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OSRAM energy-saving lamps come with a guarantee that no
other manufacturer is offering at present:
5 years for OSRAM DULUXs
®
SUPERSTAR
3 years for OSRAM DULUXSTARs
®
What does this mean in practice?
If an OSRAM DULUX
®
SUPERSTAR fails within five years of
the date of purchase because of a product fault the purchaser
will receive a replacement free of charge, provided the lamp
was not being used for commercial purposes. If the lamp
should fail, send it back to OSRAM, postage paid, together
with the sales receipt. The same applies to the OSRAM
DULUXSTAR
®
, but only for three years.
This does not in any way affect your statutory rights.
OSRAM GmbH, www.osram.com/guarantee
WEEE directive: Disposal of electrical and
electronic equipment.
This directive obliges all manufacturers and importers of elec-
tronic equipment to take back certain products and ensure
that they are processed, reused or recycled. It relates, among
other things, to luminaires for fluorescent lamps (with the
exception of luminaires in households), tubular fluorescent
lamps, compact fluorescent lamps and LED lamps. Starters,
control gear and light emitting diodes are classed as luminaire
components and as such are part of the luminaire disposal
process. All OSRAM products that need to be disposed of
under the WEEE directive are labeled with the appropriate
symbol.
RoHS Directive: greatly reduced mercury content.
This EU Directive prohibits the use of certain hazardous
substances. The mercury content in some discharge lamps
is restricted. OSRAM is doing more than just meeting statu-
tory requirements, it is setting even tougher standards for its
products with new eco-friendly technologies and materials.
New OSRAM products.
Look for this flash for the latest innovative
products from OSRAM.
Lamp quality from OSRAM.
Environment protection guidelines.
Calculating the energy efficiency class.
Lamps are assigned to the energy efficiency classes according to their measured
luminous flux and wattage according to Annex IV of Directive 98/11/EC from the
EU Commission.
The methods.
The methods used for measuring these values are defined in DIN EN 50285:1999
“Energy efficiency of electric lamps for household use, measuring methods”. This
standard includes references to the relevant lamp standards.
Monitoring the market.
In Germany, the Federal States are responsible for checking for compliance with
this Directive.
Information on luminaire packaging.
In cases in which lamps are included with the luminaire, either with or without its
own packaging, there is no requirement for the luminaire to be labeled.
This label shows which of the seven classes of energy
efficiency the household lamp has been assigned to. “A”
stands for “very efficient” and G for “least efficient”. The
wattage (W) and luminous flux (lm) of the lamp must also
be shown on the packaging.
Examples of classifications:
Fluorescent and energy-saving lamps: s
Classes A and B
Halogen lamps: s
mostly classes C and D
Incandescent lamps: s
mostly classes E and F
The Energy Label.
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