6. Informations Concernant les Réglementations
6. Informations Concernant les
Réglementations
Lead-free Product
Lead free display promotes environ-
mentally sound recovery and disposal
of waste from electrical and electro-
nic equipment. Toxic substances like
Lead has been eliminated and compliance with
European community's stringent RoHs directive
mandating restrictions on hazardous substances
in electrical and electronic equipment have been
adhered to in order to make Philips monitors safe
to use throughout its life cycle.
Congratulations!
This display is designed for both you and the
planet!
The display you have just purchased
carries the TCO Certified label. This
ensures that your display is designed,
manufactured and tested according
to some of the strictest quality and
environmental requirements in the
world. This makes for a high performance product,
designed with the user in focus that also mini-
mizes the impact on the climate and our natural
environment.
TCO Certified is a third party verified program,
where every product model is tested by an ac-
credited impartial test laboratory. TCO Certified
represents one of the toughest certifications for
displays worldwide.
Some of the Usability features of the TCO Cer-
tified for displays:
• Visual ergonomics for good image quality
is tested to ensure top performance and
reduce sight and strain problems. Important
parameters are luminance, contrast,
resolution, black level, gamma curve, colour
and luminance uniformity and colour
rendering
• Products are tested according to rigorous
safety standards at impartial laboratories
• Electric and magnetic fields emissions as low
as normal household background levels
• Low acoustic noise emissions (when
applicable)
Some of the Environmental features of the TCO
Certified for displays:
• The brand owner demonstrates corporate
social responsibility and has a certified
environmental management system (EMAS or
ISO 14001)
• Very low energy consumption both in on-
and standby mode minimize climate impact
• Restrictions on chlorinated and brominated
flame retardants, plasticizers, plastics and heavy
metals such as cadmium, mercury and lead
(RoHS compliance)
• Both product and product packaging is
prepared for recycling
• The brand owner offers take-back options
The requirements can be downloaded from our
web site. The requirements included in this label
have been developed by TCO Development in
co-operation with scientists, experts, users as well
as manufacturers all over the world. Since the end
of the 1980s TCO has been involved in influencing
the development of IT equipment in a more user-
friendly direction. Our labeling system started with
displays in 1992 and is now requested by users
and IT-manufacturers all over the world. About
50% of all displays worldwide are TCO certified.
For more information, please visit
www.tcodevelopment.com
TCOFF1058 TCO Document, Ver. 2.1
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