Remanufactured OEM Toner Cartridges 008
Nordic Ecolabelled remanufactured OEM toner cartridges mean:
– Less waste and a lower consumption of energy and raw materials. Using toner cartridges several times reduces the total consumption of toner cartridges and accordingly the environmental impact of the product throughout its service life.
– The criteria aim to reduce waste and the product is also required to meet high standards of quality and capacity.
– There are also requirements on quality assurance of the recycling process, content of environmentally hazardous and harmful substances, and on labelling and information to the end-customer.
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Welcome to apply for a Nordic Swan Ecolabel licence!
This is how you do:
- Read the application guide.
- Log in to the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.
- Start your application.
If this is the first time you are applying, the authorized signatory must fill in your company information and approve the application conditions. In this way, you get login to the portal and the right to assign access to other colleagues.
To the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal
Some special cases can not be done in the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal. Contact your advisor for such cases. More information can be found on "Application step by step".
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Valid from 1 January 2025 Amount excluding VAT Application fee
Application for a new licence 3 348 EUR, however not less than 99 EUR per cartridge model. Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened 1 673 EUR, however not less than 49 EUR per cartridge model. Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic countries The fee is 0,3 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries up to 30.9 million EUR.
The fee is 0,05 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries for the amount exceeding 30.9 million EUR.Minimum fee in the Nordic countries 2 232 EUR per year. Fixed fee that is added for sales outside the Nordic countries 2 232 EUR per year if the turnover exceeds 309 000 EUR. Fee for extension / change of licence
If the extension includes new cartridge models, prices are the same as those applicable to amendments to an existing licence, however not less than 99 EUR per cartridge model. Other types of alterations will be charged a fixed fee according to how long the work takes.
Up to 4 hours 418 EUR 4–8 hours 836 EUR 8 or more hours 1 673 EUR Fee for on-site inspections
One on-site inspection in the Nordic countries is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries 557 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 673 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside Europe 2 790 EUR per visit. Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 115 EUR per day.
Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.
When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.
Valid from 1 January 2024 Amount excluding VAT Application fee
Application for a new licence 3 251 EUR, however not less than 97 EUR per cartridge model. Application for a renewed licence when the requirements have been tightened 1 625 EUR, however not less than 48 EUR per cartridge model. Annual licence fee
The licence fee for the Nordic Swan Ecolabelled products is based on their turnover in the Nordic countries The fee is 0,3 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries up to 30 million EUR.
The fee is 0,05 % of the products' turnover in the Nordic countries for the amount exceeding 30 million EUR.Minimum fee in the Nordic countries 2 167 EUR per year. Fixed fee that is added for sales outside the Nordic countries 2 167 EUR per year if the turnover exceeds 300 000 EUR. Fee for extension / change of licence
If the extension includes new cartridge models, prices are the same as those applicable to amendments to an existing licence, however not less than 90 EUR per cartridge model. Other types of alterations will be charged a fixed fee according to how long the work takes.
Up to 4 hours 406 EUR 4–8 hours 812 EUR 8 or more hours 1 625 EUR Fee for on-site inspections
One on-site inspection in the Nordic countries is included when applying for a new or renewed licence.
Additional on-site inspection within the Nordic countries 541 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside the Nordic region, but within Europe 1 625 EUR per visit. On-site inspection outside Europe 2 709 EUR per visit. Additional fee for on-site inspections lasting longer than one day 1 083 EUR per day.
Ecolabelling Sweden AB has no financial profit purpose and is financed through the fees above along with an annual government grant. The company is however liable for VAT according to article 56 of the European Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
Invoicing is made in SEK with the exchange rate from the first banking day of the year.
When both the applicant and the manufacturer are micro-enterprises, the application fee is reduced by 50%. A micro-enterprise is in this context defined as an enterprise with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover (of both ecolabelled and not ecolabelled products) below 2 million EUR.
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For new applications granted after 1 July, a fee reduction will apply for the first year. The minimum or maximum fee and any breakpoint will be multiplied by the result of the following formula: “number of remaining days in the year” x 2 / 365.
Breakpoint = Turnover where the percentage changes in the calculation of licence fee.
Minimum fee = the lowest licence fee Nordic ecolabelling annually invoices a company or a Group per product/ commodity group/ certifying country.Should a former holder of a license/registration continue to make use of the Nordic Ecolabel without being granted a new license/registration, the Nordic Ecolabelling organization reserves the right to claim financial compensation. The size of such compensation shall be equivalent to the turnover-based license fee that a licensee would have been required to pay for a license, and a financial penalty, the severity of which is determined by the extent and duration of the infringement as well as the damages that Nordic Ecolabelling may have incurred as a result of such misuse. Such a financial penalty should not normally be less than EUR 4,000 (four thousand). The Nordic Ecolabelling organizations may also take legal action against the infringement of the Nordic Ecolabel or if rules in the prevailing version of the Logo Guideline for the Nordic Ecolabel are not fulfilled.
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Criteria document for product group 008Swedish / 5.8
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Writable declarationsSwedish / 5.8
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Criteria document for product group 008English / 5.8
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Writable declarationsEnglish / 5.8
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Information on the latest version of the criteria for remanufactured OEM toner cartridges
5.7 ⇛ 5.8: Alteration of criteria
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 30 April 2024 to adjust R15 and R16 by adding text relevant for applicants that are OEM-manufactures. In addition, in R16 it is clarified that the printing quality of remanufactured OEM cartridges must be at the same level as the OEM cartridges. The new version is called 5.8.
5.6 ⇛ 5.7: Prolongation of criteria
Nordic Ecolabelling decided on 23 January 2024 to prolong the criteria with 18 months to the 30 June 2026. The new version is called 5.7.
5.5 ⇛ 5.6: Prolongation of criteria
The validity of the criteria has been extended with 24 months. At the same time, an adjustment was made regarding titanium dioxide in requirement K3. The new version, 5.6, is valid until December 31, 2024.
5.4 ⇛ 5.5: Alteration of criteria
Requirements R11, R13 and R24 have been clearified, R2, R6 and R16 have been updated, whilst R8 and R25 were removed from the criteria. The new version, 5.5, is valid until December 31st, 2022.
5.3 ⇛ 5.4: Prolongation of criteria
Requirement R23: The requirement on Take-back system has been removed. Furthermore the criteria has been prolonged with 36 months. The new version, 5.4, is valid until December 31st, 2022.
5.2 ⇛ 5.3: Alteration and prolongation of criteria
The criteria has been prolonged. The new version,5.3, is valid until December 31st, 2019
5.1 ⇛ 5.2: Alteration and prolongation of criteria
- Requirement R6: An alternative method to analyse toner powder (Blaue Engel RAL-UZ 177) was introduced.
- Some minor editorial changes have been made.
- The requirement for marketing (in R25) was removed.
The new version, 5.2, is valid until June 30th, 2018.
5.0 ⇛ 5.1: Alteration of criteria
Alterations have been introduced in requirements R6, R14, R15 and R16.
The new version of the criteria, 5.1, is valid until June 30th, 2016.
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Background document for product group 008Swedish / 5.8
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Consultation commentsSwedish / 5.8
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Background document for product group 008English / 5.8
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Contact me for more information
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Stefan Englund Advisor +46 8-55 55 24 21 stefan.englund@svanen.se
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