Gamko E3 - WEEE Regulations

WEEE-regulations
IMPORTANT: PLEASEREADTHESEINSTRUCTIONSCAREFULLYPRIORTOINSTALLATION.KEEPTHESE
INSTRUCTIONSINASAFEPLACE.THEINFORMATIONCONTAINEDINTHISBROCHUREISIMPORTANTFORTHE
DISPOSALORRE-USEOFTHISAPPLIANCEATTHEENDOFITSUSEFULLIFE.
Gamko BV is attentive of the care of the environment and meets all requirements contained in the Directive
2002/96/CE,knownasWEEE,ortheDirectivereferringtoWastefromElectricalandElectronicEquipment.
Thisapplianceconformstothedirective2002/96/CE.Attheendofitsusefullifetheappliance,whichistobe
processed separate from household waste, should be transferred to a collection point of separate waste from
electricalandelectronicequipment.TheobjectiveoftheDirective2002/96/CEistocombattheincreasing
volumes of waste from electrical and electronic equipment, to increase the re-use of electrical and electronic
equipment(“EEE”)andnallytolimitthetotalvolumeofwasteEEE(“WEEE”)destinedtobedisposedof.The
symbol of the crossed-out waste bin indicates that this appliance is subject to the application of this Directive.
It is the responsibility of the user to transfer the appliance to specialized collection points, as indicated by local
legislation or the distributor. In case of installation of a new appliance the old WEEE appliance can be collected
by the distributor at the same time. The manufacturer, importer and distributor are responsible for the
collection and processing of the waste which is collected directly or through a collection point. The enclosed
list contains Gamko BV distributors per country. Any violation of the above-mentioned Directive will result in
sanctionmeasuresinallofthesecountries.Ingeneral,GamkoBVappliesthe“CECEDinterpretation”(European
CommitteeofManufacturersofElectricalhouseholdappliances)accordingtowhichtheWEEElegislationis
applicabletoportableairconditioners,dehumidiers,window-airconditioning,splitsystemsupto12kW,
fridges and plug in freezer compartments. Nevertheless, it is possible that in the various member countries
dierencesinlegislationaredetected.IncasesomeappliancesarenotincludedonthelistofWEEEappliances
following national legislation, the national legislation should be adhered to, the WEEE directives applicable to
appliances that are not included in the scope of these national legislations should be omitted. The directive
does not apply to appliances sold outside the European Union. In case the appliance is to be sold outside the
EuropeanUnion,itisnotnecessarytoadheretotheWEEEdirectivehowever;thevendor/distributorhasto
guarantee that local legislation is being observed. For further information please refer to the local authority for
wastecollection,thevendor/distributor/installerwhosuppliedtheapplianceordirectlytoGamko
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