ECMA-370

This Standard specifies environmental attributes and measurement methods for ICT and CE products according to known regulations, standards, guidelines and currently accepted practices. The Standard is also applicable to products used as subassemblies, components, accessories and/or optional parts.

The standard addresses company programs and product related attributes, however not manufacturing processes and logistic aspects. Although the declaration templates, as defined in annexes B1 and B2, are optimized for application in the European Union, this Standard is intended for global use. Additional annexes may be added for other regions. The annexes cover the following items:

• Product environmental attributes – Imaging equipment  (Annex B1)
• Product environmental attributes – Computers and computer monitors (Annex B2)

The Product environmental attributes are split into legal and market requirements on:

• Hazardous substances and preparations;
• Batteries;
• Conformity verification & Eco design of Energy-related Products (ErP);
• Consumable materials;
• Packaging materials;
• Treatment information;
• Environmental conscious design (such as disassembly, recycling, product lifetime, material and substance requirements);
• Energy consumption;
• Emissions (including noise emission, chemical emissions from printing products);
• Maximum sound pressure (for portable audio equipment);
• Ergonomics (for computers and computer monitors);
• Consumable materials for printing products;
• Packaging and documentation;
• Compliance with requirements in voluntary programs.

The attributes are listed without differentiation between products categories. Not all attributes do necessarily apply to each product category.

Based on frequently asked questions from customers, some product attributes such as safety, and ergonomics have been included although they are not considered environmental matters.

Should you have questions on the usage of ECMA-370, please review the answers to the frequently asked questions for Ecma TC38 and The Eco Declaration (TED).

For certain complex attributes, new guidance documents have been developed with two purposes, firstly to guide the user of the declaration to understand the attribute, ensure that the correct test methods are used and that correct information is entered in the declaration. The second aim is to ensure that the reader of the declaration understands the information and that it’s used correctly when comparing product attributes. Guidance documents are currently available for: acoustic noise, energy efficiency, chemical emissions, chemical substances, but others can be added in the future.

A “change history” webpage is regularly updated.

NOTE     The Guidance documents (shown below) are not part of the ECMA-370 Standard and can be amended without any prior notification.