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What is the Battery Directive?


Legal Principles: 
 
The European Parliament directive n° 2006/66/EG, also called “the Battery Directive” entered in force on September the 6th 2006. This Directive is currently being implemented in all the member states
Goals of the battery directive:
  • Improvement of the environmental compatibility of batteries throughout their whole life-cycle.
  • Prevention and recycling of waste-batteries
  • Separate collection of waste batteries (collection quota for batteries put on the market during the year:  a minimum of 25% until 2012 and a minimum of 45% until 2016)
  • Limit the usage of dangerous materials in batteries
Who is affected by the battery directive?
 
Everybody located in a member state who commercially introduces batteries and accumulators (also batteries or accumulators already integrated in electronic equipment and vehicles) on the member state’s market, independent of the method of selling.

Which kind of batteries are in the directive’s scope?
 
The battery directive divides batteries in 3 categories:
  • Portable batteries (including inbuilt batteries, battery packs, button cells and accumulators)
  • Automotive batteries (batteries or accumulators used for the automotive starter, lighting  or ignition power of vehicles)
  • Industrial batteries (batteries or accumulators designed for industrial or professional uses or for any type of electrical vehicle). 

Which are the battery directive obligations?

 Portable batteries: 
  • Obligation to register for producers and self-importers
  • Participation in a collection and recovery system
  • Compliance with substance bans according to art.4 of the battery ordinance
  • Labeling according to art.6 of the battery ordinance
    • The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin shall be used.
    • The producer shall indicate the capacity of the battery
    • The chemical symbols for mercury, cadmium or lead shall be displayed if the thresholds are exceeded.
  • Removal of portable batteries  according to art.8 of the battery ordinance
  • Opportunity to return waste portable batteries free of charge for final distributors.
Obligations transferable to a collection and recovery system:
  • Information towards end-users
  • Obligation to take-back waste portable batteries free of charge
  • Reporting of the volumes of batteries put on the market.
  • Collection, treatment and reporting to the register.
  • Compliance with a minimum efficiency at the recovery
 Automotive batteries: 
  • Obligation to register for producers and self-importers
  • Participation in a collection and recovery system
  • Compliance with substance bans according to art. 4 of the battery ordinance
  • Labelling according to art. 6 of the battery ordinance
    • The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin shall be used.
    • The producer shall  indicate the capacity of the battery
    • The chemical symbols for mercury, cadmium or lead shall be displayed if the thresholds are exceeded.
  • Removal of portable batteries  according to art.8 of the battery ordinance
  • Opportunity to return waste batteries free of charge for final distributors.
 Obligations transferable to a collection and recovery system:
  • Information towards end-users
  • Obligation to take-back waste batteries free of charge
  • Collection, treatment and reporting to the register.
  • Compliance with a minimum efficiency at the recovery
 Industrial batteries:  
  • Obligation to register for producers and self-importers
  • Compliance with substance bans according to art.4 of the battery ordinance
  • Labelling according to art. 6 of the battery ordinance
    • The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin shall be used.
    • The chemical symbols for mercury, cadmium or lead shall be displayed if the thresholds are exceeded.
 Obligations transferable to a collection and recovery system:
  • Information towards end-users
  • Take-back of the waste batteries by the producer
  • Collection and treatment
  • Compliance with a minimum efficiency at the recovery
Are you a battery producer?
 
Producers aren’t just companies that make batteries, but those making or importing appliances that contain them, such as mobile phones, laptops, watches, or talking teddy bears. ERP is the only pan-European scheme delivering batteries compliance across the EU, having recycled over 1,000 tonnes of portable batteries from operations in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
 
ERP Founders

 

The Electrolux Group is the world's largest producer of powered appliances for kitchen. More information is available at http://www.electrolux.com.

 

 

Sony manufactures audio, video, communications and information technology products for the global consumer and professional markets. More information is available at http://www.sony-europe.com.

 

 

HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers and businesses. More information is available at http://www.hp.com

 

 

Procter & Gambleis composed of 3 different business units: beauty and grooming, household care and health and well being. Among its brands, stand out Duracell for batteries and Braun for household appliances.

 

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