EU Battery Environmental Protection

What is a new EU Regulation on batteries & waste batteries?

On 10 December 2020, the European Commission launched a Proposal for a regulation on batteries and waste batteries (repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020) to modernise EU legislation on this matter in order to tackle the social, economic and environmental issues throughout their lifecycle.

What are EU rules on batteries?

EU rules on batteries aim to make batteries sustainable throughout their entire life cycle – from the sourcing of materials to their collection, recycling and repurposing.

Why should batteries be regulated in the EU?

The aim of the proposed Regulation is that batteries placed on the EU market are sustainable, circular, high-performing and safe all along their entire life cycle, that they are collected, repurposed and recycled, becoming a true source of valuable raw materials.

Who is responsible for ensuring battery compliance in the EU?

These rules are applicable to all batteries entering the EU market, independently of their origin. For batteries manufactured outside the EU, it will be the importer or distributor of the batteries into the EU that needs to ensure compliance of the batteries with the relevant requirements set out in the Regulation. via notified bodies.

How can TFEU protect the environment if batteries are used?

In order to ensure that substances that pose an unacceptable risk to human health or to the environment when used in batteries or present in waste batteries, can be duly addressed, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending restrictions on substances in batteries.

Can batteries be recycled in the EU?

While the EU scores high in relation to the recycling of portable and lead-acid automotive batteries, much remains to be done as regards lithium-ion batteries used in electric cars, energy storage systems and industrial activities. Only 10% of lithium contained in batteries is recycled.

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