EU Battery Directive

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf European Union law
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:Council_of_the_European_Union
gptkb:European_Parliament
2006-09-06
gptkbp:aimsTo improve collection and recycling of batteries
minimize negative environmental impact of batteries
gptkbp:amendedBy Directive (EU) 2013/56
gptkbp:appliesTo all batteries and accumulators placed on the EU market
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 2006-09-26
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label EU Battery Directive
gptkbp:implementedIn EU member states
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Article_175(1)_of_the_EC_Treaty
gptkbp:officialName Directive 2006/66/EC
gptkbp:prohibits batteries with more than 0.0005% mercury by weight
certain hazardous substances in batteries
portable batteries with more than 0.002% cadmium by weight
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:EU_Waste_Framework_Directive
gptkb:Circular_Economy_Action_Plan
gptkbp:replacedBy Directive 91/157/EEC
gptkbp:requires information to consumers about battery disposal
marking of batteries for separate collection
producers to finance collection and recycling
gptkbp:setsTarget collection rate of 25% by 2012
collection rate of 45% by 2016
recycling efficiency targets for different battery types
gptkbp:status in force
gptkbp:subject waste management
batteries
accumulators
gptkbp:website https://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/batteries/index.htm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NiCd
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7