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Veritas et Visus Display Standard February 2009 Meko/DisplaySearch Display Forum 2008 November 4-5, Düsseldorf, Germany In this second report of two, Phillip Hill covers this joint conference with presentations from Lenovo, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and EPEAT The Duty Issue… A Never Ending Story? Jos Verstraten, PricewaterhouseCoopers, London, England Verstraten first went into the background of the monitor import duty levels. The current state of play is that all monitors are classified in “8528”. For non-CRT’s: 8528.51: of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data processing system of heading 8471 (0%); 8528.59: other non-wide screens up to 19 inches (duty suspension 0%); others 14%. Other issues are the continuing discussion to expand duty suspension (+19 inches), and pending court cases. Regarding the pending case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) involving Kamino International Logistics BV, questions raised by the Dutch Supreme Court were: � Must Note 5 to Chapter 84 be interpreted as meaning that a color monitor which can display both signals from an automatic data processing machine and from other sources is excluded from classification under heading 8471? � If classification in heading 8471 is not excluded, on the basis of which criteria must it then be determined whether it is a unit of the sort that is solely or principally used in an automatic dataprocessing system? � Does the scope of application of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 754/2004 of 21 April 2004 on the classification of certain goods extend to the monitor at issue and, if so, in light of the answers to the first and second questions, is that regulation valid? The opinion of the Advocate General issued on Sept 10, 2008 is that “solely or principally” does not equal “solely”. The Commission and a few member states tend to interpret ITA restrictions in an effort to limit the range of products that benefit from the ITA duty exemption. The classification of monitors is complex (duty suspension, classification Regulation 493/2005) and “principally” should be read as “normally”. Classification Regulation 754/2004 cannot directly be applied to this case seen that there are considerable technical differences in products nor can it be applied by analogy. Verstraten said that if ECJ verdict is in line with opinion of Advocate General, it might be groundbreaking with the option to claim back duties paid. It re-opens discussions on the current classification with additional legal (court) cases likely. EPEAT Overview Jeff Omelchuck, EPEAT (EPA), Washington, District of Columbia EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) is a system from the US Environmental Protection Agency to help purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on their environmental attributes. EPEAT also provides a clear and consistent set of performance criteria for the design of products, and provides an opportunity for manufacturers to secure market recognition for efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its products. The EPEAT Registry includes products that have been declared by their manufacturers to be in conformance with the environmental performance standard 32
Veritas et Visus Display Standard February 2009 for electronic products - IEEE 1680- 2006. IEEE 1680 has eight categories of criteria that cover full product lifecycle: toxics, energy, etc. Some criteria relate to the product, some criteria relate to the company. There are 51 total criteria – 23 required criteria and 28 optional criteria. There are three EPEAT tiers: bronze – a product that meets all 23 required criteria; silver – a product that meets all required criteria plus half of the optional criteria; and gold – a product that meets all required criteria plus ¾ of the optional ones. EPEAT purchasers specify that they will only buy EPEAT registered products. Manufacturers register their products in EPEAT which maintains the web-based product registry and verifies that products meet criteria of IEEE 1680. The manufacturer buys IEEE 1680 from IEEE ($70). The manufacturer signs EPEAT agreement and pays the EPEAT fee. EPEAT e-mails the manufacturer a password. The manufacturer uses the password to add products to the EPEAT registry by completing an on-line form for each product. Software determines Gold/Silver/Bronze. Products appear on the registry immediately. The manufacturer is not required to use EPEAT label but must participate in EPEAT verification. EPEAT is funded by manufacturer fees. The 2009 annual fee is based on brand sales in 2008, in five tiers: $90,000/year for biggest companies (HP and Dell); $1500/year for the smallest companies. There is no fee per product. EPEAT will soon be looking for international certifier partners for 2009/2010. Manufacturers can choose their certifier who will be responsible for verifying their manufacturer’s products probably worldwide. Green Differentiation: How to succeed Niels Keunecke, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Maarssen, Netherlands Fujitsu Siemens Computers last August started shipping monitors featuring a power supply that automatically switches off completely in power-save mode. The company said that its zero-watt power saving technology means the new SCENICVIEW ECO monitors draw no power when not in use, while monitors in standby mode normally continue to draw 1-6W of power. Keunecke started by quoting Meko Display News at the IFA 2008 conference: “There's a real simplicity to the FSC 'Zero-Watt' story. Of course, the amount of power used by monitors when in operation is much more significant than whether the monitor takes 0.3W or 0.7W in standby. However, customers don't generally have a sense of the numbers, but they do understand zero!” There is a clear ecological and economical value proposition. Stand-by power accounts for about 10% of the electricity use in homes and offices. Some of the honors garnered by the 0-watt technology developed by Fujitsu Siemens “Customers don't generally have a sense of the numbers, but they do understand zero!” 33
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