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WEEEComplianceStatement
TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipmentDirective(WEEE)appliestocompaniesthatmanufacture,sell,
distribute,ortreatelectricalandelectronicequipmentintheEuropeanUnion.Thereareanumberof
obligationsimposedonCheckpointasasupplierofelectricalandelectronicequipment.Checkpoint's
complianceapproachforeachoftheseobligationsis
providedbelow.
WEEEMarking
AllproductsthataresubjecttotheWEEEDirectivesuppliedbyCheckpointarecompliantwiththeWEEEmarking
requirements.Suchproductsaremarkedwiththe"crossedoutwheeliebin"WEEEsymbolshownbelowin
accordancewithEuropeanStandardEN50419.
InformationforUser's
AccordingtotherequirementsofEuropeanUnionmemberstateWEEElegislation,thefollowinguserinformationis
providedinEnglishforallCheckpointsuppliedproductssubjecttotheWEEEdirective.
Thissymbolontheproductoronitspackagingindicatesthattheproductmustnotbedisposed
ofwithnormalwaste.Instead,
itisyourresponsibilitytodisposeofyourwasteequipmentby
arrangingtoreturnittoadesignatedcollectionpointfortherecyclingofwasteelectricaland
electronicequipment.Byseparatingandrecyclingyourwasteequipmentat thetimeof
disposalyouwillhelptoconservenaturalresourcesandensurethat
theequipmentisrecycled
inamannerthatprotectshumanhealthandtheenvironment.Forinformationabouthowto
recycleyourCheckpointsuppliedwasteequipment,pleasecontactthedistributorfromwhom
theproductwaspurchasedorreachouttoyourlocalCheckpointrepresentativefordetailson
properdisposalofelectronicsmanufacturedandsoldbyCheckpoint.
REACHComplianceStatement
TheEuropeanREACHRegulation1907/2006onRegistration,Evaluation,Authorization,andRestrictionofChemicals
(REACH),AnnexXVIIenteredintoforceinJune2009,andaffectsallcompaniesproducing,importing,using,or
placingproductsontheEuropeanmarket.TheaimoftheREACHregulationistoensureahighlevelofprotectionof
humanhealthandtheenvironmentfromchemicalsubstances.
CheckpointSystems’substancesmanagementsystemfollowsandcomplieswiththecurrentrevisionoftheREACH
RegulationonthesubstancesasidentifiedbyECHA(EuropeanChemicalAgency).
CheckpointSystems’productsareconsideredarticlesasdefinedinREACHArticle3(3).
Theseproducts/articlesundernormalandreasonableconditionsofusedonothaveintendedreleaseofsubstances.
ThereforetherequirementinREACHArticle7(1)(b)forregistrationofsubstancescontainedinthese
products/articlesdoesnotapply.
CheckpointSystems’products/articlesdonotcontainSubstancesofVeryHighConcernorifthereareSVHCinthe
product/article,thecontentislessthanthe0.1%(wt/wt)asdefinedbyREACHArticle57,AnnexXIV,Directive
67/548/EEC.ThereforetherequirementinREACHArticle7(2)tonotifyECHAifaproduct/articlecontainsmorethan
0.1%wt/wt ofanSVHCandtonnageexceeding1tonne perimporterperyearisnotapplicable.
CheckpointSystems’Europeanoperationsdonotmanufactureorimportchemicals,thereforeCheckpointSystems
hasnoobligationtoregistersubstances.
PackagingComplianceStatement
NoCFCs(chlorofluorocarbons),HCFCs(hydrofluorocarbons)orotherozonedepletingsub‐stancesareusedin
packagingmaterial.Chromium,lead,mercury,orcadmiumarenotintentionallyaddedtopackagingmaterialsand
arenotpresentinacumulativeconcentrationgreaterthan100ppmasincidentalimpurities.Nohalogenated
plasticsorpolymersareusedforpackagingmaterial.CheckpointcomplieswiththeEUDirective94/62/EEC.
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