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The following declaration is valid in all countries except Germany:
The icon with the crossed-out waste bin indicates that electrical and
electronic equipment must not be disposed of in the household waste.
Consumers are obligated by law to dispose of obsolete electrical and
electronic equipment separate from unsorted household waste. This
ensures environmentally friendly and resource-saving disposal.
Batteries and rechargeable batteries that are not permanently installed in electrical
and electronic equipment and can be removed without destruction must be sepa
rated from such devices and disposed of properly before turning the device over to
a collection point. The same applies for illuminants that can be removed from the
device without destruction.
Private owners of electrical and electronic devices can dispose of these at munic
ipal collection points. The disposal of obsolete devices is free of charge.
This free take-back obligation applies if the device has been purchased at a store
or delivered to a home address. The place of performance of the take-back obliga
tion is the same as the place of performance of the delivery. Transport charges
may not be invoiced for the returned devices.
In general, distributors are obligated to ensure the free take-back of obsolete
devices through suitable collection points within a reasonable distance.
Consumers can return obsolete devices to a take-back distributor if purchasing a
new device of the same type with essentially the same function. This also applies to
home deliveries. In distance selling, the free pick-up of an obsolete device when
purchasing a new device is restricted to heat exchangers, visual display units and
large devices with an outer edge length of more than 50 cm. The seller has to ask
the consumer about their intention to return the obsolete device at the time the
sales agreement is concluded. Apart from this, consumers can dispose of up to
three obsolete devices of the same type at the seller's collection point free of
charge without having to purchase a new device. However, the edge length of the
respective devices must not exceed 25 cm.
Disposal
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