9.5 Disposing of the Meter
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WARNING
• D uringbloodglucosemeasurement,themeteritselfmaycomeintocontactwithblood.Usedmeters
thereforecarryariskofinfection.Disposeofyourusedmeter,afterremovingthebatteries,according
totheregulationsapplicableinyourcountry.Forinformationaboutcorrectdisposal,contactyourlocal
councilandauthority.
• T hemeterfallsoutsidethescopeoftheEuropeanDirective2002/96/EC-Directiveonwasteelectrical
andelectronicequipment(WEEE).
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