Reach - compliance statement – Toshiba SATELLITE A500 User Manual
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User’s Manual
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A500/A500D series
Disposing of the computer and the computer’s batteries
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Discard this computer in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations. For further information, contact your local government.
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This computer contains rechargeable batteries. After repeated use, the
batteries will finally lose their ability to hold a charge and you will need
to replace them. Under certain applicable laws and regulation, it may be
illegal to dispose of old batteries by placing them in the trash.
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Please be kind to our shared environment. Check with your local
government authority for details regarding where to recycle old batteries
or how to dispose of them properly. Disposal of this material may be
regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal, reuse or
recycling information, please contact your local government.
REACH - Compliance Statement
The new European Union (EU) chemical regulation, REACH (Registration,
Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), entered into force
on 1 June 2007. Toshiba will meet all REACH requirements and is
committed to provide our customers with information about the chemical
substances in our products according to REACH regulation.
Please consult the following website
www.toshiba-europe.com/computers/info/reach
for information about the
presence in our articles of substances included on the candidate list
according to article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (“REACH”) in a
concentration above 0.1 % weight by weight.
The new European Union (EU) chemical regulation, REACH (Registration,
Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), entered into force
on 1 June 2007. The candidate list according to Article 59 of REACH was
published on 28th October 2008. REACH requires Toshiba to provide
customers with sufficient information if Substances of Very High Concern
(SVHC) of candidate list are contained in our products in a concentration
above 0.1% weight by weight (w/w).1)The below mentioned SVHC may be
contained in the listed articles in a concentration above 0.1% weight by
weight.