Eco Mark Product Category No. 155“Imaging Equipment Such As Copiers, Printers, etc.
Version1.5”
Certification Criteria- Applicable ScopeCopiers, printers, fax (facsimile machines), scanners andmultifunctional devices thereof

Established:
May 1, 2014
Latest revision: January 1, 2022
Expiration date: April 30, 2026

Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office

NOTE: This document is a translation of the criteria written in Japanese.
event of dispute, the original document should be taken as authoritative.

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Eco Mark Product Category No.155“Imaging Equipment Such As Copiers, Printers, etc. Version1.5”
Certification Criteria
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of Establishing Criteria
Omitted.

2. Applicable Scope
Copiers, printers, fax (facsimile machines), scanners and multifunctional devices
thereofThis product category is mainly intended for copiers, printers, fax (facsimile
machines), and scanners that are used in offices or at home, and multifunctional
devices having more than one of those functions.
For copiers, printers, fax (facsimile machines) and multifunctional devices,
equipment is covered that adopts any of such printing methods as
Electrophotographic, Ink Jet, High Performance IJ, Direct Thermal, Dye
Sublimation, Impact, Solid Ink or Thermal Transfer, and that is mainly used forcopying/printing on sheets whose size is A3+ or smaller.
For scanners, equipment to be used mainly for reading paper media smaller thanA3+ is covered.
Note that notwithstanding of the above, application of any equipment capable ofaccommodating any paper size greater than A3+ shall also be acceptable, as far as
it meets all corresponding criteria items of this product category.

3. Terminology■Product Types
CopierA product whose sole function is to produce paper duplicatesfrom paper originals. This definition is intended to coverproducts that are marketed as copiers, and upgradeable digitalcopiers (UDCs).
Printer
A product whose primary function is to generate paper output
from electronic input. A printer is capable of receiving
information from single-user or networked computers, or other
input devices (e.g., digital cameras). This definition is intended
to cover products that are marketed as printers, and printersthat can be field-upgraded to meet the definition of an MFD.

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Facsimile (Fax) A product whose primary functions are (1) to scan paper
Machineoriginals for electronic transmission to remote units, and (2) toreceive electronic transmissions for conversion to paper output.
A fax machine may also be capable of producing paper
duplicates. Electronic transmission is primarily over a public
telephone system, but may also be via a computer network or theInternet. This definition is intended to cover products that aremarketed as fax machines.
Scanner
A product whose primary function is to convert paper originals
into electronic images that can be stored, edited, converted, ortransmitted, primarily in a personal computing environment.
This definition is intended to cover products that are marketed
as scanners.
Multifunctional A product that performs the core functions of a Printer,
Device (MFD)
Scanner. An MFD may have a physically integrated form factor,
or it may consist of a combination of functionally integrated
components. MFD copy functionality is considered to be distinct
from single-sheet convenience copying functionality sometimes
offered by fax machines. This definition is intended to coverproducts marketed as MFDs, and “multi-function products”(MFPs).
Office printers MFD which meets all the following features from a) to m), andfive of the following additional features for color products or fourandfor monochrome products, included standard with the Imaging
multifunction
Equipment product or as an accessory:devicea) Supports paper with basis weight greater than or equal to 141 g/m2;b) A3-capable;c) If product is monochrome, monochrome product speed equal to or greaterthan 86 ipm;d) If product is color, color product speed equal to or greater than 50 ipm;e) Print resolution of 600 x 600 dots per inch or greater for each color;f) Weight of the base model greater than 180 kg; andg) Paper capacity equal to or greater than 8,000 sheets;h) Digital front-end (DFE);i) Hole punch;j) Perfect binding or ring binding (or similar, such as tape or wire binding, but
not staple saddle stitching);k) DRAM equal to or greater than 1,024 MB.
l) Third-party color certification; andm) Coated paper compatibility.

■Marking Technologies
Electrophotogra A marking technology characterized by the illumination of aphic (EP):photoconductor in a pattern representing the desired output
image via a light source, development of the image withparticles of toner using the latent image on the photoconductor
to define the presence or absence of toner at a given location,transfer of the toner to the final print media, and fusing to cause
the output to become durable. This definition includes Laser,
Light Emitting Diode (LED), and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
illumination technologies.
Ink Jet (IJ)
A marking technology characterized by the deposition of colorant

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in small drops directly to the print media in a matrix manner.
For purposes of this specification, Color IJ products offer two or
more unique colorants at one time, while Monochrome IJ
products offer one colorant at a time. This definition includes
Piezo-electric (PE) IJ, IJ Sublimation, and Thermal IJ. Thisdefinition does not include High Performance IJ.
An IJ marking technology that includes nozzle arrays that span theHigh
Performance IJ width of a page and/or the ability to dry ink on the print media via
supplemental media heating mechanisms. High-performance IJ
products are used in business applications usually served byelectro-photographic marking products.
Direct Thermal A marking technology characterized by the burning of dots onto(DT)
coated print media that is passed over a heated print head. DT
products do not use ribbons.
Dye
A marking technology characterized by the deposition
Sublimation(sublimation) of dye onto print media as energy is supplied to(DS)heating elements.
ImpactA marking technology characterized by the formation of thedesired output image by transferring colorant from a “ribbon” tothe print media via an impact process. This definition includes
Dot Formed Impact and Fully Formed Impact.
Solid Ink (SI)A marking technology characterized by ink that is solid at room
temperature and liquid when heated to the jetting temperature.
This definition includes both direct transfer and offset transfer
via an intermediate drum or belt.
ThermalA marking technology characterized by the deposition of small
Transfer (TT)drops of solid colorant (usually colored waxes) in a melted/fluid
state directly to print media in a matrix manner. TT is
distinguished from IJ in that the ink is solid at room
temperature and is made fluid by heat.
■General Requirements
A3+ or smaller This refers to paper size whose width (shorter side) is less than
406 mm. In the ENERGY STAR® Program, it is defined asfollows.
Large Format: Products designed for A2 media and larger,
including those accommodating continuous-form media greaterthan or equal to 406 mm wide. Large-format products may also
be capable of printing on standard-size or small-format media.
Small Format: Products designed for media sizes smaller thanthose defined as Standard (e.g., A6, 4”x6”, microfilm), including
those designed to accommodate continuous-form media less than
210 mm wide.
Standard Format: Products for standard-sized media (e.g.,
Letter, Legal, Ledger, A3, A4, B4), including thoseaccommodating continuous-form media between 210 mm and 406
mm wide. Standard-size products may also be capable ofprinting on small-format media.
Copiers, etc.
Machines produced through a system which is established andwithmaintained for a reuse during manufacturing, and it refers toconsideration“recycle type machine” and “partial reuse type machine”.

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for reuse
Recycle type
machineProducts that are produced by disassembling, cleaning, andrepairing used products, replacing those parts that are not of thesame quality as a new one or do not meet a certain level ofquality, and assembling them on a dedicated line.
Partial reuse
Products that are produced by disassembling, cleaning, andtype machine
repairing used products, and assembling those parts that can be
guaranteed the same quality as a new one on an assembly linethat is the equivalent of a new product.
Colourant
Mixture in which dyes, pigments and further additives are
dissolved or dispersed in a carrier material such as a polymer
matrix (e.g. toners), liquids (e.g. inks), gels or waxes (e.g. solidinks).
Module for
A complex module (of a printer, copier or a fax) which inColourant
addition to a container for colourants can include othercomponents for transferring the colourant onto the media (e.g.
toner module with toner container, photoconductor, charging
unit, cleaning unit and excess toner reservoir or ink(jet) print
head with nozzles and one or more integrated ink tanks).
Ink cartridge
A cartridge for printing, filled with ink to be used in ink jet typeequipment and designed to integrally work with the main bodywhen printing. The term refers to both cartridges with a head
incorporated or those without a head.
Toner cartridge Cartridge for printing composed of two or more of the following;
drum, photo development unit, and toner container filled with
toner.
Container for
Containers for colourants such as toners or inks etc.
Colourant
Plastic
Material composed of single or multiple polymers, plus
additives, fillers, etc. which are added to the polymer(s) to give
specific characteristics.
PolymerHigh molecular material which is the main constituent ofplastic.
Casing parts
A part comprised of external covers that protect a device fromenvironmental influences and that prevents users fromcontacting moving, light-emitting or high-voltage components
Recycled plastic Plastic composed of post-consumer material and pre-consumer
material
Pre-consumer
Material or rejected product generated from a disposal route in amaterial
product manufacturing process, excluding those that are
generated in a material manufacturing process and that arereused as raw materials within the same process (plant).
Post-consumer Materials or products disposed of after they have been used asmaterial
goods.
Recycled plastic Plastic part which contains recycled plastics.
part
Reused parts
Parts that have previously been used.
Reuse/material Among mass of toner/ink cartridges which have been used,recycling rate
disposed of, and collected, the mass rate of parts that are reused(Module foror material recycled. However, cartridges, which are published

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Colourant,
Container for
Colourant)
Reuse/material
recycling rate(equipment)
Material
recycling

as being not subject to collection on the web site or in the
catalog, etc., are excluded from those “collected toner/ink
cartridges”.
A mass ratio of parts that are reused or material recycled toequipment that has been used, disposed of, and collected.

Recycling of material, excluding the recovery of energy,
conversion to oil, gasification, blast furnace reduction,
conversion to chemical materials by coke oven.
Recovery rate
To toner/ink cartridges, toner containers or photoconductors that
(Module forhave been used, disposed of, and collected, a mass ratio of parts
Colourant,
that are reused, material recycled, energy recovered, converted
Container forto oil, gasified, or subject to blast furnace reduction or
Colourant,
conversion to chemical materials by coke oven. However,Photoconductor) cartridges which are released as being not subject to collection
on the web site or in the catalog, etc., are excluded from those
covered by “collected toner/ink cartridges”.
Recovery rate
To equipment that has been used, disposed of, and collected, a(Equipment)
mass ratio of parts that are reused, material recycled, energy
recovered, converted to oil, gasified, or subject to blast furnace
reduction or conversion to chemical materials by coke oven.
Automatic
The capability of a copier, fax machine, MFD, or printer toDuplexing
produce images on both sides of an output sheet, withoutmanual manipulation of output as an intermediate step. A
product is considered to have automatic duplexing capability
only if all accessories needed to produce duplex output areincluded with the product upon shipment.
Product
The term refers to the product speed defined in “Productspeed(ipm)
Specification for Imaging Equipment” of the ENERGY STAR®
Program. For example, in the case of a printer for A4 size sheets,the product speed is 1 image-per minute (ipm) when a sheet isprinted on one side in a minute.
Spare part
Part for maintenance and repair to keep thefunctions/performance of a product.
TEC: Typical
A TEC (Typical Energy Consumption) is a standard value toElectricity
conform to “Product Specification for Imaging Equipment” of theConsumption
ENERGY STAR® Program. It is a standard consumed power
amount of a product in terms of kilowatt-hours (kWh) when the
product normally operates for a week (5 days during which it
repeatedly operates and sleeps off and 2 days during which it isin a sleep/off state).
Prescribed
A material component added for the intended purpose of giving
constituent
certain characteristics to a product. Impurities of 0.1wt% or lessthat are technically unavoidable in the manufacturing process
are not included.
Biocidal product Any substance consisting of, one or more active substances, with
the intention of destroying, deterring, rendering harmless,preventing the action of, or otherwise exerting a controlling
effect on any harmful organism by any means other than mere
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Rare metals

biocidal product defined in (EU)No528/2012.
Thirty-one kinds of minerals (for rare metals, 17 elements are
considered as one mineral type) defined in the Special
Subcommittee on Rare Metal General Strategy, Mining Industry
Council, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in August
1984.
Rare metals covered by the criteria shall be “neodymium,dysprosium, cobalt, tungsten, and tantalum” that are listed as“mineral types that should be intensively recycled” in “Ideal of
Reuse of Useful Metals in Used Products (Second Report)(October 2012) and that are likely to be used in equipment.

4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure
The corresponding boxes in the Attached Certificates shall be checked/filled in,stamped with the applicant company seal and submitted.
[General rule]This

generalruleappliestocriteria

items

of

4-1-2.(15)[Energy

Efficient],

4-1-2.(19)-(21)[Emission of Hazardous Substances] and 4-1-2.(31)[Noise].
Analysis and testing bodies shall be run in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 (notessential to be certified) (corresponding JIS Q17025). Applicants shall bear the
expenses for preparing documents and for the analyses.
Special requirements, if performed at the laboratories of manufacturers: if competentauthorities are monitoring the sampling and analysis process, if the analyses andtests are authorized, or if the manufacturer has developed a quality system forsampling and analysis and has received the ISO 9001 (corresponding JIS Q9001)
certification, or if the manufacturer has ISO 9001-compliant internal regulations
concerning its quality system for sampling and analysis and performs measurements
in line with those internal regulations, the laboratory of the manufacturer isauthorized to perform analysis and tests.
note) When overseas Ecolabelling is acquired by utilizing the Mutual Recognition
Agreement (MRA), it is required that testing is conducted at a testing laboratory
certified by ISO/IEC 17025 (this item does not apply when this is non-common
criteria item for MRA). However, for energy saving measurements, satisfactionof the requirements defined by Appendix A: Requirements for the operation of a
Witnessed

Manufacturers’TestingLaboratory(WMTL)orSupervised

Manufacturers’ Testing Laboratory (SMTL) program” in the “Conditions andCriteria for Recognition of Laboratories for the ENERGY STAR® Program” mayserve the purpose.
Noise measurement shall be conducted according to a) or b) of 4-1-3.(31)

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depending on the applying overseas ecolabelling criteria.
[Copiers, etc. with consideration for reuse]
The equipment which falls under the category of “copiers, etc. with consideration
for reuse” may be certified by satisfying a. and b. below, instead of “4. Certification
Criteria and Certification Procedure” and “5. Considerations” of this Certification
Criteria.
a. The system for reuse at the time of manufacturing is established andmaintained and the products are manufactured through such a systemb. The product satisfies “4. Certification Criteria and Certification Procedure” of
the Certification Criteria under which the new equipment has been certified,
and the description of the responses to the “5. Consideration” is submitted.
Items on provision of information to users satisfy the requirements
mentioned in 4-1-4 (32) of this Certification Criteria.
[Certification Procedure]
Correspondence to this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate and the
documents mentioned below shall be submitted.
a-1. Description of the reuse production line (in describing the production line, it
shall be clarified whether it is categorized as a “dedicated line” or a “production
line equivalent to that for new equipment”).
a-2. The mass ratio of reused parts
For the “Recycle type equipment,” the rate shall be the average ratio of reuse foreach one of the products.
For the “Reusable parts type machine,” the rate shall be the ratio of all thereused parts used in the equivalent type of machine, relative to all the products
manufactured on the equivalent production line for a certain period of time.
In case where such records are not available, the “Reuse Production Plan” at thetime of production start, the rate of reused parts (actual rate) in other equivalent
products, and the planned rate of reused parts (possible rate) shall be submitted.
In addition, inquiries about such matters as the record of recovering the products
which are subject to the reuse, the amount of reusable parts out of the recovered
products, as well as actual amount of reuse and the rate of parts reused shall
responded when Eco Mark Office requests.
b. The name of product category under which the new machine of “Copiers, etc.
with consideration for reuse” has been certified and its Version number shall be
indicated in the Attached Certificates. In addition, attached certificates andprovisional documents for the change from the new machine based on the

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relevant certification criteria shall be submitted.
4-1. Environmental Criteria and Certification Procedure
4-1-1 Resource Saving and Resource Recycling(1) Equipment shall conform to Appendix1 “Product Design Checklist”.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. The
applicant shall enter requirements in Form 1 “Product Design Checklist” andsubmit it.
(2) Modules for Colourants or containers for colorants used for the equipment shallconform to Appendix1 “Product Design Checklist”.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. The
applicant shall enter requirements in Form 1 “Product Design Checklist” andsubmit it.
(3) Each individual plastic casing part of more than 25g shall be made of one single
polymer or polymer blends. In addition, all plastic parts of more than 25g used
for casing parts shall be made of four or fewer types of mutually separable
polymers or polymer blends.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. The
applicant shall submit a list ( Form 2) of plastic materials and labels, etc. in use.
(4) For equipment that falls under the Designated Resources Reutilizing Industry of
the Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources, any one of parts
weighing more than 25g shall be a recycled plastic part or reused plastic part at aminimum. However, for any equipment that does not fall under the DesignatedResources Reutilizing Industry (equipment covered by the Act on Promotion of
Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and scanners), it
may also be acceptable if any one of parts is a recycled plastic part or reused
plastic part at a minimum. (This applies to products which apply for Eco Markcertification before December 31, 2022.)
All products for which an application is made for Eco Mark for the first time fromJanuary 1, 2023 must contain at least 5g of recycled plastics made from

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post-consumer recycled material or reused plastic parts.
All products for which an application is made for Eco Mark for the first time fromJanuary 1, 2025 must contain at least 1% of recycled plastics made frompost-consumer recycled material or reused plastic parts, or a combination of bothmeasured against the total plastic used (printed circuit boards, labels, cable, plug,
electronic components and optical components are excluded).
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. The
applicant shall submit a list, etc. of the corresponding parts in use (percentage ofrecycled plastic parts to be used, type of recycled plastics (post-consumer
materials

collected

from

own

products,

open

post-consumer

materials,

pre-consumer materials), etc.). Form 3(5) Collection systems shall be available for toner cartridges, toner containers, ink
cartridges or ink containers. Note that this shall not apply if toner containers or
ink containers are covered by the Act on the Promotion of Sorted Collection andRecycling of Containers and Packaging.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. In
addition, explanatory documents for the collection systems of toner/ink cartridges
or toner/ink containers shall be submitted.
(6) Systems shall be available for the material recycling of toner cartridges or ink
cartridges. Reuse/material recycling rate of collected toner/ink cartridge parts
shall be 50% or more for the toner cartridges, and 40% or more for the ink
cartridges of the total weight of collected used products (excluding toner/ink).
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate and theapplicant shall submit explanatory documents describing the total weight of
toner/ink cartridges (excluding the toner/ink), reuse and material recycling rate sof toner/ink cartridge parts, and the purposes of reuse and material recycling, etc.
(7) The recovery rate of collected toner cartridges, ink cartridges, toner containers or
ink containers shall be 95% or more of the total weight of collected used products(excluding toner/ink). Parts of collected toner/ink cartridges or toner/ink
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appropriately processed after the weight reduction. Note that this shall not apply
if toner containers or ink containers are covered by the Act on the Promotion ofSorted Garbage Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate, and theapplicant shall submit explanatory documents explaining the recovery rate anddemonstrating that the system for processing/disposing of any part that cannot berecovered has been established (capacity of processing, content of processing,etc.). Form 4(8) If paper to be used falls under a. to c. listed below, based on the provisions on
quality control of each company, use of at least one or more type of paper shall bepossible:a. Applicable scope “PPC paper, business forms and coated paper for color
printers (paper for ink jet printing)” of Eco Mark Product Category No. 106“Paper for Communication Version 3”
b. Applicable scope “Printing paper (Excluding drawing papers included in the“writing and art papers” category designated in the “Paper and Pulp Statistics
Annual Report” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.) of Eco Mark
Product Category No. 107 “Printing Paper Version 3”c. [Information Paper] “Copier paper, forms, coated inkjet color printer paper”,
and [Printing Paper] “Non coated printing paper, coated printing paper” of “2.
Paper” of the Law Concerning the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly
Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities
However, this item is not applied to a scanner and an imaging equipment whichuses only thermal paper, continuous forms, large format forms or photo / postcard
paper.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item, and the name of the paper manufacturer and productbrand shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate.
(9) The capability of reducing paper usage shall satisfy a) or b) below. This item does
not apply to scanners and equipment intended to print on special single-sided
media for the purpose of single sided printing (e.g., anti-adhesive paper for labels,
direct thermal media, etc.).
a) Equipment to which TEC is applied in ENERGY STAR® Product Specification

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for Imaging Equipment Version 3.0 shall meet the requirements of the automatic
duplexing function in Table 1.
For office printers and multifunction devices, 3.4.2 of ENERGY STAR® ProductSpecification for Imaging Equipment Version 3.0 shall be met.
For copiers or FAX machines to which TEC in ENERGY STAR® ProductSpecification for Imaging Equipment Version 2.0 is applied, requirements forautomatic duplex printing specified in Product Specification for Imaging
Equipment Version 2.0 shall be met.
b) Equipment shall have the capability of reducing paper usage (reduced printing,page layout printing, etc.) in a printer driver, etc.
Table1. Requirements for automatic duplex printing
Product Speed (ipm)
Automatic duplex printing requirement
Monochrome
Color
Integral to the base product and printing is
24 < ipm
19 < ipm
set as the default[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. In
addition, for each model, the applicant shall submit a certificate describing theautomatic duplex function (e.g., a written notice on products using the ENERGYSTAR® logo) and a document on the capability of reducing paper usage (e.g., ahard copy of the printer driver).
(10) Maintenance and repair subcontract systems shall be available, and repairs
shall be carried out as requested by the users (repair system). The following
items a to c shall be satisfied to improve the system:a. Information that repair services are available shall be provided;b. Information that the scope of repair (details of services), repair time, costs,
how services are provided to users, etc. shall be provided.
c. The system shall be such that maintenance of equipment (referring tomaintenance to be provided by an operator) is performed only by persons
who have undergone training and persons with the required technicalexpertise.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. In
addition, for a. and b, the applicant shall submit copies of product documentation
showing that the proper system is available (processing ability, details ofprovided information specified in criteria, etc.).

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155CrieriaV1(11) The provision of the spare parts shall be ensured for at least 5 years after thetermination of the production.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate, and theapplicant shall submit copies of product documentation indicating the mattersrelated to this item.
(12) Equipment that falls under the Designated Resources Reutilizing Industry of the
Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources shall have a system forequipment collection and part reuse, or a material recycling system for materials.
For equipment that does not fall under the Designated Resources Reutilizing
Industry (equipment covered by the Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment and scanners), efforts to establish acollection and recycling system and to increase the collection rate, reuse/material
recycling rate and recovery rate are made.
The recovery rate of collected equipment shall be 75% or more. Parts that cannot
be recovered shall not be simply landfilled but be appropriately processed after
the weight reduction.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. The
applicant shall submit explanatory documents indicating the collection, reuse,material recycling, recovery of the products and establishment of the system forprocessing/disposing of any part that cannot be recovered (details of the collection
system, collection rate, reuse, material recycling, content of recovery, capacity ofprocessing, content of processing, etc. Form 4) or those (printouts of the website,etc.) on efforts to increase the collection rate, etc.
(13) Systems for collecting and material recycling of photoconductor drums shall beavailable. The recovery rate of collected photoconductor drums shall be 75% ormore. Parts that cannot be recovered shall not be simply landfilled but be
appropriately processed after the weight reduction.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. The
applicant shall submit explanatory documents indicating the collection, material
recycling, recovery of photoconductor drums and establishment of the system forprocessing/disposing of any part that cannot be recovered (details of the collection

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system, material recycling, content of recovery, capacity of processing, content ofprocessing, etc.). Form 4(14) Packaging or packing of the device shall be as simple as possible and giveconsideration to ease of reuse and environmental burden when packaging or
packing materials are disposed of. Specifically, the product shall comply with
“Packaging Material Check List” of Appendix 2.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. In
addition, “Packaging Material Check List” of Form5 shall be submitted.
4-1-2 Prevention of Global Warming(15) A product shall conform to the ENERGY STAR® Product Specification for
Imaging Equipment Version 3.0.
For a copier or facsimile, the maximum TEC requirement or maximum sleep mode
power consumption requirement (P SLEEP_MAX ) to which the applicable device in the
Product Specification for Imaging Equipment Version 2.0 applies must be 80% or
less.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate(including requirements for testing laboratories). The applicant shall submit “awritten notice on products using the ENERGY STAR® logo”, etc. for each model.
If submission is difficult at the time of application, the applicant shall submit asigned consent form indicating that “a written notice should be submitted by thetime the Eco Mark utilization is contracted, and if criteria are not met, thecontract should not be entered”.
4-1-3 Restriction and Control of Hazardous Substances(16) Polymer containing halogen shall not be used for plastic casing parts. In addition ,organohalogen compounds as flame retardants shall not be added as prescribed
constituents.
However, this item shall not apply to a part that falls under one or more of thefollowing a. to e.:a. Fluoroorganic additives (for example, anti-dripping agents, etc.) used to
improve the physical properties of plastics, provided that they do not exceed
0.5wt%.
b. Fluoroplastics, for example, PTFE, etc.

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c. Plastic materials of 25g or less (this criterion applies to control panel keys even
if it weighs 25g or less.)d. Plastic parts installed adjacent to heating and fusing units.
e. Large-sized reused plastic parts which are marked in accordance with
Appendix 1 “Product Design Checklist” B10.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item and a method to check shall be indicated in the
Attached Certificate. In addition, the list of plastic materials used ( Form 2) shallbe submitted. The manufacturer of the raw material and whether polymers
containing halogens, and organohalogen compounds and the CAS number of t heframe retardants used or the code number according to the ISO1043-4(JIS6899-4) shall be indicated.
In addition, it is recommended that checking is performed based on JIS Z 7201
“Management of chemical substances in products - Principles and guidelines”(17) Plastic casing parts shall not contain materials in Table 2 that are classified into
CMR category 1A or 1B of Table 3 in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008
as prescribed constituents.
Table 2. List of restricted materials
Hazard class

Category
Hazard category

CLP-regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008

Carcinogenicity

Carc. 1A, 1B

H350 May cause cancer

Carcinogenicity
Germ cellmutagenicity

Carc. 1A, 1B

H350i May cause cancer if inhaled

Muta. 1A, 1B

H340 May cause genetic damage

Reproductive toxicity Repr. 1A, 1B

H360 May damage fertility or the unborn child

Substances of the so-called candidate list according to REACH Article 59. The version of the candidate
list at the point of application applies.

[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item and a method to check shall be indicated in the
Attached Certificate. Also, Form 2 shall be submitted. In addition, it isrecommended that checking is performed based on JIS Z 7201 “Management ofchemical substances in products - Principles and guidelines”(18) The content rate of lead, mercury, cadmium, and those compounds hexavalentchromium compounds, Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), Polybrominateddiphenylether (PBDE) or Phthalate esters in the product shall comply with Annex
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II to RoHS(II) Directive. However, this does not apply to those substances
specified in Annex III.
In addition, the product shall have no flame retardant of short-chain chlorinatedparaffin (the number of chained C is 10 to 13 and contained chloride
concentration is 50% or over) added as prescribed constituents.
Table 3. Content rate
Material
Content rate[wt%]Lead and its compounds
 0.1
Mercury and its compounds 0.1
Cadmium and its compounds
 0.01Hexavalent chromium compounds
 0.1
Polybrominated biphenyl (PBB)
 0.1
Polybrominated diphenylether (PBDE) 0.1
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate(DEHP) 0.1
Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) 0.1
Dibutyl phthalate(DBP) 0.1
Diisobutyl phthalate(DIBP) 0.1* The content rate refers to the content proportion in a homogeneous substance(minimum unit that can be separated by rule with totally uniform composition) .

[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item and a method to check shall be indicated in the
Attached Certificate. In addition, it is recommended that checking is performed
based on JIS Z 7201 “Management of chemical substances in products Principles and guidelines”.
(19) For electrophotographic devices, values obtained with the measuring method
defined by DE-UZ219 shall satisfy the values in Table 4 for emission of hazardous
substances during operation of monochrome devices as well as during themonochrome and color operation mode of color devices. The large format devices
shall be measured in accordance with Table 4-1.
If the emission rate during the color operation mode of color devices satisfies
the monochrome criteria, measurements during the monochrome operation modecan be omitted. Note that for devices measured before January 2022, test results
according to the Blue Angle DE-UZ205 shall also be acceptable.

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Table 4. Permissible Test Values for Emission Rates of TVOC, etc.
Emission Rate (mg/h)≤ A3+*

Pre-operating
Phase

Print Phase(= Pre-operating+ Print Phase)

TVOC

Desktop Devices
Floor-mounted
Devices, Device
Volume >250L

TVOC
BenzeneStyreneUnidentified Single
Substances VOC
Ozone
Dust**

A2≤ and ≤
A0+*

>A0+*

Monochrome/ ColorPrinting

Monochrome/ ColorPrinting

≤ 2.0

≤ 2.8

Monochrome
Printing

Color
Printing

≤ 1.0

≤ 1.0

≤ 2.0

≤ 2.0

≤ 10
< 0.05≤ 1.0≤ 18< 0.05
≤ 1.8

≤ 39
< 0.2
≤ 4.7

≤ 55
< 0.3
≤ 6.6

≤ 0.9

≤ 0.9

≤ 2.0

≤ 2.8

≤ 1.5
≤ 4.0

≤ 3.0
≤ 4.0

≤ 7.8
≤ 16

≤ 11
≤ 22

* Maximum Print Width** Suspended particulate matters detected according to DE-UZ219 Appendix S-M. Color printing
equipment shall be measured in color mode and monochrome printing equipment shall bemeasured in monochrome mode.

Type
Large
formatTable 4-1. Measurement conditions of emissions test
Form
Test copy
A4 or full-size which
A4 copy or A4 test enlarged to thecan be printed with thefull-size that can be printed with the
product
product.

[Certification Procedure]
The applicant shall submit the Attached Certificate (including requirements fortesting laboratories) Form 6. In addition, the applicant shall conform to
DE-UZ219 for a test classification.
If submission is difficult at the time of application, the applicant shall submit asigned consent form indicating that “a certificate indicating actual measurements
should be submitted by the time the Eco Mark agreement on use is entered, andthat if criteria are not met, the agreement should not be entered”.
(20) For electrophotographic devices, values obtained with the measuring method
defined by DE-UZ219 shall satisfy the following for emission of fine particles(Fine particles, FP: particles having the diameter of 0.1 - 2.5μm) and particles inthe size range of ultra-fine particles (Ultrafine particles, UFP: particles having
the diameter of 0.1μm or smaller) during operation of monochrome devices andduring the color operation phase of color devices. Note that, for devices
measured before January 2022, test results according to the Blue Angle

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DE-UZ205 shall also be acceptable. The large format devices shall be measuredin accordance with Table 4-1.
In addition, those whose maximum print width of A2 or larger shall be measured
and a result thereof shall be reported, according to the specification of
DE-UZ219.
Particle emission rate(PER10 PW) ≤ 3.5 × 10 11 [Particles/10 min][Certification Procedure]
The applicant shall submit the Attached Certificate (including requirements of alaboratory) Form 6. In addition, the applicant shall conform to DE-UZ205 for atest classification.
If submission is difficult at the time of application, the applicant shall submit asigned consent form indicating that “a certificate indicating actual measurements
should be submitted by the time the Eco Mark agreement on use is entered, andthat if criteria are not met, the agreement should not be entered”.
(21) For devices other than electrophotographic devices (excluding scanners), values
obtained with the measuring method defined by DE-UZ219 shall conform to Table
5 for emission of hazardous substances during operation of monochrome devices
as well as during the monochrome and color operation mode of color devices. The
large format devices shall be measured in accordance with Table 4-1.
If the emission rate in color mode of color devices satisfies the monochrome
criteria, measurements in the monochrome mode can be omitted.
Note that for devices measured before January 2022, test results according to
the Blue Angle DE-UZ205 shall also be acceptable.

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Table 5. Permissible Test Values for Emission Rates of TVOC, etc.
Emission ratio(mg/h)≤ A3+*

Pre-operating
Phase

Print Phase(= Pre-operating+ Print Phase)

TVOC

Desktop
Devices
Floor-mounted
Devices, Device
Volume >250L

TVOC
BenzeneStyreneUnidentified Single
Substances VOC

A2≤ and ≤
A0+*

>A0+*

Monochrome/ ColourPrinting

Monochrome/ ColourPrinting

≤ 2.0

≤ 2.8

Monochrome
Printing

ColourPrinting

≤ 1.0

≤ 1.0

≤ 2.0

≤ 2.0

≤ 10
< 0.05≤ 1.0≤ 18< 0.05
≤ 1.8

≤ 39
< 0.2
≤ 4.7

≤ 55
< 0.3
≤ 6.6

≤ 0.9

≤ 0.9

≤ 2.0

≤ 2.8

* Maximum Print Width[Certification Procedure]
The applicant shall submit the Attached Certificate (including requirements fortesting laboratories) Form 6. In addition, the applicant shall conform to
DE-UZ219 for a test classification.
However, if special black ink is used or when it is expected or assumed that whena special mechanism for the black ink is provided, emission of hazardous
substances during the monochrome operation will exceed a value during the color
operation, the applicant shall submit test results during the monochrome
operation and color operation. In addition, if the device cannot use the print
pattern specified in DE-UZ219 for the testing, the patterns adjusted to theapplying device may be used. In that case, additional explanation is required inForm 6 and the print patterns used for the testing shall also be submitted.
If submission is difficult at the time of application, the applicant shall submit asigned consent form indicating that “a certificate indicating actual measurements
should be submitted by the time the Eco Mark agreement on use is entered, andthat if criteria are not met, the agreement should not be entered”.
(22) Cadmium, lead, mercury, selenium and their compounds shall not be added asprescribed constituents to photoconductor drums used in the product.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item and a method to check shall be indicated in the
Attached Certificate. In addition, it is recommended that checking is performed
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Principles and guidelines”(23) Toner cartridges or toner containers shall be sealed to prevent toners fromleaking during storage, transport, and handling.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate.
(24) Toners, inks or solid inks, etc. (colourants) shall not contain each substance listed
in Table 6 that are classified into CMR category 1A, 1B or 2 of Table 3.1 in Annex
VI of Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 as prescribed constituents.
Table 6. Restricted materials
Category

Hazard class

Hazard category

CLP-regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008

Carcinogenicity

Carc. 1A, 1B

H350 May cause cancer

Carcinogenicity

Carc. 1A, 1B

H350i May cause cancer if inhaled

Carcinogenicity

Carc. 2

H351 Suspected of causing cancer *Germ cell mutagenicity

Muta. 1A, 1B

H340 May cause genetic damage

Germ cell mutagenicity

Muta. 2

H341Suspected of causing genetic defects

Reproductive toxicity

Repr. 1A, 1B

H360 May damage fertility or the unborn child

Reproductive toxicity

Repr. 2

H361 Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child

Substances of the so-called candidate list according to REACH Article 59. The version of the candidate
list at the point of application applies.

*The use of titanium dioxide in the toner (mixture) may be acceptable even after October 1,
2021. However, for devices for which an application is made for the first time from October 1, 202 2,
titanium dioxide with less than 10 μm of aerodynamic diameter in the toner must be lower
than 1%.

Toners, inks, solid inks (colourants), etc. shall not be classified as a mixture in
the hazard categories STOT SE1, SE2, RE1 and RE2 (Table 7) specified in Annex
I of Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008.
Table 7. Subject hazard category
Hazard classSpecific target organ toxicity
Single exposure
Specific target organ toxicity
Single exposure
Specific target organ toxicity
Repeated exposure
Specific target organ toxicity
Repeated exposure

Hazardcategory code

CLP-regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008

STOT SE 1

H370 Causes damage to organs

STOT SE 2

H371 May cause damage to organs

STOT RE 1
STOT RE 2

H372 Causes damage to organs through prolonged
or repeated exposure
H373 May cause damage to organs throughprolonged or repeated exposure[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. The

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applicant shall submit a certificate, etc. issued by a toner/ink manufacturer(Form 7) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) of colourants. If the SDS does not containany description of the Ames test result, the applicant shall submit a test report.
The test report shall include at least a name of the testing institute, name of thetested substances, testing period, used strain (5 strains) and test result.
(25) Cadmium, lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, nickel or compounds thereof
shall not be added as prescribed constituents in toners, inks or solid inks
(colourants), etc. (excluding complex compounds of high molecular weight nickel asa colouring agent). For example, production-related contaminations of heavy
metals caused by production, such as cobalt, nickel oxides or organotin compounds,
are to be kept as low as technically and economically possible (request forminimization).
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. The
applicant shall submit a list (Form 7) issued by a toner/ink manufacturer
indicating whether the corresponding substance is added or not.
(26) Toners, inks or solid inks, etc. (colourants) shall not use azo colouring agents(dyes and pigments) that generate carcinogenic aromatic amines listed inAppendix 8, Annex XVII of REACH Regulation ((EC) (1907/2006)) (Table 8.).
Table 8. Amines that must not be generated due to the reduction of azo groups
Substances
1 4-aminobiphenyl
2 Benzedrine
3 4-chloro-o -toluidine
4 2-naphthylamine
5 o -aminoazotoluene
6 2-amino-4-nitrotoluene
7 p-chloroaniline
8 2,4-diaminoanisole
9 4,4’-diaminodiphenylmethane
10 3,3’-dichlorbenzidine
11 3,3’-dimethoxybenzidine
12 3,3’-dimethylbenzidine
13 4,4’-diamino-3,3’ –dimethyldiphenylmethane
14 p-cresidine
15 4,4’-Methylene-bis – (2-Chloroaniline)
16 4,4’-oxydianiline
17 4,4’-4-Aminophenyl Sulfide Bis
18 o -toluidine
19 2,4-diaminotoluene

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CAS No．
92-67-1
92-87-5
95-69-2
91-59-8
97-56-3
99-55-8
106-47-8
615-05-4
101-77-9
91-94-1
119-90-4
119-93-7
838-88-0
120-71-8
101-14-4
101-80-4
139-65-1
95-53-4
95-80-7

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20 2,4,5-trimethylaniline
21 o -anisidine
22 4-aminoazobenzene

137-17-7
90-04-0
60-09-3[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. The
applicant shall submit a list (Form 7) issued by a toner/ink manufacturer
indicating whether the corresponding substance is added or not.
(27) If any insecticidal or bactericidal substance is used in toners, inks or solid inks,
etc. (colourants), only constituents listed in Annex I of “REGULATION (EU) No
528/2012 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22
May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal
products” and classified in product type 6 shall be added as prescribed
constituents. If use of a substance not listed in the Annex is planned, addition
thereof will be permitted provided that an application for approval is submitted
based on said directive. However, the addition will not be permitted if it isdetermined that the application should be rejected.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. The
applicant shall submit a list (Form 7) issued by a toner/ink manufacturer
indicating whether the corresponding substance is added or not.
(28) In manufacturing the applying product, related environmental laws andregulations and pollution control agreement (hereinafter referred to as the“Environmental Laws, etc.”) must be followed with respect to air pollution, watercontamination, noise, offensive odor, and emission of hazardous substances in thearea where the plant performing the final manufacturing process is located.
In addition, the state of compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. for thelast five years from the date of application (whether there is any violation) must
be reported. If there is any violation, it is necessary that proper remedies andpreventive measures have been already taken, and the related Environmental
Laws, etc. must thereafter be followed appropriately.
[Certification Procedure]With respect to the compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc. in the area
where the plant performing the final manufacturing process is located, acertificate issued by the representative of the manufacturer of the applying
product or the manager of the relevant plant (entry or attachment of the list of

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names of the Environmental Laws, etc.) must be submitted. Form 8
In addition, it is necessary to report whether there is any violation during thelast five years, including a violation subject to administrative punishment oradministrative guidance, and if there is, the following documents in a and b
must be submitted:
a. With respect to the fact of violation, guidance documents fromadministrative agencies (including order of correction and warning) andcopies of written answers (including those reporting causes and results ofcorrection) to such documents (making a series of progress clear);b. Following materials (copies of recording documents, and so on) concerning
the management system for compliance with the Environmental Laws, etc.
in 1)-5):
1) List of the Environmental Laws, etc. related to the area where the plant
is located;
2) Implementation system (organizational chart with entry of roles, etc.);
3) Document stipulating retention of recording documents;
4) Recurrence prevention measures (future preventive measures);5) State of implementation based on recurrence prevention measures(result of checking of the state of compliance, including the result of onsite
inspection).
(29) Mercury, cadmium and lead in a battery built in the product shall be less than thecontent rate in Table 9.
Table 9. criteria for heavy metals in batteries
mercury[wt%]*
cadmium[wt%]*
lead [wt%]**Content rate

≤0.0005≤ 0.002≤ 0.004* values specified in EU Directive 2013/56/EU** values specified in indication requirement of EU Directive 2006/66/EC[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the Attached Certificate. In
addition, it is recommended that checking is performed based on JIS Z 7201
“Management of chemical substances in products - Principles and guidelines”(30) Mercury or compounds thereof shall not be added to light sources (light sources
for scanner units and control panel backlight) used in the product as prescribed
constituents.
[Certification Procedure]

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Compliance with this item and a method to check shall be indicated in the
Attached Certificate. In addition, it is recommended that checking is performed
based on JIS Z 7201 “Management of chemical substances in products Principles and guidelines”(31) The noise emitted from the equipment shall satisfy a) or b) below.
a) For devices specified in 2. Scope of the Blue Angel DE-UZ219, based on theactual measurements determined in accordance with DE-UZ219 (or ISO7779),“Statistical upper limit A-weighted sound power level LWA,c” specified in ISO
9296:2017 shall satisfy the Table 10 in the monochrome mode and color modeof color devices, respectively.
However, devices of SM/F ≤ 10 shall be 64 or less of LWA,c. Inkjet devices
applying before December 31, 2024 may satisfy DE-UZ205.
Note that for devices before January 2022, test results according to the Blue
Angle DE-UZ205 shall also be acceptable. In addition, even if the device is notin the scope of a), when the same measurement method is applicable, a) may
be satisfied instead of b).
Table 10. Criteria on noise
Marking technology
Electrophotographic,
Ink jet, or
high-performance IJ
Ink jet(applicable to the
new application
before December 31,
2024)

Statistical upper limit A-weighted sound power level “LWA,lim” (dB)
MonochromeColor≤48+14× log(SM +4)≤48+14× log(SF +4)≤47+15× log(SM +10)

≤47+15× log(SF +10)

S M : paper feed speed at monochrome printing (sheet/minute), S F : paper feed speed at color printing (sheet/minutes)b) For devices not in the scope of a), based on actual measurements determined in
the Blue Angel RAL-UZ171 (or ISO 7779), “the declared A-weighted sound power
level LWAd” specified in ISO 9296:1988 (corresponding to JIS X 7778) shall satisfy
the Table 11 in the monochrome mode and color mode of color devices, respectively.

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Table 11. Criteria for noise
Marking technology

equipment

Electrophotographic

Copiers,
printers,
facsimile
machines, andmultifunctional
devices thereofPrinters,
facsimile
machines, andmultifunctional
devices thereofPrinters,
facsimile
machines, andmultifunctional
devices thereof

ImpactInk jet(other thanlarge-format),high-performance IJ,
direct thermal, dye
sublimation, solid
ink or thermaltransfer
Ink jet(large-format),

Declared A-weighted sound power level “LWad” (dB)
Monochrome
Color

Printers andmultifunctional
devices thereof
Scanners≤0.35× Smo+59≤0.3× Sco+61

and
≤75

and
≤75

≤72

―

≤0.35× Smo+59
and≤75≦0.3× Sco+61
and
≤75

≤75

≤75

≤0.35× Smo+59≤0.3× Sco+61

and
≤75

and
≤75

－

Smo：Copying/printing/scanning speed during monochrome copying/printing phase (sheets/min)
Sco：Copying/printing/scanning speed during color copying/printing/scanning phases (sheets/min)[Requirements for each of equipment]
LargeformatSmallformatScanner

Facsimile

The number of printed sheets (monochrome and color) may be converted into
A4 size sheets (according to ENERGY STAR® Program).
Large format equipment shall follow the measuring method specified in
ECMA-74 C.24.
The number of printed sheets (monochrome and color) may be converted into
A4size sheets.
Measurements shall be carried out in accordance with the measuring method
specified in ISO7779. Note that for any matter not specified above,measurements shall be carried out with factory defaults and in single -sidemode.
Measurements shall be made in a transmission mode and reception mode,
respectively, in accordance with the measuring method specified in ISO7779.
In measurements, a device, which is of same model as the applying model,
shall be used as a device on the other end of communications, andmeasurements shall be made with factory default settings.
In addition, if there is any difference in the noise level between the facsimiletransmission mode and reception mode, measurements may be made only inthe mode which has larger LWAd .
In the transmission mode, the scanning speed is assigned to Smo and Sco,
while in the reception mode, the printing speed is assigned to Smo and Sco.

[Certification Procedure]
The applicant shall submit a certificate (including requirements for testing

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laboratories) indicating the statistical upper limit A-weighted sound power leveland declared A-weighted sound power level specified in ISO 9296:2017 or
ISO9296:1988 (corresponding to JIS X 7778) based on the actual measurements(Form 9). Note that for scanners and small format equipment, the certificate shallalso indicate the measurement conditions.
If submission is difficult at the time of application, the applicant shall submit asigned consent form indicating that “a certificate indicating the statistical upper
limit A-weighted sound power level and declared A-weighted sound power levelspecified in ISO9296:2017 or ISO9296:1988 based on the actual measurements
should be submitted by the time the Eco Mark utilization is contracted, and that
if criteria are not met, the agreement should not be entered”.
4-1-4 Information Provision to users(32) Information on the matters (table 12) related to collection/recycling, resourcesaving, energy saving, and impact on human health shall be provided to users.
Basically,

information

shall

be

providedin

instruction

manualsinaneasy-to-understand manner, and attempts shall be made to widely distributeinformation by utilizing websites, leaflets, etc.
However, for the items 1), 2), and 3) a, if up-to-date or detailed information isprovided through websites, leaflets, etc., it shall be accepted as being equivalent
to that described in the instruction manuals.
Table 12. Items on which information is provided to users
Items
1) Information on collection/recycling and appropriate disposala. Specific information on collection of used equipment (method ofcollection, contact address for collection, etc.)
b. Information on disposal of equipment.
c. Information on collection, reuse, material recycling, recovery, or
waste disposal (including method of collection, contact address forcollection, etc.) of used consumables (modules/containers forcolourants, photoconductor drums, etc.) and information on waste
disposal of ink ribbon cartridges, etc.
d. Information on collection/recycling of used secondary batteries.
2) Information on resource saving
a. Provision of information on paper that can be usedb. Description on the automatic duplexing function. For equipment
without the automatic duplexing function, information oncapabilities of reducing usage of printing paper.
3) Information on energy saving
a. Description on consumed power (amount) based on the ENERGYSTAR® Program.
However, for equipment that is required by the law, etc. to indicate
the consumed power (amount) (energy efficiency, rated consumed
power, etc.), indication of consumed power during downtime

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TargetEquipment having acollection/recycling
systemEquipment having nocollection/recycling
system
Case
in
which
consumables that fallunder the item to theleft are used
Case in which secondary
batteries are used
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Items(during standby phase, etc.) together with the consumed power(amount) shall be able to replace the above description.
b. Method of using or setting, which results in energy saving
4) Information on effect on human healthA．Cautions when using productsa. Information for air ventilation when using equipment (e.g.,should ventilate when using products, should avoid extended use
in poorly ventilated rooms, or should encourage appropriate
ventilation at the time of mass copying/printing)b. Indication of conformance with the test based on Eco Markcertification criteria (or DE-UZ219, DE-UZ205, RAL-UZ171, etc.)
for emission of hazardous substances.
c. Information on exchange of an ozone or powder dust filter.
B. Module/container for colourant
a. Proper use (method of replacement).
b. The toner cartridge/container should not be forced to open.
c. If toner dust leaks out as a result of inappropriate handling,inhalation of and skin contact with dust should be avoided (tonercartridge/container).
d. Measures to take in case the toner/ink adheres to clothing or
hand, or should it enter eyes or mouthe. The toner modules must be kept out of the reach of children.
Measures in case a child swallows the toner/ink accidentally.

TargetAll equipment
a to c. Excluding
scannersc. Only equipment withan ozone or powder dust
filter is covered

Excluding equipmentthat does not use atarget module/container
for colourant[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. In
addition, copies of a corresponding part in an instruction manual, leaflet, website, etc. that indicates the matters related to this item shall be submitted.
(33) If the number of printed sheets with a module for colourants/container to besupplied with the equipment at the time of purchase is extremely smaller thanthat with a normal module for colourants/container, the fact shall be indicated ina leaflet, etc.
[Certification Procedure]Compliance with this item shall be indicated in the attached certificate. In
addition, copies of a corresponding part in a leaflet, etc. to this item shall be
submitted.
4-2. Quality criteria and certification proceduresNone

4-3. Social criteria(34) For the mineral resources of tin, gold, tantalum and tungsten used in the product,
there shall be a system for publicizing the procurement policy and conducting
surveys on the country of origin and the supplier.

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The URL of the procurement policy shall be stated in the Attached Certific ate.

5. Considerations
In manufacturing products, it is desirable to consider the following, although they are
not requirements for certification. The conformance to the individual criteria item
shall be indicated in Attached Certificates.
(1) Instruction manuals (user manuals) provided to users shall conform to thefollowing “a.” to “c.” However, for the manuals printed overseas, “a” and either “b”
or “d” below shall be considered.
a. The binding method shall not impede waste paper recycling. However, us e ofhot melt adhesive is approved.
b. Chlorine gas shall not be used in the bleaching process of waste paper pulp.
c. The percentage of waste paper in the pulp mixture shall be over 70%.
d. The percentage of waste paper in the pulp mixture shall be over 3 0%.
(2) To facilitate recycling of rare metals (neodymium, dysprosium, cobalt, tungsten,
and tantalum) contained in the device, it is desirable that a system (provision of
information, ease of part identification, etc.) is available that can identify partscontaining many rare metals and provide the information to recycling operators(recyclers). Specifically, Table 13 below shall be checked for parts that especiallycontain many rare metals.
Table 13. Parts that should be checked for rare metal and example of efforts toimprove ease of recycling
Rare metals
Neodymium,dysprosium
CobaltParts to be checked
Whether or not HDD is used
Whether or not a neodymium
magnet is used
Whether or not it is used in a motor
Use of cobalt in a positive electrodeof a lithium ion battery

Tungsten

Whether or not it is used in a wiresection of a printer of the wire dot
methodTantalum

Whether or not a tantalum
capacitor is used

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Example of efforts to improve ease of recycling- Providing information on whether or notthere is a corresponding part, as per arequest from a recycling operator- Ease of separation of the corresponding part
- Providing information on whether or notthere is a corresponding part, as per arequest from a recycling operator- Ease of identification of parts: Indication of“Maximum amount of metal contained in thepositive electrode” based on “Guideline for
Recycling Marking (5th Edition)”- Providing information on whether or notthere is a corresponding part, as per arequest from a recycling operator- Ease of separation of the corresponding part
- Providing information on whether or notthere is a corresponding part, as per arequest from a recycling operator- Identification by color of a capacitor to beused155CrieriaV1- Ease of separation of the corresponding part

6. Product Classification, Indication and Others(1) Product classification (application unit) shall be by each product number.
However, products, under the same brand name, with the difference ofmonochrome copying or color copying, or having the same structure, shall beapplied under the same product classification.
The definition for a product having the same structure shall conform to the
Appendix B-M of DE-UZ219. For example, products having the housing with thesame structure (having the same basic design), with differences of the printing
speed only, or of having a double-sided copying function or not, or of having paper
trays or not, or having additional functions as wireless LAN, USB port, FAX port,
etc., or of the housing color, shall be regarded as having the same structure.
In case of the application by using the requirements for “copiers and otherproducts considered for reuse”, such application shall be made under the different
classification from that of a new product.
(2) Regarding products which correspond to designated procurement items under the"Law Concerning the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods andServices by the State and Other Entities Authorities (Green Purchasing Law)",
conformity status for evaluation criteria will be announced on the website of the
Eco-Mark Office.
(3) In principle, Eco Mark shown as below shall be indicated on the product , etc. The
licensees of Eco Mark Utilization Contract who own the Eco Mark products shallalso be allowed to use the indication and the certification number as before.

(Note for the indication)*For indicating the logo, Eco Mark certification number (eight-digit number) or thename of the licensee using the Eco Mark shall be appeared.
* Such expression as “Eco Mark product” can be used following the 2.(2) of the Guide
to Eco Mark Usage.
“Eco Mark product”, “#Eco Mark”, “www.ecomark.jp”, “Eco Mark Certificate”* If a licensee makes an environmental claim of the Eco Mark certified products
associating with the Eco Mark logo, please comply with the “Environmental

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Labeling Guidelines” of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.
(https://www.env.go.jp/policy/hozen/green/ecolabel/guideline/)* The Guide to Eco Mark Usage shall be followed for any cases not listed above.
(https://www.ecomark.jp/office/guideline/guide/)Also, indication of “Compliant with the certification criteria for productcategory No.155”, etc. together with Eco Mark shall be allowed to distinguish fromcertified products under No.117 “Copiers Version2” or No.122 “Printers Version2”.

May 1, 2014

Established (Version1.0)

April 1, 2016

Revised (3, 4-1-1(5), (7), 4-1-3(19), (21) and (31)Version1.1)

July 1, 2016

Revised (4, 6 Version1.2)

January 1, 2018

Revised(conforming

torevisionof

DE-UZ205

in

Germany,Version1.3)
April 1, 2019

Revised (Eco Mark Indication)

March 1, 2020

Revised (in accordance with the implementation of EnergyStar program Ver3, Version1.4)

January 1, 2022

Revised (conforming to the establishment of DE-UZ219 inGermany, etc. Version1.5)

April 30, 2026

Expiration date

The certification criteria of this product category will be revised as necessary.

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Appendix 1 Product Design Check List
■Intention of Product Design Checklist

Equipment must be easily recyclable. The “Product Design Checklist” includes
indices for improving ease of recycling by reference to the Blue Angel DE-UZ219 inGermany. The indices are based on the following design concepts:[Structural Design and Joining Techniques]・ Non-use of any joint (e.g. glued or welded) that does not allow release of the joint
between different materials unless it is technically required
・ Use of easily detachable mechanical joints in equipment
・ Easy disassembly of equipment which can be carried out by hand or by machine[Material Selection]
・ Casing parts: In order to limit the variety of materials, individual plastic casing
parts (>25g) have to consist of one single polymer or a polymer blend. All plastic
parts used in the plastic casings shall consist of up to four separable polymers or
polymer blends.
・ Large-sized plastic casing parts must be designed in a way that the contained
plastics can be reused for the production of high-quality durable products byapplying available re-cycling techniques.
・ The use of coatings for parts is to be reduced to a minimum. If applied, anappropriate reason for this use is to be given. Galvanic coatings are notpermissible.
・ Devices shall use, or shall be permitted to use, recycled plastics.
[Utilization of used equipment]・ Parts and materials that may contain any hazardous substances shall be easily
identifiable or removable (e.g., modules for colourants, mercury lamp forbacklighting of liquid crystal displays, and liquid crystal display panels).
・ Operators shall gather information on reutilization of parts used in equipment
and take advantage of it in product designing (e.g., information on a disassembly
method, reuse of parts, and recycling).
[Module for colourant/container for colourant]
For modules for colourants that the applicant includes as original supplies or use ofwhich the applicant recommends for each of equipment in product documentation
as well as containers for colourants such as toners, inks, gels, waxes, etc., the“Product Design Checklist” includes the indices that enable them to be reused orutilized as materials. The indices are based on the following design concept:

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attached to the module.
■Items1) Equipment must be configured to be suitable for recycling, and must satisfy all
Must (M) items of the requirements in the following groups. In addition, it isdesirable to satisfy the Should (S) items, although they are not requirements forcertification.
A: Design and Joining Technique
B: Selection and Marking of Materials
C: Longevity
D: Resource Saving

2) Each requirement applies to specific assemblies listed in the column “Target”:
Casing, mechanical parts, electronic assemblies, modules for colourants, or
containers for colourants
3) Terminology
Casing parts
ChassisAssembly
Electric/electronic
assemblies andparts
Colourant
Module forColourant

Container for
Colourant
Recycling
Mechanical parts
Reused parts

Parts comprising external covers that protect equipment fromenvironmental influences and that prevents users from contacting
moving, light-emitting or high-voltage components.
Parts with functions serving as a frame to support the main parts ofmachines.
Unit composed of at least two components linked by power or design.
Assemblies (parts) which include at least one electric or electronic
component.
Mixture in which dyes, pigments and other additives are dissolved ordispersed in a carrier material such as a polymer matrix (e.g. for
toners), liquids (e.g. for inks), gels or waxes (e.g. for solid inks).
A complex module (of a printer, copier or a fax) which in addition to acontainer for colourants can include other components for transfe rring
the colourant onto the print media (e.g. toner container,
photoconductor, charging unit, cleaning unit and toner cartridge having
waste toner container or ink print head with nozzle system and one ormore integrated ink tanks).
Containers for colourants such as toners or inks etc.
In this checklist, the term refers to utilization as materials for used
(plastic) parts.
Parts not contained in an electric/electronic assembly with either
mechanical or optical function (except for casing and chassis).
Parts that have previously been used, and reused.

4) Category classification
Any requirements are classified as either “M” or “S”.
Must-Requirement (M)Requirements which must be met
Should-Requirement (S)Requirements which should be met

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Requirement
A: Design and Joining Technique
A1
Are assemblies made ofmutually incompatible
materials separable orconnected by separation
aids?

A2

A3

A4

A5

A6

A7

Are electric/electronic
assemblies easy to find andremove?

Are connections that must
be detached easy to find?

Can disassembly be done
exclusively withgeneral-purpose tools?

Has consideration been
given to the point ofapplication and the work
space required fordisassembly?

Applicable scope

Category

ComplianceCasing parts,
chassis,electric/electronic
assemblies,
modules forcolourants
M

Yes/
No

M

Yes/
No

S

Yes/
No

M

Yes/
No

M

Yes/
No

S

Yes/
No

M

Yes/
No

Entire unit,
including lamps

Casing parts,
chassis, modules
for colourants

Casing, chassis,
electric/electronic
assemblies

Casing parts,
chassis,electric/electronic
assemblies

Are all connecting elementsthat have to bedisassembled for recycling
axially accessible?

Casing parts,
chassis,electric/electronic
assemblies

Can screw connections forfastening assemblies bereleased with no more than
three tools?

Casing parts,
chassis,electric/electronic
assemblies

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Remarks
Connections between casing andchassis as well as between
chassis and electric/electronic
assemblies are important. Their
separability is a prerequisite forseparate reuse/recycling ofassemblies and materials and fora quick and reliable separation ofcomponents containing hazardous
substances. Glued nameplates(i.e. company logos and stickers)
are also included. The term
“separation aids” refers topredetermined breaking points,
for example.
The minimal strategy forrecycling is to remove hazardous
substances.
For example, electric/electronic
assemblies and components listed
in Annex VII of the revised
WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU
Directive), such as batteries andcondensers which have a risk ofcontaining constituents having
hazardous substances, as well as
fluorescent lamps containing
mercury, must be easy to findand separate.
Connections that have to be
detached during disassemblymust be easy and quick to find. Ifthey are hidden, this should bestated on the product (e.g. bylaser labeling or injection
moulding).
The term ‘general-purpose tools’
refers to widely used,commercially available tools.
This requirement does not apply
to connections where legal
regulations have limited the
choice of joining technique.
The point of application is where
the force applied by the tool istransmitted to the connecting
element. This requires enoughwork space for the tool tocomplete the loosening
movement.. This requirement
especially covers snap-on
connections, which, in contrast to
the assembly process, can often
be loosened by using tools.
Connections to be dismantledthat can only be accessed withdifficulty or indirectly increase
the work involved in thedisassembly process. For
example, releasing screw
connections that are accessible
radially is time consuming.
Standardised and uniform
connecting elements facilitate
disassembly. The fewer tools
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A8

A9

A10

A11

Are at least half ofconnections that have to be
detached between plastic
parts click/snap-on
connections?
Can the disassembly be
performed by one person?

Can the supporting surface
be maintained during theentire disassembly process?

Are casing parts free ofelectric/electronic
assemblies?

Casing parts
S

Yes/
No

M

Yes/
No

S

Yes/
No

Entire unit

Unit to be handled

Casing parts

Has the manufacturer
Entire unit
carried out a trial
disassembly (e.g. inaccordance with A1 to A11)and recorded it with a focus
on weak spots?
B: Selection and Marking of Materials
B1
If labels, etc. to be attached Casing parts (≥to plastic casing parts are 25g)
difficult to separate, theymust be made of the samematerial as the plastic
parts, or any material that
does not prevent recycling.
B2
Is the variety of materials
Casing parts,
used for plastic components
chassis, andof similar function limited
mechanical parts
to one material?
(≥ 25g)

M

Yes/
No

M

Yes/
No

characterised by its type of drive(e.g. Phillips-head screwdriver)and size of drive (wrench size).
The proportion of click andsnap-on connections is the basis
for assessing whether joining
techniques have been selected forease of disassembly.
If the undercut angle is morethan 90º, any number of snap-on
connections in the same joining
direction can be assembled
simultaneously, whereas this is
not always true for disassembly.
This requirement is not fulfilled
if more than two snap-on
connections have to be loosenedat the same time.
The ‘supporting surface’ refers to
the product surface for wrecking
workers to work on. Thisrequirement indirectly checks thehierarchical design of the unit.

To facilitate the clean and fast
removal and separation of
hazardous substances from theelectronic components, allelectric/electronic assemblies
must be fastened to the chassis.
The casing must not contain any
electric/electronic assemblies. A
control element fastened to thecasing and any casing parts that
also fulfil the function of thechassis at the same time are notconsidered as casing parts here.

A12

M

Yes/
No

M

Yes/
No

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In order to recycle as
high-quality materials, labels,
etc. must be easily separablefrom plastic parts to which they
are attached, or it is desirable
that they are made of samematerials (compatibilization).
For instance, "similar functions"refer to functionality such as“impact resistance” and “abrasion
resistance”.
The smaller the varieties ofmaterials are, the more efficient
the separation and recycling
processes are. This requirement
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B3

B4

B5

B6

B7

Are components made of thesame plastic material dyed
uniformly or compatibly?

Has the coating of plastic
components been limited tothe minimum level
required?
Are galvanic coatings not
used?

Are recyclable materials
and material composites
used?

Is partial use of recycledplastic material permitted?

Is the percentage of recycledmaterial to the total plastic
weight constantly 5% at aminimum?

Casing parts,
modules forcolourants

S

Yes/
No

M

Yes/
No

Casing parts,
modules forcolourants

Casing parts,
chassis, modules
for colourants
M

Yes/
No

M

Yes/
No

S

Yes/
No

Casing parts,
chassis, modules
for colourants

Casing parts,
casing parts ofmodules forcolourants

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Uniform colouring of parts
consisting of the same plastic
improves possibilities tointroduce material cycles forrecycling. ‘Compatible colouring’refers to the same colour withdifferent degrees of brightness(e.g. grey and anthracite). In
addition, if different types ofplastic materials have different
colours, this "colour code"
facilitates reliable type-specificsorting of the plastics. Thisrequirement does not apply tocontrol elements on theequipment.
‘Coating’ refers to a layer ofcoating material, vapor-depositedlayer, and print. Galvanic
coatings are not permissible.
Large-area lacquer coatings,
vapour deposition and imprints
on plastic components require
additional treatment for removal
if the materials are to be recycled
subsequently. Laser markings are
not considered as prints. Thisrequirement does not apply todemonstrably reused parts.
‘Recyclable material’ means thatrecycled material identical to theoriginal material (recycling at theoriginal level) can be
manufactured.
This item asks the intention andgoals upon designing and does
not ask whether recycling is
actually conducted.
‘Permitted’ means that a material
that meets the requirements
provided in the specifications
may be used if it is available.
‘Partial’ means some available
plastic components areappropriate. (This does not
require all available
components.)
A closed cycle is realized only if
the manufacturer has alreadyused recycled materials, or if they
announce the commitment to do
so in the product specifications.
‘Total plastic weight’ means thetotal weight of all applicable
plastic parts. ‘Recycled material’means recycled plastic pellets
themselves, and not plastic parts
that contain recycled plastics.
The source of recycled pellets
does not matter. In other words,
the recycled plastic does not haveto be recycled pellets obtained
from parts in used printers or
copiers; it may include recycledplastic from other productfamilies on the market.
Using appropriate recycledmaterials considerably

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B8

B9

B10

B11

B12

Are components andmaterials that fall under
Appendix 1 of the EU
WEEE Directive easy toremove?
Are materials selectedaccording to B1 to B8 andhas this been documented inwriting?
Are plastic parts weighing
25 g or more with a flat
surface of larger than 200
mm 2 marked in accordancewith ISO 11469, taking ISO
1043 into consideration?
Do secondary batteries haveidentifications indicating a
type?

Entire unit

Is the proportion of
post-consumer recycledplastic calculated as apercentage by mass of thetotal plastic (wt%) or reused
plastic components, or thosecombination stated in the
product information or data
sheet (indicated in intervalsof 0-1%, 1-5%, 5-10%,
10-15%, 15-20%, etc. (in 5%
intervals)?

All assemblies(without modules
and containers forcolourants)

C: Longevity
C1
Are at least 50% ofcomponents of equipment,
excluding standard parts,
used as common parts which
are identical to those inother models of the samegeneration and the same
performance category of thesame manufacturer?
C2
Is use of recycled assemblies
or parts scheduled or
permitted?

C3

Can modules or containers
for colourants be replaced
separately for each colour?

Casing parts,
chassis, modules
for colourants
Entire unit
(Plastic partscontained inreused complex
assemblies are notincluded.)Internal battery

M

Yes/
No

M

Yes/
No

M

M

Yes/
No
Yes/
No
 No
applicablebattery
Yes/
No

M

contributes to resource saving
and the use within the scope ofavailability is strongly desirable.
Appendix 1 of the EU WEEE
Directive defines a series ofcomponents that must be
removed from old, separately
collected electrical devices.

The marking of plastics shallenable all recycling companies tosort plastics by type.

Secondary batteries need to be
identified in order to promotecollection and recycling thereof.

The following parts may be
excluded from the calculation of
the proportion: printed circuitboards, cables, connectors,
electronic components, opticalcomponents, electrostatic
discharge (ESD) components,
electromagnetic interference(EMI) components, and biobased
plastic materials.
Stating in Form 3 and submitting
it to Eco Mark Office is
acceptable.

Entire unit

M

Yes/
No

Entire unit
M

Modules forcolourants,
containers forcolourants
Not applied toportableequipment

Yes/
No
Yes/
No

M

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□Not covered.
(No use ofmodules forcolourants,
containers forcolourants,
single-color
machine,portableequipment)This means that the
manufacturer should be willing
to reuse assemblies andcomponents as spare parts or
ETN (Equivalent To New) parts
under his responsibility.
The separate replacement bycolor contributes to saving ofmaterials. Portable devices meansmall and light-weight printers,
etc. which include mobile
printers.

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C4

C5

The design (constructive,
software-based or in othermeasures) has notprevented the use ofrefurbished modules forcolourants and containers ofcolourant.

Entire unit

Can modules for colourants
be reused?

Modules forcolourants

Yes/
No
M

Yes/
No
M

C6

When batteries installed inequipment reach the end of
their life or are repaired,replacement or removal
thereof shall be possible,
without removing an entire
printed circuit board, etc. on
which the batteries aremounted.
D. Resource Saving
D1
Devices shall be designed inconsideration of weight
reduction/volume reduction.

Printed circuitboard, etc.
M

Products

Specifically, is a comparison
with a conventional machineof a same type (or standard
machine) made in terms ofweight reduction or volume
reduction rate, etc.?
However, if no conventional
machine having equivalentfunctionality is present, acomparison with aconventional machine does
not apply. The equivalentfunctionality refers to an
equipment configuration inwhich the printing method,
IPM, corresponding papersize, etc. are identical.

Are all “M” requirements satisfied and “Yes” answers
given to them?

<For Your Reference>

B8□Not covered.
(No use ofmodules forcolourants,
containers forcolourant)

M

This item is not to guarantee theuse of all recycled colourant
cartridges and colourant
containers sold by othercompanies, but to clarify that thedesign of equipment does notprevent the use of such by the
special measures.
Reuse must not be prevented byconstructive measures.

□Not covered.
(No use ofmodules forcolourants)

Yes/
No
 No
applicablebattery

A structure that allows easy
replacement of batteries at theend of their life leads to
avoidance of disposal of theequipment and to a longer life.

Yes/
This results in weightNo
reduction/volume reduction ofdevices.
□No
conventional
machinehavingequivalentfunctionality
is present.
Comparison with equipment used inconventional machines
Name of conventional
machineRate of weight reduction
Rate of volume reduction

Either the rate of weight reduction or rate ofvolume reduction may serve the purpose.
M

Yes/
No

Appendix 1

As a minimum, the following substances, mixtures, and components have to be removed from any
separately collected waste electrical/electronic equipment.
(Annex VII of Revised WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU Directive))
—

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) containing capacitors in accordance with Council Directive
96/59/EC of 16 September 1996 on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinatedterphenyls (PCB/PCT),
mercury containing components, such as switches or backlighting lamps,
batteries,
printed circuit boards of mobile phones generally, and of other devices if the surface of the printed
circuit board is greater than 10 square centimetres,
toner cartridges, liquid and paste, as well as colour toner,
plastic containing brominated flame retardants,
asbestos waste and components which contain asbestos,cathode ray tubes,
chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFC),
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—
—
—
—

—

—

gas discharge lamps,
liquid crystal displays (together with their casing where appropriate) of a surface greater than 100
square centimetres and all those back-lighted with gas discharge lamps,
external electric cables,
components containing refractory ceramic fibres as described in Commission Directive 97/69/EC of
5 December 1997 adapting to technical progress for the 23rd time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on
the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to theclassification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances,components containing radioactive substances with the exception of components that are below theexemption thresholds set in Article 3 of and Annex I to Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May
1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the generalpublic against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation,
electrolyte capacitors containing substances of concern (height > 25 mm, diameter > 25 mm or
proportionately similar volume).

These substances, mixtures and parts shall be disposed of or recovered in compliance with Directive
2008/98/EC.

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Appendix 2 Packaging material checklist■List of packaging material used for the product.
Indicate a name, weight, ratio of recycled materials in use of packaging materials thatare used per product.
No.

Packaging material used for the productRatio of recycledmaterial in productweight[g]

1
2
3

%
%
%
Total

Entry examples of the packaging materials in use: cardboard, polyethylene, foamed polystyrene, pulp mold.

■Packaging material checklist
It is determined that the product conforms to the criteria if it implements (“Yes”) all
requirements (excluding Should items).
No.

1

2

3

4
5
6

7

8

Compliance

Requirement
The product has been designed inconsideration of weight reduction/volume
reductionYes/No

Specifically, is a comparison with aconventional machine of a same type (orstandard machine) made in terms of weight
reduction or volume reduction rate, etc.?
However, if no conventional machine having
equivalent functionality is present, acomparison with a conventional machine does
not apply. The equivalent functionality refers
to an equipment configuration in which theprinting method, IPM, corresponding papersize, etc. are identical.

Comparison with packaging materials used forconventional machine
Name of conventional machine
Rate of weight reduction
Rate of volume reduction

You may enter any of the weight reduction rate or volume
reduction rate.

No conventional machinefunctionality is present.

Is the product designed giving consideration
to use of recycled materials?
(Waste paper, recycled plastic, etc.)
Is the product designed giving consideration
so that the amount of ink to be used inprinting on a surface of packaging materials
is reduced?
Is the product such designed that sharing ofmaterials is promoted?

Yes/No

Yes/No

Is the product designed giving consideration
to selection of a material that is easy torecycle or reuse?
If dissimilar materials are used in
combination, is the product such designedthat separation of parts is easy?

Yes/No

Yes/No[Should]Yes/No

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Usage of ink, etc. can be reduced
by adoption of a design that
reduces a printing area.

It is desirable to select a material
that consumers can easily send torecycling, etc.

dissimilar materials

Is there a system for collection and reuse or
recycling of packaging materials?

If any recycled material is used,indicate it in the above list.

Yes/No

No combined use of

Are materials to be used in packaging selected
so that use of any chemical substances which
affect the environment is avoided or reduced?

equivalentYes/No

Yes/No

Whether materials are indicated according to
the regulations or JIS standard, etc., so thatthe product can be easily recycled or reused.

having

It is desirable to share materials by
products of a same company or
standardize packaging materials used
for a same product.

(Non-use of polymers containing halogens, CFC,
HCFC, etc. (Appendix 3))

9Remarks

Dissimilar materials herein statedrefer to metals and plastics, paper
and plastics, etc., and do not mean adifference by a type of plastic.
It is necessary to provide anappropriate indication so that
consumers can send the product torecycling, etc.

If any chemical substance that
affects the environment is used, it
will be a problem when the
product is recycled or disposed of.
As stated in the considerations of Act
for Promoting Green Purchasing, it isdesirable that the product has acollection/recycling system.

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Appendix 3 Substances Specified in “Packaging material checklist” No.8
CFC5s Group I, Annex A ofMontreal Protocol
Other Group I, Annex B of
CFCs the same Protocol

Group II, Annex B of
the same Protocol
Group III, Annex B of
the same Protocol
HCFC Group I, Annex C of
the same Protocol

Trichlorofluoromethane
Dichlorodifluoromethane
Trichlorotrifluoroethane
Chlorotrifluoromethane
Pentachlorofluoromethane
Tetrachlorodifluoroethane
Heptachlorofluoropropane
Hexachlorodifluorpropane
Carbon Tetrachloride

Dichlorotetrafluoroethane
Chloropentafluoroethane
Pentachlorotrifluoropropane
Tetrachlorotetrafluoropropane
Trichloropentafluoropropane
Dichlorohexafluoropropane
Chloroheptafluoropropane

1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Dichlorofluoromethane
Chlorodifluoromethane
Chlorofluoromethane
Tetrachlorofluoroethane
Trichlorodifluoroethane
Dichlorotrifluoroethane
Chlorotetrafluoroethane
Trichlorofluoroethane
Dichlorodifluoroethane
Chlorotrifluoroethane
Dichlorofluoroethane
Chlorodifluoroethane
Chlorofluoroethane
Hexachlorofluoropropane
Pentachlorodifluoropropane
Tetrachlorotrifluoropropane
Trichlorotetrafluoropropane

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Dichloropentafluoropropane
Chlorohexafluoropropane
Pentachlorofluoropropane
Tetrachlorodifluoropropane
Trichlorotrifluoropropane
Dichlorotetrafluoropropane
Chloropentafluoropropane
Tetrachlorofluoropropane
Trichlorodifluoropropane
Dichlorotrifluoropropane
Chlorotetrafluoropropane
Trichlorofluoropropane
Dichlorodifluoropropane
Chlorotrifluoropropane
Dichlorofluoropropane
Chlorodifluoropropane
Chlorofluoropropane