the highest A weighted emission sound pressure level value in the series shall be considered the test record of the 7 The product shall conform to Attachment 5 Checklist for Providing PC Information Certification Procedure oL The applicant shall fill out and submit Attachment 5 Checklist for Providing PC Information 8 The product shall conform to Attachment 6 PC Packaging Materials Checklist This does not apply to items that are issued beyond the applicant s control such as CD ROM cases and instruction manuals for basic software Certification Procedure The applicant shall fill out and submit Attachment 6 PC Packaging Materials 9 The product shall not use antimicrobial agents including fungicides as far as possible 5 26 119V2 Criteria In the case of the use the product shall be certified by the SIAA Mark of Society of Industrial technology for Antimicrobial Articles ete 00 Certification In the case of using antibacterial agents documents certifying SIAA Mar
8. Partial Mutual Recognition among Chinese Environmental Labeling and Korea Eco Labeling If the applying product is already certified by Chinese Environmental Labeling HJ T 313 2006 Microcomputers and displays January 2007 or Korea Eco Labeling EL144 Personal Computers amp Monitors EL144 1999 4 2005 68 JEA will consider common items shown in Appendix 1 are complied with above labeling programs certification 4 1 Environmental Criteria and Certification Procedure 1 The product shall conform to Attachment 1 PC 3R Design Checklist 1 ssn n n rlamssssmsmusumsmnmmnsummmMm n ammnmsunm smmBsnmm nMBslnmmsn lmmma Certification Procedure The applicant shall fill out and submit Attachment 1 PC 3R Design Checklist Certification Procedure The applicant shall fill out and submit Attachment 2 PC Substance Checklist POR nnn nn a Sn SS SSS SESE Certification Procedure The responsible person or the manager of the plant that manufactures the product shall fill out and submit Attachment 3 Efforts in PC Manufacturing Plant 4 The applicant shall perform a product life cycle assessment LCA strive to reduce the amount of energy consu
9. a prescribed constituent Likewise styrene monomer the raw material for polystyrene resin is not considered to be added as a prescribed constituent The reasoning is that the resin produced by reacting the styrene monomer is used for PC housings while the styrene monomer itself is not intended for use as a PC housing Unreacted styrene monomer present in housings is also not considered to be added as a prescribed constituent Display parts panel materials such as glass liquid crystal and polarizers and backlight Resear Applicable oteboo 8 materials such as fluorescent lamps light guides and optical sheets shall not contain level 1 14 PC Not applicable all in one PCs LCD monitors 2A or 2B substances which the IARC classifies as carcinogenic as prescribed constituents However this item does not apply to mercury antimony arsenic and arsenic compounds Reason Cadmium lead and mercury shall not be added as prescribed constituents Primary Applicable batteries and Not applicable Applies to single cell batteries Does not apply to solder and so forth used to interconnect secondary single cell batteries batteries Secondary batteries shall be identified in accordance with the Battery Association of Japan s Applicable identification and labeling guidelines for small rechargeable batt
10. manuals on websites and in catalogs by checking Yes or No as appropriate in every cell If the applying product does not correspond to an applicable product check Not applicable and write Not applicable as the reason Applicable products Notebook PCs desktop PCs all in one PCs CRT monitors LCD monitors keyboards and mouse devices Please provide answers in the areas enclosed by the bold line Compliance List Applicable Requirement 7 Requirement Instruction Website product No Product Applicability Catalog Manual 1 information 2 Information shall be provided on the minimum retention period for Notebook PCs performance parts used for repairs prescribed in item No 18 offdesktop PCs Applicable 1 Certification Criteria Attachment 1 3R Design Checklist all in one PCs Not applicable CRT monitors Reason ILCD monitors Information shall be provided on compliance involving repairs All products Applicable 2 prescribed in item No 19 of Certification Criteria Attachment 1 Not applicable PC 3R Design Checklist Reason Information on battery replacement shall be provided This products Appibabl 3 not apply in instances where for example b
11. out screw by one touch E Connector Removal of cover by screw is possible and battery packing can be taken out B removing by removing connector D Removal of cover by Cutting Removal of cover by screw is possible and battery packing can be taken out r screw by cutting the connection with nippers etc 8 Decomposition of the Connector Decomposition of the whole by removing screw is possible and the battery 2 whole screw removing packing can be taken out by removing the connector removing F Decomposition of the Cutting Decomposition of the whole by removing screw is possible and battery whole screw packing can be taken out by cutting the connection with nippers etc removing G Decomposition of the Connector Dismantling the whole and the battery packing can be taken out by whole removing removing the connector dismantlement Cutting Dismantling the whole and battery packing can be taken out by cutting the Difficult connection with nippers etc 15 26 119V2Attached Certification Attachment 2 PC Chemical Substance Checklist corresponds to item 4 1 2 of the certification criteria On this checklist all items must be answered Yes except where Not applicable is checked in the Date of Issue Applicability of Requirement column 7 Issuer Company plant name lt lt Requirement Applicability gt gt 1 Grey column for Requirement Applicability Compliance must b
12. there will be no need to submit documents for Eco Mark s application in case the applying product is certified by each labeling program 9 26 119V2Attached Certification Attachment 1 PC 3R Design Checklist corresponds to item 4 1 1 of certification criteria Category Date of Issue M Requirement that must be met S Requirement that should be met Issued by Company amie On this checklist all M items must be answered Yes 1 Grey column for Requirement Applicability Compliance must be indicated for all items in the Compliance column 2 Optional Check whether the requirement is applicable to the applying product and if it is applicable indicate in the Compliance column whether the product is compliant If the item is not applicable provide the reason Example of a non applicable item No 1 1 For equipment that does not have metal inserted molded parts check Not applicable and write no metal insert molding as the reason For S category requirements that were not implemented check Not applicable and write Not implemented as the reason If the product does not contain the applicable part check Not applicable and write No such part as the reason Applicable products notebook PCs desktop PCs all in one PCs PCs with integrated monitor CRT monitors LCD monitors keyboards and mouse Please provide answers in the areas enclosed by the bold line List Catego No ry Requir
13. 1 3 1 5 1 Attachment 1 No 11 5 2 1 2 3 1 5 2 b Attachment 1 No 12 Attachment 1 No 13 Attachment 1 No 14 Attachment 1 No 15 Attachment 1 No 16 Attachment 1 No 17 Attachment 1 No 18 Attachment 1 No 19 Attachment 1 No 20 Attachment 1 No 21 4 1 2 Attachment 2 No 1 Attachment 2 No 2 Attachment 2 No 3 Attachment 2 No 4 Attachment 2 No 5 Attachment 2 No 6 Attachment 2 No 7 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 Attachment 2 No 8 4 1 3 Attachment 3 No 1 5 4 6 1 Attachment 3 No 2 8 26 119V2 Criteria Eco Mark No 119 Personal Computer China Environmental Labeling 313 2006 Microcomputers and displays Korea Eco Labeling EL144 Personal Computers EL145 Notebook Computers EL147 Monitor for Personal Computers 5 4 6 2 Ver 2 Attachment 3 No 3 4 1 4 4 1 5 Attachment 4 1 No 1 Attachment 4 1 No 2 Attachment 4 1 No 3 Attachment 4 2 No 1 4 1 6 4 1 7 Attachment 5 No 1 Attachment 5 No 2 Attachment 5 No 3 Attachment 5 No 4 Attachment 5 No 5 4 1 8 Attachment 6 No 1 Attachment 6 No 2 Attachment 6 No 3 Attachment 6 No 4 4 2 9 4 2 10 gt If the cell of Chinese Environmental Labeling or Korea Eco Labeling is filled in above chart
14. 119V2 Criteria Eco Mark Product Category No 119 Personal Computers Version 2 10 Certification Criteria Established August 3 2006 Japan Environment Association Revised April 1 2015 Eco Mark Office Expiration date August 31 2016 NOTE This document is a translation of the criteria written in Japanese In the event of dispute the original document should be taken as authoritative 119V2 Criteria Eco Mark Product Category No 119 Personal Computers Version 2 10 Certification Criteria dapan Environment Association Eco Mark Office 1 Purpose of Establishing Certification Criteria The personal computer PC market in Japan is large and still growing According to the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association domestic PC shipments in fiscal 2004 ended March 31 2005 totaled more than 13 039 000 units for an annual growth rate of approximately 10 Some of the characteristics that typify PCs are an international distribution and a short product cycle that is hastened by factors such as rapid advances in PC related technologies and high upgrade demand Society has been moving to address the environmental aspects of PCs Over the past five years for example the Japanese government has led an initiative to begin collecting and recycling end of life PCs in accordance with the Japanese Law for the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources The government has also spearheaded an init
15. CRT LCD monitors fill out the information below The requirement below must be answered Yes Date of Issue Issued by Company name List No Requirement Compliance Attached Certificate The monitor shall meet the criteria for displays monitors in the International Energy Star 1 Program which applies at the time of application Please attach Notification of Product Display Using nternational Energy Star Program Logo Attachment 4 2 Remarks The standards and measurement methods shall conform to International Energy Star Program Operational Regulations 23 26 Attachment 5 Checklist for Providing PC Information corresponds to item 4 1 7 of the certification criteria On this checklist all items must be answered Yes except where Not applicable is checked Date of Issue in the Applicability of Requirement column lt lt Requirement Applicability gt gt 119V2Attached Certification Issued by Company name Check whether the requirement is applicable to the applying product and if it is applicable indicate in the Compliance column whether the product is compliant If the item is not applicable provide the reason Example No 4 For equipment that does not have a secondary battery check Not applicable and write no secondary battery as the reason Indicate whether the information is included in instruction
16. atteries are mounted Not saplesbis to a printed circuit board or other component that is not supposed eado to be removed by equipment users For equipment that has a secondary battery information or labelsiAll products shall be provided in accordance with the Law for the Promotion of Applicable 4 Effective Utilization of Resources as to 1 communicate that the Not applicable equipment has a secondary battery and 2 promote the use of secondary batteries as a recyclable resource Reason 24 26 119V2Attached Certification The maximum power consumption in operation and the povveriNotebook PCs consumption in an idle state the minimum power consumption inidesktop PCs Applicable Y Y Y 3 k es es es 5 han operating state shall be provided all in one PCs Not applicable N N N o o o CRT monitors Reason ILCD monitors 1 The information required in instruction manuals may also be provided via a combination of different mediums such as paper the Web a CD ROM and so forth 2 Product information means information on product characteristics specifications appearance and so forth 3 This information may be provided by establishing links in online instruction manuals to product information on a website 25 26 119V2Attache
17. ck the preconditions for enabling functional expansion Example Is there space for expansion slots 18 M The applicant shall retain performance parts for equipment repairs for a minimum period of five years Performance parts means parts that are essential for maintaining the functioning of a product The applicant shall set up a repair service to repair Eco Mark certified equipment and shall perform repairs at the request of equipment users The applicant shall provide the following Process records Were materials selected in accordance with items 1 through 5 of this checklist and were records kept M Did the manufacturer perform a trial disassembly in accordance with items 9 through 13 of this checklist and were records kept 13 26 subassemblies Desktop PC subassemblies Notebook PCs desktop PCs all in one PCs CRT monitors LCD monitors Notebook PCs desktop PCs all in one PCs CRT monitors LCD monitors Housing chassis 119V2Attached Certification o Not applicable Reason n Applicable o Not applicable Reason o Applicable n Not applicable Reason o Applicable n Not applicable Reason n Applicable n Not applicable Reason No Table 1 Compatibilities preseribed in item No 1 2 VDI 2243 Part 1 30 42 Table 2 Compatibili
18. d Certification Attachment 6 PC Packaging Checklist corresponds to item 4 1 8 of the certification eriterial Date of Issue Issued by Company name On this checklist all items must be answered Yes Applicable products Notebook PCs desktop PCs all in one PCs PCs vvith integrated monitor CRT monitors LCD monitors keyboards and mouse devices Please provide ansvvers in the areas enclosed by the bold line bu Requirements Compliance No Plastic materials used for packaging shall carry markings that are in line with ISO 11469 corresponding to JIS K 6999 2004 with material symbols that are compliant with ISO 1043 1997 corresponding to JIS K 1 6899 2000 Hovvever it shall be permissible to omit material labeling in compliance vvith identifying mark relating items such as Plain containers and packaging and Unlabelable containers and packaging in the Law for the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources Efforts shall be made to facilitate packaging material resource conservation reuse and recycling in compliance 2 with guidelines for preparing manuals on product design pre evaluations to help promote the use of recycled resources July 1994 Waste Processing and Recycling Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council None of the five specified types of CFCs other CFCs or HCFCs listed in Table 1 in Attachment 3 shall be used
19. d for one or more models that Keyboards and are expected to produce the highest level of emissions mouse devices alone Table 1 Guideline values for VOC emission rates provided for in List No 8 Unit micro grams h x unit CRT LCD monitor Substance Notebook PC All in one PC Desktop PC Toluene Xylene Paradichlorobenzene Ethylbenzene Styrene Formaldehyde Acetaldehyde 48 18 26 119V2Attached Certification Attachment 8 Efforts in PC Manufacturing Plant Checklist corresponds to item 4 1 3 of certification criteria Applicable products notebook PCs desktop PCs all in one PCs CRT monitors LCD monitors keyboards mouse devices All of the three requirements below must be answered yes The issuer is Date of Issue Issuer Company plant name Issuer Name and title the responsible List Requirement No Compliant The plant that conducts final assembly of the product shall not use any of the five specified types of CFCs other CFCs carbon tetrachloride or trichloroethane listed in Table 1 nor shall the plant emit any of the 1 replacement CFCs HCFCs listed in the table This does not include plant equipment that is not directly related to the product manufacturing process such as air conditioners and refrigerators In manufacturing the applied product related environmenta
20. e PC shall satisfy either a or b Yes la The energy saving standard achievement rate of the product calculated No according to Table 1 shall be 200 or over Table 1 indicates the applicable In caser of a standard energy consumption efficiency for the 2011 fiscal year for computers compliance shall designated equipment under Japan s Law Concerning the Rational Use of be indicated Energy above 1 In case of b the b A product shall conform to the ENERGY STAR Product Specification for applicant shall Computers Eligibility Criteria that is applied at the time of application submit a written notice on products using the ENERGY STAR logo etc for each model The PC shall be equipped with a power switch and power consumption in the off state shall be less than 1W If the computer is required to operate other functions functions to supply power to a clock monitor modem or LAN wake signals 2 monitor battery charge and illuminate LEDs to notify equipment users of equipment status etc when the power switch off power consumption shall not lexceed 5W The functions of the PC are not impaired even if the PC s power plug is removed from an electrical outlet and the PC is left unplugged for a relatively long period of 3 time at least four weeks The loss of date time or other clock information is not considered to be an impairment
21. e consumer material Post consumer material Plastic raw material composed of post consumer material and pre consumer material Material or rejected product generated from a disposal route in a product manufacturing process excluding those that are generated in a material manufacturing process and that are reused as raw materials within the same process plant Materials or products disposed of after they have been used as goods Minimum retention period The shortest period of time that a manufacturer shall keep a performance part in question after discontinuing production of a product that uses the part Chassis A frame that is provided inside a housing and that is needed to support the housing and main parts of a PC When a housing also serves as a chassis as in a notebook PC its external appearance function takes precedence and it is treated as a housing Prescribed constituent A material component added for the intended purpose of giving certain characteristics to a product Impurities that are technically unavoidable in the manufacturing process are not included Sub assembly Assembly consisting of at least two components that are joined together in a force or positive fit manner Electrical electroni c sub assembly Assembly that includes at least one electronic or electric part Batteries Refers to both primary batteries and secondary batteries A primary batt
22. e indicated for all items in the Compliance column 2 Optional in Requirement Applicability If the product does not contain the applicable part check Not applicable and write No such part or region as the reason Applicable products notebook PCs desktop PCs all in one PCs PCs with integrated monitor CRT monitors LCD monitors keyboards and mouse devices Please provide answers in the areas enclosed by the bold line Specified brominated flame retardants PBBs PBDEs or short chained chlorinated paraffin with a carbon chain count of from 10 to 13 and a chlorine concentration of 50 or more as in Printed circuit all discussions below shall not be added as prescribed constituents boards Printed circuit board means a bare printed circuit board that does not include semiconductor chips etc Halogenated polymers and organic halogenated compounds shall not be added as prescribed constituents This item does not apply however when the applicant takes back and either reuses or recycles the applicant s Eco Mark certified equipment under the Wide Area Applicable Certification System Special exception system related to regional management of wastes Housing Not applicable based on the Waste Disposal and Public Cleaning Law Article 9 9 and Article 15 4 3 housing parts This excludes parts containing organic fluorine additives used to improve physical Reason
23. elow Eco Mark based on this product category as in the past A sample Eco Mark is shown below got XXXX contractor for the Eco Mark 3Re BL 2051 Eco Mark Certification No XXXXXXXX allowable with numbers only August 3 2006 Version 2 0 established October 19 2006 Revised Version 2 1 April 13 2007 Revised Version 2 2 Feb 14 2008 Revised Version 2 3 August 21 2008 Revised Version 2 4 April 28 2009 Extension of Expiration date March 1 2011 Revised Version 2 5 April 1 2011 Revised Version 2 6 October 1 2011 Revised Version 2 7 August 1 2012 Revised Version 2 8 August 1 2013 Revised Version 2 9 April 1 2015 Revised Version 2 10 August 31 2016 Expiration date The certification criteria for this product category shall be revised as appropriate 7 26 119V2 Criteria Appendix 1 Corresponding table to common items among Chinese Environmental Labeling and Korea Eco Labeling Eco Mark No 119 Personal Computer Ver 2 China Environmental Labeling 313 2006 Microcomputers and displays 4 1 1 Attachment 1 No 1 Korea Eco Labeling EL144 Personal Computers EL145 Notebook Computers EL147 Monitor for Personal Computers Attachment 1 No 2 5 2 2 4 Attachment 1 No 3 Attachment 1 No 4 5 2 2 3 Attachment 1 No 5 Attachment 1 No 6 Attachment 1 No 7 Attachment 1 No 8 Attachment 1 No 9 Attachment 1 No 10 5 2 2
24. ement Applicable Part Requirement Applicability Compliance Ease with which part can be reused or recycled He parts the same types of metal materials and plastic materials are used as long as Plastic parts o Applicable M functionality is not impaired housing housing o Not applicable parts chassis Reason Metals in molded parts with metal inserts shall be separable by cutting pulverizing or Plastic parts o Applicable otherwise breaking down the part n Not applicable Reason Plastic parts made of thermoplastics that are inseparable with common tools due to Plastic parts o Applicable bonding welding crimping or other fastening technique shall be compatible with one n Not applicable another according to Table 1 Compatibility of thermoplastics Reason Plastic parts shall be made from a single homopolymer or copolymer Polymer blends Plastic parts n Applicable polymer alloys however may be used Not applicable Reason Plastic parts shall be composed of up to two types of mutually separable polymers or Plastic parts n Applicable polymer blends a Not applicable Reason 10 26 Metal plated and conductively coated plastic parts shall be avoided Is direct printing on plastic parts kept to the bare minimum such as the manufacturer s name Plastic par
25. eries Secondary Not applicable batteries Reason The percentage content of lead cadmium hexavalent chromium mercury and specified brominated fire retardants PBBs PBDEs shall not exceed the reference values enumerated for these specified substances in JIS C 0950 a Japanese Industrial Standard that specifies the Product method for indicating the content of specified substances contained in electrical and electronic equipment 17 26 If an applicable substance qualifies as an exception under content marking rules the content information shall be disclosed on a website This item applies to batteries that equipment users are not supposed to remove This item does not apply to batteries that equipment users may remove The rate of volatile organic compounds VOC emissions from the product shall not exceed the guideline values shown below in Table 1 The definition of VOC measurement method applicable substances and so forth are as provided in VOC Guidelines for Personal Computers PC VOC G 2005 drafted by the Japan Product This item does not apply when an application is 119V2Attached Certification Applicable Not applicable submitted for Electronics and Information Technologies Industries Association If the Eco Mark application Reason is submitted for a PC series the VOC emissions shall be checke
26. ertification criteria for PCs have been established in the past In addition Japan China and South Korea are cooperating on eco labeling and cooperation among the various interested organizations is moving forward with for example the organizations launching an investigation into establishing common 1 26 119V2 Criteria certification criteria This product category was established on September 10 2000 as a new product category for eco mark certification after being selected along with copiers and other office equipment for eco mark eligibility with the introduction of the product life cycle concept in the 1996 revision of the Guidelines for Eco Mark Program Implementation Five years have passed since the certification criteria were established Accordingly the product category criteria were revised pursuant to 6 Discontinuance of Product Categories and Revision of Certification Criteria in Chapter II of Guidelines for Eco Mark Program Implementation The goal in revising the criteria is to promote the spread of environmentally considerate PCs Toward that end care was taken to make the application process easier by for example alleviating the complicated and troublesome procedures associated with certificates and other evidentiary documentation which were one of the factors hindering the spread of Eco Mark certified products 2 Applicable Products This Eco Mark product category applies to notebook PCs desktop PCs al
27. ery discharges only once while a secondary battery can be recharged for repeated use Instruction manual user manual Documentation that is primarily intended to describe the use and handling of the equipment This does not include documentation that provides information on subjects other than the use and handling of the equipment in question In this product category instruction manual shall be construed to include CD ROMs websites and other electronic media Homopolymer Single polymer Polymer consisting of one type of monomer Examples include PS PC PP etc Polymer High molecular material that is the main constituent of plastic Polymer alloy Polymer blend General name of multi component polymers obtained by mixing or chemically binding the polymers of more than two 3 26 119V2 Criteria components A polymer blend is a physical blending of different types of polymers Examples include PC ABS etc Life cycle One of the techniques used to objectively assess the assessment environmental impacts of a product or service referred collectively to as product below throughout its entire life cycle from the extraction of resources through to the manufacture use recycling disposal and distribution of the product Recycling Materials recycling only energy recovery thermal recycling is not included 4 Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure
28. gs that are in line with ISO 11469 JIS K 6999 Plastic parts with material symbols that are compliant with ISO 1043 JIS K 6899 This excludes light weighing 25g or more guides and optical sheets used in LCD displays or having a flat area o Applicable n Not applicable Reason of 200 mm2 or more Use of recycled parts and recycled materials Is it possible to install recycled subassemblies and so forth in the product Computer n Applicable At the evaluation check whether such parts can be used according to the specs Preferably manufacturers can install recycled parts in equipment as spare parts or as Ubassemblies amp o Not applicable ETN equivalent to new parts An ETN part means a reused part that is equivalent to a parts Reason new part Long use 16 M Can system performance be upgraded Computer n Applicable Yes 12 26 Product life can be extended by upgrading system performance Specifically items such as CPUs optical drives HDDs and main memory can be upgraded and the system comes with expansion slots etc System upgradeability requires that specific conditions be met from the start Can the system be expanded with new functions 17 M It should be possible to extend the life of a product by enabling functional expansion 1 e the addition of other equipment TV facsimile functions At the examination che
29. iative to further advance PC energy efficiency in accordance with the Energy Conservation Law Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy Internationally measures are being promoted to restrict the use of harmful substances under the EU RoHS Directive and to examine eco design requirements under the EuP Directive In Japan it was a period of significant advances For example standards on marking that contains certain specified substances were established within Japanese Industrial Standards and moreover in September 2005 voluntary industry guidelines on PC volatile organic compound VOC emissions were drafted The certification criteria for PCs have been completely revised to make them consistent with these social imperatives The criteria describe environmentally considerate PCs based on the latest knowledge and information and new criteria for VOC emissions have been added and a checklist for 3R design has been optimized PCs are distributed internationally Accordingly when undertaking a revision of certification criteria consideration must be paid to cooperation with interested organizations around the world Japan a member of GEN the Global Ecolabelling Network an international association with 27 member organizations from the U S Germany the Nordic countries South Korea and more is strengthening and promoting cooperation with overseas eco labeling programs implemented by third party certification organizations and common global c
30. k of Society of Industrial technology for Antimicrobial Articles etc shall be submitted 4 2 Quality Criteria and Certification Procedure 10 Products shall conform to safety standards that are in accordance with IEC 60950 published by the International Electrotechnical Commission 20200 Certification Procedure The applicant shall submit a certificate providing evidence that the product conforms to safety standards that are in accordance with IEC 60950 5 Considerations In manufacturing products it is desirable to consider the following although they are not requirements for certification The conformance to the individual criteria item shall be indicated in Attached Certificates 1 Instruction manuals user manuals provided to users shall conform to the following a to e a The binding method shall not impede waste paper recycling A hot melt adhesive used to bind a manual shall be one of a modified non dispersive EVA hot melt adhesive a polyurethane hot melt adhesive and a water soluble hot melt adhesive However the use of other hot melt adhesives is permitted for manuals printed outside Japan b Chlorine gas shall not be used in the bleaching process of waste paper pulp c The percentage of waste paper in the pulp mixture shall be over 70 However this item is not applied to the manuals printed outside Japan 6 Product Classification Labeling etc 1 The product classification ap
31. l in one PCs a PC with integrated monitor CRT monitors LCD monitors keyboards and mouse devices This product category also includes thin clients and tablet PCs 1 Thin client A terminal that is attached to an organization s information system network Thin clients offer enhanced security because client PCs possess only the essential functions while application software files and other assets are managed by a server Normally thin clients do not have an internal magnetic disk or other means of storage 2 Tablet PC A personal computer that emphasizes features such as portability and viewing ease for business applications and that is treated as a type of notebook PC 3 Terminology Housing Refers primarily to outer covers that form the external appearance of the product A housing protects the device from environmental effects and maintains user safety Displays key tops FDDs ODD connectors LEDs power switches slide pads and other objects exposed on the surface of a housing are not considered part of the housing Housing A small object weighing less than 25g that is attached to a appurtenance housing such as a connector cover and option cover Copolymer A polymer consisting of two or more types of monomers Examples include ABS etc 2 26 119V2 Criteria Reused part A part that has previously been used and that is reused in a product Recycled plastic raw material Pr
32. l laws and regulations and pollution control agreement hereinafter referred to as the Environmental Laws etc must be followed with respect to air pollution water contamination noise offensive odor and emission of hazardous substances in the area where the plant performing the final manufacturing process is located However this item does not apply to soil contamination that occurred prior to the institution of controls on the polluting substances in question The state of compliance with the Environmental Laws etc for the past five years from the date of application whether there is any violation must be reported If there is any violation proper remedies and preventive measures shall have been already taken and the related Environmental Laws etc must thereafter be followed appropriately However this item does not apply to soil contamination that occurred prior to the institution of controls on the polluting substances in question n We have not violated any related Environmental Laws etc for the past five years We have not violated any related Environmental Laws etc since foundation of the Company in year 19 26 person or Mana ger of the plant that manufactures the product note The applicants shall report whether there is any violation in the past five years including a violation subject to administrative punishment or administrati
33. med during manufacture and provide information to equipment users POR Rs ss SO SS SS SSS SS SS SS SS ES SS SS SS SS SS SS SB SS SE BESS SES SSS SES SS SS SSS SSS SSS SESS SSS SSS SESS SSS SESS ESE SS ERECT Certification Procedure Submit an Attached Certificate that indicates the following a Whether an LCA has been performed or is planned for the representative model 119V2 Criteria IPSS SSeS a a aa a a ab r aaa eu aaa a m a ar oli b Whether you have or plan to provide information on the LCA results for the representative model c The means website catalog etc that you use or plan to use to provide information d Whether there are past PC LCA results An application can be submitted for a PC series In this case one or more models in the series may be considered representative models To be considered representative a model must have the highest energy consumption in the series and LCA results for that model must be submitted along with information on the model and its specifications 5 The product shall conform to Attachment 4 Energy Saving PC Design Checklist However this item does not apply to thin clients keyboards and mouse devices Certification Procedure ooo The applicant shall fill out and submit Attachment 4 Energy Saving PC Design Checklist 6 The product s A weighted emission sound pressure level dB per item 3
34. plication unit shall be either a model or a series Products shall not be classified by color or size A single application can be used to apply for multiple models in the same series but each model or device in the series shall satisfy the respective criteria In the product classification a separate application can be submitted for accessory equipment included in desktop PC and all in one PC configurations For products that are sold primarily as a part of a system a CRT monitor LCD monitor keyboard and mouse devices may be included along with the computer itself in the same 6 26 119V2 Criteria application In this case each piece of equipment shall satisfy the respective criteria 2 The environmental information shown below shall be indicated below the mark However the indication of Eco Mark and certification information Type B indication can be allowed by following Guide to Eco Mark usage enforced on March 1 2011 The location and details of the Eco Mark to be indicated shall be submitted when applying for Eco Mark product certification and use The environmental information shall be indicated as 3R amp energy saving design on the first line and enclosed in a rectangular box For the products certified under Eco Mark No 119 Personal Computers it is approved to indicate the same environmental information below Eco Mark and certification number as those used under previous product category in the indication b
35. such as printed circuit boards and optical drives be separated from the chassis housing and other subassemblies Also can cojoined subassemblies that are made of a material listed in Table 1 be separated or they fastened together by an element that assists separation The joints between a housing and a chassis and between a chassis and an electronic subassembly are important and their separability is a prerequisite for 1 separating subassemblies and materials for reuse and recycling and thus 2 for the safe and quick removal of parts that contain harmful substances A part that assists separation refers to things such as break points in predetermined locations to facilitate the separation of subassemblies from one another with the minimum level of destruction Can joints that should separate be easily found 11 26 Housing parts chassis electronic subassemblies Housing chassis 119V2Attached Certification o Applicable o Not applicable Reason o Applicable n Not applicable Reason n Applicable o Not applicable Reason 119V2Attached Certification Joints that should separate during disassembly shall be such that they can easily and quickly be found When screws are hidden by design steps shall be taken to assist disassembly For example marks can be placed near locations
36. ties of thermoplastics 49 671 Additives Important plastics fe S 2 z Z 2 2 A 2 2 5 for design z m 2 a 2 1 Wea ara leat Wa aa ae ica 1 4 d PVC a l lalalalalal l2lalqal PS ER Se PC 4 1 5 42130 ell 4 b a aa ae si Base PP sib wie ee lr al q ii ie i d material pa a lalslalal lalalalalalq4 POM alalalalalal lalalalalq4 SAN ela laa eis 2a EE aS ABS aS ala alee a eae PBTP R al r ad ea R a eee ea ae PETP EE I we ae a aie PMMA da le ae Ae aN ae Me Wa Aa 1 Compatible 2 Compatible with some limitations 3 Compatible in small amounts 4 Uncompatible 14 26 119V2Attached Certification Table 2 Facility of disassembling a battery in item No 8 119V2Attached Certification Designation Item Example of item evaluation Range Sign Classification Subclass A One touch One touch Power unit is off line system and battery packing can be taken out by Easy one touch B Removal of cover by One touch Removal of cover by hand is possible and battery packing can be taken out hand by one touch Connector Removal of cover by hand is possible and battery packing can be taken out removing by removing connector C Removal of cover by One touch Removal of cover by screw is possible and battery packing can be taken
37. ts that have a surface coating over a large area must be processed to remove the coating for recycling Laser marking and similar marking methods are not considered printing for these purposes This item does not apply to plastic parts whose coating is made of the same material as the part At least one part shall contain recycled plastic material or recycled magnesium alloy Also the recycled material content of parts containing these recycled materials shall be at least 5 wt The denominator of the content percent shall be the unit weight of a part containing recycled plastic or recycled magnesium alloy and the numerator shall be the content weight of the recycled material Recycled content b ight Recycled content wt Unit weight of part with recycled content The use of reeycled plastics containing specified brominated flame retardants PBBs PBDEs or chlorinated paraffin shall be avoided The weight of products shall not exceed 20 kg Products that exceed 20 kg in weight shall have handles or design elements for safety during transport When applying for certification as a system that includes a computer and monitor etc no component shall exceed 20 kg Housing housing parts Housing housing parts chassis Notebook PCs desktop PCs all in one PCs CRT monitors LCD monitors Ease of separation disassembly including ease of pulverization incineration 10 Can subassemblies
38. ve guidance and if there is the following documents in a and b must be submitted a With respect to the fact of violation guidance documents from administrative agencies including order of correction and warning and copies of written answers including those reporting causes and results of correction to such documents clearly indicating a series of communication b Following materials copies of recording documents etc concerning the management system for compliance with the Environmental Laws etc in 1 5 1 List of the Environmental Laws etc related to the area where the plant is located 2 Implementation system organizational chart with roles etc In the table in the lower right list the names of environmental laws and regulations that are being observed years by the time an application is filed the plant shall not have had any reportable violations since it began operations It is clearly evident that none of any of the specified five types of CFCs other CFCs carbon tetrachloride or trichloroethane listed in Table 1 is used in plants that manufacture parts used in the product It is clearly evident that plants that manufacture parts used in the product are not emitting HCFCs or are working to reduce such emissions This does not include plant equipment that is not directly related to the product manufacturing process such as air conditioners and refrigerators Table 1 CFCs
39. where there are hidden joints that should be separated and information on joints that should be separated can be provided to recyclers Can disassembly for recycling be completed with common tools Housing chassis Common tools means to commonly available tools Excludes wireless equipment defined electronic by the Japan Radio Law and AC adapter housings subassemblies o Applicable n Not applicable supposed to be removed by equipment users Reason Removable means battery removal corresponding to items A B or C in Table 2 Batteries that are mounted to printed circuit boards or other components that are not Primary batteries supposed to be removed by equipment users shall have a life of at least 10 years These n Applicable batteries shall be replaceable or removable at the end of the product s life or during o Not applicable repairs and so forth without having to replace the entire printed circuit board or other R eason component on which they are mounted 12 M T Battertes shall be replaceable and removable by equipment users This does not apply to Primary batteries and batteries that are mounted to printed circuit boards or other components that are not secondary batteries Batteries corresponding to items A through F in Table 2 Ease of sorting parts etc 14 M Large plastic parts shall carry markin
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