Batteries Directive 200666EC.pptVIP

Batteries Directive2006/66/EC Update Batteries Working Group 21 March 2007 Including Proposed Amendment COM(2007) 93 final Format Background Legal Basis, Scope Definition Objectives Producer Obligations Distributor/Retailer Obligations Obligations of Economic Operators De-minimis Provisions Obligations on Member States Where do we go from here? Background Directive 91/157/EEC, on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances as amended by Directive 98/101/EC Limited scope (only 7% of the total portable battery market was covered) Inefficiencies of national collection schemes Confusion for consumers Many differences between MS No collection or recycling targets at EU level to monitor the efficiency of the national schemes Many batteries still ending up in landfill (in 2002: 45% of the total amount of portable batteries sold in the EU-15 but up to 99% landfilled in some MS). Legal Basis Primary Article 175 – Minimising Environmental Impact, e.g. Maximise separate collection (Article. 7) Minimise disposal as mixed municipal waste (Art. 7) Minimum collection targets (Art. 10) Secondary Article 95 – Single Market – Harmonised Requirements – Avoidance of Market Distortion, e.g. – Heavy metal content (Article 4) Labelling (Article 21) Scope – Article 2 Batteries and Accumulators regardless of – shape, volume, weight, material composition, or use Excludes – Military use space exploration Definition Directive 91/157/EEC Article 2 battery or accumulator means a source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of one or more primary (non-rechargeable) batteries or secondary (rechargeable) cells, put on the market as from 18 September 1992 and containing: more than 25 mg mercury per cell, except alkaline manganese batteries, more than 0.025 % cadmium by weight, more than 0.4 % lead by weight. Directive 2006/66/EC Article 3 ‘battery’ or ‘accumulator’ means any source of electrical energy generated by