Paragraph 4 Information requirements

(1)

Manufacturers, their authorised representatives or importers of welding equipment must provide the information specified in sub-paragraph (2) for each piece of equipment—

(a)

in instruction manuals for installers and end-users; and

(b)

for at least 10 years after the first unit of a model is placed on the market, on a website which is accessible to the public without charge.

(2)

The information referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is—

(a)

idle state power consumption (in watts);

(b)

indicative shielding gas utilisation for representative welding schedules and programmes;

(c)

indicative welding wire or filler material utilisation for representative welding schedules and programmes,

(d)

information relevant to recycling and disposal at end-of-life;

(e)

a list of critical raw materials present in indicative amounts higher than 1 gram at component level, if any, and an indication of the component(s) in which these critical raw materials are present;

(f)

a list of equivalent models;

(g)

manufacturer’s name, registered trade name and registered address at which they can be contacted;

(h)

power source efficiency (in per cent);

(i)

product model identifier;

(j)

product type.

(3)

The year of manufacture must be provided on the rating plate of welding equipment.

(4)

The instruction manuals referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) must be provided with the product when it is placed on the market.