1. EU LEGISLATION ON BATTERIES AND ACCUMULATORS AND WASTE BATTERIES AND ACCUMULATORS
15 March 2016, Kiev, Ukraine
TWINNING PROJECT
INTRODUCTION OF A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) IN UKRAINE
This project is funded by the European Union

2. New Batteries Directive, repealing Directive 91/157/EEC
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New Batteries Directive, repealing Directive 91/157/EEC
adopted 2006, number of revisions, last amendments 2013
consolidated version Directive 2006/66/EC
Secondary EU legislation
Commission Decision 2008/763/EC establishing a common methodology for the calculation of annual sales of portable batteries and accumulators to end-users
Commission Decision 2009/851/EC establishing a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 2006/66/EC
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1103/2010 establishing rules as regards capacity labelling of portable secondary (rechargeable) and automotive batteries and accumulators
Commission Regulation (EU) No 493/2012 laying down detailed rules regarding the calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators.

3. Other EU documents and links
Guidance Documents
Guidelines on the application of Commission Regulation EU 493/2012 laying down detailed rules regarding the calculation of recycling efficiencies of the recycling processes of waste batteries and accumulators
Frequently Asked Questions on Directive 2006/66/EU on Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries and Accumulators (May )
Other useful links and Contacts
Website of the European Environment Agency
Website of Eurostat provides access to detailed information on batteries and accumulators produced, waste generated, etc.

4. protection, preservation and improvement of environment quality
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Main objectives of Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators :
protection, preservation and improvement of environment quality
minimising the negative impact of batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators
Increased environmental performance – less polluting substances
smooth functioning of the internal market - harmonising requirements as regards the placing on the market of batteries and accumulators
improve the environmental performance of all operators involved in the life cycle of batteries and accumulators, e.g. producers, distributors and end-users

5. For achievement of the Directive objectives:
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For achievement of the Directive objectives:
prohibition on marketing of batteries containing some hazardous substances
measures to establish schemes aiming at high level of collection and recycling are defined
fixed targets for collection and recycling activities
provisions on labelling of batteries and their removability from equipment
producers of batteries and accumulators and producers of other products incorporating a battery or accumulator are given responsibility for the waste management of batteries and accumulators that they place on the market

6. Definitions
‘battery’ or ‘accumulator’, ‘battery pack’, ‘button cell’
‘portable battery or accumulator’
‘automotive battery or accumulator’
‘industrial battery or accumulator’
‘waste battery or accumulator’
‘recycling’, ‘disposal’, ‘treatment’
‘appliance’ , ‘cordless power tool’
‘producer’, ‘distributor’, ‘economic operators’
‘placing on the market’
‘collection rate’

7. Scope of the Directive, exemptions
all batteries and accumulators, regardless of their shape, size, volume, weight, material composition ,chemical nature, design or use
including in products not intended for specifically military purposes
without prejudice to Directives 2000/53/EC and 2002/96/EC
Exceptions:
Batteries and accumulators used in:
equipment connected with the protection of Member States' essential security interests, arms, munitions and war material
equipment designed to be sent into space

8. Prohibition on placing on the market of:
Prohibitions
Prohibition on placing on the market of:
all batteries or accumulators that contain more than 0,0005 % of mercury by weight
portable batteries or accumulators that contain more than 0,002 % of cadmium by weight
Exemption for portable batteries and accumulators for use in:
emergency and alarm systems, including emergency lighting
medical equipment
cordless power tools (until 31 December 2016)

9. Collections schemes for waste batteries and accumulators 1
Portable batteries - collection points
end-users - to discard waste portable batteries or accumulators at an accessible collection point in their vicinity /population density/
distributors - to take back waste portable batteries or accumulators at no charge, no obligation to buy a new battery or accumulator
may be run in conjunction with the schemes for WEEE
portable batteries collection points - not subject to registration or permit requirements of waste framework Directive 2008/98/EC
Member States may require producers to set up such schemes

10. Collections schemes for waste batteries and accumulators 2
Industrial batteries and accumulators
Producers or third parties acting on their behalf shall take back waste industrial batteries and accumulators from end-users regardless of chemical composition and origin
Independent third parties may also collect industrial batteries and accumulators
Automotive batteries and accumulators
producers of automotive batteries and accumulators, or third parties, set up schemes for collection from end-users or from an accessible collection point in their vicinity
no charge to end-users nor any obligation to buy a new battery or accumulator from private, non-commercial vehicles
collection also carried out under the schemes for end-of-life vehicles (Article 5(1) of Directive 2000/53/EC)

11. Treatment and recycling
Collection targets
Treatment and recycling
Minimum collection rates: :
25 % by 26 September 2012
45 % by 26 September 2016
Without prejudice to WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU, annual collection and sales figures shall include batteries and accumulators incorporated into appliances
Treatment and recycling :
using best available techniques
protection of human health, safety and the environment
batteries or accumulators are removed from WEEE or EoLV
development of new recycling and treatment technologies
environmentally friendly and cost-effective recycling methods
certified environmental management schemes
Detailed treatment and recycling requirements are given in Annex III

12. Disposal of waste batteries and accumulators
Disposal of waste industrial and automotive batteries and accumulators in landfills or by incineration is prohibited
However, residues of any batteries and accumulators that have undergone both treatment and recycling may be disposed of in landfills or by incineration
Disposal of portable batteries or accumulators containing cadmium, mercury or lead in landfills or underground storage when no viable end market is available:
as part of a strategy to phase out heavy metals
on the basis of a detailed assessment of the environmental, economic, and social impacts, shows that this disposal option should be preferred over recycling

13. Financing
Producers, or third parties acting on their behalf, finance any net costs arising from:
collection, treatment and recycling of all waste portable batteries and accumulators
collection, treatment and recycling of all waste industrial and automotive batteries
public information campaigns on the collection, treatment and recycling of all waste portable batteries and accumulators
No double charging of producers in the case of batteries or accumulators are collected under Directive 2000/53/EC (EoLV) or Directive 2012/19/EU
Other financing arrangements possible for producers and users of industrial and automotive batteries and accumulators

14. Labeling, information to the end users
Labelling:
all batteries, accumulators and battery packs are appropriately marked with the symbol the crossed-out wheeled bin
capacity of all portable and automotive batteries and accumulators
chemical symbol for the metal concerned: Hg, Cd or Pb.
Information for end-users :
potential effects on the environment and human health of the substances used in batteries and accumulators
desirability of not disposing of waste batteries and accumulators as unsorted municipal waste
collection and recycling schemes available
their role in contributing to the recycling of waste batteries and accumulators
meaning of the symbol of the crossed-out wheeled bin and the chemical symbols Hg, Cd and Pb

15. Registration
Economic instruments
Registration:
each producer is registered
Use of economic instruments:
to promote the collection of waste batteries and accumulators
to promote the use of batteries and accumulators containing less polluting substances

16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Twinning project
INTRODUCTION OF A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) IN UKRAINE
This Project is funded by the European Union
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
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