E-Waste (Management) Second Amendment
Rules, 2023
[24th July 2023]
In
exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with sub-rule (4) of rule 5 of the
Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby makes the
following rules further to amend the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, namely:
Rule - 1.
(1)
These
rules may be called E-Waste (Management) Second Amendment Rules, 2023.
(2)
They
shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Rule - 2.
In the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as the said
rules), in rule 5, after clause (3), the following clause shall be inserted,
namely: -
"(4) ensure secure, accountable and sustainable management of refrigerant
generated during the manufacture of refrigeration and air-conditioning
equipment by adopting approved destruction technologies as per the guidelines
issued by the Central Pollution Control Board.".
Rule - 3.
In rule 7 of the said rules, after clause (4), the following clause shall be
inserted, namely: -
"(5) ensure secure, accountable and sustainable management of refrigerant
generated from the end-of life refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment by
adopting approved destruction technologies as per the guidelines issued by the
Central Pollution Control Board.".
Rule - 4.
In rule 9 of the said rules, after clause (10), the following clause shall be
inserted, namely: -
"(11) ensure secure,
accountable and sustainable management of refrigerant generated from the end-of
life refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment by adopting approved
destruction technologies as per the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution
Control Board.".
Rule - 5.
In rule 14 of the said rules, in sub-rule (1), in clause (ii), after sub-clause
(b), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely: -
"(c) In case of multiple end products of recycling, the conversion factor
for generation of extended producer responsibility certificate shall be
determined as per the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board
with the approval of the Steering Committee.".
Rule - 6.
In rule 16 of the said rules, -
(a)
for
sub-rule (2), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely: -
(2) The
provisions of sub-rule (1) shall not apply to components or consumables or
parts or spares required for electrical and electronic equipment specified in
Schedule - II B placed in the market on or before the 1st May, 2014 provided
reduction of hazardous substances compliant parts and spares are not available.
(2A) The provisions of sub-rule (1) shall not apply to electrical and
electronic equipment specified in Schedule - II C placed in the market on or
before the 1st April, 2025.
(2B) The provisions of sub-rule (1) shall not apply to components or
consumables or parts or spares required for electrical and electronic equipment
referred in sub-rule (2A) till the 1st April, 2028, provided reduction of
hazardous substances compliant parts and spares are not available..
(b)
in
sub-rule (3) and sub-rule (13), after the words "Schedule II", the
words "and Schedule II A" shall be inserted.
Rule - 7.
In Schedule-II to the said rules, in the Table, S.No. 37 and the entries
relating thereto shall be omitted.
Rule - 8.
After Schedule - II to the said rules, the following Schedules shall be
inserted, namely: -
Schedule-II A
[See rules 16(3), 16(13)]
Applications exempted from the
provisions of sub-rule 1 of rule 16 specific to medical devices and monitoring
and control instruments including laboratory equipment as listed in Schedule –
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Categories
of electrical and electronic equipment
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Equipment
utilising or detecting ionising radiation:
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1.
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Lead,
cadmium and mercury in detectors for ionising radiation.
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2.
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Lead
bearings in X-ray tubes.
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3.
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Lead in
electromagnetic radiation amplification devices: micro-channel plate and
capillary plate.
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4.
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Lead in
glass frit of X-ray tubes and image intensifiers and lead in glass frit
binder for assembly of gas lasers and for vacuum tubes that convert
electromagnetic radiation into electrons.
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5.
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Lead in
shielding for ionising radiation.
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6.
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Lead in
X-ray test objects.
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7.
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Lead
stearate X-ray diffraction crystals.
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8.
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Radioactive
cadmium isotope source for portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometers.
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Sensors,
detectors and electrodes
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9.
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Lead and
cadmium in ion selective electrodes including glass of pH electrodes.
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10.
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Lead
anodes in electrochemical oxygen sensors.
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11.
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Lead,
cadmium and mercury in infra-red light detectors.
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12.
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Mercury in
reference electrodes: low chloride mercury chloride, mercury sulphate and
mercury oxide.
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Others
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13.
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Cadmium in
helium-cadmium lasers.
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14.
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Lead and
cadmium in atomic absorption spectroscopy lamps.
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15.
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Lead in
alloys as a superconductor and thermal conductor in MRI.
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16.
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Lead and
cadmium in metallic bonds to superconducting materials in MRI and SQUID
detectors.
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17.
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Lead in
counterweights.
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18.
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Lead in
single crystal piezoelectric materials for ultrasonic transducers.
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19.
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Lead in
solders for bonding to ultrasonic transducers.
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20.
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Mercury in
very high accuracy capacitance and loss measurement bridges and in high
frequency RF switches and relays in monitoring and control instruments not
exceeding 20 mg of mercury per switch or relay.
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21.
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Lead in
solders in portable emergency defibrillators.
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22.
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Lead in
solders of high performance infrared imaging modules to detect in the range
8-14 μm.
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23.
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Lead in
Liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) displays.
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24.
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Cadmium in
X-ray measurement filters.
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SCHEDULE - II B
[See rule 16 (2)]
Categories of electrical and
electronic equipment including their components, consumables, parts and spares
covered under the rules
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Categories of electrical and
electronic equipment
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Electrical and electronic equipment
code
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Information
technology and telecommunication equipment:
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1.
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Centralized
data processing: Mainframes, Minicomputers
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ITEW1
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2.
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Personal
Computing: Personal Computers (Central Processing unit with input and output
devices)
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ITEW2
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3.
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Personal
Computing: Laptop Computers (Central Processing unit with input and output
devices)
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ITEW3
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4.
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Personal
Computing: Notebook Computers
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ITEW4
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5.
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Personal
Computing: Notepad Computers
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ITEW5
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6.
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Printers
including cartridges
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ITEW6
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7.
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Copying
Equipment
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ITEW7
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8.
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Electrical
and Electronic Typewriters
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ITEW8
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9.
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User
terminal and Systems
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ITEW9
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10.
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Facsimile
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ITEW10
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11.
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Telex
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ITEW11
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12.
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Telephones
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ITEW12
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13.
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Pay
telephones
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ITEW13
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14.
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Cordless
telephones
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ITEW14
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15.
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Cellular
telephones
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ITEW15
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16.
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Answering
System
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ITEW16
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Consumer
Electrical and Electronics and Photovoltaic Panels:
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17.
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Television
sets (including sets based on Liquid Crystal Display and light Emitting Diode
Technology)
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CEEW1
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18.
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Refrigerator
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CEEW2
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19.
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Washing
Machine
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CEEW3
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20.
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Air-
Conditioners excluding centralised air conditioning plants
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CEEW4
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21.
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Fluorescent
and other Mercury containing lamps
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CEEW5
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SCHEDULE - II C
[See rules 16 (2A) and 16 (2B)]
Categories of electrical and
electronic equipment including their components, consumables, parts and spares
covered under the rules
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Categories of electrical and electronic
equipment
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Electrical
and electronic equipment code
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Information
technology and telecommunication equipment:
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1.
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Products
or equipment of transmitting sound, images or other information by
telecommunications
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ITEW17
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2.
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BTS (all
components excluding structure of tower)
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ITEW18
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3.
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Tablets,
I-PAD
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ITEW19
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4.
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Phablets
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ITEW20
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5.
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Scanners
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ITEW21
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6.
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Routers
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ITEW22
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7.
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GPS
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ITEW23
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8.
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UPS
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ITEW24
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9.
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Inverter
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ITEW25
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10.
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Modems
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ITEW26
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11.
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Electronic
data storage devices
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ITEW27
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Consumer
Electrical and Electronics and Photovoltaic Panels:
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12.
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Screen,
Electronic Photo frames, Electronic Display Panel, Monitors
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CEEW6
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13.
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Radio sets
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CEEW7
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14.
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Set top
Boxes
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CEEW8
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15.
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Video
Cameras
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CEEW9
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16.
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Video
Recorders
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CEEW10
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17.
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Hi-Fi
Recorders
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CEEW11
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18.
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Audio
Amplifiers
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CEEW12
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19.
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Other
products or equipment for the purpose of recording or reproducing sound or
images including signals and other technologies for the distribution of sound
and image by telecommunications
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CEEW13
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20.
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Solar
panels/cells, solar Photovoltaic panels/cells/modules.
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CEEW14
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21.
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Luminaires
for fluorescent lamps with the exception of luminaires in households
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CEEW15
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22.
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High
intensity discharge lamps, including pressure sodium lamps and metal halide
lamps
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CEEW16
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23.
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Low
pressure sodium lamps
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CEEW17
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24.
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Other
lighting or equipment for the purpose of spreading or controlling light
excluding filament bulbs
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CEEW18
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25.
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Digital
camera
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CEEW19
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Large
and Small Electrical and Electronic Equipment
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26.
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Large
cooling appliances
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LSEEW1
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27.
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Freezers
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LSEEW2
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28.
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Other
large appliances used for refrigeration, conservation and storage of food
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LSEEW3
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29.
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Clothes
dryers
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LSEEW4
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30.
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Dish
Washing Machines
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LSEEW5
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31.
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Electric
cookers
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LSEEW6
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32.
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Electric
stoves
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LSEEW7
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33.
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Electric
hot plates
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LSEEW8
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34.
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Microwaves,
Microwave Oven
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LSEEW9
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35.
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Other
large appliances used for cooking and other processing of food
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LSEEW10
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36.
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Electric
heating appliances
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LSEEW11
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37.
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Electric
radiators
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LSEEW12
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38.
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Other
large appliances for heating rooms, beds, seating furniture
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LSEEW13
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39.
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Electric
fans
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LSEEW14
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40.
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Other
fanning, exhaust ventilation and conditioning equipment
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LSEEW15
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41.
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Vacuum
cleaners
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LSEEW16
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42.
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Carpet
sweepers
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LSEEW17
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43.
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Other
appliances for cleaning
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LSEEW18
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44.
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Appliances
used for sewing, knitting, weaving and other processing for textiles
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LSEEW19
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45.
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Iron and
other appliances for ironing, mangling and other care of clothing
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LSEEW20
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46.
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Grinders, coffee
machines and equipment for opening or sealing containers or packages
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LSEEW21
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47.
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Smoke
detector
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LSEEW22
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48.
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Heating
Regulators
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LSEEW23
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49.
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Thermostats
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LSEEW24
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50.
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Automatic
dispensers for hot drinks
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LSEEW25
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51.
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Automatic
dispensers for hot or cold bottles or cans
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LSEEW26
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52.
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Automatic
dispensers for solid products
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LSEEW27
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53.
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Automatic
dispensers for money
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LSEEW28
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54.
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All
appliances which deliver automatically all kinds of products
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LSEEW29
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55.
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Indoor air
purifier
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LSEEW30
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56.
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Hair dryer
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LSEEW31
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57.
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Electric
shaver
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LSEEW32
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58.
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Electric
kettle
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LSEEW33
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59.
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Electronic
display panels/board/visual display unit
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LSEEW34
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Electrical
and Electronic Tools (With the exception of large- Scale Stationary
Industrial Tools)
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60.
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Drills
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EETW1
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61.
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Saws
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EETW2
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62.
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Sewing
Machines
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EETW3
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63.
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Equipment
for turning, milling, sanding, grinding, sawing, cutting, shearing, drilling,
making holes, punching, folding, bending or similar processing of wood, metal
and other materials
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EETW4
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64.
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Tools for
riveting, nailing or screwing or removing rivets, nails, screws or similar
uses
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EETW5
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65.
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Tools for
welding, soldering, or similar use
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EETW6
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66.
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Equipment
for spraying, spreading, dispersing or other treatment of liquid or gaseous
substance by other means
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EETW7
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67.
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Tools for
mowing or other gardening activities
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EETW8
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Toys,
Leisure and Sports Equipment
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68.
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Electrical
trains or car racing sets
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TLSEW1
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69.
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Hand-held
video games consoles
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TLSEW2
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70.
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Video
games
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TLSEW3
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71.
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Computers
for biking, diving, running, rowing, etc.
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TLSEW4
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72.
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Sports
equipment with electric or electronic components
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TLSEW5
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73.
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Coin slot
machines
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TLSEW6
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Medical
Devices (With the Exception of All Implanted and Infected Products)
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74.
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Radiotherapy
equipment and accessories
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MDW1
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75.
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Cardiology
equipment and accessories
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MDW2
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76.
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Dialysis
equipment and accessories
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MDW3
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77.
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Pulmonary
ventilators and accessories
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MDW4
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78.
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Nuclear
Medicine Equipment and accessories
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MDW5
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79.
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Laboratory
equipment for in vitro diagnosis and accessories
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MDW6
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80.
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Analysers
and accessories
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MDW7
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81.
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Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanner, Computed
Tomography (CT) Scanner, & Ultrasound Equipment along with accessories
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MDW8
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82.
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Fertilization
tests equipment and accessories
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MDW9
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83.
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Other
electric appliances/equipment/kits used for preventing, screening, detecting,
monitoring, evaluating, reviewing, examining, investigating, probing,
treating illness sickness, disease, disorder, affliction, infection, injury,
trauma, abuse or disability including the Mobiles, Tablets or any other
device with the features having the potential of sex selection and their
accessories
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MDW10
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Laboratory
Instruments
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84.
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Gas
analyser
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LIW1
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85.
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Equipment
having electrical and electronic components
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LIW2.
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