TANDBERG equipment is sold in Italy by dealers. The dealer acts as the importer of the equipment into Italy. Thus the dealer has the legal responsibility to:

• Register as the WEEE producer in Italy

• Finance arrangements for collection and recycling of WEEE arising from TANDBERG equipment that the dealer sells in Italy

Under the Italian Decree to implement 2002/96/EC Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive which came into force on August 13th 2005, for equipment that you buy from a TANDBERG dealer after December 31st 2008, the dealer is required to finance the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE that your new purchase replaces, on a one-for-one, like-for-like basis*. This is providing the weight of the old equipment is less than double that of the new purchase. The old equipment that your new purchase from the TANDBERG dealer replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE. Under the Italian Decree, this take-back system will be established in 2008.

Under the Decree, the dealer is also required to finance the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and electronic equipment that you buy from the dealer after December 31st 2008, 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 Italy

		* TANDBERG customers are advised that TANDBERG does not regard flat-screen monitors that it sells as a like-for-like replacement for cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors. Customers with old CRTs MUST arrange for them to be collected and disposed of separately as hazardous waste.

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 are:

• You pay for transportation of your WEEE to TANDBERG’s appointed recycler in Italy.

• TANDBERG pays for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the WEEE to meet the targets set by the Italian Decree.

• TANDBERG pays for the costs of data management and reporting to the Ministry of Environment to demonstrate compliance with all administrative requirements of the Italian Decree

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 facility in Italy . All Historic and New WEEE that arises from the purchase of TANDBERG products is classed as non-hazardous waste**.

** TANDBERG customers sending equipment for recycling are advised that you MUST remove all batteries PRIOR to collection to avoid the equipment being classed as hazardous waste.

It is your responsibility to arrange and pay for costs of collection and transportation to EARN. In order to meet Italian regulations for waste disposal, you should use one of the following carriers (which will hold a valid Waste Carriers License prior to producer take-back obligations beginning in Italy):

Waste Carrier Name	Telephone Number	E-mail
Kuehne + Nagel on behalf of S.Eco Servizi Ecologici ARL	045 8204880	venditeol@tecser.it

Please click on the link below to download the recycling label you should use. Please complete this label with your company details and attach it to a suitable box for transport to EARN.

		WEEE Reporting Recycling Data for TANDBERG Equipment in Italy

Under Article 13 of the Decree, TANDBERG dealers must provide annual information of the quantities and categories of electrical and electronic equipment put on the market, reused, recycled and recovered within Italy.

The first WEEE recycling report will cover the period 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.

Category	Equipment Sold	Collected	Reused		Recycled		Recovered
	Tonnes	Tonnes	Tonnes	%	Tonnes	%	Tonnes	%
1. Large Household Appliances
2. Small Household Appliances
3. IT and Telecommunications Equipment
4. Consumer Equipment
5. Lighting Equipment
6. Electrical and Electronic Tools
7. Toys, Leisure and Sports Equipment
8. Medical Devices
9. Monitoring and Control Instruments
10. Automatic Dispensers