The official Batteries Regulation draft negotiation text sheds light on the content of the upcoming regulation. There will be changes and specifications regarding producer responsibility. The regulation is expected to enter into force in late May...
On 9 December 2022, the Member States of the European Union, the European Parliament and the European Commission reached an agreement on the content of the proposal for an EU Batteries Regulation, put forward by the Commission almost two years ago...
The Global Battery Alliance (GBA) recently published the Greenhouse Gas Rulebook for calculating and monitoring the carbon footprint of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. The new EU Batteries Regulation will require the carbon footprint...
By tightening the collection rate requirements, the aim is to protect the environment and improve the circular economy of batteries and accumulator, thereby also promoting the EU's internal market. The proposed EU Batteries Regulation proposes significantly tighter collection rate requirements for batteries and accumulators. The current...
Processing of the EU Batteries Regulation has resumed in Brussels after the summer recess. The latest estimate is that the regulation could be adopted and enter into force next spring. At the International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR in Salzburg on 14 September, Commission representative Cesar...
The EU Batteries Regulation brings new labelling requirements for the batteries released onto the market. The aim of the new labelling is to promote the collection and recycling of batteries. The new EU Batteries Regulation will, most likely, require new kinds of labelling on batteries placed...
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The producer organisations’ battery webinar provided a comprehensive overview of the current state of the recycling of batteries and accumulators and the changes that will be brought about by the Batteries Regulation. The webinar, aimed at the boards and owners of producer organisations, provided an insight...
The long-prepared extensive reform of the Waste Act was approved and entered into force in Finland on 19 July 2021. The most significant change introduced by the reform concerns producer responsibility obligations, which now also extend to distance sellers, such as foreign online retailers that...
