The following table provides an index to the Interpretations and Clarifications
of the IEEE 1680 Family of Standards that have been formally issued.
An Interpretation is issued by an IEEE Interpretations Group and becomes a
formal part of the record maintained by IEEE regarding the Standard.
Interpretations do not alter the wording or intent of the Standard, but rather
clarify the wording and intent if ambiguity or potential misunderstanding
exists.
A Clarification is issued by the EPEAT Product Verification Committee (PVC).
Clarifications reflect how the PVC will apply the Standard in the case of a
verification.
If there is any conflict between an Interpretation and a Clarification, the
Interpretations prevails. The table lists each criterion in the Standard and
provides a link to the relevant text in an Interpretations or a Clarifications
document.
PLEASE NOTE: This document provides the IEEE
Interpretations and PVC Clarifications as they affect the 1680 criteria. It is
not the formal record, which includes some additional introductory material.
For the full document, please see the
Clarifications Reports issued by the Product Verification Committee.
For the formal record of the IEEE 1680 Interpretations, please visit
www.ieee.org and search for Standard 1680.
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| CRITERIA-BASED
INTERPRETATIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS |
| Criterion |
Reference |
| 4.1
Reduction/elimination of environmentally sensitive materials |
| 4.1.1
Reduction of use of hazardous substances |
| 4.1.1.1 |
Required—Compliance with provisions of European RoHS Directive upon its
effective date |
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| 4.1.2
Cadmium |
| 4.1.2.1 |
Optional—Elimination of intentionally added
cadmium |
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| 4.1.3
Mercury |
| 4.1.3.1 |
Required—Reporting on amount of mercury used in
light sources |
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| 4.1.3.2 |
Optional—Low threshold for amount of mercury
used in light sources |
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| 4.1.3.3 |
Optional—Elimination of intentionally added
mercury used in light sources |
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| 4.1.4
Lead |
| 4.1.4.1 |
Optional—Elimination of intentionally added lead
in certain applications |
Interpretation
1-5, Interpretation
1-6, Clarification 1-1
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| 4.1.5
Hexavalent chromium |
| 4.1.5.1 |
Optional—Elimination of intentionally added
hexavalent chromium |
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| 4.1.6
Flame retardants and plasticizers |
| 4.1.6.1
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Required—Elimination of intentionally added
SCCP14 flame retardants and plasticizers in certain applications |
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| 4.1.6.2 |
Optional—Large plastic parts free
of certain flame retardants classified under European Council Directive
67/548/EEC |
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| 4.1.7
Batteries |
| 4.1.7.1 |
Optional—Batteries free of lead, cadmium, and
mercury |
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| 4.1.8
Polyvinyl chloride and chlorinated plastics |
| 4.1.8.1 |
Optional—Large plastic parts free of PVC |
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| 4.2
Materials selection |
| 4.2.1
Total recycled plastics content |
| 4.2.1.1 |
Required—Declaration of postconsumer recycled
plastic content |
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| 4.2.1.2 |
Optional—Minimum content of postconsumer
recycled plastic |
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| 4.2.1.3 |
Optional—Higher content of postconsumer recycled
plastic |
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| 4.2.2
Renewable/biobased plastic materials |
| 4.2.2.1 |
Required—Declaration of renewable/biobased
plastic materials content |
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| 4.2.2.2 |
Optional—Minimum content of renewable/biobased
plastic material |
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| 4.2.3
Dematerialization |
| 4.2.3.1 |
Required—Declaration of product weight |
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| 4.3
Design for end of life |
| 4.3.1
Design for recovery through recycling systems that utilize shredding |
| 4.3.1.1 |
Required—Identification of materials with
special handling needs |
Clarification
1-2 |
| 4.3.1.2 |
Required—Elimination of paints or coatings that
are not compatible with recycling or reuse |
Clarification
1-3 |
| 4.3.1.3 |
Required—Easy disassembly of external enclosure |
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| 4.3.1.4 |
Required—Marking of plastic components |
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| 4.3.1.5 |
Required—Identification and removal of
components containing hazardous materials |
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| 4.3.1.6 |
Optional—Reduced number of plastic material
types |
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| 4.3.1.7 |
Optional—Molded/glued in metal eliminated or
removable |
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| 4.3.1.8 |
Required—Minimum 65% reusable/recyclable |
Clarification
1-4, Interpretation
1-7 |
| 4.3.1.9 |
Optional—Minimum 90% reusable/recyclable |
Clarification
1-4, Interpretation
1-7 |
| 4.3.2
Design for recovery through disassembly |
| 4.3.2.1 |
Optional—Manual separation of plastics |
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| 4.3.2.2 |
Optional—Marking of plastics |
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| 4.4
Product longevity/life cycle extension |
| 4.4.1 Manufacturer
warranty/service agreement |
| 4.4.1.1 |
Required—Availability of additional three year
warranty or service agreement |
Interpretation
1-8 |
| 4.4.2
Upgradeability |
| 4.4.2.1 |
Required—Upgradeable with common tools |
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| 4.4.2.2 |
Optional—Modular design |
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| 4.4.3
Product life extension |
| 4.4.3.1 |
Optional—Availability of replacement parts |
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| 4.5
Energy conservation |
| 4.5.1
Power management system |
| 4.5.1.1
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Required—ENERGY STAR® |
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| 4.5.1.2 |
Optional—Early adoption of new ENERGY STAR
specification |
Clarification
1-5 |
| 4.5.2
Use of renewable energy |
| 4.5.2.1 |
Optional—Renewable energy accessory available |
Interpretation
1-9, Clarification 3-1 |
| 4.5.2.2 |
Optional—Renewable energy accessory standard |
Interpretation
1-9, Clarification 3-1 |
| 4.6
End of life management |
| 4.6.1
Product take-back |
| 4.6.1.1 |
Required—Provision of product take-back service |
Clarification
1-6, Interpretation
1-10 |
| 4.6.1.2 |
Optional—Auditing of recycling vendors |
Clarification
1-6, Interpretation
1-11 |
| 4.6.2
Rechargeable battery recycling |
| 4.6.2.1 |
Required—Provision of a rechargeable battery
take-back service |
Clarification
1-7, Interpretation
1-12 |
| 4.7
Corporate performance |
| 4.7.1
Corporate environmental policy |
| 4.7.1.1 |
Required—Demonstration of corporate
environmental policy consistent with ISO 14001 |
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| 4.7.2
Environmental management system |
| 4.7.2.1 |
Required—Self-certified environmental management
system for design and manufacturing organizations |
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| 4.7.2.2 |
Optional—Third-party certified environmental
management system for design and manufacturing organizations |
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| 4.7.3
Corporate reporting |
| 4.7.3.1 |
Required—Corporate report consistent with
Performance Track or GRI |
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| 4.7.3.2 |
Optional—Corporate report based on GRI |
Clarification
1-8, Clarification
3-2 |
| 4.8
Packaging |
| 4.8.1
Toxics in packaging |
| 4.8.1.1 |
Required—Reduction/elimination of intentionally
added toxics in packaging |
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| 4.8.2
Recyclable packaging material |
| 4.8.2.1 |
Required—Separable packing materials |
Clarification
1-9, Interpretation
1-13 |
| 4.8.2.2 |
Optional—Packaging 90% recyclable and plastics
labeled |
Clarification
1-10 |
| 4.8.3
Recycled content |
| 4.8.3.1 |
Required—Declaration of recycled conte |
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| 4.8.3.2 |
Optional—Minimum postconsumer content guidelines |
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| 4.8.4
Take-back option |
| 4.8.4.1 |
Optional—Provision of take-back program for
packaging |
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| 4.8.5
Reuse option |
| 4.8.5.1 |
Optional—Documentation of reusable packaging |
Interpretation
1-14 |
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| OTHER
INTERPRETATIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS |
| Relating
to Multiple Criteria or Other Verification/Conformance Issues |
| Issue
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Reference |
| Scope of products
covered by the computer standard |
Interpretation
1-1 |
| Temporal conditions for
conformance of product registrations |
Clarification
3-2 |
| Geographic extent of
conformance of product registrations |
Interpretation
1-3 |
| Wording of criterion
prevails over wording of the criterion title, verification requirements or
references and details |
Clarification
1-1, Clarification
1-9 |
| Use of the exceptions
field |
Clarification
2-1 and 2-2,
Interpretation 1-2 |
| Analytical and empirical
data requirements |
Clarification
1-1, Interpretation
1-6 |
| Section
3.1 Definitions |
| Definition of
post-consumer |
Interpretation
1-4 |
