Article 1(1) The product group of ‘personal, notebook and tablet computers’...
Article 2For the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall...
Article 3The criteria for awarding the EU Ecolabel under Regulation (EC)...
Article 4The criteria and the related assessment and verification requirements set...
Article 5For administrative purposes, the code number assigned to the product...
Article 6Decisions 2011/330/EU and 2011/337/EU are repealed.
Article 7(1) This Decision shall apply two months after its adoption...
Article 8This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX EU ECOLABEL CRITERIA AND ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Criteria for awarding the EU Ecolabel to personal, notebook and...
Energy Consumption Total energy consumption of the computer Power management...
Assessment and verification: The specific assessment and verification requirements are...
Where the applicant is required to provide declarations, documentation, analyses,...
Where possible, verification should be performed by conformity assessment bodies...
Test reports which are issued by conformity assessment bodies accredited...
Where appropriate, test methods other than those indicated for each...
Where appropriate, competent bodies may require supporting documentation and may...
Changes in suppliers and production sites pertaining to products to...
Criterion 1. Energy consumption
1(a)Total energy consumption of the computer
1(b)Power management
1(c)Graphics capabilities
1(d)Internal Power Supplies
1(e)Enhanced-performance displays
Criterion 2. Hazardous substances and mixtures in the product, sub-assemblies...
Table 2Grouping of Candidate List SVHCs and CLP hazards
Group 1 hazards
Group 2 hazards
Group 3 hazards
2(a)Restriction of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs)
Table 3Sub-assemblies and component parts to which Criterion 2(a) shall apply...
2(b)Restrictions on the presence of specific hazardous substances
2(c)Restrictions based on CLP hazard classifications
Table 5Sub-assemblies and component parts to which Criterion 2(c) shall apply...
Parts containing flame retardantsMain Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) Central Processing Units (CPUs) Connectors...Parts containing plasticisersInternal cables and cords External AC and DC power cords...Parts with stainless steel alloys and/or nickel coatingsChassis, casings, bolts, nuts, screws and brackets
Rechargeable battery packs
(i)Derogations for the use of hazardous flame retardants and plasticisers...
(ii)Derogations for the use of additives, coatings, cathode materials, solvents...
Criterion 3. Product lifetime extension
3(a)Durability testing of portable computers
(i)Tests that shall apply to notebook computers
(ii)Tests that shall apply to tablet and two-in-one computers
3(b)Rechargeable battery quality and lifetime
3(c)Data storage drive reliability and protection
(i)Desktop computers, workstations, thin clients and small-scale servers
(ii)Notebook computers
3(d)Upgradeability and Repairability
Criterion 4. Design, material selection and end-of-life management
4(a).Material selection and recyclability
Criterion 4(b) Design for disassembly and recycling
Criterion 5. Corporate Social Responsibility
5(a)Sourcing of ‘conflict-free’ minerals
5(b)Labour conditions and human rights during manufacturing
Criterion 6. User information
6(a)User instructions
6(b)Information appearing on the EU Ecolabel
APPENDIX PROTOCOL FOR A PRODUCT DISASSEMBLY TEST
(a)Terms and definitions
(b)Operating conditions for the test
(c)Documentation and recording of the test conditions and steps

Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1371

of 10 August 2016

establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for personal, notebook and tablet computers

(notified under document C(2016) 5010)

(Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

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