Environmental regulations (EU customers)
- Gisela Roberts
- Andy Roberts (Deactivated)
This section lists the directives that apply to Vicon Valkyrie systems.
This information applies only to European Union member states.
Vicon meets these European Commission directives concerning waste electrical and electronic equipment:
- Directives 2002/95/EC and 2011/65/EU (for details, see Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment – RoHS and recast (RoHS 2)).
- REACH Declaration of Conformity
- Directive 2202/96/EC (for details, see Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)).
Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment – RoHS and recast (RoHS 2)
This equipment is fully RoHS- and RoHS 2- compliant. RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC provides that new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market for the first time from 1 July 2006 should not contain lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). The European Union Directive 2011/65/EU provides that new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market for the first time from 3rd January 2014 shall not contain more than permitted levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE; PentaBDE, OctaBDE; DecaBDE), Mercury (Hg).
REACH Declaration of Conformity
Vicon Motion Systems Ltd is a manufacturer of electronic hardware. We are therefore considered a "downstream user" as far as the REACH document is concerned. Vicon Motion Systems Ltd is therefore not obligated to register with the European Agency for Chemicals 'ECHA'.
Products sold by Vicon Motion Systems Ltd are "articles" as defined in REACH (Article 3 Definitions). Moreover and under normal and reasonably foreseeable circumstances of application, the articles supplied shall not release any substance. For that, Vicon Motion Systems Ltd is neither obligatory for registration nor for the creation of material safety data sheets.
In order to assure our customers of the continual supply of reliable and safe products, we ensure that our suppliers fulfill all requirements regarding chemical substances and prepared materials.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)
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The use of the symbol as a marking on the equipment, accessories or literature indicates that this product and its electronic accessories (e.g. USB cable) may not be treated as household waste. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. |
Household users should contact either the retailer where they purchased this device, or their local government office, for details of where and how they can take these items for environmentally safe recycling.
Business users should contact their supplier and check the terms and conditions of the purchasing contract. This device and its electronic accessories should not be mixed with other commercial waste for disposal.
