scope:

This Recommendation specifies methods to measure the ability of the following products to be disassembled:

1) Servers;

2) Data storage equipment.

The Recommendation covers demonstration of compliance with the following requirements of EU Regulation 2019/424:

i) The ability to disassemble, with particular regard to assessing that joining, fastening or sealing techniques do not prevent disassembly for repair or reuse purposes.

ii) The provision of instructions on disassembly operations, including the type of operation, the type and number of fastening technique(s) to be unlocked and the tool(s) required.

The following products are out of scope of this Recommendation:

• Servers that are used in means of transport for persons or goods;

• Servers intended for embedded applications;

• Servers classified as small scale servers in terms of [b-EC 617/2013];

• Servers with more than four processor sockets;

• Server appliances;

• Large servers;

• Fully fault tolerant servers;

• Network servers;

• Small data storage products;

• Large data storage products.

The decision whether a product should be repaired, reused or upgraded is out of scope. This is dependent on a range of factors including various environmental aspects and other relevant considerations, such as safety and health, technical requirements for functionality, quality and the performance of the server or storage product.

NOTE - See Directive [b-2009/125/EC].