Information
Information in the technical documentation on a free-access website
As a supplier, you must provide the following information in the technical documentation and on a free-access website. For several rare materials relevant for recycling, you need to specify the range of content as shown in the table below.
Table: Overview of information requirements
| Information | Mobile phones | Smartphones | Tablets | Cordless phones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compatibility with removable memory cards, if any | Must be provided. | |||
| The indicative weight range of: | ||||
| < 2 g / 2–5 g / > 5 g | < 2 g / 2–10 g / > 10 g | < 10 g / 10–20 g / > 20 g | < 0,5 g / 0,5–3 g / > 3 g |
| < 0,05 g / 0,05–0,2 g / > 0,2 g | < 0,01 g / 0,01–0,1 g / > 0,1 g | < 0,01 g / 0,01–0,2 g / > 0,2 g | |
| < 0,05 g / 0,05–0,2 g / > 0,2 g | < 0,2 g / 0,2–1 g / > 1 g | < 0,01 g / 0,01–0,5 g / > 0,5 g | |
| < 0,02 g / 0,02–0,1 g / > 0,1 g | < 0,02 g / 0,02–0,05 g / > 0,05 g | < 0,02 g / 0,02–0,1 g / > 0,1 g | |
| The indicative value of the recyclability rate Rcyc | Must be provided. | |||
| The indicative percentage of recycled content for the product or a part thereof | Must be provided, where available. | |||
| Ingress protection rating | Must be provided. | Not relevant. | ||
| Minimum battery endurance in cycles in number of cycles | Must be provided. | Not relevant. | ||
| In case of foldable devices | It must be indicated that | Not relevant. | ||
Mobile phones, smartphones and tablets:
User manual on a free-access website
As a supplier of mobile phones, smartphones or tablets, you must provide a user manual to consumers on a free-access website that includes the information listed in the table below.
Table: Information to be provided in the user manual
Smartphones | Tablets | Mobile phones |
|---|---|---|
How to access the device information from the battery management system on:
| No information. | |
Instructions for battery maintenance, including the following:
| ||
Smartphones and tablets:
Data encryption and wireless charging
As a supplier of smartphones or tablets, you must ensure that:
- Information that data encryption is enabled by default is displayed to the user in the course of configuring a new device, including an explanation that this eases data erasure through
factory reset. - If wireless charging is selected, a message notifying the user that wireless charging will likely increase the energy use in the charging of the battery.
For all devices
Where the package does not include a charger, the user instructions referred to in point 2 shall include the following information: “For environmental reasons this package does not include a charger. This device can be powered with most USB power adapters and a cable with USB Type-C plug.”