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take-e-way donates environmental prize money to the nature reserve Höltigbaum

The donation amounts to 1,400.00 Euros and is originated from the prize money of the second rank of the 15th SIGNAL IDUNA environmental and health award.
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Lighting equipment – new administrative practice will be binding from September 1st on

From September 1st, 2013 on, the new practice in the differentiation will be binding.
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WEEE/ElektroG – Luminaires with securely attached light sources have to be registered

Modifications of the administrative practice for lighting equipment already starting on February 1st, 2013.
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take-e-way is a member of the German Solar Industry Association

As might be expected, the management of the BSW-Solar has agreed with great pleasure to the acceptance of take-e-way as member as of January 1st, 2013.
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First Anniversary of the Product Safety Act – What manufacturers and distributors should respect

According to the information of lots of customers of take-e-way the Product Safety Act still raises lots of questions almost one year after its coming into force on December 1st, 2011.
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Expropriation of the persons responsible for products

More than 120 participants accepted the invitation of the VERE Association and take-e-way GmbH in order to be informed about the future of the product responsibility.
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ElektroStoffV – Federal Government adopts the draft for the Material Ordinance for Electrical and Electronic Equipment

The RoHS directive must be implemented into national law until January 2nd, 2013, i.e. the Material Ordinance for Electrical and Electronic Equipment (ElektroStoffV) should have come into force until that date.
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Printer cartridges with electrical or electronic functions are subject to the ElektroG

Printer cartridges which require electrical currents or electromagnetic fields in order to fulfill their functions are subject to the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG).
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Drives for garage and industry doors are attributable to the category 6 of the ElektroG

Drives for garage or industry doors are assigned to category 6 "Electric and electronic tools (except for stationary industrial large tools)" in the sense of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG).
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Bavaria collects 70,000 mobile phones within two months

The Bavarian State Ministry for Environment and Health collected about 70,000 used mobile phones in Bavaria in the frame of the initiative "Disposing of mobile phones in a clever way" that was supported by the VERE Association and take-e-way.
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