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1.4 Basic Legal Provisions It shall be a matter of course for Blue Angel eco-labelled products to comply with current laws and regulations, especially the following ones, as amended: (...) • Substance requirements defined by the EU Chemicals Regulation REACH (EC/1907/2006) and the POP Regulation (EC/850/2004) [Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)] (...) 3.4.1 Plastics used in Housings and Housing Parts The plastics used in housings and housing parts must not contain, as constituent components, any substances with the following characteristics: a) Substances that have been identified as substances of very high concern according to Regulation (EC) No 1906/2006 (REACH) 8 and have been included in the list (so-called Candidate List) set up in accordance with REACH, Article 59(1).16 (...) The following shall be exempt from this requirement: • fluoroorganic additives (as, for example, anti-dripping agents) used to improve the physical properties of plastics, provided that they do not exceed 0.5 weight percent; • plastic parts weighing 25 grams or less, where - with regard to keyboards - the total weight of all key caps shall be the decisive factor in determining the mass.

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1.4 Basic Legal Provisions .......................................................................................... 6 3.4.1 Plastics used in Housings and Housing Parts ....................................................... 12

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Halogenated polymers shall not be permitted in housings and housing parts. Nor may halogenated organic compounds be added as flame retardants. Nor shall any flame retardants be permitted which are classified under the CLP Regulation as carcinogenic of Category Carc. 2 or as hazardous to waters of Category Aquatic Chronic 1. The hazard statements (H-phrases) assigned to the hazard categories can be seen from Appendix B: Assignment of Hazard Categories and Hazard Statements. The following shall be exempt from this requirement: • fluoroorganic additives (as, for example, anti-dripping agents) used to improve the physical properties of plastics, provided that they do not exceed 0.5 weight percent; • plastic parts weighing 25 grams or less, where - with regard to keyboards - the total weight of all key caps shall be the decisive factor in determining the mass.

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3.4.1 Plastics used in Housings and Housing Parts ....................................................... 12

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Halogenated polymers shall not be permitted in housings and housing parts. Nor may halogenated organic compounds be added as flame retardants. Nor shall any flame retardants be permitted which are classified under the CLP Regulation as carcinogenic of Category Carc. 2 or as hazardous to waters of Category Aquatic Chronic 1. The hazard statements (H-phrases) assigned to the hazard categories can be seen from Appendix B: Assignment of Hazard Categories and Hazard Statements. The following shall be exempt from this requirement: • fluoroorganic additives (as, for example, anti-dripping agents) used to improve the physical properties of plastics, provided that they do not exceed 0.5 weight percent; • plastic parts weighing 25 grams or less, where - with regard to keyboards - the total weight of all key caps shall be the decisive factor in determining the mass. Appendix B Assignment of Hazard Categories and Hazard Statements The following table assigns the respective hazard statements (H statements) to the hazard categories of the substances generally excluded. Environmentally Hazardous Substances Aquatic Chronic 1 H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

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3.4.1 Plastics used in Housings and Housing Parts ....................................................... 12 Appendix B Assignment of Hazard Categories and Hazard Statements .............................. 24

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3.4.1 Plastics used in Housings and Housing Parts The plastics used in housings and housing parts must not contain, as constituent components, any substances with the following characteristics: (...) b) Substances that have been classified according to the CLP Regulation17 in the following hazard categories or meet the criteria for such classification:  carcinogenic of category Carc. 1A or Carc. 1B  mutagenic of category Muta. 1A or Muta. 1  reprotoxic of category Repr. 1A or Repr. 1B. Halogenated polymers shall not be permitted in housings and housing parts. Nor may halogenated organic compounds be added as flame retardants. Nor shall any flame retardants be permitted which are classified under the CLP Regulation as carcinogenic of Category Carc. 2 or as hazardous to waters of Category Aquatic Chronic 1. The hazard statements (H-phrases) assigned to the hazard categories can be seen from Appendix B: Assignment of Hazard Categories and Hazard Statements. The following shall be exempt from this requirement: • fluoroorganic additives (as, for example, anti-dripping agents) used to improve the physical properties of plastics, provided that they do not exceed 0.5 weight percent; • plastic parts weighing 25 grams or less, where - with regard to keyboards - the total weight of all key caps shall be the decisive factor in determining the mass.

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3.4.1 Plastics used in Housings and Housing Parts ....................................................... 12

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1.4 Basic Legal Provisions It shall be a matter of course for Blue Angel eco-labelled products to comply with current laws and regulations, especially the following ones, as amended: (...) • RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU)6 governing the contents of hazardous substances in the products transposed into German law by the German Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte-Stoff- Verordnung (ElektroStoffV) (Ordinance on the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment)7,

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1.4 Basic Legal Provisions .......................................................................................... 6

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Halogenated polymers shall not be permitted in housings and housing parts. Nor may halogenated organic compounds be added as flame retardants

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3.4.1 Plastics used in Housings and Housing Parts ....................................................... 12

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3.1 Energy and Power Consumption of Computers Computers, as defined in para. 1.5.1 shall meet ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Computers applicable to the specific type of computer, as amended at the time of application (current version: 6.1). Compliance Verification The applicant shall declare in Annex 1 to the Contract that the product meets all applicable ENERGY STAR requirements for computers as well as those laid down in the Ecodesign Regulation for Computers and Computer Servers ((EU) No 617/2013). Also, the applicant shall specify the admissible maximum value (ETEC_MAX or PTEC_MAX) as well as the typical annual energy consumption (ETEC or PTEC) of the device determined in accordance with the ENERGY STAR specifications as well as the power consumption in the various operating modes in Watts. The measurements shall be made in compliance with the current ENERGY STAR requirements for computers (current version: 6.1)13 . The applicant shall present test reports prepared by an independent testing laboratory accredited for these measurements according to DIN EN ISO/EC 17025 as Annex 2 to the Contract. Test reports prepared by the applicant will be accepted as equivalent if the latter uses a testing laboratory that has been accredited for these measurements by an independent body as Supervised Manufacturer’s Testing (SMT) Laboratory.

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3 General Requirements ............................................................................................ 9 3.1 Energy and Power Consumption of Computers ......................................................... 9

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3.6 Product Documents (...) The product documents shall at least provide the following user information: a) Energy consumption (ETEC) in kilowatt hours per year (kWh/a) as well the power consumption in different operating modes according to para. 3.1 Energy and Power Consumption of Computers. Also included shall be instructions for setting the devices into energy-saving operating modes as well as information on further energy-saving options (e.g. reduction of screen brightness, complete disconnection from the mains). If a maximum power value is set for computers in accordance with ENERGY STAR - instead of energy consumption (ETEC) - the product documents shall give the measured power values (in watts): PTEC for workstations and PLONG_IDLE as well as POFF for small-scale servers.

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3.7 Consumer Information / User Manual

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1.3 Objectives of the Environmental Label Climate protection, reduction of energy consumption, greater resource efficiency and the avoidance of pollutants and waste are key objectives of environmental protection.

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1.3 Objectives of the Environmental Label .................................................................... 6

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3.3.2 Material Selection (...) • Plastic parts with an mass greater than 25 grams each and an even surface area of more than 200 sq.mm. must be permanently marked in accordance with ISO 11469 with due regard to ISO 1043, Parts 1 to 4. Transparent plastic parts the function of which requires transparency (e.g. visible plastic films in displays) shall be exempt from marking according to ISO 11469.

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3.3.2 Material Selection ........................................................................................... 11

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3.3.2 Material Selection • The following applies to plastic parts with a mass greater than 25 grams as well as to key caps, provided that their total mass is greater than 25 grams: A maximum of 4 types of plastic may be used for these parts. The plastic housings may consist of two separable polymers or polymer blends at the most. (...) • It shall not be permitted to apply metallic coatings to plastic housing parts. Exception: plastic housing parts of notebook computers may have a metallic coating provided that such coating is technically required. However, galvanic coatings of plastic housing parts shall not be permitted. (...) • 90% of the mass of plastics and of the metals of housing parts and chassis must be recyclable by material (this does not mean the recovery of thermal energy by incineration).

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3.3.2 Material Selection ........................................................................................... 11

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3.3 Recyclable Design 3.3.1 Structure and Connection Technology The following applies to computers and keyboards: • The devices to be Blue Angel eco-labelled must be so designed as to allow easy disassembly for recycling purposes to make sure that housing parts, Chassis, batteries (if any), display units (if any) and printed circuit boards can be separated as fractions from materials of other functional units and, if possible, recycled by the type of material. They shall be so designed as to allow manual disassembly by a waste disposal company by the use of universal tools 14 and it shall be possible for a single person to disassemble the device. • Batteries/accumulators (if any) must be easy to remove without the use of any tools or with the use of universal tools. • Electrical/electronic components must be easy to remove from the housing. 3.3.2 Material Selection • The following applies to plastic parts with a mass greater than 25 grams as well as to key caps, provided that their total mass is greater than 25 grams: A maximum of 4 types of plastic may be used for these parts. The plastic housings may consist of two separable polymers or polymer blends at the most. • Plastic parts with an mass greater than 25 grams each and an even surface area of more than 200 sq.mm. must be permanently marked in accordance with ISO 11469 with due regard to ISO 1043, Parts 1 to 4. Transparent plastic parts the function of which requires transparency (e.g. visible plastic films in displays) shall be exempt from marking according to ISO 11469. • It shall not be permitted to apply metallic coatings to plastic housing parts. Exception: plastic housing parts of notebook computers may have a metallic coating provided that such coating is technically required. However, galvanic coatings of plastic housing parts shall not be permitted. • (Post-consumer) recyclate material may be used in housing parts and chassis. It may be used on a percentage basis. • 90% of the mass of plastics and of the metals of housing parts and chassis must be recyclable by material (this does not mean the recovery of thermal energy by incineration).

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3.3 Recyclable Design ............................................................................................. 11 3.3.1 Structure and Connection Technology ............................................................... 11 3.3.2 Material Selection ........................................................................................... 11

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1.4 Basic Legal Provisions It shall be a matter of course for Blue Angel eco-labelled products to comply with current laws and regulations, especially the following ones, as amended: (...) • WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU)4, transposed into German law by the German Elektro- und Elektronikgesetz (ElektroG)5 (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act) governing the disposal of electronic devices, 3.6 Product Documents The product documents included with the computer shall include both the technical specifications and the environment and health-related user information. (...) e) Instructions for environmentally sound disposal at the end of the life cycle in accordance with the German Elektrogesetz (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act), f) Information on manufacturer-operated product take-back programs to allow reuse (if any),

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1.4 Basic Legal Provisions .......................................................................................... 6 3.6 Product Documents ........................................................................................... 15

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1.4 Basic Legal Provisions It shall be a matter of course for Blue Angel eco-labelled products to comply with current laws and regulations, especially the following ones, as amended: (...) • WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU)4, transposed into German law by the German Elektro- und Elektronikgesetz (ElektroG)5 (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act) governing the disposal of electronic devices, (...) 3.6 Product Documents The product documents included with the computer shall include both the technical specifications and the environment and health-related user information. (...) The product documents shall at least provide the following user information: (...) e) Instructions for environmentally sound disposal at the end of the life cycle in accordance with the German Elektrogesetz (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act), f) Information on manufacturer-operated product take-back programs to allow reuse (if any), g) If the computer is a notebook computer the product documents shall additionally include information according to para. 4 (Special Requirements for Notebook Computers): (...)  A note advising the user that batteries/accumulators must not be disposed of with the normal household waste but instead should be taken to a waste collection facility.

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1.4 Basic Legal Provisions .......................................................................................... 6 3.6 Product Documents ........................................................................................... 15

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3.6 Product Documents The product documents included with the computer shall include both the technical specifications and the environment and health-related user information. These documents shall either be installed on the computer, supplied as a CD-ROM or in printed form, preferably on recycled paper, together with the device or made available on the Internet from the time of delivery for a period of at least 5 years after the end of production. The product documents for keyboards need only include the relevant keyboard-related information (Nos. 2., 4., 5. und 6.). The product documents shall at least provide the following user information: a) Energy consumption (ETEC) in kilowatt hours per year (kWh/a) as well the power consumption in different operating modes according to para. 3.1 Energy and Power Consumption of Computers. Also included shall be instructions for setting the devices into energy-saving operating modes as well as information on further energy-saving options (e.g. reduction of screen brightness, complete disconnection from the mains). If a maximum power value is set for computers in accordance with ENERGY STAR - instead of energy consumption (ETEC) - the product documents shall give the measured power values (in watts): PTEC for workstations and PLONG_IDLE as well as POFF for small-scale servers. b) Information on the provision of spare parts according to 3.2.1 (Spare Parts Availability), c) Options for expanding the capacity according to para. 3.2.2 (Capacity Expansion), d) Sound power level in all operating modes (provided that the requirements are applicable) according to para. 3.5 (Noise Emissions), e) Instructions for environmentally sound disposal at the end of the life cycle in accordance with the German Elektrogesetz (Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act), f) Information on manufacturer-operated product take-back programs to allow reuse (if any), g) If the computer is a notebook computer the product documents shall additionally include information according to para. 4 (Special Requirements for Notebook Computers):  Instructions on how to remove and replace the battery/accumulator or battery/accumulator pack according to para. 4.2 (Replaceability),  Indication of nominal capacity, nominal voltage and type designation according to para. 4.4 (Battery/Accumulator Marking) as well as instructions for decoding if the battery/accumulator displays a coded date of manufacture,  Indication of the minimum achievable full charge cycles according to para. 4.5 (Battery/Accumulator Durability),  Information on the software tools for battery/accumulator status reading and for battery/accumulator protection according to para. 4.6 (Battery/Accumulator Status and Battery/Accumulator Protection Software),  A note advising the user that batteries/accumulators must not be disposed of with the normal household waste but instead should be taken to a waste collection facility. Compliance Verification The applicant shall declare compliance with the requirements in Annex 1 to the Contract and present the product documents in Annex 3 to the Contract.

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3.6 Product Documents ........................................................................................... 15

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3.5 Noise Emissions Compliance with the following requirements needs to be verified only if mechanical fans (e.g. CPU/GPU fan, power pack fan, system fan, RAM fan, hard disk fan), mechanical hard disk drives and/or optical drives are integrated into the computer. If none of these components are integrated into the computer the requirements shall be considered met. The requirements for keyboards shall apply independently of a computer. The evaluation of noise emissions is based on the specification of the declared A-weighted sound power levels LWAd in decibel (dB) to the first decimal place. In doing so, it must be made sure that, in the case of configuration variants of structurally identical devices, the measurements are performed on the loudest individual components. Determination of the declared A-weighted sound power levels The A-weighted sound power levels LWA(1..4) shall be determined in accordance with ISO 7779 in the operating modes as described in the Annex to ECMA-74. a) LWA(1) shall be determined in the C.15.3.2 mode - "idle mode". b) LWA(2) shall be determined in the C.15.3.3 g) mode - "active mode". c) LWA(3) shall be determined in the C.19.3.2 mode „optical drive". d) LWA(4) shall be determined in the C.5.3.1 „keyboard“. Declared A-weighted sound power level Tests shall be performed on a minimum of three devices of one model in each operating mode. The declared A-weighted sound power levels LWA(1..4) shall be determined in accordance with ISO 9296:1988 and given in decibel (dB) rounded to the next decimal place. Alternatively, if the noise measurements can only be performed on one device the declared A-weighted sound power level LWAd may, alternatively, be determined using the following formula: LWAd = LWA1 + 3.0 dB. (LWA1 = A-weighted sound power level of a single device in dB to the first decimal place) Test Values The declared A-weighted sound power levels LWAd(1..3) must not exceed the following test values: Operating Mode Test Value for Desktop computers, Workstations small-scale servers, Notebook small-scale servers thin clients computers , with more than 2 mass storage drives (1) „Idle mode“ 35.0 dB 32.0 dB 38.0 dB (2) „Active mode“ 39.0 dB 37.0 dB 42.0 dB (3) „Optical drive“ 50.0 dB 48.0 dB 50.0 dB There is no test value for the "keyboard" operating mode.

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3.5 Noise Emissions ................................................................................................ 13