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6. Air Conditioning non-ducted Air Conditioners

MAndAtOry reQuIreMentS MInIMuM PerfOrMAnCe reQuIreMentS Purchased appliances must have a minimum energy eiciency ratio eer of 5. In some countries, including brazil, uruguay, mexico and argentina, minimum energy Performance Standards mePS are deined by law for some products with generally high energy use air conditioners, lighting, screens, etc. hAzArdOuS SubStAnCeS these maximum levels are stipulated in the eu roHS directive and other “roHS” laws worldwide: • Lead Pb: 1000 ppm • Mercury Hg: 100 ppm • Cadmium Cd: 100 ppm • Hexavalent Chromium Cr VI 1000 ppm • Polybrominated Biphenyls PBB: 1000 ppm • Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers PBDE: 1000 ppm SOurCIng the tenderer must provide proof of compliance with the international working standards ILo core conventions listed below throughout the supply chain: • Freedom of Association and Protection of the right to organise no. 87 • Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining no. 98 • Forced Labour No. 29 • Abolition of Forced Labour No. 105 • Discrimination Employment and Occupation no. 111 • Equal Remuneration No. 100 • Minimum Age No. 138 • Worst Forms of Child Labour No. 182 OPtIOnAL reQuIreMentS energy effICIenCy Purchased appliances have a minimum eer of 9. energy eiciency labels that rank appliances from a to G can guide procurers in determining whether the air conditioners comply with the required eer. air conditioners carrying the energy Star label have an eer of at least 9. buy new energy constitutes the biggest share of air conditioners’ environmental impact. Governments should always seek to purchase new air conditioners in order to have the most energy-eicient technologies. MAterIAL reQuIreMentS: PLAStICS Plastics of the casing or inner components of the air-conditioner must not contain principal parts made from substances classiied as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic 9 . these parts must also not be made from persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic Pbt substances or very persistent and very bioaccumulative vPvb substances. 10 9 For each of these three: In categories 1 or 2 according to Table 3.2 of Annex VI to EC Regulation No 12722008 on the classiication, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures CLP Regulation, available at: http:ec.europa.euenterprisesectorschemicalsdocumentsclassiication [SIte arcHIved] 10 for Pbt and vPvb substances: according to the criteria of annex XIII to the reacH regulation or particularly alarming for other reasons and included in the Candidate List of Regulation EC No. 19072006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals REACH, available at: http:echa.europa.euwebguestcandidate-list-table 44 – Handbook for tHe Inter-amerIcan network on Government Procurement Halogenated polymers are prohibited, and halogenated organic compounds and certain other lame retardants must not be added. 11 exempt from the plastic material requirements above are: process-related, technically unavoidable impurities; luoroorganic additives such as anti-dripping agents used to improve the physical properties of plastics, pro- vided that they do not exceed 0.5 percent by weight; and plastic parts weighing less than 25 grams. PACkAgIng the air conditioner must not be packaged in laminates or composite plastics: • Cardboard and corrugated paper boxes must be made of at least 50 per cent post-consumer recycled material. • Plastic materials must be made of at least 50 per cent post-consumer recycled material. LAbeLS energy Star http:www.energystar.gov energy eficiency Label 11 When labelled with the Risk Phrase R 5053 pursuant to Table 3.2 of Annex VI to EC Regulation 12722008, available at: http:ec.europa.eu enterprisesectorschemicalsdocumentsclassiication[SITE ARCHIVED]

7. furniture

this category includes all types of free-standing or built-in furniture units, including chairs, tables, wardrobes, shelves and cupboards. It does not include building products such as steps, walls, mouldings and panels, sanitary equipment, carpets, fabrics or oice supplies. the speciications provide generic guidance for purchasing furniture and focus on the most common components of oice furniture: wood, metals and plastics and inishes. MAndAtOry reQuIreMentS VIrgIn wOOd Legally logged timber must be used for all virgin wood and wood-based materials including solid, laminated, veneer and wood used for the production of plywood. wood must not be harvested in areas that are pro- tected or in the oicial process of being designated for protection, old growth forests or forests with high conservation value, except as permitted by national conservation regulations. the use of species covered by cIteS is forbidden. SOurCIng the tenderer must provide proof of compliance with the international working standards ILo core con- ventions listed below throughout the supply chain: • Freedom of Association and Protection of the right to organise no. 87 • Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining no. 98 • Forced Labour No. 29 • Abolition of Forced Labour No. 105 • Discrimination Employment and Occupation no. 111 • Equal Remuneration No. 100 • Minimum Age No. 138 • Worst Forms of Child Labour No. 182