(1)   

‘declared values’ means the values provided by the supplier for the stated, calculated or measured technical parameters in the technical documentation pursuant to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 and in accordance with Article 3(1), point (d), and Annex VI of this Regulation, for the verification of compliance by the Member State authorities;

(2)   

‘battery endurance per cycle’ means the time a smartphone or slate tablet can operate running a defined test scenario with an initially fully charged battery, before the device shuts off automatically due to a drained battery, expressed in hours (h);

(3)   

‘rated capacity’ means the amount of electricity declared by the manufacturer that a battery can deliver during a 5-hour period when measured under specified conditions, expressed in milliampere-hours (mAh);

(4)   

‘remaining capacity’ of a battery means the capacity with the battery keeping normal peak performance and measured relative to when the product was new;

(5)   

‘battery endurance in cycles’ means the number of charge/discharge cycles a battery can withstand until its usable electrical capacity has reached 80 % of its rated capacity, expressed in cycles;

(6)   

‘ENDdevice [h]’ means the battery endurance per cycle calculated as a weighted value based on the measured endurance for defined functions, including standby, expressed in hours;

(7)   

‘C’ means a measure of the rate at which a battery is charged relative to its capacity, defined as the charge current divided by the capacity, expressed in 1/h;

(8)   

‘nominal voltage’ means the voltage of a battery measured at the mid point between fully charged and fully discharged based on a 0,2 C discharge rate;

(9)   

‘final voltage for battery endurance in cycles test’ means the specified closed circuit voltage at which a discharge of a battery is terminated, during test;

(10)   

‘energy efficiency index’ means the ratio between the battery endurance per cycle (ENDdevice) and the nominal voltage of the battery multiplied by the rated capacity of the battery;

(11)   

‘ingress protection rating’ means the extent of protection provided by an enclosure against ingress of solid foreign objects and/or against ingress of water, measured according to standardised test methods and expressed with a coding system to indicate the degree of such protection;

(12)   

‘fully extended state’ means a state of the device whereby movable parts as intended for use, such as displays and keyboards, are unfolded, flipped open or similarly extended in a way that the projected area of length times width is maximised;

(13)   

(14)   

‘spare part’ means a separate part that can replace a part with the same or similar function in a smartphone or slate tablet. The functionality of the smartphone or slate tablet is restored or upgraded when the part is replaced by a spare part. Spare parts may be used parts;

(15)   

‘disassembly’ means a process whereby a product is separated into its parts and/or components in such a way that it could subsequently be reassembled and made operational;

(16)   

‘fastener’ means a hardware device or substance that mechanically, magnetically or by other means connects or fixes two or more objects, parts or pieces. A hardware device which in addition serves an electrical function shall also be considered a fastener;

(17)   

‘reusable fastener’ means a fastener that can be completely reused in the reassembly for the same purpose and that does no damage either to the product or to the fastener itself during the disassembly or reassembly process in a way that makes their multiple reuse impossible;

(18)   

‘resupplied fastener’ means a removable fastener that is supplied at no additional cost with the spare part which it is intended to connect or fix; adhesives shall be considered resupplied fasteners if they are supplied with the spare part in a quantity that is sufficient for the reassembly, at no additional cost;

(19)   

‘removable fastener’ means a fastener that is not a reusable fastener, but whose removal does not damage the product, or leave residue, which precludes reassembly;

(20)   

‘step’ means an operation that finishes with the removal of a part (or bundle) or with a change of tool; any placement of a part away from its initial location, even if that entails partial disconnection or unplugging, shall also be considered as removal;

(21)   

‘security update’ means an operating system update, including security patches, if relevant for a given device, whose main purpose is to provide enhanced security for the device;

(22)   

‘corrective update’ means an operating system update, including corrective patches, whose purpose is to provide corrections to bugs, errors or malfunctions in the operating system;

(23)   

‘functionality update’ means an operating system update whose main purpose is to implement new functionalities;

(24)   

‘battery’ means any part consisting of one or several battery cells, including, as relevant to the product model, an electronic circuitry with battery-related sensors for battery management, housing(s), battery tray, brackets, shieldings, thermal interface materials, and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;

(25)   

‘back cover’ or ‘back cover assembly’ means the main backside housing, including one or more of the following elements, as relevant to the product model: the frame, a backside cover layer attached to the main back cover body, rear-facing camera lens covers, printed antennas, brackets, shieldings, gaskets, electric connections to other assemblies of the device and thermal interface materials;

(26)   

‘auxiliary microphone’ means a microphone that is not essential for user’s voice signals, but provides secondary functions, such as, but not limited to, ambient noise reduction;

(27)   

(28)   

(29)   

‘external audio connector’ means a connector for audio signals to connect to a headset or external loudspeakers or similar audio device, including, as relevant to the product model, brackets, gaskets and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;

(30)   

‘external charging port’ means a port for wired battery charging, possibly also used for data exchange and reverse charging of another device, which is composed of a USB-C receptacle and a related housing and including, as relevant to the product model, brackets, gaskets and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;

(31)   

‘mechanical button’ means a mechanical switch or an assembly of mechanical switches that can be depressed or a slider button which can be mechanically moved to switch on or off functions such as volume, triggering the camera, or switching on or off the device and including, as relevant to the product model, brackets, gaskets and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;

(32)   

‘main microphone(s)’ means the microphone(s) intended for the user’s voice signals including, as relevant to the product model, gaskets and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;

(33)   

‘speaker’ means all loudspeakers and mechanical parts to generate sound, including, as relevant to the product model, module housing(s), gaskets and electric connections to other assemblies of the device;

(34)   

‘hinge assembly’ means a part that allows a device to be folded while preserving its operational integrity including, where relevant, module housings;

(35)   

‘mechanical display folding mechanism’ means a part that allows a device, including its display, to be folded while preserving its operational integrity;

(36)   

‘charger’ means an external power supply to charge the battery of and provide electrical power to a battery-powered mobile phone, cordless phone or slate tablet;

(37)   

(38)   

‘professional repairer’ means an operator or undertaking which performs repair and professional maintenance of smartphones or slate tablets, either as a service or with a view to the subsequent resale of the repaired device;

(39)   

‘repair and maintenance information’ means the repair and maintenance information as from Annex II, point B 1.1 (2)e of Regulation (EU) 2023/1670, for smartphones, and as from Annex II, point D 1.1 (2)e of Regulation (EU) 2023/1670, for slate tablets, that manufacturers, importers or authorised representatives are required to provide access to in relation to the relevant product;

(40)   

‘date of placement on the market’ means the date of placing on the market of the first unit of a product model;

(41)   

‘date of end of placement on the market’ means the date of placing on the market of the last unit of a product model;

(42)   

‘proprietary tool’ means a tool that is not available for purchase by the general public or for which any applicable patents are not available to licence under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms;

(43)   

‘basic tools’ means a screwdriver for slotted heads, a screwdriver for cross recess screws, a screwdriver for hexalobular recess heads, a hexagon socket key, a combination wrench, combination pliers, combination pliers for wire stripping and terminal crimping, half round nose pliers, diagonal cutters, multigrip pliers, locking pliers, a prying lever, tweezers, magnifying glass, a spudger and a pick;

(44)   

‘commercially available tool’ means a tool that is available for purchase by the general public and is neither a basic tool nor a proprietary tool;

(45)   

‘separate protective cover’ means a protective cover which may be shipped with a smartphone or slate tablet, but does not serve as a required part of the housing and is not considered an integral part of the product.

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Table 9

Technical parameters of the model and their declared values

3.   

1.   

In visual advertisements, for the purposes of ensuring conformity with the requirements laid down in Article 3(1), point (e), and in Article 4(1), point (c), the energy efficiency class and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label shall be shown as set out in point 4 of this Annex.

2.   

In technical promotional material, for the purposes of ensuring conformity with the requirements laid down in Article 3(1), point (f), and in Article 4(1), point (d), the energy efficiency class and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label shall be shown as set out in point 4 of this Annex.

3.   

In the case of paper-based distance selling, the energy efficiency class and the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label shall be shown as set out in point 4 of this Annex.

4.   

(d)

the size shall be such that the arrow is clearly visible and legible. The letter in the energy efficiency class arrow shall be positioned in the centre of the rectangular part of the arrow, with a border of 0,5 pt in 100 % black placed around the arrow and the letter of the energy efficiency class. By way of derogation, if the visual advertisement, technical promotional material or paper-based distance selling is printed in monochrome, the arrow may be in monochrome in that visual advertisement, technical promotional material or paper-based distance selling. Figure 1: Coloured/monochrome left arrow, with range of energy efficiency classes indicated

5.   

Telemarketing-based distance selling shall specifically inform the customer of the energy efficiency class of the product and of the range of energy efficiency classes available on the label, and the customer shall be given the possibility to access the full label and the product information sheet through a free access website, or by requesting a printed copy.

6.   

For all the situations mentioned in points 1, 2, 3 and 5, it shall be possible for the customer to obtain, on request, a printed copy of the label and the product information sheet.

1.   

The appropriate label made available by suppliers in accordance with Article 3(1), point (g), shall be shown on the display mechanism in proximity to the price of the product. The size shall be such that the label is clearly visible and legible and shall be proportionate to the size specified in Annex III. The label may be displayed using a nested display, in which case the image used for accessing the label shall comply with the specifications laid down in point 2 of this Annex. If nested display is applied, the label shall appear on the first mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion on the image.

2.   

(d)

have the following format, and its size shall be such that the arrow is clearly visible and legible. The letter in the energy efficiency class arrow shall be positioned in the centre of the rectangular part of the arrow, with a visible border in 100 % black placed around the arrow and the letter of the energy efficiency class: Figure 2: Coloured left arrow, with range of energy efficiency classes indicated

3.   

4.   

The electronic product information sheet made available by the supplier in accordance with Article 3(1), point (h) shall be shown on the display mechanism in proximity to the price of the product. The size shall be such that the product information sheet is clearly visible and legible. The product information sheet may be displayed using a nested display or by referring to the product database, in which case the link used for accessing the product information sheet shall clearly and legibly indicate ‘Product information sheet’. If a nested display is used, the product information sheet shall appear on the first mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion on the link.