List of European texts

List of European directives concerning
the composition of electronic and electric equipment

Directive 76/769/EC relative to limiting the introduction on the market and the use of certain dangerous substances and preparations.

Council regulation no. 3093/94/EC dated 15 December 1994 relative to substances damaging the ozone layer.

Directive 96/59/EC concerning the elimination of polychlorobiphenyls and polychloroterphenyls (PCB and PCT).

Directive 94/62/EC relative to packaging and packaging waste.

Directive 2002/95/EC (R.O.H.S.) dated 27 January 2003 relative to the limitation of certain dangerous substances in electric and electronic equipment.
As from 1 January 2006, this document imposes the elimination of the following in electric and electronic equipment: lead, hexavalent chromium, mercury, cadmium, some bromine fire retardants (PBB - Polybromobiphenyls and PBDE - Polybromodiphenylethers). UPS are not in the scope of this directive (see RoHS page)

A new EUP directive on the eco-design of electrically operated equipment is being drafted. This text specifies that energy-powered systems must be eco-designed. An organization permitting the improvement of environmental impacts resulting from products will therefore be set up.
This directive will impose the use of an Ecological Product Profile. In addition, manufacturers will soon have to provide proof that environmental impacts have been taken into consideration in the design of their products. This will be translated by the provision of Environmental Product Declarations. Aware of the need to anticipate the future, MGE integrated the requirements of the EUP directive as from January 2001 with the technical and financial aid of ADEME (Environment and Energy Management Agency).

List of European directives concerning
electric and electronic equipment at the end of life

Directive 75/442/EC relative to waste.
This directive requires that all those storing waste only hand over their waste to a company duly authorized for waste treatment.

Directive 91/157/EC relative to batteries and storage cells containing certain dangerous materials. This text forbids the marketing of batteries containing mercury, and obliges the assembler to provide for the extraction of batteries and storage cells from the appliance while also respecting safety standards. MGE UPSs are exempted from the field of application for reasons of user safety and in order to guarantee service continuity.

Directive 2002/96/EC relative to waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). This directive concerns household electric and electronic products and products that can be used for this purpose. The text establishes responsibilities in terms of collection, treatment, information and the financing of products at the end of life, as well as the marking necessary for the identification of these products by the consumer. UPS are not in the scope of this directive (see WEEE page)