TANDBERG equipment is sold in the Czech Republic by dealers. The dealer imports the equipment into the Czech Republic. Thus the dealer has the legal responsibility to:

• Register as the WEEE producer in the Czech Republic
• provide arrangements for arrangements for collection and recycling of WEEE arising from TANDBERG equipment that the dealer sells in the Czech Republic

Under Act 352/2005 on the details of management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), for equipment that you buy from a TANDBERG dealer after August 13th 2005, the dealer is required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE that your new purchase replaces, on a one-for-one, like-for-like basis. The old equipment that your new purchase from the TANDBERG dealer replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE.

Under Act 352/2005, the dealer is also required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and electronic equipment that you buy from the dealer after August 13th 2005, when that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE.

TANDBERG has decided to provide WEEE collection and recycling on behalf of its dealers in the Czech Republic.

TANDBERG products are very competitively priced. Any new increase in operating costs for manufacturers such as TANDBERG is normally reflected in a price increase in the product. However, instead of increasing the prices of our products, TANDBERG has decided to share these new environmental costs directly with our customers. We believe in being transparent with you on any new environmental costs that our products need to address.

Our approach to sharing these new environmental costs is:

• TANDBERG pays for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the WEEE to meet the targets set by Act 352/2005;
• TANDBERG pays for the costs of data management and reporting to the Ministry of Environment Department of Waste Managment to demonstrate compliance with all administrative requirements of Act 352/2005;
• you pay for transportation of your WEEE to TANDBERG's appointed recycler in the Czech Republic.

TANDBERG has established a recycling contract with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the equipment on arrival at the EARN recycling facility in Austria. All New WEEE that arises from the purchase of TANDBERG products is classed as non-hazardous waste.

It is your responsibility to arrange and pay for costs of collection and transportation to the recycler. In order to meet the requirements under Act 185/2001 for waste disposal , you should use one of the following carriers (which hold a valid Waste Carriers licence):

In order to help EARN identify TANDBERG equipment upon arrival at the recycler's address, please download the Recycling Label for Czech Customers. Complete the label with your company details and attach it to a suitable box for transport to EARN.

Recycling Label for Czech Customers

Under Section 11 of of Act 352/2005, TANDBERG dealers must provide annual information on the quantities and categories of electrical and electronic equipment put on the market, reused, recycled and recovered within the Czech Republic.

The first WEEE recycling report will cover the year 2008. EARN will prepare the recycling data report for TANDBERG. Information in the EARN recycling data report will be summarised on the TANDBERG website when it becomes available.