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Guide on green public procurement

Vacuum Cleaners

This guide is based on the January 2015 edition of the Blue Angel eco-label criteria for vacuum cleaners (DE-UZ 188).

Despite careful fact checking, this document may contain errors and thus we cannot guarantee its accuracy, completeness or currency. Any publisher liability for any conse-quences arising from the information contained in this document is likewise excluded.

You are permitted to copy or otherwise use the information in this guide, provided that such information is not falsified or otherwise misused.

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Contents

1. Introduction 6

2. How to use this guide 6

3. Scope 7

4. Proof of compliance 7

5. Environmental requirements 9

6. Tender evaluation 13

Annex: Tenderer questionnaire concerning green public procurement of vacuum cleaners 14


1. Introduction

The new EU regulation concerning energy labelling of vacuum cleaners (Regulation (EU) No 665/2013) requires manufacturers and suppliers to issue EU energy labels for vacuum cleaners. The regulation is being implemented in two stages, as from 1 Sep-tember 2014 and as from 1 September 2017. The EU energy label for vacuum cleaners contains the following information for each device: the energy efficiency class for aver-age annual power consumption; the clean-ing performance class for carpets and hard floors; and the sound power level.

Under the new law, vacuum cleaners must also meet minimum energy efficiency re-quirements. The new EU regulation on eco-design requirements for vacuum clean-ers (Regulation (EU) No 666/2013) contains provisions concerning what is referred to as maximum rated input power. For exam-ple, as from September 2014 and Septem-ber 2017, this rated input power of vacuum cleaners must be lower than 1600 and 900 watts respectively.

Consumers have, apart from energy label-ling, other options that allow for the identifi-cation of energy efficient vacuum cleaners.

2. How to use this guide

This guide contains key information and recommendations for contracting authori-ties concerning the incorporation of envi-ronmental considerations into tender and contractual documents. The tenderer ques-tionnaire concerning green procurement of vacuum cleaners (annexed hereto and available as a Microsoft Word document from https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/economics-consumption/green-pub-lic-procurement) is intended for use as an annex to the specifications. To this end, in terms of the environmental requirements for the deliverables in question, you need only include the relevant reference in the

specifications in order to meet the legal re-quirement that the deliverables be described clearly and completely. The tenderer ques-tionnaire is also intended to serve as proof of compliance. The tender wording in this regard could go as follows:

In order to be taken into consideration for the contract award decision in question, vacu-um cleaners must meet the minimum criteria pursuant to the attached tenderer question-naire on green public procurement of vacuum cleaners. The evaluation criteria referred to in the questionnaire will be applied to the ten-der evaluation process. By way of proof, you

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are to submit a completed questionnaire for each tendered product along with the man-dated elements of proof. You may forego such proof if the product in question bears the Blue Angel DE-UZ 188 eco-label. Such proof can

1 Verordnung über die Vergabe öffentlicher Aufträge (Vergabeverordnung – VgV) in der Fassung der Verordnung zur Modernisierung des Vergaberechts (Vergaberechtsmodernisierungsverordnung – VergRMod-VO)1 vom 12. April 2016 (BGBl. Jg. 2016 Teil I Nr. 16, p. 624) on the basis of §§ 113 und 114 Abs. Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbes-chränkungen, as amended by Article 1(2) of Gesetz vom 17. Februar 2016 (BGBl. Jg. 2016 Teil I Nr. 8, p. 203).

likewise be foregone if the product in ques-tion bears an equivalent eco-label that meets all minimum criteria listed in the tender ques-tionnaire.

3. Scope

This guide applies to both household and commercial vacuum cleaners.

This guide does not apply to the following types of apparatuses:

▸ Wet, wet and dry, and battery operated vacuum cleaners

▸ Robot, industrial and central vacuum cleaners

▸ Floor polishers and outdoor vacuum cleaners

4. Proof of compliance

When issuing tenders, contracting author-ities have the option to determine that ten-derers can demonstrate compliance with the relevant performance requirements by submitting certificates from a conformity assessment body pursuant to Article 33 Pro-

curement Regulation1 (VgV 2016) or via la-bels pursuant to Article 34 VgV and Article 24 UVgO 2017.


4.1 Proving conformity via cer-tification from a conformity assessment body

Pursuant to Article 33 Procurement Reg-ulation (VgV), conformity with technical requirements can be substantiated by a conformity assessment body2 such as TÜV, VDE, of a certified test lab, or by a certificate of conformity issued by such a body. In cas-es where a contracting authority stipulates that certification must be issued by a par-ticular conformity assessment body, such authority must also recognize certificates of conformity issued by equivalent conformity assessment bodies (Article 33(1)(sentence 2)). Contracting authorities are also required to allow other forms of proof such as manu-facturers’ technical documentation pursu-ant to Article 33(2) Procurement Regulation (VgV) 2016. This presupposes the following:

▸ That the tenderer does not have access to the required certifications or to proof supplied by an equivalent body; or

▸ That the tenderer’s inability to obtain proof from a conformity assessment body by the relevant tender deadline was due to circumstances beyond the tenderer’s control.

In both such scenarios, the burden of proof rests on the tenderer – which means that if he is unable to prove that the delivera-bles being offered do not meet the mandat-ed technical requirements, the tenderer will be excluded from the contract award proce-dure.

2 A conformity assessment involves verifying and certifying conformity with the requirements that are mandated for a given product or service. The organizations that perform this service are known as conformity assessment bodies and are accredited for this purpose – which means that the expertise of such organizations has been verified by an independent organization.

4.2 Proof via labels Under the Procurement Regulation (VgV 2016), contracting authorities have the op-tion to require compliance with the techni-cal specifications of a specific label such as the Blue Angel eco-label (VgV 2016, UVgO 2017). In such cases, contracting authorities are also required to accept labels that man-date equivalent requirements for the deliv-erables in question (Article 34(4) VgV 2016, Article 24(4) UVgO 2017). This holds true in particular for labels from other EU mem-ber states. In cases where the deliverables in question do not need to meet the totali-ty of the requirements mandated by a given label, then the public procurement office in question must specify which label require-ments are to be met (Article 34(3) Procure-ment Regulation (VgV) 2016; Article 24 (3) UVgO 2017)).

In cases where a tenderer is unable to pro-vide, by a reasonable deadline and for rea-sons beyond the tenderer’s control, either the mandated label or an equivalent thereof, the contracting authority must accept oth-er suitable forms of proof such as technical documentation or a test report from a recog-nized body (Article 34(5) Procurement Reg-ulation (VgV) 2016); Article 24(3) 5 UVgO 2017). In such cases it falls to the tenderer to prove that the alternative form of proof in question meets the requirements of the rele-vant label.

4.3 Recommended evidential requirements

Exclusive verification of compliance with the performance specifications by a label, such

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as the Blue Angel environmental label, can only be recommended if there is a sufficient number of products from different manu-facturers that bear the label. Only then, a competition amongst the tenderers can be guaranteed. Hence when it comes to vacuum cleaner procurement, contracting authori-ties should first check the Blue Angel website (www.blauer-engel.de) to determine whether a sufficient number of products (e.g. four or more) bear the Blue Angel eco-label and are commercially available. If this proves not to be the case, then in addition to the Blue An-

3 COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 665/2013 of 3 May 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of vacuum cleaners:

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:192:0001:0023:EN:PDF

gel eco-label or equivalent eco-labels, indi-vidual substantiations should be accepted as proof of compliance with the performance specifications. Such proof can take the form of, for example, certificates from conformity assessment bodies (e.g. test-lab test results) or manufacturers’ technical documentation.

The tenderer questionnaire that is annexed to this guide takes all three of these substan-tiation options into account, i.e. Blue Angel eco-label, equivalent label, and individual substantiations.

5. Environmental requirements

In the following, a distinction is made be-tween environmental requirements for con-tractual deliverables in the form of mini-mum or evaluation criteria (see section 5.1) and environmental requirements pertaining to contract performance (see section 5.2).

5.1 Environmental require-ments pertaining to contractual deliverables

5.1.1. Rated input power Criterion: Minimum

Proof of compliance: Blue Angel eco-la-bel for vacuum cleaners (DE-UZ 188), equivalent label, or product documen-tation pursuant to Regulation (EU) No

665/20133 (EU energy label product data sheet)

The maximum rated input power of vacu-um cleaners, while used on carpets or hard floors, is 900 watts. This input power is to be measured in accordance with EN 60335-1, EN 60335-2-2 and EN 60335-2-69.

Each device’s rated input power is to be in-dicated.

5.1.2. Energy efficiency

Criterion: Minimum

Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 665/2013, the energy efficiency class of vacuum clean-



ers must meet the requirements of class A or better.

Average annual energy consumption is to be indicated in kWh per year, as required by energy efficiency labelling regulations.

and

Criterion: Evaluation

The award criteria should factor in mean an-nual power consumption, via either life cy-cle costs, or directly via the value measured (see Section 6).

Proof of compliance: Blue Angel eco-label for vacuum cleaners (DE-UZ 188), equiv-alent label, or product documentation pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 665/2013 (EU energy label product data sheet)

5.1.3. Dust pick up on carpets and hard floors

Criterion: Minimum

Proof of compliance: Blue Angel eco-la-bel for vacuum cleaners (DE-UZ 188), equivalent label, or product documen-tation pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 665/2013 (EU energy label product data sheet)

Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 665/2013, the cleaning performance class of vacuum cleaners on carpets and on hard floors with crevices is to be defined and is to meet the requirements of class C or better.

5.1.4. Dust re-emission

Criterion: Minimum

Proof of compliance: Blue Angel eco-la-bel for vacuum cleaners (DE-UZ 188),

equivalent label, or product documen-tation pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 665/2013 (EU energy label product data sheet)

Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 665/2013, the dust re-emission class of vacuum clean-ers is to be determined and for household devices is to meet the requirements of class A or better, and for commercial vacuum cleaners is to meet the requirements of class C or better.

The fields of use of such devices are to be determined as mandated by Directive 2006/42/EC.

5.1.5. Noise emissions

Criterion: Minimum

Proof of compliance: Blue Angel eco-la-bel for vacuum cleaners (DE-UZ 188), equivalent label, or product documen-tation pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 665/2013 (EU energy label product data sheet)

Noise emissions (sound power levels) on carpets are not to exceed 75 dBA (at 1 pW).

The noise emissions of devices with elec-trical, mechanical or airflow driven active cleaning heads pursuant to DIN EN 60312-1 section 3.4 are not to exceed 80 dBA (at 1pW).

Noise levels are to be measured in accord-ance with DIN EN 60704-1, DIN EN 60704-3 and DIN EN 60704-2-1.

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5.1.6 Material requirements concern-ing the plastics used in hous-ings, housing components, and accessories

Criterion: Minimum

Proof of compliance: Blue Angel eco-la-bel for vacuum cleaners (DE-UZ 188), equivalent label, or manufacturer’s dec-laration

In plastic constitutive components, no sub-stances are to be used that are classified as follows:

a) Class 1A or 1B carcinogens pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1272/20084

b) Class 1A or 1B mutagens pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1272/2008

c) Class 1A or 1B reprotoxic substanc-es pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1272/2008

d) Substance of particular concern on any other grounds pursuant to REACH An-nex XIII criteria, insofar as such sub-stance is listed in the candidate list5 in REACH Article 59(1).

Halogen containing polymers are not to be used for any purpose, and halogenated organic compounds are not to be used as flame retardants. No flame retardants are to be used that Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008,

4 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures. The harmonized classifications and labels for hazardous substances can be found in Annex VI part 3 Regulation

(EC) No 1272/2008. In addition, a complete classification and labeling index containing all proprietary manu-facturer rankings for hazardous substances is available to the general public from the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) website: https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/clp/cl-inventory.

5 The candidate list that is in force at the time the application is submitted applies. The most recent candidate list is available at: https://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/candidate-list-table.

classifies as very toxic to aquatic organisms and to which R 50/53 or H410 are ascribed.

The following elements are exempt from this rule:

▸ Process related and technically una-voidable impurities.

▸ Fluroorganic additives such as an-ti-dripping reagents that are used to improve the physical characteristics of plastic, insofar as a 0.5 weight percent-age is not exceeded.

▸ Plastic parts weighing 25 grams or less.

5.1.7. Durability

Criterion: Minimum

Proof of compliance: Blue Angel eco-la-bel for vacuum cleaners (DE-UZ 188), equivalent label, or test report

Vacuum cleaners must meet the following requirements:

▸ The lifetime of their motors must be at least 600 hours.

▸ Their power nozzles must have a life-time of at least 600 drum rotations (or 1,200 falls from a height of 80 cm).

▸ The lifetime of their suction hoses must amount to at least 40,000 oscillations.

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▸ The devices must be able to withstand an impact test on doorways and posts amounting to at least 500 cycles.

Testing of the above is to be conducted in ac-cordance with DIN EN 60312:2008-11.

5.1.8. Maintenance and recycling friendly design

Criterion: Evaluation


The devices are to be designed and built in such a way that they can be readily re-paired, as well as dismantled so as to readi-ly and quickly allow recyclable components to be sorted. This means the following:

▸ It is to be possible to loosen the relevant connections using conventional tools, and such connections are to be readily accessible.

▸ Plastics are to be made from a single polymer, and plastic parts weighing more than 25 grams are to be labelled in accordance with ISO 11469, so as to readily allow for sorting.

▸ A dismantling manual for companies that handle end-of-life devices is to be provided, with the goal of recovering the maximum amount of resources.

6 See Article 128 German Fair Trading Act (GWB), which states as follows: “Contracting authorities shall further-more be entitled to mandate contract performance terms and conditions that are specific to a given contract/order, provided that such terms and conditions are related to the contractual deliverables (pursuant to Article 127(3)) and stem from the relevant tender or contract award documentation. Specifically, such conditions can re-late to the following: innovation; environmental, social and/or procurement policy considerations; the protection of confidential information.”

5.1.9. Spare parts provisioning

Criterion: Minimum


The tenderer is to guarantee that the spare parts needed to repair the apparatus will be kept in stock for at least eight years from the time that production ceases.

“Spare parts” means parts that typically fail in connection with usual product use. Parts whose lifetime normally exceeds that of the product itself do not qualify as spare parts.

5.2 Contract performance requirements

The condition referred to below should be incorporated into tender documents as con-tractual conditions.6

5.2.1. After-sales service

Tenderers are required to provide device us-ers with technical support.

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6. Tender evaluation

7 See Article 16(6) 8 VOL/A 2009, Article 127 GWB 2016, in conjunction with Article 58(2) Procurement Regula-tion (VgV 2016).

8 See Article 67 Procurement Regulation (VgV 2016).

9 See Article 59 Procurement Regulation (VgV 2016).

10 For a practical guide to life cycle costing and a list of suitable life cycle costing tools, see the series of training documents titled Umweltfreundliche Beschaffung and therein Einführung in die Berechnung der Lebenszykluskosten und deren Nutzung im Beschaffungsprozess (http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikationen/umweltfreundliche-beschaffung-schulungsskript-5).

Tender evaluations may take into account criteria justified by the subject of the con-tract, such as environmental characteristics and life cycle costs.7

For the procurement of energy related prod-ucts, energy efficiency is to be adequately taken into account as a procurement crite-rion.8 This can be done by factoring in life cycle costs9 or by evaluating specific power consumption data.10

In cases where life cycle costs are taken into account for vacuum cleaners, apart from the purchase price it is particularly important that energy costs during the device’s us-

age phase and the cost of replacing vacuum cleaner bags also be taken into account. In such cases, it is advisable to define a specific usage pattern when calling for tenders (e.g. a set number of daily operating hours) and to use this parameter as a basis for request-ing information concerning device power consumption and the vacuum cleaner bags that are used (frequency and cost). Life cycle costs can be calculated using one of the cal-culation tools that is available here:

https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/top-ics/economics-consumption/green-procure-ment/life-cycle-costing

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Annex: Tenderer questionnaire concerning green public procurement of vacuum cleaners

Tender title

Tenderer

Tenderer’s address

Does the product have the Blue Angel eco-label?

If the vacuum cleaner has Blue Angel eco-label certification (DE-UZ 188;11 January 2015 version), the criteria indicated below are deemed to have been met. In such cases, the remainder of the questionnaire can be skipped. However, the figures requested in the questionnaire must be pro-vided, and must be confirmed by the tenderer. Label use contract no.:

Yes

Does the product have an equivalent label?

The vacuum cleaner bears an equivalent label. Label name: If this is the case, you can submit an equivalent label as an alter-native. Using the following questionnaire and the substantiations required by it as a basis, you must show that your label is the equivalent of the mandated label.

Yes

The product does not have an equivalent label

The vacuum cleaner has neither the Blue Angel eco-label for vacu-um cleaners nor an equivalent label. Using the following questionnaire and the substantiations re-quired by it as a basis, you must show that your product meets the mandated requirements.

Yes

11 Criteria for the granting of the Blue Angel eco-label for vacuum cleaners (DE-UZ 188); https://www.blauer-engel.de/en/products/electric-devices/staubsauger

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Environmental requirements pertaining to contractual deliverables

Vacuum cleaners must meet the following requirements for the contractual product in ques-tion. If your product does not meet the specified minimum criteria, your offer will be exclud-ed from consideration.12

No. Criterion Comments

Proof sub-mitted?13 to be completed by the tenderer)

1 Rated input power

The device’s rated input power while being used to clean carpet or hard floors amounts to 900 or less watts.This input power was measured in accord-ance with EN 60335-1, EN 60335-2-2 and EN 60335-2-69.Rated input power = _______ watts

Minimum criterionProof of compli-ance: Product documentation pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 665/201314 (EU energy label product data sheet)

2 Energy efficiency

Devices that fall into Energy Efficiency Class A or better, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 665/2013. Mean annual power consumption amounts to: Power consumption = _______ kWh


12 See §31 Procurement Regulation (VgV); Verordnung über die Vergabe öffentlicher Aufträge (Vergabeverordnung – VgV) in der Fassung der Verordnung zur Modernisierung des Vergaberechts (Vergaberechtsmodernisierungsver-ordnung – VergRMod-VO)1 vom 12. April 2016 (BGBl. Jg. 2016 Teil I Nr. 16, p. 624)

13 Proof is to be submitted in the form of the questionnaires in the documents listed under “Comments.”14 COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 665/2013 of 3 May 2013 supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU

of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of vacuum cleaners: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:192:0001:0023:EN:PDF.





Advisory for contracting authorities: for information concerning power consumption as an evaluation criterion, see sections 5.1.2 and 6 of Guide on green public procurement: Vacuum Cleaners

3 Dust pick up on carpets and hard floors

Dust pick up on carpets equates to cleaning performance class C or better, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 665/2013.


Dust pick up on hard floors with crevices equates to cleaning performance class C or better, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 665/2013.


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4 Dust re-emission

For household vacuum cleaners pursuant to Directive 2006/42/EU: The devices fall into dust re-emission class A or better, in accord-ance with Regulation (EU) No 665/2013.


For commercial vacuum cleaners pursuant to Directive 2006/42/EU: The devices fall into dust re-emission class C or better, in accord-ance with Regulation (EU) No 665/2013.


5 Noise emissions

Noise emissions (sound power levels) on car-pet are not to exceed 75 dBA (at 1 pW). Sound power levels are to be measured in accordance with DIN EN 60704-1, DIN EN 60704-3, DIN EN 60704-2-1, and DIN EN 60335-2-69.





For devices with electrical, mechanical or air-flow driven active cleaning heads in accord-ance with DIN EN 60312-1 section 3.4: Noise emissions (sound power levels) on carpet are not to exceed 80 dBA (at 1 pW). Sound power levels are to be measured in accordance with DIN EN 60704-1, DIN EN 60704-3, DIN EN 60704-2-1, and DIN EN 60335-2-69.


6Material requirements concerning the plastics used in housings, housing components, and accessories

In plastic constituitive components, no sub-stances are to be used that are classified as follows: a) Class 1A or 1B carcinogens pursuant to

Regulation (EU) No 1272/200815 b) Class 1A or 1B mutagens pursuant to Regu-

lation (EU) No 1272/2008c) Class 1A or 1B reprotoxic substances pur-

suant to Regulation (EU) No 1272/2008d) Substance of particular concern on any

other grounds pursuant to REACH Annex XIII criteria, insofar as such substance is listed in the candidate list16 in REACH Article 59(1).

Minimum criterionProof of compli-ance: manufac-turer’s declara-tion

15 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures. The harmonized classifications and labels for hazardous substances can be found in Annex VI part 3 Regulation

(EC) No 1272/2008. In addition, a complete classification and labeling index containing all proprietary manu-facturer rankings for hazardous substances is available to the general public from the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) website: https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/clp/cl-inventory.

16 The candidate list that is in force at the time the application is submitted applies. The most recent candidate list is available at: https://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/candidate-list-table.

https://echa.europa.eu/regulations/clp/cl-inventory

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Halogen containing polymers are not to be used, and halogenated organic compounds are not to be used as flame retardants. No flame retardants are to be used that Regula-tion (EC) No 1272/2008, classifies as very tox-ic to aquatic organisms and to which R 50/53 or H410 are ascribed. The following elements are exempt from this rule:

▸ Process related and technically unavoida-ble impurities.

▸ Fluroorganic additives such as anti-drip-ping reagents that are used to improve the physical characteristics of plastics insofar as a 0.5 weight percentage is not to exceeded.

▸ Plastic parts weighing 25 grams or less.

7 Durability

The durability requirements for vacuum clean-ers are as follows:

▸ The lifetime of the device motor is to be 600 hours or greater, in accordance with DIN EN 60312:2008-11.17

▸ The cleaning heads must be able to withstand at least 600 drum rotations (or 1,200 falls from a height of 80 cm).

▸ The lifetime of the suction hoses must amount to at least 40,000 oscillations.

▸ The devices must be able to withstand an impact test on doorways and posts amounting to at least 500 cycles.

Minimum criterionProof of compli-ance: test report

17 During the test, the vacuum cleaner is operated with its floor head attached and is run in multiple cycles con-sisting of the following: 14 minutes and 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off. The floor head is placed 1 cm above the floor. If the vacuum cleaner is equipped with a rotary brush, it must also be put into operation during the test, but without touching the floor. The filters are changed after between 95 and 105 hours of operation.




8 Maintenance and recycling-friendly design

The devices are to be designed and built in such a way that they can be readily repaired, as well as dismantled so as to readily and quickly allow recyclable components to be sorted. This means the following:

▸ It is to be possible to loosen the relevant connections using conventional tools, whereby such connections are to be readi-ly accessible.

▸ Plastics are to be made from a single poly-mer, and plastic parts weighing more than 25 grams are to be labelled in accordance with ISO 11469, so as to readily allow for sorting.

▸ A dismantling manual for companies that handle end-of-life devices is to be provided, with the goal of recovering the maximum amount resources.

Evaluation criterionProof of compli-ance: manufac-turer’s declara-tion

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9 Spare parts provisioning

The tenderer is to guarantee that the spare parts needed to repair the device will be kept in stock for at least eight years as from phase-out of the device. “Spare parts” means parts that typically fail in connection with usual product use. Parts whose lifetime normally exceeds that of the product itself do not qualify as spare parts.

Minimum c riterionProof of compli-ance: manufac-turer’s declara-tion

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