The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010

[F1The internal design control procedureU.K.

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1.—(1) The internal design control procedure is a procedure—

(a)whereby the manufacturer, or its authorised representative, ensures that a product is in conformity with the relevant requirements of the applicable implementing measure; and

(b)which complies with the requirements specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The following are specified as requirements of an internal design control procedure—

(a)the manufacturer, or its authorised representative, must compile a technical documentation file making possible an assessment of the conformity of the product with the requirements of the applicable implementing measure;

(b)the technical documentation file must contain, in particular—

(i)a general description of the product and of its intended use;

(ii)the results of relevant environmental assessment studies carried out by the manufacturer, or references to environmental assessment literature or case studies, which are used by the manufacturer in evaluating, documenting and determining product design solutions;

(iii)the ecological profile, where required by the implementing measure;

(iv)elements of the product design specification relating to environmental design aspects of the product;

(v)a list of the relevant designated standards, applied in full or in part, and a description of the solutions adopted to meet the requirements of the applicable implementing measure where the designated standards have not been applied or where those standards do not cover entirely the requirements of the applicable implementing measure;

(vi)a copy of the information concerning the environmental design aspects of the product provided in accordance with any requirements of the applicable measure relating to the supply of information that may influence the way the product is handled, used or recycled by parties other than the manufacturer; and

(vii)the results of measurements on the ecodesign requirements carried out, including details of the conformity of these measurements as compared with the ecodesign requirements set out in the applicable implementing measure; and

(c)the manufacturer must take all measures necessary to ensure that the product is manufactured in compliance with the design specifications referred to in paragraph (b)(iv) and with the requirements of the implementing measure which applies to it.]

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