Remanufactured OEM Toner Cartridges

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1 Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM Toner Cartridges Version June June 2016 Nordic Ecoabeing

2 Content What is a Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridge? 3 Why choose the Nordic Ecoabe? 4 What can carry the Nordic Ecoabe? 4 How to appy? 4 1 Genera description 6 2 Environmenta and heath requirements Toner powder Other materia requirements Reuse, take-back system and waste 10 3 Performance 12 4 Quaity and reguatory requirements 13 5 Information 15 6 Marketing 16 Design of the Nordic Ecoabe 16 Foow-up inspections 17 How ong is a icence vaid? 17 New criteria 17 Appendix 1 Description of the anaysis methods Appendix 2 Decaration of summary and toner ist Appendix 3 Decaration of cassification of toner powder and of constituent substances in toner powder Appendix 4 Decaration of print quaity and print capacity testing Appendix 5 Decaration of statutory compiance Appendix 6 Decaration from suppier of toner cartridge parts Appendix 7 Marketing of Nordic Ecoabeed Remanufactured OEM Toner Cartridges Appendix 8 Agreement between the icensee and reseers/distributors Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges 008, version 5.1, 20 November 2013 This document is a transation of an origina in swedish. In case of dispute, the origina document shoud be taken as authoritative. Addresses In 1989, the Nordic Counci of Ministers decided to introduce a vountary officia ecoabe, the Swan. These organisations/companies operate the Nordic ecoabeing system on behaf of their own country s government. For more information, see the websites. Denmark Ecoabeing Denmark Danish Standards Foundation Koegievej 6 DK-2920 Charottenund Phone Fax E-mai: info@ecoabe.dk Sweden Ecoabeing Sweden SE Stockhom Phone Fax E-mai: svanen@ecoabe.se Norway Ecoabeing Norway Henrik Ibsens gate 20 NO-0255 Oso Phone Fax E-mai: info@svanemerket.no Finand Ecoabeing Finand Box 489 FIN Hesinki Phone Fax E-mai: joutsen@motiva.fi Iceand Ecoabeing Iceand Umhverfisstofnun Suðurandsbraut 24 IS-108 Reykjavik Phone Fax E-mai: svanurinn@ust.is This document may ony be copied in its entirety and without any kind of ateration. It may be quoted from provided that Nordic Ecoabeing is stated as the source.

3 What is a Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridge? The majority of aser printers and copying machines, and some fax machines, use toner cartridges. Cartridges contain toner powder and a drum. When a cartridge is empty, it is either disposed of or coected as part of various takeback systems. Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges are originay manufactured by the OEM (Origina Equipment Manufacturer), and are then reused, after refurbishment and refiing, as toner cartridges, drum units or containers for toner powder. They are used for monochrome and coour printing in printers, muti-function machines, copiers and fax machines. Nordic Ecoabeed remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (hereafter referred to as Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges) mean: Less waste and a ower consumption of energy and raw materias. Using toner cartridges severa times reduces the tota consumption of toner cartridges and accordingy the environmenta impact of the product throughout its service ife. The criteria aim to reduce waste and the product is aso required to meet high standards of quaity and capacity. There are aso requirements on quaity assurance of the recycing process, content of environmentay hazardous and harmfu substances, and on abeing and information to the end-customer. In the case of remanufactured toner cartridges, the production of the origina OEM toner cartridge ies outside the contro of the icensee. Accordingy we do not impose any requirements on the origina toner cartridge, other than it must be manufactured by an OEM. Remanufacturing and refiing toner cartridges/opc (Optica Photosensitive Conductor) units and toner powder containers reduces eves of waste, whie aso owering energy use and the consumption of raw materias. Recycing means that used, origina toner cartridges, or previousy remanufactured and refied cartridges are coected, dismanted, ceaned, checked/repaired and then reassembed and refied with toner powder. The drum is changed frequenty to ensure the quaity of printouts and, in some cases, to extend the service ife of the toner cartridge. The background document regarding Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges expains the reasoning behind each requirement. The background document can be ordered from Nordic Ecoabeing or downoaded from certain nationa websites, see page 2 for the addresses. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

4 Why choose the Nordic Ecoabe? Companies trading remanufactured and refied OEM toner cartridges may use the Nordic Ecoabe trademark for marketing. The Nordic Ecoabe is a very we-known and we-reputed trademark in the Nordic region. The Nordic Ecoabe is a cost-effective and simpe way of communicating environmenta work and commitment to customers and suppiers. Reducing environmenta impact often creates scope for owering costs, such as by cutting the consumption of energy and purchase of raw materias, and reducing amounts of packaging and waste. Environmenta issues are compex. It can take a ong time to gain an understanding of a specific area. Nordic Ecoabeing can be seen as an aid in this work. The Nordic Ecoabe not ony covers environmenta issues but aso quaity requirements, since the environment and quaity often go hand in hand. Standards are set for print quaity and print capacity, for exampe. This means that a Nordic Ecoabe icence can aso be seen as a mark of quaity. What can carry the Nordic Ecoabe? Toner cartridges that may carry the Nordic Ecoabe are originay manufactured by the OEM (Origina Equipment Manufacturer), and then they are remanufactured and reassembed with toner powder, drum and the necessary drive mechanism. The cartridges are used for monochrome and coour eectrophotographic printing and simiar reproduction processes. How to appy? Each requirement is marked with the etter R (requirement) and a number. A requirements must be fufied to be awarded a icence. Appications must be submitted aong with the documents specified under each specific requirement (icons ( and ;). Icons in the text The text describes how the appicant sha demonstrate fufiment of each requirement. There are aso icons in the text to make this cearer. These icons are: ( Encose. Requirement checked on site or on request. ; Encose procedures from the company s environmenta management and quaity contro systems. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

5 Appication For Nordic appicants, the appication for a Nordic icence sha be sent to Nordic Ecoabeing in their own country, and remains vaid for processing for 12 months. The appication may be processed by a different country within the Nordic Ecoabeing system on agreement. The appicant wi be notified of this. Companies outside the Nordic countries must appy to the ecoabeing organisation in the Nordic country where the products are primariy to be marketed. The appication documents comprise an appication form and documentation demonstrating fufiment of the requirements (the documentation required is specified in the criteria). The appication form must specify in which Nordic countries the products in question are to be sod and the estimated revenue from the products in each country. Further information and assistance may be avaiabe from the website of each country s nationa ecoabeing body. Saes in the Nordic region Once authorised, a icence is vaid throughout the Nordic region. On presentation of the icence, the products are imported into each country where they are made avaiabe for sae in accordance with the information provided on the appication. The products are pubished on Nordic Ecoabeing s website(s). The icence hoder is required to inform Nordic Ecoabeing if there are any changes with regard to where the products are sod. If the product is to be sod in Nordic countries other than those initiay specified in the appication, the icensee must provide written notification of this and submit any extra documentation required to Nordic Ecoabeing in the country that issued the icence. On-site inspection During the appication process, Nordic Ecoabeing performs an on-site inspection to ensure adherence to the requirements. For this inspection, data used for cacuations, origina copies of submitted certificates, test records, purchase statistics, and simiar documents that confirm compiance with the requirements must be avaiabe for examination. Nordic Ecoabeing s expenses for on-site inspections are stated in separate rues on fees. Pease refer to the nationa websites for more information, see page 2. Costs An appication fee is charged to companies appying for a icence. There is an additiona annua fee based on the saes of the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges. Pease refer to the nationa websites for more information, see page 2. Questions Pease contact Nordic Ecoabeing if you have any queries or require further information. See page 2 for addresses. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

6 1 Genera description R1 Description of the product Describe the product and how it meets the definition of a product that is entited to carry the Nordic Ecoabe. List a product names and trade names. ( Description as stated above pus decaration from the appicant that ony toner cartridges originay manufactured by the OEM wi be given the Nordic Ecoabe. 2 Environmenta and heath requirements 2.1 Toner powder The icence appicant must decare that requirements R2 to R6 are met for a the different toner powders used for Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges. Appendix 2 has a decaration for the appicant, and Appendix 3 for the producer/suppier of the toner powder. R2 Cassification of toner powder The toner powder must not be cassified under the EU s Dangerous Substances Directive 67/548/EEC, Directive 1999/45/EC as amended and the CLP Reguation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended. The tabes beow concerning cassification under the above directives and reguations are aso reproduced in Appendix 3. EU Dangerous Substances Directive 67/548/ EEC and Dangerous Preparations Directive 99/45/EC as amended Hazard cass Environmenta hazard Toxic to the environment Hazard designation and risk phrases With N: R50, R50/53, R51/53, R59 Without N: R53, R52/53 Carcinogenic/mutagenic/toxic for reproduction (CMR) CLP Reguation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended Hazard cass and category Toxic to aquatic organisms acute 1 Toxic to aquatic organisms chronic 1/2/3/4 Dangerous to the ozone ayer Hazard phrase H400 Carcinogenic Car1 and Car2 T with R45, R49 Carcinogenicity Carc 1A/1B H350* Carcinogenic Car3 Xn with R40 Carcinogenicity Carc 2 H351 Mutagenic Mut1 and Mut2 T with R46 May cause genetic defects Muta 1A/1B Mutagenic Mut3 Xn with R68 May cause genetic defects Muta 2 Toxic for reproduction Rep1 and Rep2 T with R60, R61 Toxic for reproduction Repr 1A/1B Toxic for reproduction Rep 3 Xn with R62, R63 Toxic for reproduction Repr 2 Other toxicoogica properties R64 (May cause harm to breastfed chidren) in combination with other R phrases Toxic for reproduction effects on or through breastfeeding H410, H411, H412, H413 H420 (previousy EU 059) H340 H341 H360* H361* H362 Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

7 Acutey etha effects R33 (May accumuate in body after repeated exposure) in combination with other R phrases Specific target organ toxicity repeated exposure 2 H373* Very toxic Tx with R26, R27, R28 Acute toxicity 1/2 H330, H310, H300 Toxic T with R23, R24, R25 Acute toxicity 2/3 H330, H331, H311, H301 Non-etha permanent injury after a singe exposure Very toxic or toxic Harmfu to heath Tx with R39 in combination with R26, R27, R28 T with R39 in combination with R23, R24, R25 Xn with R68 in combination with R20, R21, R22 Serious harmfu effects due to repeated or proonged exposure Toxic or harmfu to heath T with R48 in combination with R23/R24, R25 Xn with R48 in combination with R20, R21, R22 Specific target organ toxicity singe exposure 1 Specific target organ toxicity singe exposure 2 Specific target organ toxicity repeated exposure 1/2 H370* H371* Harmfu to heath Xn with R65 Inhaation hazard 1 H304 Sensitising effects Loca irritant Xn with R42 Sensitising respiration 1, 1A and 1B Loca irritant Xi with R43 Sensitising skin 1, 1A and 1B Other hazards H372*, H373* H334 H317 Toxic in contact with eyes T with R39-41 EUH070 Deveops toxic gas in contact with water Deveops toxic gas in contact with acid Deveops very toxic gas in contact with acid R29 in combination with other R phrases R31 in combination with other R phrases R32 in combination with other R phrases Acute toxicity 1/2/3 Acute toxicity 3 Acute toxicity 1/2 * If definitey proven that the hazard cannot be caused by other routes of exposure, the route of exposure can be stated as part of the hazard designation. Reproductive toxicity must be stated if known (effect on fertiity or unborn chid). One or two etters indicate the route of exposure (e.g. H350i May cause cancer by inhaation) and/or type of effect. A additiona codes are comprised by the requirement. Legay binding cassifications of substances within the European Union can be found on the European Commission s ESIS website (European Chemica Substances Information System): Proposas for sef-cassification of environmenta hazards for a number of substances can be found on a website compied by the Nordic Counci of Ministers in coaboration with the European Chemicas Bureau: Typica exampes of CMR substances incude haogenated organic substances and certain phthaates (e.g. DEHP, DBP and BBP). Many of these substances are aso environmentay harmfu. Other environmentay harmfu substances incude ead and ead compounds. ( Duy competed Appendix 2 decaration from the appicant that the toner powders that wi be used in the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges meet the requirement. ( Duy competed Appendix 3 decaration from the producer or suppier of the toner powders for the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges pus safety data sheet/product sheet in ine with the prevaiing egisation in the country of appication (as prescribed by CLP Reguation (EC) No 1272/2008) for each toner powder. EUH029 EUH031 EUH032 Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

8 R3 Substances of very high concern Toner powder must not contain any substances of very high concern. See aso page 3 of Appendix 3. EDTA and its sats, sodium or cacium hypochorite, poy and perfuorinated akyated substances or akyphenoethoxyates and derivatives thereof must not be added to chemicas and materias. Moreover, constituent substances categorised in REACH (Registration, Evauation and Authorisation of Chemicas) as substances of very high concern (SVHC) and simiar substances must not be added to chemicas and materias, i.e.: 1. Category 1 or category 2 CMR substances (1A and 1B in CLP). Moreover category 3 CMR substances (category 2 in CLP) are aso incuded even if they are not cassified as SVHC in REACH. 2. PBT substances (persistent, bioaccumuative and toxic) and/or vpvb substances (very persistent and very bioaccumuative) in accordance with the criteria in Annex XIII of REACH (Reguation (EC) No 1907/2006). 3. Substances considered to be endocrine disruptors or potentia endocrine disruptors in accordance with the European Union s reports and ists concerning endocrine disruptors. 4. Substances recorded on the EU s Candidate List and not meeting the requirements in sections 1-3 above. Regarding CMR cassification: see cassification requirements above. As regards PBT or vpvb substances: see the ist of substances fufiing or substances that form substances fufiing the PBT or vpvb criteria on the ESIS website (European Chemica Substances Information System). Substances that are deferred or substances that are under evauation are not considered to have PBT or vpvb properties. In the event of amendments, the most recenty updated version wi appy. Typica exampes of PBT or vpvb substances are brominated fame retardants. As regards endocrine disruptors: see for exampe the EU s priority ist of endocrine disruptors in Annex L of the Fina Report of the DHI study at: Substances in categories 1 and 2 are regarded as endocrine disruptors. Pease note that the EU ist of endocrine disruptors has a category 3, which indicates insufficient data or the existence of data showing that there is no scientific basis for incusion on the ist. Substances in category 3 are not regarded as endocrine disruptors. In the event of amendments, the most recenty updated version wi appy. Typica exampes of endocrine disruptors are various phthaates (e.g. DEHP, BBP, DBP, DINP and DNOP). As regards the Candidate List, pease see the website of the European Chemicas Bureau: The Intention List is a too for monitoring SVHC deveopments. This ist is not binding for Nordic Ecoabeing purposes, uness the substance appears on some of the other ists above, but it may be usefu to stay ahead of deveopments: ( Duy competed Appendix 2 decaration from the appicant that a the toner powders used in the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges meet the requirement. ( Duy competed Appendix 3 decaration from the producer or suppier of the toner powder. R4 Heavy metas The content of the heavy metas ead, cadmium, mercury and hexavaent chromium must not exceed 100 ppm in tota in toner powder. ( Duy competed Appendix 2 decaration from the appicant that a the toner powders used in the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges meet the requirement. ( Duy competed Appendix 3 decaration from the producer or suppier of the toner powder. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

9 R5 Residues of aromatic amines The content of primary unsuphonated aromatic amines soube in 1M hydrochoric acid and expressed as aniine must not exceed 500 mg/kg and there must be no more than 10 mg/kg benzidine, ß-naphthyamine and 4-aminobipheny in toner powder. Test method in accordance with European Counci resoution AP (89) 1. Pease refer to ETAD s test method no. 212 (7): Determination of unsuphonated primary aromatic amines in pigments and in sovent soube dyestuffs intended for use in food packaging, November Later versions of this test method can aso be used. ( Duy competed Appendix 2 decaration from the appicant that a the toner powders used in the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges meet the requirement. ( Duy competed Appendix 3 decaration from the producer or suppier of the toner powder. R6 Anaysis for poutants A test report sha decare that the anayse resuts for toner powder to be used for Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges must be smaer or equa to the imit vaues isted in the foowing tabes: Tabe 1: Determination imits and imit vaues for metas Test parameters Determination imit [mg/kg] Method Cobat 1.0 ICP-MS 25 Nicke 5.0 ICP-MS 70 Organic tin compounds (as tin) 0.1 ICP-MS 5.0 Limit vaue [mg/kg] Tabe 2: Determination imits and imit vaues for voatie organic contents Test parameters Determination imit [mg/kg] Limit vaue [mg/kg] TVOC * Benzene 1 1 Styrene 4 40 *Limit vaue different from the BGW-VW-SG2 04 The manufacturer of the toner powder sha decare in safety data sheet (SDS) that the tested toner powder does not contain any 1-nitropyrene, benzo[a]pyrene, azo dyes or pigments that can reease carcinogenic amines. The toner powder sha be anaysed in accordance with BG-prüfzert Toner Testing principes BGW-VW-SG2 O4 (the testing methods are described in appendix 1) or according to TÜV Rheinand LGA Products GmbH anaysis methods. The test aboratory sha meet the R14 requirement. ( Competed Appendix 2 decaration from the appicant that a the toner powders used in the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges meet the requirement. ( A Test Report for every toner powder anaysed, comprising the foowing: Detais of the pace, time and type of anayse performed Information that states that the test aboratory meet the R14 requirement. Designation of the toner or modue Anaysis resuts. Test ists, measurement reports, safety data sheet (SDS) according to Appendix II i REACH (1907/2006/EF) etc. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

10 R7 Working environment Extraction sha be provided for a handing of oose toner powder. Exampes of tasks that may invove oose toner powder incude disassemby of the cartridge, a handing of oose toner powder when refiing the remanufactured OEM cartridge and when adding oose toner powder to the remanufactured OEM cartridges before test printing takes pace. Aternativey, the powder sha be handed in a cosed process or workers handing oose toner powder sha wear breathing masks of the quaity prescribed by the oca authorities. ( Description of the handing of oose toner powder in production 2.2 Other materia requirements R8 Pastics New cartridge repacement parts must not contain chorinated pastics. ( Decaration from the suppier of cartridge parts that the requirement is fufied, see Appendix 6. R9 Chorinated pastics in packaging The product packaging must not contain chorinated pastics. ( Specification of materias used for packaging and product information for the packaging. 2.3 Reuse, take-back system and waste R10 Reuse The toner cartridge or container must be used by the consumer and then coected, ceaned, checked for defects, repaired and refied with toner powder. The remanufactured OEM toner cartridge must comprise a minimum of 75% by weight recyced parts, as an average of at east 100 units. The weight of the toner powder sha not be incuded in this tota weight. For remanufactured OEM toner cartridges that can be expanded to produce more printouts and that deiver at east 50% more printouts than the equivaent OEM high capacity (HC) toner cartridge type, the proportion by weight of any new toner container is excuded when cacuating the proportion of recyced parts. Exampe: An OEM cartridge comes in an A and an X version. The X version is an HC cartridge that deivers 4,000 prints as specified by the OEM. A remanufactured OEM A or X cartridge that is expanded with the addition of a new toner container must deiver at east 4, ,000 = 6,000 printouts to fufi the requirement. ( Specification of the proportion by weight of recyced parts in each cartridge type and which parts are repaced during remanufacturing and refiing. ( The specification for the expanded cartridge type with a new toner container must contain information on the number of printouts from the remanufactured OEM toner cartridge type. Testing is to be carried out in accordance with the chosen method in R16. The specification from the OEM may be used to state the number of printouts from the equivaent OEM HC toner cartridge type. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

11 R11 Take-back system for remanufacturing To ensure that the products are returned for recycing, a cartridge takeback system must be in pace. Agreements between the manufacturers and distributers/reseers sha incude a cause stating that the distributer/reseer sha, via their website, provide a take-back system as specified beow. Non-commercia consumers must be abe to return individua toner cartridges free of charge. The icensee may aso recommend other free methods of returning singe toner cartridges for consumers. The return system may comprise one or more of the foowing measures: Coection boxes ocated at customer and reseer s premises. Such coection boxes must be avaiabe free of charge from the icensee. The return of such coection boxes to the icensee must aso be free of charge for corporate customers of the icensee/distributor/reseer. Deposit system Prepaid address abe or packaging for return suppied with individua products. Nordic Ecoabeing may approve aternative take-back systems. ( Description of the take-back system incuding the terms of agreements between the icensee and distributors/reseers detaiing rues on how the takeback system must be designed in order to fufi the requirement. Signed agreements from a distributors and reseers sha be kept by the icensee and be avaiabe for presentation on a site visit. The documentation sha be avaiabe to Nordic Ecoabeing on request. R12 Waste A waste from production and preceding preiminary sorting must be sorted at source, and the various fractions (e.g. pastic and meta) sha principay be recyced. A toner powder waste must be packed up in suitaby seaed packaging to minimise spiage. If there is documented evidence that a fraction cannot be recyced, the fraction must nevertheess be deat with in an environmentay acceptabe manner. ( Waste pan detaiing waste treatment and sorting at the site of manufacture and at the sorting faciities. ( The pan must incude information on how the various fractions are deat with and which companies the appicant engages for waste handing. The waste pan must aso specify any waste fractions that cannot be recyced. Copies of contracts or invoices are accepted as documentation. If the waste is cassified as environmentay hazardous in accordance with nationa egisation/reguations, this must be stated. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

12 3 Performance R13 Production quaity The annua average eve of compaints reating to Nordic Ecoabeed production must not exceed 1%. Ony compaints reating to Nordic Ecoabeing criteria sha be incuded in this cacuation. The eve of compaints sha aso be cacuated monthy for each type of Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridge and associated production ine. These compaint figures sha be used activey to assure and raise the quaity of production. If the eve of compaints exceeds 1% for a month, a report sha be submitted detaiing the reasons and remedia actions. If the eve of compaints exceeds 2%, contact Nordic Ecoabeing. ; Specification of how the company deas with compaints and how these are recorded. The report sha incude types of product-reated compaint, how caims are deat with, the foow-up of production and contact with Nordic Ecoabeing. R14 Anaysis aboratory The anaysis aboratory for testing sha fufi the genera requirements of standard EN ISO or have officia GLP status. The appicant sha be iabe for the documentation and anaysis costs. The appicant s own anaysis aboratory/test procedure may be approved for anaysis and testing if: the manufacturer has a quaity management system encompassing samping and anaysis and has been certified to ISO 9001, or the manufacturer can demonstrate agreement between a first-time test conducted at the manufacturer s own aboratory and testing carried out in parae at an independent test institute. ( Decaration from the anaysis aboratory that the requirement is fufied. R15 Print quaity A toner cartridges must be tested to and compy with one of the foowing standards/test methods: DIN Technica Report No. 155: ASTM F:2036 for monochrome printouts DIN for monochrome printouts DIN for coour printouts For appications and the extension of a icence, each Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridge type sha be tested. During the icence period, print quaity must be tested annuay for 50% of the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridge types. If the toner powder and/or the drum are changed during the icence period, the reevant cartridge type sha be tested. ( Independent auditors (from a third-party company such as TÜV, STMC, Dekra, Intertek etc) must confirm that testing has been carried out in ine with the requirement. The third-party company must confirm in writing that the auditor is famiiar with the appied test method for print quaity for remanufactured OEM toner cartridges, and provide a CV to support the expertise of the auditor in assessing how the appicant is appying the test methods used. Aternativey, the appicant may be certified under the STMC certification system. In both cases, documentation must show that the appicant has a vaid decaration or STMC certificate. Specify the test standard and describe the test process in production. See aso Appendix 4. Test resuts must be avaiabe during inspection visits. The documentation sha be avaiabe to Nordic Ecoabeing on request. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

13 R16 Print capacity A toner cartridges must be tested to and compy with one of the foowing standards/test methods: DIN Technica Report No. 155: ISO/IEC 19752:2004 for monochrome cartridges ISO/IEC 19798:2007 for coour cartridges DIN for monochrome cartridges DIN for coour cartridges ASTM F:1856 During the icence period, print capacity must be tested annuay for 50% of the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridge types. For appications and the extension of a icence, each reevant toner cartridge type sha be tested. If the toner powder and/or the drum are changed during the icence period, the reevant cartridge type sha be tested in accordance with the chosen test method as outined above. Requirement eve for print capacity for each cartridge type in appication, in a comparison of the test resuts between the remanufactured OEM cartridge type and the equivaent OEM cartridge type: The average vaue for the remanufactured OEM cartridge type must not fa beow - 10% in the above comparison. The above requirement eve is appicabe irrespective of the standard or test method used. ( Independent auditors (from a third-party company such as TÜV, STMC, Dekra, Intertek etc) must confirm that testing has been carried out in ine with the requirement. The third-party company must confirm in writing that the auditor is famiiar with the appied test method for print capacity for remanufactured OEM toner cartridges, and provide a CV to support the expertise of the auditor in assessing how the appicant is appying the test methods used. Aternativey, the appicant may be certified under the STMC certification system. In both cases, documentation must show that the appicant has a vaid decaration or STMC certificate. Specify the test standard and describe the test process in production. See aso Appendix 4. Test resuts must be avaiabe during inspection visits. The documentation sha be avaiabe to Nordic Ecoabeing on request. 4 Quaity and reguatory requirements To ensure that Nordic Ecoabeing requirements are fufied, the foowing procedures must be impemented. If the appicant or manufacturer of the ecoabeed product has an environmenta management system that is certified to ISO or EMAS and the foowing procedures are appied, it is sufficient if the accredited auditor certifies compiance with the requirements. R17 Licence administrators The company sha appoint an individua responsibe for ensuring the fufiment of Nordic Ecoabe requirements, and a contact person for communications with Nordic Ecoabeing. ; Organisationa chart showing who is responsibe for the above. ; A procedure detaiing what happens when a contact person or icence administrator eaves or changes job. The procedura requirement above is inked to Appendix 7. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

14 R18 Documentation The icensee must be abe to present a copy of the appication and factua and cacuation data supporting the documents submitted with the appication (incuding test reports, documents from suppiers and suchike). On-site inspection. R19 Panned changes Written notice of panned product and marketing changes that affect the Nordic Ecoabeing requirements must be given to and approved by Nordic Ecoabeing. ; Procedures detaiing how panned product and marketing changes are deat with. R20 Unforeseen non-conformities Unforeseen non-conformities that affect Ecoabeing requirements must be reported to and approved by Nordic Ecoabeing in writing and ogged. ; Procedures detaiing how unforeseen non-conformities are handed. R21 Traceabiity The icensee must have a traceabiity system for the production of the Nordic Ecoabeed cartridges. The traceabiity must, as a minimum, report date of manufacture, toner powder used and other parts that have been repaced for each toner cartridge. ; Description of/procedures for fufiment of the requirement. R22 Legisation The icensee must guarantee adherence to appicabe patent egisation, safety reguations, working environment egisation, environmenta egisation and conditions/concessions specific to the operations at a sites where the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridge is manufactured. ( Decaration from the icensee that the requirement is met and the contact detais of the reguatory authorities for heath and safety issues, environmenta egisation and site-specific terms/concessions. Appendix 5 can be used. R23 Take-back system nationay reguated systems Reevant nationa reguations, egisation and/or agreements within the sector regarding take-back systems for products and packaging sha be compied with in a the Nordic countries. ( Description from the appicant regarding affiiation to existing recycing/ processing agreements for products and packaging on the Nordic market. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

15 5 Information R24 Customer information The foowing end-user information requirements must be fufied: a) The packaging must be ceary marked with: the Nordic Ecoabe and the icence number. information that the toner cartridge is part of a recycing process. information that the empty cartridge shoud be sent for remanufacturing, not thrown away. If the cartridge is sod aong with packaging for return, this must be specified in the information. It must aso be stated that the pre-paid enveope (if provided) can be used for return. b) Information regarding Nordic Ecoabeing requirements sha be provided with the toner cartridges, aong with a justification of their environmenta reevance. This information must state, as a minimum, that the cartridge was originay an OEM cartridge that has been remanufactured, refied and quaity controed, and that the purpose of Nordic Ecoabeing is to reduce waste and assure quaity. There shoud be reference to Nordic Ecoabeing s websites and the fact that these contain more information on Nordic Ecoabeing. instructions must be marked with the Nordic Ecoabe and icence number. If the Nordic Ecoabe is used in other information/marketing materia together with the product, the icence number must aso be incuded here. More information about marketing can be found in Section 6 beow. c) The end-user of the cartridge must be given cear, simpe information that inhaing of toner powder can be harmfu to heath, pus instructions on how to hande any oose toner powder that may arise, for exampe due to a damaged cartridge. d) The consumer shoud aso be provided with information regarding warranty, heath hazards (under point C) and compaint procedures. The information sha be provided in writing in the Nordic anguages appicabe to the markets in which the product is sod. ( Exampe of the abeing of packaging (copy or photo) and product information provided to the customer. ; Procedures detaiing how the appicant ensures that the product information required under points b, c and d above is provided with the product packaging. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

16 6 Marketing The Nordic Ecoabe is a very we-known and we-reputed trademark in the Nordic region. Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges may be marketed using the Nordic Ecoabe so ong as the associated icence is vaid. The abe must be positioned so that there is no doubt as to what the abe refers and so that it is cear that the toner cartridge is ecoabeed. More information on marketing can be found in Reguations for the Nordic Ecoabeing of products dated 22 June 2011 or ater versions. R25 Information to reseers and distributors The icensee must specify how the rues regarding marketing of the Nordic Ecoabe are observed and how the icence information is communicated to its customers who are distributors and reseers. A customers who are distributors/reseers must sign Appendix 8. ( Duy compete Appendix 7 and detais of how the information is communicated to a the company s distributors and reseers. Appendix 8 from a distributers/reseers sha be archived by the icensee and checked on a site visit. The documentation sha be avaiabe to Nordic Ecoabeing on request. Design of the Nordic Ecoabe The design of the Nordic Ecoabe is as foows: NORDIC ECOLABEL icence number Each icence has a unique six-digit icence number that must be dispayed aong with the abe. More information on the design of the abe can be found in Reguations for the Nordic Ecoabeing of products dated 22 June 2011 or ater versions. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

17 Foow-up inspections Nordic Ecoabeing may check that the toner cartridge continues to meet the Nordic Ecoabe requirements after a icence has been granted. This may invove a site visit, random samping or a simiar test. The icence may be revoked if it is evident that the toner cartridge does not meet the requirements. Random sampes may aso be taken in-store and anaysed by an independent aboratory or Nordic Ecoabeing. If the requirements are not met, Nordic Ecoabeing may charge the anaysis costs to the icensee. How ong is a icence vaid? Nordic Ecoabeing adopted version 5 of the criteria for toner cartridges on 15 June The criteria are vaid unti 30 June The Secretariat managers meeting on the 15 November 2012 decided to adopt changes of requirements R6, R14, R15 and R16. The new version is caed 5.1 and are vaid unti 30 June The Nordic Ecoabe icence wi continue to appy as ong as the criteria are fufied and unti the criteria expire. The vaidity period of the criteria may be extended or adjusted, in which case the icence wi automaticay be extended and the icensee informed. At east one year prior to the expiry of the present criteria, it wi be announced which criteria wi continue to appy after the expiry date. The icensee wi then be offered the opportunity to renew the icence. New criteria During the next review of the criteria for toner cartridges, panned in approximatey three years time, Nordic Ecoabeing wi investigate the foowing areas: Whether the scope of the product group can be extended to incude other manufacturing methods. Whether it is possibe to adopt new requirements to improve the takeback systems for used toner cartridges. Whether it is possibe to deveop requirements for the transport of toner cartridges. Whether it is possibe to deveop requirements for biobased toner powder and materias. Whether the product group shoud be extended to appy to ink cartridges and other types of printing method. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges (17)

18 Appendix 1 Testing methods for poutants in toner powder Determination of cobat and nicke. Put two sampes of 0.2 to 0.3 g of toner powder each into a digestion vesse, mix with 7 m of 65% nitric acid and subject to microwave-supported pressure digestion. At the end of digestion, combine the two soutions, highy concentrate them by evaporation and top up with water to a voume of 25 m. Anayse this soution by eectrotherma atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) or ICP mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for cobat and nicke. Other metas can aso be determined in this soution (e.g. chromium). Determination of tin from organic tin compounds Extract the toner powder with methano. This extractant has proven effective for the anaysis of organic tin compounds. To this end, put about 1.5 g of toner powder into an extraction vesse, mix with 15 m of acetic methano (0.1%, ph 4.5) and perform microwave extraction. Before anaysing voymes are fitered and provided with an ICP-MS suitabe interna standard. After prior caibration with a standard soution of tin dissoved in oi and an identica interna standard, the extractabe tin content can be determined by ICP mass spectrometry. Determination of voatie organic compounds Put about 5 to 10 mg of toner powder in a specia PTFE insert that fits into Perkin Emer therma desorption tubes. First fix the toner powder in the PTFE insert with gass wadding that is as free as possibe of bank readings. Pace in the tube she. Then pace the prepared sampes in a therma desorber and anayse with GC. The anaysis conditions are isted in the foowing tabe. Tabe 1: Anaysis conditions for the determination of voatie organic compounds Desorption conditions Oven temperature 130 C Desorption time 30 min Desorption fow (He) 30 m/min Coing trap -30 C Heat to 300 C for desorption Inet spit 0 m/min Outet spit 5 m/min Chromatographic conditions Coumn 60 m DB-5 MS Oven program 50 C, at 5 C/min to 200 C, at 10 C/min to 280 C (22 min) Carrier gas (He) 1.5 m/min Injector 240 C Detector 270 C To caibrate the specificay verified aromatics, dope Tenax TA therma desorption tubes with suitabe soutions and anayse. Cacuate a other non-caibrated and non-identified substances with a touene caibration. The various identified aromatics and components in touene equivaents are summed up and given as a TVOC vaue. Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges 5.1

19 Appendix 2 Decaration of summary and toner ist The appication must incude the summary beow certifying fufiment of requirements R2 to R6. A ist of toner powders must aso be incuded. The toner ist sha contain a toner powders used in the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges. The foowing headings must be used in the toner ist: 1. Product name of the toner cartridge 2. Product name of the toner powder 3. Toner suppier 4. Estimated quantity of toner powder used per year Summary covering requirements R2 to R6 Summary decaration for a toner powders used in the Nordic Ecoabeed toner cartridges. Is the requirement fufied? Requirement Yes No R2 Cassification of toner powder according to Appendix 3 R3 Substances of very high concern according to Appendix 3 R4 Heavy metas according to Appendix 3 R5 Aromatic amine residues according to Appendix 3 R6 Testing for poutants according to Appendix 3 It is hereby certified that the above summary and toner ist are vaid for the appication from the company: Pace and date Company Signature, contact person Name (BLOCK CAPITALS) Phone Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges 5.1

20 Appendix 3 Decaration of cassification of toner powder and of constituent substances in toner powder Name of toner powder: Producer/Suppier of toner powder: Coour and type of toner powder: Coour: Back Cyan Magenta Yeow Other coour Type: Mechanicay processed Chemicay processed Cassification of toner powder (R2) EU Dangerous Substances Directive 67/548/ EEC and Dangerous Preparations Directive 99/45/EC as amended Hazard cass Environmenta hazard Toxic to the environment Hazard designation and risk phrases With N: R50, R50/53, R51/53, R59 Without N: R53, R52/53 Carcinogenic/mutagenic/toxic for reproduction (CMR) CLP Reguation (EC) No 1272/2008 as amended Hazard cass and category Toxic to aquatic organisms - acute 1 Toxic to aquatic organisms chronic 1/2/3/4 Dangerous to the ozone ayer Carcinogenic Car1 and Car2 T with R45, R49 Carcinogenicity Carc 1A/1B H350* Carcinogenic Car3 Xn with R40 Carcinogenicity Carc 2 H351 Mutagenic Mut1 and Mut2 T with R46 May cause genetic defects Muta 1A/1B Hazard phrase H400 H410, H411, H412, H413 H420 (previousy EU 059) H340 Mutagenic Mut3 Xn with R68 May cause genetic defects Muta 2 H341 Toxic for reproduction Rep1 and Rep2 T with R60, R61 Toxic for reproduction Repr 1A/1B H360* Toxic for reproduction Rep 3 Xn with R62, R63 Toxic for reproduction Repr 2 H361* Other toxicoogica properties Acutey etha effects R64 (May cause harm to breastfed chidren) in combination with other R phrases R33 (May accumuate in body after repeated exposure) in combination with other R phrases Toxic for reproduction effects on or through breastfeeding Specific target organ toxicity repeated exposure 2 H362 H373* Very toxic Tx with R26, R27, R28 Acute toxicity 1/2 H330, H310, H300 Toxic T with R23, R24, R25 Acute toxicity 2/3 H330, H331, H311, H301 Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges 5.1

21 Non-etha permanent injury after a singe exposure Very toxic or toxic Harmfu to heath Tx with R39 in combination with R26, R27, R28 T with R39 in combination with R23, R24, R25 Xn with R68 in combination with R20, R21, R22 Serious harmfu effects due to repeated or proonged exposure Toxic or harmfu to heath T with R48 in combination with R23/R24, R25 Xn with R48 in combination with R20, R21, R22 Specific target organ toxicity singe exposure 1 Specific target organ toxicity singe exposure 2 Specific target organ toxicity repeated exposure 1/2 H370* H371* Harmfu to heath Xn with R65 Inhaation hazard 1 H304 Sensitising effects Loca irritant Xn with R42 Sensitising respiration 1, 1A and 1B H372*, H373* H334 Loca irritant Xi with R43 Sensitising skin 1, 1A and 1B H317 Other hazards Toxic in contact with eyes T with R39-41 EUH070 Deveops toxic gas in contact with water Deveops toxic gas in contact with acid Deveops very toxic gas in contact with acid R29 in combination with other R phrases R31 in combination with other R phrases R32 in combination with other R phrases Acute toxicity 1/2/3 Acute toxicity 3 Acute toxicity 1/2 * If definitey proven that the hazard cannot be caused by other routes of exposure, the route of exposure can be stated as part of the hazard designation. Reproductive toxicity must be stated if known (effect on fertiity or unborn chid). One or two etters indicate the route of exposure (e.g. H350i May cause cancer by inhaation) and/or type of effect. A additiona codes are comprised by the requirement. Legay binding cassifications of substances within the European Union can be found on the European Commission s ESIS website (European Chemica Substances Information System): Proposas for sef-cassification of environmenta hazards for a number of substances can be found on a website compied by the Nordic Counci of Ministers in coaboration with the European Chemicas Bureau: Typica exampes of CMR substances incude haogenated organic substances and certain phthaates (e.g. DEHP, DBP and BBP). Many of these substances are aso environmentay harmfu. Other environmentay harmfu substances incude ead and ead compounds. EUH029 EUH031 EUH032 ( A safety data sheet is to be incuded for the toner powder. The toner powder is not cassified and is not subject to cassification according to the above isted hazard casses and hazard categories with associated risk phrases and hazard statements: Signature of producer/suppier of the toner powder: Date Company name Phone Signature of responsibe officer Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges 5.1

22 Decaration of constituent substances in toner powder (R3 to R6) Name of toner powder: Producer/Suppier of toner powder: Substances of very high concern (R3) Toner powder must not contain EDTA additives or their sats, sodium or cacium hypochorite, poy and perfuorinated akyated substances (PFAS), or akypheno ethoxyates or their derivatives. Moreover, constituent substances categorised in REACH (Registration, Evauation and Authorisation of Chemicas) as substances of very high concern (SVHC) and simiar substances must not be added to chemicas and materias, i.e.: 1. Carcinogenic/mutagenic/reproduction toxic (CMR) substances of Category 1 or 2. CMR substances of category 3 are aso incuded even if not cassed as SVHC by REACH. 2. PBT substances (persistent, bioaccumuative and toxic) and/or vpvb substances (very persistent and very bioaccumuative) in accordance with the criteria in Annex XIII of REACH (Reguation (EC) No 1907/2006). 3. Substances considered to be endocrine disruptors or potentia endocrine disruptors in accordance with the European Union s reports and ists concerning endocrine disruptors. 4. Substances recorded on the EU s Candidate List and not meeting the requirements in sections 1-3 above. CMR cassification: see cassification requirements above. PBT and vpvb: see the ist of substances that fufi or substances that contribute to substances that fufi the PBT or vpvb criteria on the website of the European Chemica Bureau (ECB). Substances that are deferred or substances that are under evauation are not considered to have PBT or vpvb properties. In the event of amendments, the most recenty updated version wi appy. Typica exampes of PBT or vpvb substances are brominated fame retardants. Endocrine disruptors: see for exampe the EU s priority ist of endocrine disruptors in Annex L of the Fina Report of the DHI study at: Substances in categories 1 and 2 are regarded as endocrine disruptors. Pease note that the EU ist of endocrine disruptors has a category 3, which indicates insufficient data or the existence of data showing that there is no scientific basis for incusion on the ist. Substances in category 3 are not regarded as endocrine disruptors. In the event of amendments, the most recenty updated version wi appy. Typica exampes of endocrine disruptors are various phthaates (e.g. DEHP, BBP, DBP, DINP and DNOP). Candidate ist: see EU website: The Intention List is a too for monitoring SVHC deveopments. The ist is not binding for Nordic Ecoabeing purposes, but it may be usefu to stay ahead of deveopments: Is the requirement fufied? Yes No Nordic Ecoabeing of Remanufactured OEM toner cartridges 5.1