Division 8 Take-back and recycling

1. (a)

   The manufacturer shall offer the take-back, free of charge, for recycling of the washing machines and of components being replaced by himself or by any commissioned company, except for washing machines which are not complete or contain components which do not belong to the washing machine.

2. (b)

   Plastic parts heavier than 50 grams shall have a permanent marking identifying the material, in conformity with ISO 11 469. This requirement does not apply to extruded plastic parts.

3. (c)

   Plastic parts heavier than 25 grams shall not contain the following flame retardants:

   Name	CAS No
   decabromdiphenyl	13654-09-6
   monobromodiphenyl ether	101-55-3
   dibromodiphenyl ether	2050-47-7
   tribromodiphenyl ether	49690-94-0
   tetrabromodiphenyl ether	40088-47-9
   pentabromodiphenyl ether	32534-81-9
   hexabromodiphenyl ether	36483-60-0
   heptabromodiphenyl ether	68928-80-3
   octabromodiphenyl ether	32536-52-0
   nonabromodiphenyl ether	63936-56-1
   decabromodiphenyl ether	1163-19-5
   Chloroparaffins with chain length 10 to 13 C atoms, chlorine content > 50 % by weight	85535-84-8

4. (d)

   Plastic parts heavier than 25 grams shall not contain flame retardant substances or preparations containing substances that are or may be assigned any of the risk phrases R45 (may cause cancer), R46 (may cause heritable genetic damage), R50 (very toxic to aquatic organisms), R51 (toxic to aquatic organisms), R52 (harmful to aquatic organisms), R53 (may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment), R60 (may impair fertility) or R61 (may cause harm to the unborn child), or any combinations of risk phrases containing any of the above risk phrases, as defined in Council Directive 67/548/EEC^f1 as last amended by Commission Directive 98/98/EEC^f2.

   This requirement does not apply to flame retardants that on application change their chemical nature to no longer warrant classification under any of the R-phrases listed above, and where less than 0.1 % of the flame retardant in the treated part remains in the form as before application.

5. (e)

   The manufacturer shall take into account disassembly when designing and shall check the disassembly of the washing machine and provide a disassembly report. Amongst others, the report shall confirm that:

   • joints are easy to find and accessible

   • electronic assemblies are easy to find and to dismantle

   • the product is easy to dismantle by using commonly available tools

   • incompatible and hazardous materials are separable

The applicant shall declare the compliance of the product with these requirements. The applicant shall provide to the competent body assessing the application a copy of the disassembly report. The applicant and/or his supplier or suppliers, as appropriate, shall indicate to this competent body which flame retardants, if any, have been used in or on plastic parts heavier than 25 grams.