European Union Legislation

Commission publishes updated Q&A document

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Battery Directive published on 26 September 2006
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

Corrigendum to new Battery Directive:

Recycling Efficiency Target (pdf)

Amendment to Battery Directive following new comitology rules

Amendment of Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

Amendment to Battery Directive regarding placing batteries and accumulators on the market

Directive 2008/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators as regards placing batteries and accumulators on the market

Calculation methodology of annual sales of portable batteries

Commission Decision of 29 September 2008 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, a common methodology for the calculation of annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users

Registration requirements

Commission Decision of 5 August 2009 establishing requirements for registration of producers of batteries and accumulators in accordance with Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

EU Waste:

EU Waste List (pdf)