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Verification Round Plan

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PLAN FOR VERIFICATION ROUND IE-2019-04
Imaging Equipment
August 2019I.

PURPOSE AND CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT

This document outlines the plan for a Verification Round of Investigations to be performed inaccordance P15 Verification Procedure, this Verification Plan, and EPEAT scheme rules.

II.

SELECTION OF CRITERIA AND PRODUCTS FOR VERIFICATION

Verification Round IE-2019-04 will investigate randomly chosen criteria from EPEAT’s Imaging
Equipment criteria and randomly chosen products. Fifty-eight (58) Level 1 investigations are planned forthis Round. In Level 1 investigations, an Auditor assesses Conformance to a criterion by examining
information submitted by a Manufacturer. The Manufacturer is required to provide detailed andaccurate information in a 60-day period.
The products and criteria will be selected as follows:• All products that are currently active in the Registry are eligible for inclusion, and will be chosen firstthrough a random selection process.
• All criteria are eligible for inclusion, and will be chosen randomly for each selected product.
• All geographies and Manufacturers are eligible for inclusion.
• Exception is as follows: If a criterion is randomly selected for a product and that product has been
investigated against that criterion in the last six months, a new criterion will be randomly selected forthe product.
• No Manufacturer will be subject to more than 16 investigations during this Round.
The Verification Round will proceed in accordance with current procedures, as outlined below.
A snapshot will be taken of the Registry. Products will be selected as per the Verification Round Plan.
1. This plan will be published on epeat.net.
2. The Green Electronics Council Conformity Assurance staff will instruct Conformity Assurance
Bodies (CABs) to proceed with their assigned investigations.
3. CABs will assign investigations to an Auditor, and will notify subject Manufacturers that theirproducts are being investigated.
4. The Auditors will perform the investigations as assigned within 60 calendar days, and prepare
an Investigation Report for each investigation, recommending Conformance orNonconformance.
5. CABs will review all Investigation Reports to ensure they are clear and complete and theevidence supports the recommendation, and will forward the Report and supporting evidence
to the Green Electronics Council.
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6. Conformity Assurance Staff and the Conformity Decision Panel will review reports and makedecisions regarding conformity. The identity of the products and Manufacturers will not be
disclosed; decision makers will be blind to the specific products and Manufacturers for which
they are making conformity decisions.
7. CABs will inform the subject Manufacturers of the conformity decision. For decisions ofNonconformance, Manufacturers will be required to take corrective action within 30 calendar
days to restore the accuracy of the declaration in the EPEAT Registry.

III.

CONFORMITY ASSURANCE BODIES AND AUDITORSAll investigations will be conducted through Conformity Assurance Bodies approved by the Green
Electronics Council. The following Conformity Assurance Bodies may be involved in Investigations forthis Verification Round:• DEKRA Certification• Green Electronics Council CAB• UL Environment• Intertek

IV.

SUMMARY OF IE-2019-04 PLANNED INVESTIGATIONS

All products and criteria were selected randomly.

Criterion

Criterion Description

4.1.1.1

Compliance with provisions of European RoHS Directive
Further reduction of the use of European Union RoHS Directive
hazardous substances (cadmium)
Reporting on amount of mercury content in light sources
Use of non-mercury containing light sources
Reducing BFR/CFR/PVC content of external plastic casings
Inventory of intentionally added chemicals residing in the productDeclaration of postconsumer recycled plastic content
Minimum content of postconsumer recycled plastic
Declaration of biobased plastic materials content
Declaration of product weight
Ease of disassembly of product
Ease of disassembly of consumer products
Use of single recyclable plastic type per plastic part
Manual separation and marking of plastics
Notification regarding the identification of both materials andcomponents that have hazardous characteristics or special handlingneeds
Preparation of product end-of-life characterization report
Minimum 90% reusable/recyclable
Product upgradeability
ENERGY STAR®

4.1.2.1
4.1.3.1
4.1.3.2
4.1.6.1
4.1.8.1
4.2.1.1
4.2.1.2
4.2.2.1
4.2.3.1
4.3.1.1
4.3.1.2
4.3.2.1
4.3.2.3

4.3.3.1
4.3.4.1
4.3.4.3
4.4.2.1
4.5.1.1

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4.5.2.2
4.5.3.1
4.5.3.2
4.6.1.1
4.6.1.2
4.6.2.1
4.7.1.1
4.7.1.2
4.7.2.1
4.7.3.1
4.8.1.2
4.8.2.1
4.8.2.2
4.8.2.3
4.8.3.1
4.8.4.1
4.9.3.14.9.3.2
4.9.3.3
4.9.4.1
4.10.1.1

Product specific greenhouse gas emissions – third party verificationor making LCA assessment publicly available
Standby power level <= 1 W and disclosure
Auto standby capability
Provision of product take-back service
Provision of take-back service for broader scope of products
End of life processing requirements
Self-declared environmental management system for design andmanufacturing organizations
Third-party certified environmental management system for design
and manufacturing organizations
Public disclosure of key environmental aspects
Product life cycle assessment and public disclosure of analyses
Elimination of elemental chlorine as a bleaching agent in packaging
material
Separable packing materials
Packaging 90% compostable/recyclable
Plastics marked in packaging materials
Recovered content in select fiber-based packaging materials
Provision of take-back service for packaging
Provision of take-back and end-of-life management for cartridges andcontainers
Manufacturer recycles or reuses toner material collected through its
cartridge and container take-back program
Manufacturer recycles or reuses plastics collected through its
cartridge and container take-back program
Documentation that the cartridge or container is not designed toprevent its reuse and recycling
Indoor air quality emission requirements
Total

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