“Components and sub-assemblies” means parts intended to be incorporated into
EUE, and which are not placed on the market as individual parts for end users.
c) “Manufacturer” means any natural or legal person responsible for the conformity of
the equipment with this Directive in view of its placing on the market under his own
name or trademark or for his own use
d) “Authorised representative” means any natural or legal person established in the
Community who, explicitly designated by the manufacturer, acts on his/her behalf
and may be addressed by authorities and bodies in the Community instead of the
manufacturer with regard to the latter’s delegated obligations under this Directive.
e) “Materials” means raw materials, intermediates, auxiliary materials and chemicals
f) “Product design” means the set of processes that transforms requirements into the
specification of a product.
g) “Environmental aspect” means an element or function of a product that can interact
with the environment.
h) “Environmental impact” or “impact on the environment” means any change to the
environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from
products
i) “Life cycle” means the consecutive and interlinked stages, of the product from
design to the final disposal.
j) “End of life” means state of a product when it is finally removed from use.
k) “Re-use” means any operation by which EUE or its components, having reached
their end of first use, are used for the same purpose for which they were conceived.
“Re-use” includes the continued use of EUE, which is returned to collection points,
distributors, recyclers or manufacturers, as well as re-use of equipment following
refurbishment.
l) “Recycling” means the reprocessing in a production process of the waste materials
for the original purpose or for other purposes but excluding energy recovery. Energy
recovery means the use of combustible waste as a means to generate energy through
direct incineration with or without other waste but with recovery of the heat.
m) “Recovery” means any of the applicable operations provided for in Annex III.B to
Directive 75/442/EEC as amended.
n) “Waste” means any substance or object in the categories set out in Annex I to
Directive 75/442/EEC as amended which the holder discards or intends or is required
to discard.