10. Electric hot plates

11. Microwaves

12. Other large appliances used for cooking and other processing of food

13. Electric heating appliances

14. Electric radiators

15. Other large appliances for heating rooms, beds, seating furniture

16. Electric fans

17. Air conditioner appliances

18. Other fanning, exhaust ventilation and conditioning equipment
    
    

2. Small household appliances

   1. Vacuum cleaners

   2. Carpet sweepers

   3. Other appliances for cleaning

   4. Appliances used for sewing, knitting, weaving and other processing for textiles

   5. Irons and other appliances for ironing, mangling and other care of clothing

   6. Toasters

   7. Fryers

   8. Grinders, coffee machines and equipment for opening or sealing containers or packages

   9. Electric knives

   10. Appliances for hair-cutting, hair drying, tooth brushing, shaving, massage and other body care appliances

   11. Clocks, watches and equipment for the purpose of measuring, indicating or registering time

   12. Scales
       
       

3. IT and telecommunications equipment

   1. Centralised data processing:

   2. Mainframes

   3. Minicomputers

   4. Printer units

   5. Personal computing:

   6. Personal computers (CPU, mouse, screen and keyboard included)

   7. Laptop computers (CPU, mouse, screen and keyboard included)

   8. Notebook computers

   9. Notepad computers

   10. Printers

   11. Copying equipment

   12. Electrical and electronic typewriters

   13. Pocket and desk calculators

   14. and other products and equipment for the collection, storage, processing, presentation or communication of information by electronic means

   15. User terminals and systems

   16. Facsimile

   17. Telex

   18. Telephones

   19. Pay telephones

   20. Cordless telephones

   21. Cellular telephones

   22. Answering systems

   23. and other products or equipment of transmitting sound, images or other information by telecommunications
       
       

4. Consumer equipment

   1. Radio sets

   2. Television sets

   3. Videocameras

   4. Video recorders

   5. Hi-Fi recorders

   6. Audio amplifiers

   7. Musical instruments

   8. And other products or equipment for the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or images, including signals or other technologies for the distribution of sound and image than by telecommunications
      
      

5. Lighting equipment

   1. Luminaires for fluorescent lamps with the exception of luminaires in households

   2. Straight fluorescent lamps

   3. Compact fluorescent lamps

   4. High intensity discharge lamps, including pressure sodium lamps and metal halide lamps

   5. Low pressure sodium lamps

   6. Other lighting or equipment for the purpose of spreading or controlling light with the exception of filament bulbs
      
      

6. Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools)

   1. Drills

   2. Saws

   3. Sewing machines

   4. Equipment for turning, milling, sanding, grinding, sawing, cutting, shearing, drilling, making holes, punching, folding, bending or similar processing of wood, metal and other materials

   5. Tools for riveting, nailing or screwing or removing rivets, nails, screws or similar uses

   6. Tools for welding, soldering or similar use

   7. Equipment for spraying, spreading, dispersing or other treatment of liquid or gaseous substances by other means

   8. Tools for mowing or other gardening activities
      
      

7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment

   1. Electric trains or car racing sets

   2. Hand-held video game consoles

   3. Video games

   4. Computers for biking, diving, running, rowing, etc.

   5. Sports equipment with electric or electronic components

   6. Coin slot machines
      
      

8. Medical devices (with the exception of all implanted and infected products)

   1. Radiotherapy equipment

   2. Cardiology

   3. Dialysis

   4. Pulmonary ventilators

   5. Nuclear medicine

   6. Laboratory equipment for in-vitro diagnosis

   7. Analysers

   8. Freezers

   9. Fertilization tests

   10. Other appliances for detecting, preventing, monitoring, treating, alleviating illness, injury or disability
       
       

9. Monitoring and control instruments

   1. Smoke detector

   2. Heating regulators

   3. Thermostats

   4. Measuring, weighing or adjusting appliances for household or as laboratory equipment

   5. Other monitoring and control instruments used in industrial installations (e.g. in control panels)
      
      

10. Automatic dispensers

    1. Automatic dispensers for hot drinks

    2. Automatic dispensers for hot or cold bottles or cans

    3. Automatic dispensers for solid products

    4. Automatic dispensers for money

    5. All appliances which deliver automatically all kind of products
       
       

Obligations of producers (manufacturers)

The WEEE symbol must be placed on an EEE product if the product falls in one of the 10 categories and is placed onto the EU market after the 13th August 2005. The product is treated as "new" WEEE. Producers must provide refurbishment, treatment and reuse information for each "new" WEEE.

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