Translation of "office equipment purchasing manager " (English → French) :

Consumers should be informed of the potential energy savings and environmental benefits gained from the purchase of an Energy Star office equipment product.

3. In order to encourage the purchase of office equipment products with the common logo, the Commission and other Community institutions, as well as other public authorities at national level, shall, without prejudice to Community and national law and economic criteria, encourage the use of energy-efficient requirements not less demanding than the Energy Star specifications when defining their requirements for office equipment products.

They are demand-side management and two important directives: one on household appliances and one on office equipment – not made in the USA.

The Swedish TCO Labelling Scheme for office equipment is a voluntary label that intends to stimulate the manufacturers to develop more occupational and environmentally safe office equipment; assist purchasers to choose office equipment less problematic for the users and the external environment; and to provide purchasers and the vendor with a clearly defined label, thereby saving time, work and costs in the purchasing process.

9. Underlines the need for European institutions to play a proactive and exemplary role as regards the environmental aspects of their administration, notably as regards their buildings policy, under which environmental aspects should be regarded as a priority when new buildings are purchased, office equipment and mobility, especially in view of ..the revision of the Regulation on a Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), which now provides for the possibility of voluntary participation by organisations; calls on all institutions to participate in EMAS and to earmark the necessary appropriations in their 20 ...[+++]02 budgets;

To that end, eligible expenditure shall include the rental of premises, the purchase of office equipment, including computer hardware and software, administrative costs, including personnel costs, fixed costs and miscellaneous charges.