Regulatory Information

Regulatory Information

TCO '99 InformationTCO Environmental RequirementsEnergy Star DeclarationFederal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice (U.S. Only)Commission Federale de la Communication (FCC Declaration)EN 55022 Compliance (Czech Republic Only)VCCI Class 2 Notice (Japan Only)MIC Notice (South Korea Only)Polish Center for Testing and Certification NoticeNorth Europe InformationBSMI Notice (Taiwan Only)Ergonomie Hinweis (nur Deutschland)Philips End-of-Life DisposalInformation for UK only

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TCO '99 Information

• TCO '99 : Available on 105S 105B, 107S, 107B, 107P, 109S, 109B, 109P, 201B, and 201P.

Congratulations! You have just purchased a TCO '99 approved and labeled product! Your choice has provided you with a product developed for professional use. Your purchase has also contributed to reducing the burden on the environment and also to the further development of environmentally adapted electronics products.

Why do we have environmentally labeled computers?

In many countries, environmental labeling has become an established method for encouraging the adaptation of goods and services to the environment. The main problem, as far as computers and other electronics equipment are concerned, is that environmentally harmful substances are used both in the products and during their manufacture. Since it is not so far possible to satisfactorily recycle the majority of electronics equipment, most of these potentially damaging substances sooner or later enter nature.

There are also other characteristics of a computer, such as energy consumption levels, that are important from the viewpoints of both the work (internal) and natural (external) environments. Since all methods of electricity generation have a negative effect on the environment (e.g. acidic and climate-influencing emissions, radioactive waste), it is vital to save energy. Electronics equipment in offices is often left running continuously and thereby consumes a lot of energy.

What does labeling involve?

This product meets the requirements for the TCO'99 scheme which provides for international and environmental labeling of personal computers. The labeling scheme was developed as a joint effort by the TCO (The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees), Svenska Naturskyddsforeningen (The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation) and Statens Energimyndighet (The Swedish National Energy Administration).

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