Commission Decision of 11 April 2005 establishing ecological criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements for the award of the Community eco-label to personal computers (notified under document C(2005) 1024) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/341/EC) (repealed)

7. User instructions

The product shall be sold with relevant user information, which provides advice on its proper environmental use and, in particular:

(a)

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;

(b)

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;

(c)

information on 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;

(d)

information about the fact that the product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling and should not be thrown away;

(e)

advice on how the consumer can make use of the manufacturer's take-back offer;

(f)

information as to how to make appropriate use of WLAN cards thus minimizing security risks;

(g)

information that the product has been awarded the Community eco-label with a brief explanation as to what this means together with an indication that more information on the eco-label can be found at the website 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.