# The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348222920/schedule/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ecodesign-for-energy-related-products-and-energy-information-regulations-2021/schedule-1/paragraph-4
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