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Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
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a Year X is the year including the date mentioned in Article 26. | ||||
Year | Data collection | Calculation | Reporting requirement | |
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Xa+1 | Sales in year 1 (S1) | |||
X+2 | Sales in year 2 (S2) | — | — | |
X+3 | Sales in year 3 (S3) | Collection in year 3 (C3) | Collection rate (CR3) = 3*C3/(S1+S2+S3) | |
X+4 | Sales in year 4 (S4) | Collection in year 4 (C4) | Collection rate (CR4) = 3*C4/(S2+S3+S4) (Target set at 25 %.) | |
X+5 | Sales in year 5 (S5) | Collection in year 5 (C5) | Collection rate (CR5) = 3*C5/(S3+S4+S5) | CR4 |
X+6 | Sales in year 6 (S6) | Collection in year 6 (C6) | Collection rate (CR6) = 3*C6/(S4+S5+S6) | CR5 |
X+7 | Sales in year 7 (S7) | Collection in year 7 (C7) | Collection rate (CR7) = 3*C7/(S5+S6+S7) | CR6 |
X+8 | Sales in year 8 (S8) | Collection in year 8 (C8) | Collection rate (CR8) = 3*C8/(S6+S7+S8) (Target set at 45 %.) | CR7 |
X+9 | Sales in year 9 (S9) | Collection in year 9 (C9) | Collection rate (CR9) = 3*C9/(S7+S8+S9) | CR8 |
X+10 | Sales in year 10 (S10) | Collection in year 10 (C10) | Collection rate (CR10) = 3*C10/(S8+S9+S10) | CR9 |
X+11 | Etc. | Etc. | Etc. | CR10 |
Etc. |
The symbol indicating ‘separate collection’ for all batteries and accumulators shall be the crossed-out wheeled bin shown below:
recycling of 65 % by average weight of lead-acid batteries and accumulators, including recycling of the lead content to the highest degree that is technically feasible while avoiding excessive costs;
recycling of 75 % by average weight of nickel-cadmium batteries and accumulators, including recycling of the cadmium content to the highest degree that is technically feasible while avoiding excessive costs; and
recycling of 50 % by average weight of other waste batteries and accumulators.
Textual Amendments
F1 Inserted by Directive 2013/56/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 amending Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators as regards the placing on the market of portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium intended for use in cordless power tools, and of button cells with low mercury content, and repealing Commission Decision 2009/603/EC (Text with EEA relevance).
Registration of producers of batteries and accumulators shall take place with the national authorities or with national producer responsibility organisations authorised by Member States (hereinafter: registration bodies), either on paper or electronically.
The registration procedure may be part of another producer registration procedure.
Producers of batteries and accumulators shall only need to register once in a Member State where they place batteries and accumulators on the Member State market for the first time on a professional basis, and shall be provided with a registration number upon registration.
Producers of batteries and accumulators shall provide to the registration bodies the following information:
name of the producer and brand names (if available) under which they operate in the Member State;
address(es) of the producer: postal code and location, street name and number, country, URL, telephone number, as well as a contact person, fax number and e-mail address of the producer, if available;
indication on the type of batteries and accumulators placed on the market by the producer: portable batteries and accumulators, industrial batteries and accumulators, or automotive batteries and accumulators;
information on how the producer meets its responsibilities: by individual or collective scheme;
date of the application for registration;
national identification code of the producer, including European tax number or national tax number of the producer (optional);
declaration stating that the information provided is true.
For the purpose of the registration referred to in the second paragraph of point 1, the producers of batteries and accumulators shall not be obliged to provide any other information than listed in point 2(i)-(vii).
Registration bodies may only apply registration fees on the condition that these are cost-based and proportionate.
Registration bodies applying registration fees shall inform the competent national authorities of the methodology of the cost calculation of the fees.
Member States shall ensure that in case the data provided by producers in accordance with point 2(i)-(vii) changes, producers shall inform the relevant registration body thereof no later than one month after the change.
When producers cease to be producers in a Member State, they shall deregister by informing the relevant registration body thereof.]
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