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4.—(1) No person shall place on the market—
(a)a battery that contains more than 0.0005% of mercury by weight;
(b)a portable battery that contains more than 0.002% of cadmium by weight.
F1(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F2(3) The prohibition in paragraph (1)(b) shall not apply to a portable battery intended for use in—
(a)emergency and alarm systems, including emergency lighting; or
(b)medical equipment.]
(4) This regulation does not apply to a battery which is a component of a vehicle for the purposes of regulation 6 of the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003(1).
(5) In this regulation—
“portable battery” means any battery or battery pack which is—
sealed,
can be hand-carried by an average natural person without difficulty, and
is neither an automotive battery nor an industrial battery;
“automotive battery” means any battery used for automotive starter, lighting or ignition power;
“industrial battery” means any battery or battery pack which is—
designed exclusively for industrial or professional uses,
used as a source of power for propulsion in an electric vehicle,
unsealed but is not an automotive battery, or
sealed but is not a portable battery; [F3and]
“electric vehicle” means a vehicle which uses electricity as a source of power for propulsion and includes a vehicle which in addition uses, or is capable of using, other sources of power for this [F4purpose]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 4(2) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/63), regs. 1(2)(a), 3(1) (with reg. 3(2))
F2Reg. 4(3) substituted (1.1.2017) by The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/63), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(1) (with reg. 4(3))
F3Word in reg. 4(5) inserted (1.1.2017) by The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/63), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(a)
F4Word in reg. 4(5) substituted (1.1.2017) by The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/63), regs. 1(2)(b), 4(2)(b)
5.—(1) No person shall place on the market any battery or battery pack unless it is marked with the symbol shown in Schedule 1 (the “crossed out wheeled bin symbol”).
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the crossed out wheeled bin symbol shall cover at least 3% of the area of the largest side of the battery or battery pack and shall have a maximum size of 5 x 5 centimetres.
(3) In the case of cylindrical cells, the crossed out wheeled bin symbol shall cover at least 1.5% of the surface area of the battery and shall have a maximum size of 5 x 5 centimetres.
(4) Where the size of the battery or battery pack is such that the crossed out wheeled bin symbol would be smaller than 0.5 x 0.5 centimetres, the battery or battery pack need not be marked but a crossed out wheeled bin symbol measuring at least 1 x 1 centimetre shall be printed on the packaging.
(5) The crossed out wheeled bin symbol shall be printed visibly, legibly and indelibly.
5A.—(1) No person shall place on the market any portable secondary (rechargeable) battery or automotive battery or accumulator to which Article 1 of the Capacity Labelling Regulation applies unless the capacity of the battery is indicated upon it visibly, legibly and indelibly in accordance with the requirements of that Regulation.
(2) The “Capacity Labelling Regulation” means Commission Regulation (EU) No 1103/2010 of 29 November 2010 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, rules as regards capacity labelling of portable secondary (rechargeable) and automotive batteries and accumulators.]
Textual Amendments
6.—(1) No person shall place on the market—
(a)a button cell containing more than 0.0005% of mercury by weight unless it is marked with the chemical symbol “Hg”;
(b)a battery containing more than 0.002% of cadmium by weight unless it is marked with the chemical symbol “Cd”;
(c)a battery containing more than 0.004% of lead by weight unless it is marked with the chemical symbol “Pb”.
(2) Each of the chemical symbols mentioned in paragraph (1) shall—
(a)be printed beneath the crossed out wheeled bin symbol;
(b)cover an area of at least one quarter the size of that symbol; and
(c)be printed visibly, legibly and indelibly.
7.—(1) No person shall place on the market an appliance into which a battery is or may be incorporated unless that appliance is—
(a)designed in such a way that a waste battery can be readily removed from that appliance [F6by the end-user or, where it cannot be readily removed by the end-user, by a qualified professional who is independent of the manufacturer] ; and
(b)accompanied by instructions showing how the battery can be removed safely [F7by the end-user or by a qualified professional who is independent of the manufacturer] and, where appropriate, informing the end-user of the type of the incorporated battery.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where for safety, performance, medical or data integrity reasons continuity of power supply is necessary and requires a permanent connection between the appliance and the battery.
(3) [F8In this regulation “waste battery” means any battery which is waste within the meaning of Article 1(1)(a) of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste(2).]
[F8In this regulation “waste battery” means any battery which is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste.]
Textual Amendments
F6Words in reg. 7(1)(a) inserted (1.7.2015) by The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/63), regs. 1(2)(c), 5(1)
F7Words in reg. 7(1)(b) inserted (1.7.2015) by The Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/63), regs. 1(2)(c), 5(2)
F8Reg. 7(3) substituted (S.) (27.3.2011) by The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/226), reg. 1(1), sch. para. 21; and reg. 7(3) substituted (E.W.) (29.3.2011) by The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/988), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 27 (with regs. 2, 47(2))
S.I. 2003/2635 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. This instrument implements Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end‑of life vehicles (OJ No. L269, 21.10.2000, p.34).
OJ No. L114, 27.4.2006, p.9.
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